Audible Anarchism

Learning from Ferguson by Peter Gelderloos - Part 02 What's Worked in the Past

Full text here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-learning-from-ferguson

Learning from Ferguson is a collection of essays from Anarchist theorist Peter Gelderloos on the rebellion in Ferguson Missouri in 2014 in protest to the police murder of Michael Brown and other African Americans.

This essay looks at historical the Civil Rights movement and tackles some pernicious myths about it and the supposed role of pacifism.

Learning from Ferguson by Peter Gelderloos - Part 01 the Nature of Police the Role of the Left

Full text here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-learning-from-ferguson

Learning from Ferguson is a collection of essays from Anarchist theorist
Peter Gelderloos on the rebellion in Ferguson Missouri in 2014 in
protest to the police murder of Michael Brown and other African
Americans.

This essay focuses on the role of the police and the professional left.

Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee - EZLN on Covid-19

Full text http://www.csia-nitassinan.org/spip.php?article1119

Statement by the Zapatista army on the Covid19 outbreak,

In defense of Smashing Cameras by Anonymous

You can find the full text here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-in-defense-of-smashing-cameras

This text presents an argument in favor of smashing cameras and against the practice of photographing demonstrations. Arguing that the practice of taking photos is detrimental to social struggles as it increases repression, encourages passivity, and simply gets in the way – this zine encourages people to adopt a confrontational approach towards photographers. Alongside this, it presents a series of suggestions and tips for photographers who identify with social struggles and who wish to see themselves as participants rather than spectators. This text raises important questions that folks need to engage with in light of the pervasive surveillance that exists in the contemporary era.

COVID-19: No one is safe until All are protected! –Open Letter from the Transbalkan Solidarity Group

The letter can be read here https://enoughisenough14.org/2020/03/20/covid-19-no-one-is-safe-until-all-are-protected-open-letter-from-the-transbalkan-solidarity-group/

Open letter by the Transbalkan Solidarity Group about the impact of the Coronavirus on Migrants on the Balkan route.

An Anarchists Guide to Surviving the Coronavirus - by the Four Thieves Vinegar Collective

The booklet can be found here https://archive.org/details/2019ncov/...

 

This radio drama and the pamphlet it was based on were made by the DIY health care group Four Thieves Vinegar Collective who also made the open source Epi-pencil. Audible Anarchist played no part in its production so can't comment on the veracity of the information, but it is hoped that some of its recommendations and advice could be useful during these trying times. Use caution and seek further advice where possible. In addition here's some more resources for virus prevention and mutual aid support networks.

 

USA https://itsgoingdown.org/autonomous-g...

UK https://freedomnews.org.uk/covid-19-u...

 

Note: The crackle is a sound effect please refer to the booklet if you're having difficulty understanding parts of the audio.

Not Helpless Victims by Victoria Law

CW: Mentions of violent assault and sexual abuse.Full text here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/victoria-law-not-helpless-victims

A short piece about resistance in the prison system by incarcerated women and lists some ways to show them solidarity.

Armed Joy by Alfredo Bonanno

A version of the text can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alfredo-m-bonanno-armed-joy

Alfredo Maria Bonanno is a main theorist of contemporary insurrectionary anarchism who wrote essays such as Armed Joy (for which he was imprisoned for 18 months by the Italian government), The Anarchist Tension and others. He is an editor of Anarchismo Editions and many other publications, only some of which have been translated into English. He has been involved in the anarchist movement for over thirty years.

The Russian Tragedy by Alexander Berkman

A version of the text can be found here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alexander-berkman-the-russian-tragedy-a-review-and-an-outlook

In 1917, Berkman and Goldman were sentenced to two years in jail for conspiracy against the newly instated draft. After their release from prison, they were arrested—along with hundreds of others—and deported to Russia. Initially supportive of that country's Bolshevik revolution, Berkman soon voiced his opposition to the Soviet's use of terror after seizing power and their repression of fellow revolutionaries.

Towards a Fresh Revolution by the Friends of Durruti

Full text can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/friends-of-durruti-towards-a-fresh-revolution

Highly influential pamphlet of anarcho-syndicalist CNT militants during the Spanish Civil War who opposed the co-option of their organisation in the Republican government.

The most famous text of the Friends of Durruti group a Spanish anarchist group founded in 1937 which opposed anarchist participation in the Republican government.