activism
Against war and capitalism - No War But The Class War
Leaflet from November 2001 analysing the movement against the war in Afghanistan.
The civilian death toll mounts in Afghanistan, to be added to the thousands who died in New York. The refugee crisis grows daily, with millions more facing starvation. Ground troops are sent in and we are warned to expect a long drawn out bloody conflict. War certainly lays bare the horrors of capitalism.
Anti-War Demonstrations
Battle of Waterloo station 1992 - European Counter Network
Report on a street battle between anti-fascist activists, neo-nazis and police, outside Waterloo Station in September 1992.
On 12th September 1992, 31 anti-fascists were arrested amidst clashes with neo-nazis and police in and around Waterloo Station in South London.
EU ro top
Leaflet distributed outside the Dutch embassy in London, to coincide with the demonstrations in Amsterdam against the 1997 Eurotop meeting of European heads of state.
Saturday June 14th saw about 50 000 people turn out in Amsterdam for the March for Social Justice. The majority of people there were protesting against the increase in unemployment and social exclusion, they wanted a socialist Europe in which all would be included. So this demonstration was seen by them as an alternative to the Eurotop - the name given to the Euro-summit.
Report on 1997 Amsterdam anti-EU demonstrations
A report on the 1997 Amsterdam anti-EU demonstrations, prepared for the AUT-OP-SY mailing list.
Comrades,
I just got back from Amsterdam last night after a week there. I haven't had time to read the large amount of posts on the EU rot op, so this will repeat much info. But I thought you might like a quick first hand report.
A free newspaper called Amsterdamned was distributed.
Saturday
Myths of guerrilla warfare - Thames Valley Anarchists
Article looking at the limits of small group activism, when employed outside the context of mass class struggle.
The following extract is taken from a piece in Crowbar 47 which came out in August 86...
CS gas and the use of force - Antagonism
Leaflet produced after some protesters were gassed at a demonstration against the 1995 Criminal Justice Bill.
This leaflet was produced after we were gassed on a demonstration. Although we suspected the police, we later found out that it was an activist who used CS gas on the demo. CS gas spray has since become part of the standard equipment of London's Metropolitan Police. A number of deaths have been caused as a result.
CS Gas and the Use of Force
Our lives against justice and rights - Antagonism
Leaflet produced for a demonstration against the 1995 Criminal Justice Bill.
This leaflet was produced for a demonstration against the Criminal Justice Bill. The demonstration ended in a riot. Although the bill was passed into law, the movement of opposition to it was an important episode in the formation of the "anti-capitalist movement".
Kill Kill Kill! - Antagonism
Analysis of the UK Criminal Justice Bill 1995.
The following text was handed out at a meeting of communists in London. It proved to be slightly too pessimistic on the question of "provocative actions". It also has a somewhat sociological view of class.
Where there's smoke... anarchism after the RNC
A critical review of anarchist organization in relation to the 2008 US Republican National Convention.
I. We've got the numbers, they've got the guns..
Theory and practice: recent struggles in Brighton
The small group of people who first produced Aufheben back in 1992 had already been involved in a number of different struggles for some time before we even thought of publishing a magazine.
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