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Abolish Whiteness

Whiteness has nothing to do with culture and everything to do with social position. It is nothing but a reflection of privilege, and exists for no reason other than to defend it.

Topics: class, privilege, theory
Authors: Noel Ignatiev
Publisher: Louisville Anarchist Federation Federation
Sources: http://laff-experiment.org/, http://imaginenoborders.org/

Anarchism, Marxism, and Hope for the Future

In a special interview done for Red and Black Revolution, Chomsky gives his views on anarchism and marxism, an the prospects for socialism now.

Topics: anarchism, capitalism, class, history
Authors: Noam Chomsky
Publisher: Anarchist Prisoner's Legal Aid Network
Date: 2005

Anarchy Works - Revolution

Paths towards a common, anti-authoritarian ethos of self-organizing communities

Topics: anarchism, class
Authors: Peter Gelderloos
Publisher: Anarres Press
Sources: http://anarrespress.wordpress.com/

Anti-Mass - Methods of Organizing for Collectives

An underground strategy without a revolution- ary form of organisation can only emerge as a new class society. To destroy the system of oppression is not enough. We must create the organisation of a free society. When the underground emerges, the collective will be that society.

Topics: anarchism, class, democracy, direct-action, theory
Authors: Anonymous

Basic Bakunin

The aim of this pamphlet is to do nothing more than present an outline of what the author thinks are the key features of Mikhail Bakunin's anarchist ideas. Bakunin was extremely influential in the 19th century socialist move- ment, yet his ideas for decades have been reviled, distorted or ignored. On reading this pamphlet, it will become apparent that Bakunin has a lot to offer and that his ideas are not at all confused (as some writers would have us think) but make up a full coherent and well argued body of thought.

Topics: anarchism, capitalism, class, democracy, history, theory
Authors: Anonymous
Publisher: Anarchist Federation
Date: 2007
Sources: http://www.afed.org.uk/

Black Anarchism

The following piece by IAS (Institute for Anarchist Studies) board member Ashanti Alston explores some of these questions. Alston, who was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, describes his encounter(s) with anarchism (which began while he was incarcerated for activities related to the Black Liberation Army). He touches upon some of the limitations of older visions of anarchism, the contemporary relevance of anarchism to black people, and some of the principles necessary to build a new revolutionary movement.

Topics: anarchism, class, history, race
Authors: Ashanti Alston

Breaking the MANacles

An anti-patriarchy reader. This zine brings to- gether five articles addressing the issues and prac- tical steps “men” can take to deal with patriarchal behavior, to strengthen and sustain the movements of which they are part.

Topics: anarchism, class, feminism, gender, privilege
Authors: Anonymous
Publisher: The Rock Bloc Collective

Class War

Essays on working class political and economic divisions

Topics: anarchism, class, history
Authors: Anonymous
Sources: http://www.zabalaza.net/zababooks, http://www.classwaruk.org/

Imperialism and the Criminalization of the Palestinian People

As we have seen with historic colonialism, slavery, and apartheid, oppressors manage to vilify and demonize their victims in ordre to keep their regime in place. The smoke-screen created by the American and Israeli government is no different.

Topics: anarchism, class, colonialism, history, militarism, race
Authors: Carol Baker, Shawn O'Hern
Publisher: The Better Days Collective
Date: 2002

Liberation or Gangsterism

Freedom or Slavery; an essay on the nature of the Prison Industrial Complex

Topics: class, militarism, prisons, race
Authors: Russel Maroon Shoatz
Publisher: International Prison Books Collective

Militant Flamboyance

A brief history of the stonewall riots and other queer happenings. There is a rich history to celebrate and take pride in—this zine is meant to be a reminder of those moments and individuals that made that history a reality. There is a lot to celebrate, and there is still a lot more to struggle for (and against).

