“Anarchic Agreements” is a guide for social and environmental justice groups seeking to establish internal rules and processes in an empowering way. It was co-written by Seeds for Change and researchers from the Anarchy Rules research project. The text explores crucial areas for “constitutionalising” a group, including defining its purpose, decision-making methods, task management, necessary policies, and strategies for maximizing empowerment.
This document, published by CrimethInc. and the Ex-Workers Collective, explores the history and impact of Reclaim the Streets actions, which combined anarchist principles with techno music and direct action. These events, often involving sound systems and street parties, aimed to disrupt capitalist norms and reclaim public spaces. The text highlights the decentralized and collective nature of these actions, emphasizing their role in fostering social critique and temporary autonomous zones. Through various examples and reflections, the document illustrates how these creative interventions challenged established power structures and celebrated communal resistance.
This piece is an excerpt from the book, One Life at a Time, Please, written in 1988 by Edward Abbey, an American author and essayist. In this excerpt, Abbey writes on the various ways in which power corrupts and is exercised in society. Additionally, he illustrates the importance of resisting such forms of power that deviate humans from what he sees as their true state of freedom.
“New dynasties will arise, new tyrants will appear–no doubt. But we must and we can resist such recurrent aberrations by keeping true to the earth and remaining loyal to our basic animal nature. Humans were free before the word freedom became necessary. Slavery is a cultural invention. Liberty is life: eros plus anarchos equals bios.”
Anarchy Comics is a series of underground comic books that were anarchist and satirical, criticising mainstream society. The first three issues were edited by Jay Kinney and the fourth by Paul Mavrides, and the contributers included anarchist artists of the times, such as Spain Rodriguez and Gilbert Shelton. The first issue of Anarchy Comics can be found here.
Anarchy Comics is a series of underground comic books that were anarchist and satirical, criticising mainstream society. The first three issues were edited by Jay Kinney and the fourth by Paul Mavrides, and the contributers included anarchist artists of the times, such as Spain Rodriguez and Gilbert Shelton. An introduction to Anarchy Comics, written by Jay Kinney, can be found here.