Black Flag

Introduction to Black Flag

libcom — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:08:21 +0000

Black Flag - UK, 1970-present
Black Flag is a class struggle anarchist magazine which was founded in 1970 by Stuart Christie and Albert Meltzer. Originally the "organ of the Anarchist Black Cross" prisoner support group it was best known in the late 1970s and early 1980s when its frequency reached fortnightly and covered international struggles, the Angry Brigade and the CNT in Spain amongst other things.

Links on libcom.org
Black Flag archive
Albert Meltzer archive
Stuart Christie archive

Links elsewhere
Black Flag website - not very up-to-date
Black Flag on Wikipedia

Race, class and organisation - Workers Solidarity Federation

daniel — Wed, 30 May 2007 03:13:37 +0000

INTRODUCTION BY BLACK FLAG:

We recently observed a very fruitful discussion on race and class on the internet, particularly around "black" anarchism, special oppressions and the desirability of separate organisation.

A year of our lives - 20 years since the great coal strike of 1984-1985 - Dave Douglass

Steven. — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:19:09 +0000

A year of our lives - 20 years since the great coal strike of 1984-1985

Interview with southern African anarchists, 2006

Ed — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 17:06:20 +0000

First, perhaps you could say something about yourself and the organisation you are part of?

The UK anarchist movement - Looking back and forward

Steven. — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:11:16 +0000

Nick Heath reflects on his experiences in the UK anarchist movement since the 1960s, and the lessons on organisation and politics he finds valid for anarchists today.

Dawning of a new era

martinh — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:52:46 +0000

The Dawning of a New Era

Vitrolles - the logic of the ballot box

martinh — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:45:42 +0000

This article was translated and abridged from Le Monde Libertaire for Black Flag #211 in 1997. Vitrolles is a town in France whose council was won in elections a few months prior by the fascist Front National. It was the fourth city run by the FN at the time - the others were Toulon, Orange and Marignane.

VITROLLES: THE LOGIC OF THE URNS

What is anarcho-syndicalism? - libertarian reformism, vanguardism or revolutionary unionism?

martinh — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:41:49 +0000

This controversial article was a reflection of how the author saw things at the time. It was published in Black Flag in 1997. It's fair to say that his views have changed since then and events have moved on.

What is anarcho-syndicalism? - libertarian reformism, vanguardism or revolutionary unionism?

We the Anarchists! (Review)

martinh — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:32:34 +0000

A review by Black Flag of Stuart Christie's book on the Spanish FAI - Iberian Anarchist Federation from the time of the Spanish Civil War.

Trotskyist lies on anarchism: Felix Morrow on Spain

martinh — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:16:47 +0000

Trotskyist Lies on Anarchism