Topics: anarchism, class, gender, history, lgbtiq, race
Authors: Brad Thomson, Heath Schultz
Date: 2009

No Justice No Peace

An eyewitness account of the Los Angeles riots

Topics: class, history, race
Authors: Anonymous
Date: 1992

Of Tea Parties and Patriots

An examination of our movement and a direction for the future.

Topics: anarchism, class, theory
Authors: Dave Strano
Editors: Jeff Hebert
Date: October 2009

On Behalf of the Barbarians

An analysis of the current social struggle

Topics: anarchism, class, history, theory
Authors: Bleu Marin
Publisher: Venomous Butterfly Publications
Date: August 2002

Our Culture, Our Resistance

Our Culture, Our Resistance: People of Color Speak Out on Anarchism, Race, Class and Gender is the first compilation of writings by people of color covering the concepts of anarchism, race, class and gender. The purpose of this book is to contribute to the ongoing dialogue among people of color and others as we strive toward freedom.

Topics: anarchism, class, direct-action, gender, race
Authors: Ashanti Alston, Bruce Little, Ernesto Aguilar, Greg Lewis, Heather Ajani, Not4Prophet, Tiffany King, Victoria Law, Walidah Imarisha, soo na
Editors: Ernesto Aguilar
Date: September 11, 2004
Sources: http://www.illegalvoices.org

Our Culture, Our Resistance, Volume 2

Our Culture, Our Resistance: People of Color Speak Out on Anarchism, Race, Class and Gender is the first compilation of writings by people of color covering the concepts of anarchism, race, class and gender. The purpose of this book is to contribute to the ongoing dialogue among people of color and others as we strive toward freedom.

Topics: anarchism, class, direct-action, gender, race
Authors: Ewuare Osayande, Kapila, Puck, Ramiro 'Ramsey' Muniz, Romas Moniz, Shawn McDougal, Suneel Mubayi, Victoria Law
Editors: Ernesto Aguilar
Date: September 11, 2004
Sources: http://www.illegalvoices.org

Privilege, Oppression, and Resistance

A chart summarizing the relationships between a variety of types of privilege

Topics: anarchism, capitalism, class, feminism, gender, indigenous, lgbtiq, parenting, posters, privilege, race, relationships
Authors: Anonymous

Race and Class

Burning Questions, Unpopular ANswers

Topics: anarchism, class, history, race
Authors: Fruttidurruti
Publisher: Zabalaza Books
Date: Unerpaid an Angry
Sources: http://www.zabalaza.net/

Race, Anarchy, and Punk Rock

The impact of cultural boundaries within the anarchist movement

Topics: anarchism, class, race
Authors: Otto Nomous
Sources: http://zinelibrary.net/

Roots, Black Ghetto Ecology

Topics: class, feminism, gender, history, race
Authors: Wilmette Brown
Editors: Selma James
Publisher: Housewives in Dialogue
Date: March, 1986

Sex, Race, and Class

Topics: class, gender, race
Authors: Claire Glasman, Selma James, Suzie Fleming, Wilmette Brown, WinVisible
Publisher: Housewives in Dialogue
Date: 1986

Situationists on Anarchism, Marxism, and The Working Class

The fact that arms were brought out so quickly in response to the Stalinist provocation says a lot for the Catalonian massesʼ immense capacities for autonomy; but the fact that the order to surrender issued by the anarchist ministers was so quickly obeyed demonstrates how much autonomy for victory they still lacked. Tomorrow again it will be the workersʼ degree of autonomy that will decide our fate.

Topics: anarchism, class, history, theory
Authors: Guy DeBord, Rene Riesel
Publisher: Prole.info
Sources: http://prole.info/

Soldiers and Strikers

Counterinsurgency on the Labor Front, 1877-1970. This pamphlet shows how the military has been used in the United States to suppress and op- pose the struggles of the American working class.

Topics: anarchism, class, history
Authors: Vincent Pinto
Publisher: United Front Press
Date: February, 1973

Strike Story

Topics: anarchism, class, history, theory
Authors: Jean Baudrillard

Ten Theses on the Proliferation of Egocrats

The Egocrat — Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Kim Ii Sung — is not an accident or an aberration or an irruption of irrationality; he is a personi cation of the relations of the existing social order.

