Anarchist Youth Network

Anarchist Youth Network

The Anarchist Youth Network: Britain & Ireland was a short-lived loose network of young anarchists in the UK. Founded in 2002, it lasted until 2004.

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Bring the war to the streets - AYN art

Photographs of an anti-Iraq war art project carried out by some people involved in the Anarchist Youth Network in 2002 and 2003. Most may not believe now that it was very politically useful but it is archived here for reference. The concept of it was threefold: to put military imagery into peaceful London settings, to illustrate that the British government going to war in Iraq would likely bring conflict to the UK in terms of terrorism and as a call to action, to bring a war against the war-mongering capitalist system to the streets of the UK. It involved sticking toy soldiers about the place, and camouflaging everyday objects about the city with paint.

Phone box
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22 Jul 2007 by catch

Anarchist Youth Network stickers

Some stickers which were produced by the Anarchist Youth Network between 2002 and 2004. The designers no longer think they are good, but they are reproduced here for reference.

Boards not bombs
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21 Jul 2007 by catch

Open meeting to set up a London anarchist youth network - meeting minutes

The minutes of a meeting of the organisationalist/class struggle tendency within the London Anarchist Youth group attempting to resuscitate the group, along a tighter class struggle perspective, during the decline of the Anarchist Youth Network.

Though those present no longer agree with all of the meetings conclusions, they are reproduced here for reference.

London Anarchist Youth
Minutes of meeting: 26.02.04

Present: 10 people

Reportbacks:
Feedback on history and perceived failures of the previous incarnation of LAY

Organising:
Aims of LAY decided:
they are..

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22 May 2007 by Ed

The Anarchist Youth Network (AYN), personal recollections, 2002-2004

Brief historical notes on the organisation the Anarchist Youth Network (AYN). The AYN was a loosely-organised grouping of young anarchists, supposed to be based in Britain and Ireland.

Lasting only from 2002 to 2004, it suffered many of the weaknesses common in the contemporary anarchist movement of the English speaking world.

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14 Jan 2007 by Steven.

Anti-war school walkouts, 2003 - AYN discussions

Extracts from the Anarchist Youth Network's open email discussion with information-sharing and discussion about the walkouts of school students which occured against the Iraq war as it began in March 2003. While there was a lot of potential AYN failed to make a collective impact on them.

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7 Jan 2007 by Steven.

Anarchist Youth Network agendas and minutes, 2002-2003

A small archive of some documents from the Anarchist Youth Network and London Anarchist Youth with meeting minutes and agendas.

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7 Jan 2007 by Steven.

Solidarity with the firefighters! AYN leaflet, 2003

A leaflet written and distributed by some people in the Anarchist Youth Network in the UK in 2003 during the strikes of firefighters for a pay increase to £30,000 and an end to "modernisation" or working practices.

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6 Jan 2007 by Steven.

The distraction of class, 2002 - AYN discussion

An article written by one member of the Anarchist Youth Network in its more lifestylist wing. It is reproduced here as a useful example of the attitudes of this individualist trend in the organisation against class analysis, with a response to it.

The response was by one of the class struggle anarchists in AYN. A long debate on the open email list (hence the informal style) ensued but only one response is included, as none of the points in it were really accepted by the author, T, and the disagreement over class lasted right up until the end of the organisation, and rendered it basically useless within that time.

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4 Jan 2007 by Steven.

Against capitalist war, against capitalist peace - AYN leaflet

An anti-Iraq war leaflet by the Anarchist Youth Network in 2003. The authors no longer think the leaflet is very good, but it is reproduced here for reference in text and PDF formats.

Capitalist war

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3 Jan 2007 by Steven.

Whose streets? Our streets! An introduction to anarchism - AYN leaflet

An introductory leaflet to anarchism, capitalism and direct action by the Anarchist Youth Network in 2002. The authors no longer think the leaflet is good, but it is reproduced here for reference.

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3 Jan 2007 by Steven.

AYN activity round-up, 2003

An email sent out by Anarchist Youth Network in early 2003 - probably February - listing the recent activities of some local AYN groups. It gives a good snapshot of the kinds of activities the network was involved in.

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4 Jan 2005 by Steven.

Do not trust your school! - AYN leaflet

An leaflet about schools by the Anarchist Youth Network in 2002. The authors no longer think the leaflet is good, but it is reproduced here for reference, and available in text and Word document formats.

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3 Jan 2004 by Steven.
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