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This is the fourth edition of the Anarchist Yearbook - Phoenix Press
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Introduction
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The Yearbook is an introduction to the anarchist movement in Britain today.
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There are lists, supposedly comprehensive but no doubt there are omissions of
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periodicals,publishers,organisations, and titles brought out since the last
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Yearbook. (if you spot any omissions or other mistakes write in so they can be
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put right for next year's edition.) Because the Yearbook is trying to give an
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overview of the differing viewpoints within it, the intention is to let people
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speak for themselves and, as far as possible,not comment on them. this means the
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Yearbook is pretty well unable to comment on current events or debates within
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the anarchist movement. To bad. for the particular viewpoint of any grouping,see
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their publications. In the same way, having rejected a narrow definition of
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anarchism, the Yearbook gives space to groupings perhaps more accurately
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described as libertarian rather than anarchist. It seems better to include too
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much than too little.
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Most of Britain's anarchist movement is included in the following pages. if you
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don't like the articles that appear in the anarchist press,write better ones and
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send them in. If you don't like the titles brought out, then write better ones
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and ask the publishers to bring them out. If the periodicals don't print your
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books, publish them yourselves. If,rather then act as an individual,you want to
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combine your efforts with those of others, details of the various anarchist
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organisations are included in the following pages.
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In addition to the national groups there are various organisations,plus all the
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periodicals and publishers listed elsewhere in the Yearbook.
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The Anarchist Black Cross were written up in detail in last year's Yearbook.
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Their national contact address is:-PO Box 3241,Saltley,Birmingham,B8 3DP.
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The Kate Sharpley Library is an archive of anarchist material.
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Bookshops
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There are several shops in London which should be mentioned because they have
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reasonable stocks of anarchist books.
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Freedom Press Bookshop - are covered in the list of publishers.
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121 Bookshop - is at 121 Railton Road,Brixton, London SE24 (Tel071 274 6655)
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and is open 1 - 5 Wednesday and Thursday,2 - 5 Friday, 1 - 5 Saturday and 3 -
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5 Sunday.
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The 56a Infoshop - is at 56 Crampton Street, Elephant and Castle, London SE17
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and is open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 3 - 7.
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Housmans Bookshop - is at 5 Caledonian Road,Kings Cross, London N1 9DX
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Compendium - is at 234 Camden High Street,London NW1 8QS.
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Next year's Yearbook will have a comprehensive list of shops outside London that
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have decent anarchist sections.
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Publishers
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There are several mail order services for those of you who can't get to the few
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shops that sell anarchist material. AK Press are listed under publishers, as are
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Freedom Press and DS4A. Counter products are listed under Aporia Press in the
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publishers section. All of these mail order services do a catalogue. Send them
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an SAE or a couple of IRCs or your lifesavings or what ever. See the anarchist
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press for details,nearer the time.
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The Anarchist Distribution Service sends out free material to class struggle
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groups around the country once a month or so. With a bit of luck this fills in
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some of the gaps between thethree national groups. Send them a hundred copies of
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the leaflet you want sent out,plus a fiver for the postage. Class struggle stuff
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only.
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Their address is PO Box 446,Sheffield,S11N
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Moving outside the anarchist ghetto there are the Anti-Nuclear Network, a direct
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action group whose address is c/o 265 Seven Sisters Road.Finsbury Park,London N4
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2DE.
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Another directaction group is Anti-Fascist Action whose address is BM Box
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1734,London WC1N 3XX.
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Would any other groups whose aims are progressive and who practice direct action
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get in touch with the Yearbook to see if we'll include them next year.
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The entries that follow are written by the publishers themselves. If you have
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difficulty in getting any titles you're interested in from local shops then try
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going direct to the publisher in question or write to AK PRESS.
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ACE EDITIONS
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c/o 84b Whitechapel High Street
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LONDON E1 7QX
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Published by the Anarchist Communist Federation. The pamphlets cover specific
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areas and continue a long British tradition of presenting popular and in depth
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arguments in a cheap format. Each pamphlet discusses and extends
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anarchist-communist ideas which will help bring about the anarchist revolution.
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Titles:
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Manifesto of Libertarian Communism,
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The Myth of Labour's Socialism,
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Marxism and Its Failures,
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The Role of the Revolutionary Organisation,
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Basic Bakunin.
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AK PRESS
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22 Lutton Place
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Edinburgh
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EH8 9PE
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031 667 1507
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AK Press publishes books and Pamphlets on a wide variety of
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anarchist,situationist,libertarian and related themes. Everything from poetry to
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parapolitics. Other active service units of the AK empire included AK Press mail
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order for individuals. Our current catalogue has around 4,000
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books,magazines,political tapes and sexy sportswear. Ask us for a copy of the
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catalogue
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APORIA PRESS
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308 Camberwell New Road
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London
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SE5 ORW
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Tel 071 274 9009
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Aporia publishes the series of 17th century "Tracts & Rants" the bedrock of most
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libertarian and political thought. Works by Winstanley,Coppe, the Diggers and
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more extreme sectarians are complemented by contemporary anarchic essays by John
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Moore and others. All titles distributed by Counter-Productions, POBox 556,
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London SE5 ORL (send SAE for free descriptive mail-order catalogue of home-grown
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and imported publications.)
