Tag Archives: Anarchism

Children of the Commune

Posted on 14/11/2013 by floaker

This short piece investigating what life could be like for children in a communist society first appeared in Organise! #81. “You must understand that once we have property in common, and establish on a solid moral and material base the principle … Continue reading →

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Grangemouth and the need for rank-and-file solidarity

Posted on 08/11/2013 by floaker

This article first appeared in the Autonomy Freesheet #3: There has been a lot of speculation about how ready and willing workers at Grangemouth have been to take industrial action. Looking at the actions of the Ineos bosses, Unite the … Continue reading →

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“I come to you like the beggar man…”

Posted on 28/10/2013 by floaker

A review of Ursula Le Guin’s The Dispossessed which first appeared in Organise! #81. When I first sat down to write this review all I could think of saying was along the lines of “The Dispossessed is about two worlds … Continue reading →

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Privilege, Intersectionality, and the Class Struggle

Posted on 13/10/2013 by floaker

Before reading this piece I highly recommend reading A Class Struggle Analysis of Privelege Theory from the woman’s caucus of the Anarchist Federation, as the discussions that led up to it being written and that have happened since informed this blog … Continue reading →

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Queer Anarchism: Equality or Liberation? Recording from Dublin Anarchist Bookfair 2013

Posted on 28/09/2013 by floaker

A talk looking at the differences between the mainstream LGBT politics of equality and the radical queer politics of liberation (via Automatic Writing). Queer Anarchism: Equality or Liberation? Recording from Dublin Anarchist Bookfair 2013 by Workers Solidarity on Mixcloud

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Unspoken Arguments

Posted on 25/08/2013 by floaker

There are some positions on issues that are implicitly against the dominant views in society that when mentioned automatically begin an unspoken argument with those aren’t on board already: Veganism: The rejection of the comodification of all animals. Atheism: The … Continue reading →

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Antifascism for Beginners

Posted on 09/08/2013 by floaker

I was recently asked why anarchists that take physical action against fascists were not just as bad as those they targeted. To illustrate my answer I’m going to I’m going to “scrub off the serial numbers” and describe three groups … Continue reading →

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A Look at Militant Political Action

Posted on 05/08/2013 by floaker

Political action is where those with an issue and their allies attempt a remedy to the situation that relies on an outside group (usually those causing the problem) undertaking some further change on their behalf. This can be anything from … Continue reading →

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Spanish Civil War Tour, Barcelona

Posted on 04/07/2013 by floaker

Website | Costs 20 Euro per person I really don’t want to spoil anything, however this three-hour winding route through the heart of Barcelona at the time of the revolution is an absolute must. The use of George Orwell’s “Homage … Continue reading →

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The Nature of a Blockade

Posted on 20/04/2013 by floaker

(I have written a follow-up to critically examine the ableism and the lazy analysis I feel I slipped into this post. It can be found here. The text bellow remains unchanged to properly document the issues I should avoid in … Continue reading →

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