Why I’m Not Voting
2 June 2009Posted by AFed
It would be an exageration to claim that election fever has hit the country. But as I sit and write this, I’ve just had two near identical leaflets delivered through my mailbox. One has a picture of that nice David Cameron smiling at me, the other the equally lovely Chris Davies beaming out. They come hot on the heals of a beautifully designed, stirringly patriotic piece from the not so nice Nick Griffin. Come June the 4th, though, I along with other class struggle anarchists will make the positive choice of not voting.
Anarchist Roma Solidarity Leaflet Sept 2008
1 June 2009Posted by AFed
Leaflet to accompany demonstration called by the Anarchist Federation and No
Borders in solidarity with Gypsy and Roma people in Italy on 19th Sept 2008.
MPs and Expenses
21 May 2009Posted by AFed
There’s some thing disgusting about the way the politicians have been fiddling their expenses. It’s not just the abuse of power involved, it’s also the hypocrisy. They’ve spent their time telling us how much we’ve got to tighten our belts, put up with pay freezes and cuts whilst they’ve been merrily sticking their snouts in the trough and putting away as much money as they can get away with. This whole scandal has shown up our political masters for being just what they are, a bunch of greedy, lying crooks.
Queer – An Anarchist Deconstruction
19 May 2009Posted by AFed
The word ‘Queer’ by definition means something extra-ordinary, something mildly strange and/or out of place. That according to any dictionary is its denotation (1). We all know however that the word has come to mean other things, in fact many people confuse its actual meaning for its most common usage – that of a derogatory term for homosexuals. The word however has over time changed meaning several times, having first been recorded in use in 1508 to mean ‘strange, peculiar, eccentric’ (2) For most of the 20th century however the term has been used to refer to effeminate gay males and others exhibiting untraditional gender behaviour; as an antonym for heteronormativity.
KFC, Cranks and Capitalism
17 May 2009Posted by AFed
KFC’s decision to run a trial of eight halal stores in the London area has managed to raise the blood pressure of right wing cranks across the country and around the world.
The Budget: We Pay for Their Crisis
12 May 2009Posted by AFed
Like the one before it, April’s budget has had the right-wing media seeing ‘socialism’ coming out of the walls. For the Economist (25/4/09), it’s “bash the rich” populism, with “soak the rich tax increases” punishing not just the 1-2% of the population affected by them, but everyone else who “aspires” to wealth (but will never see it).
On the frontline: anarchists at work
29 April 2009Posted by AFed
Workplace Strategy of the Anarchist Federation
This was adopted at the AF’s annual conference in April 2009. Drawing on the experiences of AF members at the workplace, it aims to lay out the possibilities for anarchists in the here and now and open debate in the movement on workplace organisation.
On the Sri Lankan Tamil Situation
17 April 2009Posted by AFed
In recent weeks, we have seen a series of demonstrations and protests carried out by a large amount of the Tamil population in Britain around Parliament. The protests were the result of the ongoing civil war between the ruling Sinhalese state and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), more commonly known as the Tamil Tigers. On Sunday 5th April, the Sri Lankan Armed forces launched a chemical gas attack in a so-called “designated safe zone”, an area where more than 1500 civilians, including many children, were present in at the time. Recently, the Sri Lankan government accepted a two-day ceasefire with the Tamil Tigers, although rejected a call for a permanent ceasefire.
Reflections on June 18 – global day of action in financial centres 1999
30 March 2009Posted by AFed
Discussion papers on the politics of the global day of action in financial centres on June 18th 1999.
The Mutants are Coming
30 March 2009Posted by AFed
Article on GM food, by an ACF member (1999).
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