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Up A Mighty River Without A Paddle?

During the last election the centre-right National Party lead by multi-millionaire John Key, said it would partly privatise certain state assets if re-elected. Its main losing rival was the Labour Party, at the time lead by the uncharismatic Phil Goff, … Continue reading

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Revolting Kitchens – The Red Chef’s perspective on the food industry

– by The Red Chef (member of the Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement) It seems that over the last few years the chef has become a rather in vogue character following the rise of some notorious TV chefs like Jamie Oliver, … Continue reading

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Introduction to Anarchist Communism

This pamphlet was published by our comrades of the British Anarchist Federation in 2010. A revised second edition was released last month. You can download a PDF pamphlet here. CONTENTS Introduction What We’re Fighting: Capitalism and Hierarchy Who We Are … Continue reading

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10 years of the Balkan Anarchist Bookfair

The Federation for Anarchist Organizing (FAO) invites everyone to come to Ljubljana this May and join us at the Balkan Anarchist Bookfair (BAB). It has been ten years since the BAB started its voyage across the Balkans with the aim … Continue reading

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Book Launch – Sewing Freedom: Philip Josephs, Transnationalism & Early New Zealand Anarchism

Jared Davidson, AK Press, and the Museum of Wellington City & Sea invite you to the launch of Sewing Freedom, a new book on early anarchism and labour history in New Zealand. “Sewing Freedom works on several levels. It is … Continue reading

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1st May – a day to celebrate our victories

What is May Day? The traditional workers holiday, 1st May, has its roots in a pagan festival that was perpetuated by the common folk of Europe, despite repeated attempts by the church and authorities to outlaw the events, renowned for … Continue reading

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Brazilian anarchism interview on the Crisis, World Cup, Especifismo

In a wide ranging interview Paul Bowman talked to Felipe Corrêa (FC)  a Brazilian anarchist who is member of Organização Anarquista Socialismo Libertário [Libertarian Socialist Anarchist Organization] (OASL) about anarchist orgainising in Brasil, just how global the crisis really is … Continue reading

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Asset sales – an anarchist position

Here is a leaflet we wrote for the asset sales protest on 27th April 2013. You can download a PDF here. Angry? You bet! We are marching side-by-side with others who are sick and tired of greed. We reject privatisation … Continue reading

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New Website – we are still here

The Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement has been quiet for a few months. But we are still here! Due to some technical glitches, we’ve had to re-design our website. We have also changed our email address to awsm(at)riseup[dot]net  

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