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ATTACK INTERNATIONAL
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No information received
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C.G.H SERVICES
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Ceased operations, all titles out of print. Feel free to reprint any titles you
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like!
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B.M CLAUDIA
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No information received
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DERRICK A.PIKE
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No information received
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EXITSTENCIL PRESS
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DS4A
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Box 8,Greenleaf Bookshop
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82 Colston Street
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Bristol BS1 5BB
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We started publishing punk fanzines (Read IE) of a class struggle nature, and
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started to press pamphlets. Our first was a repressing (Last of the Hippies) but
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we intend publishing new titles this year in conjunction with Class War. We have
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also started releasing records/CDs (Blaggers ITA)
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FREEDOM PRESS
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84b Whitechapel High Street
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LONDON
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E1 7QX
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071 247 9249
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Publisher of Freedom, The Raven and some fifty anarchist books and pamphlets.
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Bookshop open Monday to Friday 10.30 to 6.00,Saturday 10.30 to 5.00,closed
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Sundays and Bank Holidays. Send for free book list. During 1992 wrecked by
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Combat 18 and later subjected to an arson attack,which closed the bookshop for a
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few weeks, but publication and mail order kept going.
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IRATE PRESS
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address not yet sorted out
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Important works produced cheap, open to suggestions particularly anti Stalinist.
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Not single issues more into class struggle than anarchism.
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Kate Sharpley Library (KSL)
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BM Hurricane
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London
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WC1N 3XX
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The Kate Sharpley Library exists as an archival centre covering anarchist
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publications from the 19th century on. Were print voices from our movement that
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are rarely heard as well as providing a source of information,discussion and
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contention. It holds thousands and thousands of papers,books and
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journals,magazines and pamphlets, as well as private letters and memories. Our
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bulletin is 50p, 2.50 for a year's subscription. Use us - and support us with
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donations of archive material
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BM MAKHNO
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No information received
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PHOENIX PRESS
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PO Box 824
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LONDON
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N1 9DL
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PIRATE PRESS
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PO BOX 446
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SHEFFIELD
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S1 1NY
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Produces anarchist pamphlets cheaply. Mixture of class struggle serious stuff
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and more situationist,but we print whatever takes our fancy. Didn't publish
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anything in 93 but should be back in full flow in 94
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REBEL PRESS
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Box R
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84b Whitechapel High Street
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LONDON
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E1 7QX
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081 558 7732
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Publishers of a number of key situationist texts(eg Revolution of Everyday Life)
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as well as other titles around the anarchist/feminist/individualist theme.
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SOLIDARITY
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no information received
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SPECTACULAR TIMES
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Box 99
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84b Whitechapel High Street
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London
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E1 7QX
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Pocketbooks with a situationist inspired critique of the 20th century. Since the
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death of Larry Law,author/compiler of the series,these titles have been brought
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out by A Distribution. It is intended to get all the titles back into print(13
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are currently available)
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UNPOPULAR BOOKS
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Box 15
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136 Kingsland High Street
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London E8 2NS
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Purveyors of proletarian literature since 1983. Peculiarly pertinent portrayals
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of proletarian pressure to usher inouternational notions that negate normal
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ideological identifications in a no nonsense way. In particular,publishers of
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London Psychogeographical Association material along with such gems as Black
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Mask and Asper Toms Open Creation and Its Enemies
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YEAR MINUS ONE PRESS
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PO Box 71
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Hastings
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E Sussex
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Periodicals
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The following descriptions are written by the periodicals themselves. Where no
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information has been sent, this is recorded. If we think that a magazine no
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longer exists we don't just put "no information received", we delete the entry.
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ANARCHIST BLACKCROSS BULLETIN
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121 Bookshop
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121 Railton Road
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London SE24 OLR
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072 274 6655
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is published roughly quarterly, costs 25p and subscriptions are as follows
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5.00/3.00 individuals,waged/unwaged 10.00/5.00 organisations, large/small. The
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ABC Bulletin covers the cases of working class prisoners,whether imprisoned for
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resistance to capitalism, framed by the police or fighting the prison system. It
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also covers prison resistance,news,views and writings by prisoners, and
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attacksprisons from a class perspective. The ABC is an active prisoner
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solidarity network.
