Donald Rooum

Content by or about Donald Rooum (20 April 1928 – 31 August 2019) an English anarchist, cartoonist and writer. He had a long association with Freedom Press who have published seven volumes of his Wildcat cartoons.

Portrait of Donald Rooum in front of anarchist portraits in Angel Alley, London

Direct Action (AFB) Vol 4 #02 April 1949

Including: May Day, anarchists on trial in Bulgaria, "redeployment" management slang decoded, miners vs Coal Board, Donald Rooum on anarchist…

Dennis and Gnasher from The Beano comic. Speech bubble "Let's smash the state"

The Raven #33: Anarchism and the Arts

1996 issue of this anarchist journal, themed around art, culture, etc.

Photograph of a young Donald Rooum

The Challenor Case Thirty Years On - Donald Rooum

Anarchist Donald Rooum reflects on a groundbreaking case he was involved in during 1963, which led to the downfall of a corrupt senior police…

A cartoon of a zombie Ronald McDonald with a large shadow behind it

The Raven #43: Food

Final issue of the anarchist journal The Raven, published by Freedom Press in 2003.

An illustration from a "Little Plum" cartoon by Leo Baxendale.

The Raven #34: Communication (3) Language

An issue of this anarchist journal published by Freedom Press in 1997, with a focus on language.

Cover shows a cartoon of an enraged Islamic cleric wielding a dagger and shouting "Author! Author!" in a speech bubble

The Raven #27: Religion 2 - Fundamentalism

A 1994 issue of the anarchist journal The Raven published by Freedom Press. Articles on religious fundamentalism.

Covers shows the names of contributors slightly distorted within a circle, as if they were under a microscope lens?

The Raven #26: Science 2

A 1994 issue of anarchist journal The Raven published by Freedom Press, with articles on science, evolution vs creationism and the ethics of…

Cover of Raven 11: On Class featuring an illustration by Roberto Ambrosoli showing a cartoon cloaked anarchist tilting a "pyramid" of different classes

The Raven #11: On Class

A generally poor edition of The Raven from July 1990. The article by Tom Jennings is good, as are the historical pieces by Gary Pattison and R.W…

The Raven #03 1987

An issue of The Raven journal from November 1987 covering various issues. Contents below.

The Raven #40: Genetic Modification

An issue of The Raven from Autumn 1999 covering issues around genetically modified food from various perspectives. Edited by Donald Rooum.

More Reviews

Shorter reviews from Black Flag #219 (2000) including a James Bond film, The Anarchists in the Spanish Civil War by Robert Alexander and books by Marge Piercy and Donald Rooum.

Anarchy #03 1971

The infamous "Acid Issue" of the 2nd series of Anarchy magazine.