IWA
The anarchist International
This thread got me thinking yesterday about how little decent information exists on the IWA — the biggest anarchist project of all time.
Having had a think about it, I decided to go back to the Wikipedia article which I'd had a go at a couple of years ago, which other than the exceedingly small IWA site itself, is the first thing to come up on a search.
Financial help needed for Serbian anarchists
Call for solidarity with 6 comrades from Serbia.
On 04.09.2009, following the decision of the investigating judge of the District Court in Belgrade, the groups of six anarchists who were arrested 3rd of September 2009 were sentenced to detention measures up to thirty days. year.
Statement of Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative on Arrests of their Members
On September, 4th 2009 District Court in Belgrade decided that arrested members of ASI will be held for thirty days in detention. Our comrades are accused of an act of international terrorism.
Union Confederation “Anarcho-syndicalist Initiative” found out about the attack on Greek embassy, and of the organisation that took the responsibility for this act, through media.
Belgrade: anarchists arrested; state attorney seeks international terrorism charge
A group of six anarchists arrested under suspicion being connected with Black Elijah (Crni Ilija), which took responsibility for the 24th August molotov attack on the Greek embassy in Belgrade.
The anarchists are members of the Sindikalna konfederacija Anarho-sindikalistička inicijativa (Union Confederation Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative) which is affiliated to the International Workers' Association (IWA-AIT). The IWA-AIT Secretariat has made the following statement:
Catalyst #21 Summer 2009 - Newsletter of the Solidarity Federation - IWA
Catalyst #21 Summer 2009
Newsletter of the Solidarity Federation - IWA
Manchester College | Return to Lindsey | Immigration checks | Postal strikes
Sweep ISS out of SOAS
Victory at Linamar
Tube staff go off the rails
Know your rights: Immigration checks
Aims and principles of the Syndicalist Workers Federation
The Aims and principles of the Syndicalist Workers Federation, which was the British Section of the anarchosyndicalist International Workingmen's Association (IWA). For a history of the IWA see A short history of the IWA, 1922-Today on libcom.org/history
Aims and principles
A history of anarcho-syndicalism - SelfEd
An excellent 24 unit PDF correspondence course on the history of anarcho-syndicalism and its influence on workers struggles around the world.
A history of Anarcho-syndicalism (24 unit correspondence course) - 1.7Mb PDF download
Introduction by the SelfEd Collective
Revolutionary unionism in Latin America - the FORA in Argentina
Excellent pamphlet outlining the origins and development of the Argentinian working class movement, focussing in particular on the anarcho-syndicalist FORA (Federación Obrera Regional Argentina).
REVOLUTIONARY UNIONISM IN LATIN AMERICA
The FORA in Argentina
ASP LONDON & DONCASTER 1987
PREFACE
Anarchism is the philosophy of a new social order based on liberty, and unrestricted by man-made laws; the theory that all forms of government rest on violence and are therefore wrong and harmful, as well as unnecessary.
Serbia: Student blockades spread
An update on the student protests in Belgrade from a participant.
At 19:00h tonight occupation of the Philosophical faculty has been declared. This is now second faculty that is being held by students, together with faculty of Architecture. The meeting was held with the minister of education yesterday, but his offer was rejected by the 600 students strong assembly at the Architecture faculty.
Serbia: Students protest and occupy
A participant's report of new student protests against neo-liberal "reforms" of the education sector.
"Some 300 students gathered at the protest in front of Faculty of Architecture today. After blocking of the major Belgrade boulevard for some time, just few hours ago decision was made to do a sleep-over in the faculty building, which will turn into a full-time blockade of the building tomorrow morning. 400 students are currently occupying the faculty.