Topics: anarchism, class, relationships, relationships
Authors: Freddy Perlman
Publisher: Some Delinquints
Date: 1977

The Network of Domination

Anarchist Analyses of the Institutions, Structures and Systems of Domination and Exploitation to be Debated, Developed and Acted Upon

Topics: anarchism, capitalism, class, media, prisons
Authors: Wolfi Landstreicher
Publisher: Venomous Butterfly Publications

The Rebellion in Los Angeles

The context of a proletarian Uprising

Topics: capitalism, class, history, race
Authors: Aufheben Group
Publisher: Quiver Distro
Date: 2001
Sources: http://www.zinelibrary.net/

The Role of Revolutionary Organization in Class Struggle

A South African Anarchist Pamphlet

Topics: anarchism, capitalism, class, direct-action
Authors: Anonymous
Publisher: Zabalaza Books
Sources: http://www.zabalaza.net/

The Spirit of Revolt

This brief and vivid statement of the role of revolution- ary periods in human progress is as fresh as when it first appeared as an article in Le Révolté in Geneva in 1880, - later revised slightly and printed as a pamphlet in French. The part referring specifically to the French Revolution has been omitted.

Topics: anarchism, class, history, theory
Authors: Peter Kropotkin
Publisher: Zabalaza Books
Sources: http://www.zabalaza.net/

The Student Movement of 1968

If 1968 was anyone's year, it was the year of the students. From Peking to Prague to Paris to Berkeley, students sparked the movements which marked 1968, and more than any other group, it was their international practice which made the New Left a global movement.

Topics: class, direct-action, history, surveillance
Authors: George Katsiaficas
Publisher: Radical Praxis
Date: 1987
Sources: http://radicalpraxis.tripod.com

The Undesirables

The passing of one generation will be sufficient for making precariousness the most widespread social condition. Thus we, the children of the industrial world, will find ourselves to be increas- ingly useless, in the same position, in fact, as the crowds of undesirables that landed on our shores.

Topics: anarchism, capitalism, class
Authors: Anonymous
Publisher: Venomous Butterfly Publications, Elephant Editions, Quiver Distro
Sources: http://anti-politics.net/distro

The Watts Riot, 1965

The decline and fall of the spectacle-commodity economy

Topics: capitalism, class, direct-action, history, race
Authors: Anonymous
Publisher: Firestarter Press
Date: 2003

The Wilhelms Haven Revolt

A chapter of the revolutionart movement in the german nacy, 1918-1919

Topics: anarchism, class, history, militarism
Authors: Icarus (Ernest Schneider)
Publisher: Simian
Date: 1975

These Are Not Our Troops, This is Not Our Country

Topics: anarchism, class, media, militarism
Authors: David Watson
Date: 1983

To the Wanderers

On the current uprooting of the disposessed. To the Wanderers is a text put together by some Italian comrades and the details about detention centers and immigration laws refer to the situation in Italy, but the conditions under which undocumented aliens are forced to live and the universal uprooting of which these conditions and this forced wandering are a symptom are universal. I think this text provides an important analysis for all of us who are seeking to take back the capacity to determine our lives.

Topics: capitalism, class, history
Authors: Anonymous
Publisher: Venomous Butterfly Productions

Towards a Cure

Radical health reform from the bottom up. The healthcare system, upon which people in Ireland depend, is an apartheid system. Simply put, some lives are worth more than others. Rare attempts at reform have been stymied by historic, chronic underspending and vested interests. This legacy has forced the vast majority of working people to take out private health insurance and has laid the foundations for a neo-liberal push towards an American-style system of private, for-pro t medicine.

Topics: anarchism, capitalism, class, health
Authors: Anonymous
Publisher: Worker's Solidarity Movement
Sources: http://www.wsm.ie/health/

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