Tag Archives: Direct Action

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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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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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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Stewards

Posted on 14/04/2013 by floaker

This weekend has had a series of events arranged by Faslane Peace Camp designed to highlight the case for disarmament of nuclear weaponry. It will cumulate this Monday in a blockade of the base itself. Earlier in the week myself and a few … Continue reading →

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The Fundamental Requirement for Organised Safer Space

Posted on 31/03/2013 by floaker

This article will be a very basic introduction to the foundations of safer spaces, community accountability and transformational justice that arise from elements present from the very inception of anarchism as a political philosophy. These concepts are responses to verbal, … Continue reading →

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Two Dirty Words

Posted on 19/02/2013 by floaker

There are many branches of political thought to which people subscribe. While some obscure or outdated philosophies still have lip-service given to them in passing during our mainstream education I am somewhat disappointed that one long, noble and constantly adapting … Continue reading →

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