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BAD ATTITUDE
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121 Railton Road
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Brixton
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London SE24 OLR
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071 978 9057
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Bad Attitude. Got it? Be positive about negativity girlz! From some of the
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people who brought you Shocking Pink and Feminaxe, here is the only radically
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national womens newspaper lashing back at the backlash and doing other things.
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Bimonthly,subscription 5.00(10.00 boys). The unacceptable face of feminism
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BLACK CHIP
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Ceased publication. If anyone wants to revive it,feel free to do so! Also,
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people can reprint old issues,articles etc
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CLASS WAR
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PO Box 772
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Bristol
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BS99 1EG
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0850 393975
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The agitational paper of the most widespread anarchist/communist current in
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Britain, with groups in most towns and cities. On the ball news and views
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coverage of events in Britain and abroad. This is more than just comment,this is
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a campaigning paper and movement to change the world.
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CONTRAFLOW
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c/o 56a Infoshop
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56 Crampton Street
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London SE17
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COUNTER INFORMATION
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Pigeon Hole CI
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c/o 11 Forth Street
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Edinburgh EH1
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CI newsheet reports social struggles world-wide,worker's community, women's,
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prisoners' struggles, resistance to racism,environmental destruction.... and
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more! We encourage self organisation, collective direct action, and the
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generalisation of resistance, leading to the revolutionary over-throw of all
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oppression and exploitation. SAE brings sample. Bundles available for free
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distribution(12,000printed!) Donations,news,exchanges welcome
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DIRECT ACTION
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PO Box 574
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Brockley
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London
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SE4 1DL
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Has'nt appeared for some time as the energies of the Direct Action Movement are
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going into their three industrial networks,education, public sector and
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transport. However,Direct Action should reappear in 94.
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ECHANGES ET MOUVEMENT
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BM Box 91
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London
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WC1N 3XX
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A network of comrades and groups exchanging information and discussions on class
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struggle, trying to escape the traditional sectarian opposition of ready made
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theories,learning from class actions against capital. Quarterly bulletin in
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English and French and pamphlets.
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Presentation text and publications from above address or from BP 241,75866
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Paris,Cedex 18.
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EDUCATION WORKER
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no information received
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FLUX
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Box A,Rainbow Centre
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180 Mansfield Road
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Nottingham
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Aiming to question old dogma and ideas in a constructive and non sectarian way.
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Covers a range of issues relevant to libertarian socialism today.
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FREEDOM
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(In Angel Alley)
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84b Whitechapel High Street
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London E1 7QX
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Tel 071 247 9249
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Fortnightly, 8 pages A3, 50p. For subscription rates,send for a free specimen
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copy. Comments on world news from ananarchist view point. Anarchist movement
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news. Expositions and discussions of anarchist ideas. Reviews
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GREEN ANARCHIST
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Box ZZ
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111 Magdalen Road
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Oxford
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OX4 1RJ
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Uk's quarterly primitivist paper, 20 A3 pages 75p. Forum for international
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network or Earth First! animal liberationists,anti-fascist and other autonomous
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groups. Challenging range of publications via GA mail order c/o 151b London
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Road,Camberley GU15 3JY including
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Titles
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Green Anarchism: Its Origins and Influences,
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City Death,
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A Lie Too Far,
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THE HEAVY STUFF
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PO Box 467
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London
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E8 3QX
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0850 393975
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New look and emphasis have been given to the thoughts of Class War activists.
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Every edition will put our ideas to the front of struggles and help create a
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real revolutionary movementthat is not afraid to muck in, rather than snipe from
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the rear. Our day will come.
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HERE AND NOW
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No information received
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INSIDE INFORMATION
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No information received
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Lib ED
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170 Wells Road
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Bristol
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BS4 2AG
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Since the mid-sixties,Libertarian Education has been actively promoting freedom
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in education by publishing books, pamphlets and magazines and organising
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meetings, conferences and other events. For full information and a free copy of
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Lib ED magazine, send a large (A4) stamped, addressed envelope.
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NEW ANARCHIST REVIEW
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c/o 84b Whitechapel High Street
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London
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E1 7QX
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Review of anarchist titles currently in print and available in the UK. 2 to 4
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issues a year. Delivered free. Available to individuals for a small
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subscription. Its publishers run the annual Anarchist Bookfair in London in
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October.
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ORGANISE!
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Anarchist Communist Federation
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c/o 84b Whitechapel High Street
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London
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E1 7QX
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50p. Every three months. ORGANISE! is the national magazine of the Anarchist
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Communist Federation. It is a quarterly theoretical and discussion magazine
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which is published in order to develop anarchist communist ideas. As well as
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discussing contemporary issues, it initiates debate on areas not normally
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covered by agitational journals.
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OUR DAY WILL COME
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PO Box 467
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London E8 3QX
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Republican,class struggle, anarchist football fanzine with neat ideas,
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music/magazine reviews, letters, smashing fascists, free adverts column, and
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issue 11 carried a page on the Class War Federation. It's listed in When
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Saturday Comes,reaching parts others dream of.....
