In memoriam: Leslie Fish

From Gary McGath

Leslie Fish, one of the best-known members of the filk music community, has died. She was talented, opinionated, outgoing, and just weird (in the best sense of the word). I didn’t know her well, but I’d seen, heard, and talked with her on many occasions. Other people who knew her better will write about her, but I should give my perspective here.

Blackbird: A howl of protest from Hong Kong anarchists

From Freedom News UK

In Hong Kong, recent events such as the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Protests represent young Hong Kongers’ will to protect their freedoms — but during the 1980s and 1990s, the indie band Blackbird (黑鳥) offered a much more radical proposition. Influenced by the student movements in 1968, this group of Hong Kong anarchists and libertarians were actively working together to respond to public issues such as colonial politics, capitalist economy, the establishment, people’s unfreedoms and Communist China.

2024 NYC Anarchist Bookfair, Sep. 20-22

From NYC Anarchist Bookfair

The New York City Anarchist Bookfair Needs Your Help!

This year’s book fair will be held September 20-22, and we need you to help create the schedule of panels, workshops, and presentations that will bring together anarchists and anarcho-curious from around the region and across the country.

Tablers will include books, media, clothing, zines, community organisations, info.

Marco Pogo disdains the conventional world

Wisconsin State Journal
April 15, 2024

Marco Pogo, a legend in the Madison music scene, disdains the conventional world

Kunin said he’s known for not talking about his work history. “I never wanted to sell my brains to someone who would use them for profit. I’m very against capitalism. I’m an anarchist. I’m against the government.”

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