Anarchist Communist Group

Two Roys: Obituaries

From Anarchist Communist Group and Kate Sharpley Library
April 19, 2023

From ACG:

We are saddened to learn of the deaths of two former subscribers to Organise! magazine of the Anarchist Federation. Some of us remember them from when we were in the Anarchist Communist Federation/Anarchist Federation and when Organise! was a very fine anarchist communist publication.

Communique of European organisations of the Anarkismo network for May Day 2023

Communique of European organisations of the Anarkismo network for May Day 2023

From Anarchist Communist Group

Every first of May we commemorate the Chicago Strike of 1886 that culminated in the so called Haymarket Riots. The strike ended with thousands of workers being fired and many injured, the vast majority of them immigrants from Europe. This mass mobilisation was fought extremely hard by the authorities, who subsequently executed the five “Chicago Martyrs”, trade unionists and anarchists militants.

Never Mind the Ballots, Create the Resistance

from the anarchist communist group in Britain

As we said when we were still in the Anarchist Federation back in 2015, "Grassroots groups and organisations emerging around housing and opposition to austerity must maintain their grassroots outlook and their horizontal organisation. The alternative is distraction from their vital action by the Corbyn circus and its left-wing cheerleaders; a path which only leads to disappointment and betrayal." And indeed, the path has led to disappointment, with a massive Tory majority. ---- The Left reacted with horror to the results, Richard Seymour writing for Novara Media that "Disaster nationalism has just cut through the Labour heartlands, and there is no obvious solution. The seat losses may be reversible; as Momentum suggests in an email to its supporters, the margins of Tory victory being small. But the swings were huge, and the breach is historic. To rebuild any kind of Left in these constituencies, after decades of neglect and local Labour rule being pretty useless, will sadly require more than a six-week election cycle and a passionate campaign run by heroic volunteers. It's no consolation that we probably have ten years of vicious Conservative government in which to do that rebuilding."

Standing at the Crossroads

From Anarchist Communist Group

“The ACF remains a comparatively small organisation. Its desire to create or be the component of a large revolutionary organisation and movement has failed to happen. Many are put off joining a group where a strong commitment and a lot of determination are required. Many libertarian revolutionaries are as yet unconvinced of the need to create a specific libertarian communist organisation.

Jackdaw 4 out now!

From Anarchist Communist Group

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Issue 4 of Jackdaw, the ACG’s free bulletin, is now out and is available at various bookshops, handed out at meetings, demos and street distributions. This issue contains articles on Universal Credit and Basic Income, The Con of Full Employment, Fat Cat Friday, This Septic Isle, Greenhouse Gas, and more. If you don’t manage to pick up a copy, you can download it (and earlier issues) by going to our Publications Page.

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