Direct Action Movement (DAM)

Content by or about UK based Anarcho-Syndicalist organisation founded in 1979. DAM has its origins in the Syndicalist Workers Federation. DAM became the Solidarity Federation in 1994.

Barry Pateman in a red shirt with his hands spread out

Barry Pateman 1951-2026

Sad to report on the sudden and untimely death of Barry Pateman: anarchist, militant, Kate Sharpley archivist, writer, publisher historian and…

London, England [Letter about anarchist actions in support of the miners strike; bulletin contents]

Written shortly after the end of the 1984-85 miners' strike, this letter gives some details of the international solidarity efforts carried out via the Direct Action Movement.

Catalyst cover

Catalyst: Anarcho-Syndicalist Quarterly #1 1987

Debut issue of this magazine published by the Direct Action Movement.

Short Fuse masthead

Short Fuse: DAM East Anglia newsletter

Local anarcho-syndicalist newsletter from the late 1980s for Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.

Cambridge Syndicalist masthead

The Cambridge Syndicalist newsletter

Online archive of this 1980s local newsletter of the Direct Action Movement.

Fight To Win

Direct Action industrial supplement 1993

A one off issue of Direct Action reflecting the discussions within the Direct Action Movement which would lead to it being relaunched as the…

"organise - and win! Fight for our class"

Direct Action #73 (mid 1991)

An issue of this anarcho-syndicalist newspaper including: Liverpool: why Militant was not the answer, poll tax victory, RMT strikes, fighting…

"war games: we're not playing" - photo of two knights in chain mail fighting with axes and shields

Direct Action #66 (September 1990)

An issue of this anarcho-syndicalist newspaper, including: Gulf War, North sea oil workers wildcat strikes, Poland chronology of recent events,…

"Bin the bills" a photo of a leg operating a lever on a kitchen bin.

Direct Action #64 (July 1990)

An issue of DAM's anarcho-syndicalist newspaper, incluidng: poll tax, DAM conference report, Not A Lot Going On (NALGO), CNT congress, DAM…

Direct Action #57 cover

Direct Action #57 (May 1989)

An issue of this anarcho-syndicalist newspaper, including: dockers and deregulation, train crashes, ID cards, European Market, syndicalism in…

Cover of Direct Action 34 1986

Direct Action #34 (November 1986)

An issue of this anarcho-syndicalist newspaper including: Public Order Bill, Wapping, nuclear power, Antoine Turmo obituary, Restart interviews,…

A photo of Margaret Thatcher, hand aloft, with the caption "Taking Liberties"

Direct Action #52 (October 1988)

An issue of this anarcho-syndicalist newspaper including: postal strike, Lewisham against the poll tax, occupation of Hackney Libraries, protests…