community activity

Accounts of community and locally-based organising

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Community organising in Southern Italy

Black Flag article from 1996 on community organising in Spezzano Albanese.

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Self Defense / Affinity Groups - Up Against The Wall Motherfucker

A poster/flyer with two articles from this late sixties NYC group.

A bare finger removing a fascist sticker in Scotland - but what lies beneath?

Sticking with it: razorblades and anti-fascist folklore - F. Bear

Gwent Police have been instructing people not to remove offensive stickers. They want us to report…

[VIDEO] How to Grow a Movement: Tips for Activists & Organizers

Advice that is useful for any organizer or activist, to help your organization or movement grow in both size and active participation. This advice draws from two sources: 1. Social psychology 2. Real life examples of successful mass movements and organizing campaigns This video is an episode of the Aktion Show, a weekly livestream about praxis and direct action, but includes a brief intro and outro that was not…

Forever in Debt

Article on the stranglehold that debt has on working class communities, with some suggestions on resistance. From Black Flag #220 (2001).

Curing The English Disease

In 1976, the Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan declared that the "English disease" of indiscipline and labour militancy was undermining the profitability of UK capital. Curing the "English disease" became the raison d’etre of the ruling class. Article on New Labour and plans for resistance from Black Flag #220 (2001)

"Stop Leaving Buildings Empty - Flats For All - Affordable Rents"

We’re All Staying? Anti-Gentrification Struggles in 1990s Berlin

Article from Black Flag #220 (2001) on struggles against the gentrification of Prenzlauer Berg in…

What Does the Communist Left Do?

What we will focus on in the following is how we understand the inseparable link between theory and practice and how that reflects on our…

Organising in our Communities: Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth

An article by Housing Action Southwark & Lambeth setting out their approach to organising. First…

Building Mutual Support and Organising in Our Communities

A pamphlet collecting stories and organising tips from the London Coalition Against Poverty,…

L.A.’s Class Struggle Looks Like This: The Tenants Movement

An article from Salvo, a Los Angeles working class newspaper, on recent tenants' struggles in the…

Citizen Participation vs Class Power: Thoughts on community organizing

Ray Valentine talks about the limitations of the community organizing model. This article was first…