youth

Notes from Oaxaca

Rob Ray — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:21:02 +0000

The background:

In 2006 the Mexican state of Oaxaca was embroiled in a conflict that lasted more than seven months and resulted in at least eighteen deaths and the temporary occupation of the capital city of Oaxaca by the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO).

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

Ed — Tue, 22 May 2007 00:22:55 +0000

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:
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Cape Town: Community condemns police arrests of shack dweller youths

Ed — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:24:23 +0000

The Civic Road residents have joined the Zille Rain Heights residents in opposing the city council’s bid to forcibly remove them to Happy Valley, 40 kms away.

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

Steven. — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:43:24 +0000

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

Anti-war school walkouts, 2003 - AYN discussions

Steven. — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:39:28 +0000

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.

1940-1945: The Zazous

libcom — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 13:33:36 +0000

French youth against the Nazis

1976: The Soweto Riots

Ed — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:22:19 +0000

The Soweto riots of 1976 were the most brutal and violent riots that had taken place against the South African apartheid administration. It was also amazing in how far and how fast it spread. Its significance would go beyond the violence on the streets.

1939-1945: The Edelweiss Pirates

Steven. — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:20:50 +0000

Hitler’s power may lay us low,
And keep us locked in chains,
But we will smash the chains one day,
We’ll be free again
We’ve got fists and we can fight,
We’ve got knives and we’ll get them out
We want freedom, don’t we boys?
We’re the fighting Navajos!

Heatwave Magazine - UK, 1960s

Ret Marut — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:34:24 +0000

We group together here 2 texts about the UK Heatwave magazine, which existed for 2 issues in 1966 - and the wider political scene it was a part of, which included its links with the US Industrial Workers of the World and American Surrealists. There then follows a text from issue 1 of Heatwave.

Persistent poverty increase

Freedom — Mon, 22 May 2006 20:42:42 +0000

There are approximately 3.5 million children living in poverty in Britain today. That's more than a quarter of the total child population.