Looking back on the Spanish war - George Orwell “In essence it was a class war” - George Orwell reflects on his experiences as a volunteer militiaman in the Spanish Revolution and Civil War…
Anarchism in North China, 1910-1934 Some personal recollections of the anarchist movement in Northern China.
Beating back Mosley in Notting Hill, 1958 - Baker Baron A Notting Hill resident recounts his story of fighting racists and fascists in West London.
1945: The Saigon commune A brief account of a workers' and peasants' uprising in Vietnam following the end of World War II by Ngo Van Xuyet, one of the participants.
McGuckin, Henry - Memoirs of a Wobbly An important contribution to the history of the Industrial Workers of the World. A superb account by a rank'n'file Wobbly organiser; on the road,…
Sabotage and striking on the job - Louis Adamic Louis Adamic immigrated to the United States from Yugoslavia at age 14 and was naturalized in 1918. This essay describes his experiences as a…
A migrant worker joins the Wobblies - Henry Pfaff Henry Pfaff tells his story of how we came to join the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in the 1910s.
Stuart Christie's account of his actions in a Franco assassination attempt, 1964 An extract of Stuart Christie's book Granny Made Me An Anarchist which describes his involvement in…
Two weeks spent in Rennes A first-hand and in-depth account of events in Rennes - one of the most militant towns - by a participant in the anti-CPE movement.