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The information in this file was recently published in FREEDOM -
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the fortnightly anarchist journal published by FREEDOM PRESS:
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FREEDOM PRESS (IN ANGEL ALLEY) 84B WHITECHAPEL HIGH STREET,
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LONDON E1 7QX GREAT BRITAIN
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Do write for a sample copy or for a copy of our booklist of
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publications. We will be putting more of this information out so
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watch this spot...
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NEWS FROM AOTEAROA
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THE COMMITTEE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVILISATION
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The Anarchist Alliance of Aotearoa is a loose network of small
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activist groups around the country, who have agreed to a brief
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statement of aims and objectives. At present there are 12 groups
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in Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch and Motueka and
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individuals in other centres. Several of the groups are comprised
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of Anarchist women, who also network separately as the
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Anarchist-Feminist Federation of Aotearoa. These groups formed
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after the 1990 conference, when it became obvious that women were
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not attracted to the Anarchist movement as it existed. The
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Anarchist movement in Aorearoa (Aotearoa is the name of the
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country, it was re-named New Zealand by Europeans) is small, but
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it has been steadily growing in numbers and in its influence in
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wider political movements.
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We are engaged in a number of activities in our attempts to
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spread anarchist ideas, and encourage people to organise in an
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anarchist manner. The Auckland group runs a bookshop 'Books from
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the Black Lagoon' and also operates a mail order book service.
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Anarcha-Fem theatre groups exist in Auckland and Wellington. A
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group of people in Takaka are experimenting with a rural
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collective. Magazines are produced by both the Anarcha-Fem
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Federation ('Sekhmet') and the Anarchist Alliance who are hoping
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to revive their journal ('The State Adversary') this year.
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Conferences and meetings of people from around the country are
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held from time to time, the last major conference, held in
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Wellington, attracted about 120 people, another conference is
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planned for Easter '95.
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In addition to activities in strictly anarchist groups, many
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anarchists are involved in other political movements, working on
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specific issues, especially the Peace Movement, the Unemployed
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and Beneficiaries Unions, environmental groups, Community Radio
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and in international solidarity groups such as East Timor Action
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and Friends of Tibet.
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GENERALLY SPEAKING...
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The movement has been through a process of reorganisation
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recently as it evolves from its roots in the Punk sub-culture
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into a wider more 'political' movement. It is now a varied mix of
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young punks, old punks ('punks' includes a number of people who
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have left the urban sub-culture and headed off for rural
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alternative lifestyles, who would probably once have been termed
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'hippies'), people who have come in from other leftist movements
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(mostly the peace movement which we have quite a bit to do with),
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a few academic types and an increasing number of older people
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whose existance we are slowly discovering, or who have stumbled,
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often much to their amazement, across us. Yes, we're a happy
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little bunch of non-conformists down here, in fact the movement's
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so small we haven't even had a split yet, and all the various
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tendencies are on speaking terms with each other!
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