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PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS' NETWORK
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PO Box 73, Norwich NR1 2EB
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PO Box 29, Manchester M15 5HW
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PO Box 1681, London N8 7LE
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Free publication of militant public service workers promoting workers' self
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management and revolutionary change in society. Aim to network widely with like
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minded workers, regardless of union affiliation, in public services, whether
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state,voluntary or private sector. Won't waste time trying to reform existing
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unions. Donations,subscriptions,bulk orders welcomed.
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THE RAVEN
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84b Whitechapel High Street
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London E1 7QX
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Tel 247 9249
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Quarterly,96 pages (sometimes more),3.00 post free. Each issue consists of
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articles related to a particular topic of anarchist interest. All back numbers
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available.
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SPANNER
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No information received
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SUBVERSION
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Dept 10
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1 Newton Street
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M1 1HW
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Subversion is a small revolutionary group based in the north of England but with
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an internationalist perspective! Wepublish a regular free bulletin with analysis
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of the classs truggle and political comment,plus occasional pamphlets - the last
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two on Ireland and the Labour Party. Membership open to all agreeing with our
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basic principles and committed to collective work.
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TRANSPORT WORKER NETWORK
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PO Box 7
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Norwich NR! 2E
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Launched two years ago by bus,rail and road haulage workers. Produce regular
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bulletins,plus leaflets etc, on all that affects workers in our industry.
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Propose anarcho-syndicalistorganisation as alternative to present ineffective
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trade unions. also work to make RMT,TGWU etc, stand by workers andfight attacks
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by employers. TWN members retain trade unionmembership whilst TWN presently
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consist of numerous individuals, and groups in some cities. TWN is for active
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solidarity, workplace control and real participative democracy.
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TROTWATCH
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c/o Box NDF
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72 Radford Road
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Hyson Green
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Nottingham NG7 5FT
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Very occasional anti lefty journal, analyzing the antics, ideology and anti
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proletarian practice of supposedly'revolutionary' British left: from the rump of
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the Bennite labourist left to the hardcore leninist partyist fundamentalists.
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Carry on recruiting! a pamphlet length studyof the Socialist Workers Party
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(SWP), will be jointly published with AK Press in the autumn. Trotwatch issue
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two should appear in the winter of 93/94.
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WORKERS SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
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Workers solidarity movement
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PO Box 1528
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Dublin 8
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Ireland 75p, sample copy free. Quarterly A4 20 page magazine packed with
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anarchist news,views, analysis and reviews from Ireland. The WSM also
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publish,pamphlets including Parliament or Democracy(50p) The Spanish Civil
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War:Anarchism in Action(1.50), and Ireland and British Imperialism, which deals
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withthe partition of Ireland,sectarianism, the civil rights movement,loyalism
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and republicanism (1.50)
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Introduction
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Bookshops
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Publishers
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Periodicals
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NB:
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Note The New Title and Extracts from The Monument (SPGB history) have not been
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included mainly because I have done enough typing today. If you are interested
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these appear in the hard copy version of the Anarchist Year Book 1994 ,which can
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be bought from Phoenix press for 1.50.
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Phoenix Press
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After the revolution money will either be abolished or will grow on trees, I
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forget which. In these decadent,pre-revolutionary times, however, printers want
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to be paid for their work. So if you want to see more anarchist books inprint
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and don't mind putting your money where your mouth is, Phoenix Press has a loan
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system whereby money is collected in small sums until enough has been got to pay
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for the printing of a book. Ten books have been printed using this system. The
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basic sum of money being asked for as a loan is currently 40.00 (It used to be
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less but that's inflation for you.) This sum has been chosen because it's
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slightly less than a full week's dole and therefore within the reach of most
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people. For the 40.00 loan you'll get a copy of the book for which the money was
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lent, plus a copy of the current Anarchist Yearbook. When enough books have been
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sold you'll be offered your loan back. (Remember Phoenix is asking for loans,not
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gifts.) This takes ages and of course you'll be asked to continue the loan for
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another book.
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The Phoenix loan system means you can help anarchist publishing without having
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to put up the full cost of a book(at least 2,000.00, a sum beyond the reach of
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most people). So if you think anarchists publishing is worth supporting, and can
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afford it, send a 40.00 loan the
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Phoenix Press at PO Box 824,London N1 9DL.
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Try and remember to include your name and address since there come in useful
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when sending you the book. the book for which loans are currently being sought
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is PitSense versus the State by Dave Douglas. this is an important working class
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document giving an insider's account of militant working class activity(the
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miners' picketing in 84/85), not the usual middle class outsider's one. Attacks
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the lefties who criticised from the outside without knowing what was going on!
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Sounds good? Please help.
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