The Mental Patients Union, 1973 Historical information about the Mental Patients Union, formed in London in 1973 to oppose psychiatric oppression, compiled by Past Tense.
Rent strike: St Pancras 1960 A detailed history and analysis of the militant St Pancras rent strike of 1960 against council rent increases written in 1972.
Red cap terror at the moussaka line: West London ready-meal workers' report and leaflet Workplace report for WorkersWildWest no.5 and leaflet for future distribution. Main challenge will…
The Minerva Café A short history of the Minerva Cafe, a radical feminist centre in Holborn, London, in the early 20th century, by Nick Heath.
Black Panthers in London: who were they and why should they interest anarchists? - Carlus Hudson The text of a talk given at the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh on 17/12/2016. The…
Peter the Painter (Janis Zhaklis) and the siege of Sidney Street In October 2003 the Latvian press carried a number of articles about the Latvian anarchist Janis…
London's anarchist HQ: 127 Ossulston St, 1894-1927 Originally written for the Freedom building fundraising blog as part off a history series kicking off the campaign, this article looks at the…
An account of the BFI strike, 1974 A short personal account of a strike at the British Film Institute in 1974 by Jonathan Rosenbaum.
An account of the British Film Institute strikes, 2002 A short personal account of the strikes at the British Film Institute (BFI) in London in 2002.
Thomas Keell 1866-1938 This extract is from a centenary history of Freedom, published in 1986. Written by Heiner Becker, it offers as full a biography as we're likely…
Pepper to throw at fascists: the forgotten women of Cable Street As we commemorate the Battle of Cable Street, it's important to recognise the role women played –…
Orange Tree Conspiracy: 1848 The page recounts how some London Chartists tried to organise an armed rebellion – known as the Orange Tree conspiracy – following the rejection…