community activity

Accounts of community and locally-based organising

Megafonen: We don't start no fires

Swedish community activist group Megafonen responds to criticisms which have been levelled at it by the press for not condemning rioters.

Alpine Anarchist Productions interview with Pantrarna

Pantrarna, "The Panthers", are an organization founded in Biskopsgården, a suburb of Gothenburg,…

Figures in balaclava in front of red banner with homemade rocket launcher

State, social movements and unions in El Alto, Bolivia

An excerpt from El Alto, Rebel City on organisation among market traders, the informally-employed…

Poll Tax Rebellion - Danny Burns

Full scanned version of the definitive grassroots history of the mass working class movement which defeated Margaret Thatcher's poll tax. 17…

Greek islands against the Golden Dawn

Residents of Crete and Thasos have recently stopped Golden Dawn activities in separate incidents on the Greek islands.

Police invasion of Greek anti-mining town

The dispute over gold mines in Greece intensified this week. Police invaded the town of Ierissos and tear-gassed school children as residents…

Interview with Kent Anarchists

Kent Anarchists are a new local group trying to find their feet, obviously, in Kent - of all places. They recently put out a number requests for…

Protests continue against mining in Greece

Last weekend saw further clashes between residents groups and police over the beginning of mining operations.

Some (more) thoughts on activism, class struggle and material needs

A personal account of activism, class struggle and organizing around material needs by Jared…

Beating the Poll Tax - AF pamphlet - 1990

Beating the poll tax - Anarchist Communist Federation

Beating the Poll Tax was a widely distributed booklet that encouraged and analysed the rise of mass…

Huge protests force Chinese government retreat over pollution

Adam Ford discusses the mass protests which forced a defeat on the Chinese state.

Gentrification - the economy of the land and the role of politics

Wine and Cheese on the politics and economics of land and housing.