The tyranny of tyranny - Cathy Devine A critical response by Cathy Devine to The tyranny of structurelessness by Jo Freeman.
Untying the knot Untying the Knot was a pamphlet which republished the Jo Freeman text Tyranny of Structuralessness and included a response by Cathy Devine, on how we organise radical groups and how we act as radicals so as to avoid a disordered political movement. Since being written in the early 1970s, both these essays have had a profound influence on both the feminist and anarchist movements world-wide.
Tyranny of structurelessness - Jo Freeman An excellent text by Jo Freeman, which was highly influential in the feminist and anarchist movements, arguing that informal structures in…
Organisational Platform of the General Union of Anarchists (Draft) In 1926 a group of exiled Russian anarchists in France, the Dielo Trouda (Workers' Cause) group,…
Give up activism An important article from Do or Die issue 9 criticising the activist mentality in the direct action movement.
Affinity groups: an introduction For many small group actions an 'affinity group' is the most effective organisational form. This is a page of information about affinity groups,…