Listen to a lively panel discussion recorded at the London Action Resource Centre on 10 April 2010...

On this 52nd edition of Dissident Island Radio, which broadcast live from the London Action Resource Centre on the 05 February 2010:

We had with us a motley crew of dissidents. Two people (David Mery and Pennie Quinton) who've fought 'The Man' on 'his terms' and won respect for our rights talk to us about the recent European Court of Human Rights decision on the Stop and Search powers of British …

whitechapel, and pumpin' out of your stereo!

Barbican Library Foyer Barbican Centre, Silk Street,

London EC2Y 8DS Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday: 9.30am - 5.30pm

Tuesday, Thursday: 9.30am - 7.30pm Friday: 9.30am - 2.00pm Saturday:

9.30am - 4.00pm

This is a response to the No Pretence intervention at the Anarchist Movement conference earlier this year. We have published it online to inform the discussions at the Anarchist bookfair on the topic this weekend.

A perspective paper produced by members of the Anarchist Federation within climate camp 2009.

Last climate camp an open letter was circulated by radical, anti-capitalist elements raising concerns that the movement was coming under greater influence by reformist and state-led approaches to tackling climate change.

A more developed version of this letter is available here and was later published b…

The London Profeminist Men's Group (LPMG) wishes to thank and support the Anarcha-Feminists who made the "We Make No Pretence" intervention at the Anarchist Conference 2009.

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The Anarchist Conference 09 was a good time to not only figure out the strategy and tactics for a self-organized libertarian revolutionary movement, it was also possible to take time out to ask people about their experiences and feelings.  For example, here's a quick straw poll from one of the sessions.

Those masked up women from the Anarchist Conference 09 have a blog at http://nopretence.wordpress.com/

Why is it called "No Pretence?" From the blog intro, it becomes clear that these people are challenging the conference participants on their own terms by pointing to the conference organizing statement, which says:

“We make no pretence. This is a conference by and for anarchists. And by anarchi…

This is the text read at out the plenary meeting of the Anarchist Conference 09 during an intervention by a masked group of women who were pissed off by the patriarchy which is (still) evident within the anarchist movement. The video projection which was shown during the intervention is available on Youtube.

WE MAKE NO PRETENCE

We have taken this space and projected this short film to show how w…

With the economic crisis hitting people hard, there's no need any longer to explain to people that capitalism is a crazy and destructive way to run the economy - people are talking about it all over the country. Against this backdrop, 300 people met for the Anarchist Conference '09 at Queen Mary, University of London during the weekend. People shared their ideas about fighting repossessions and ev…

Queen Mary and Westfield College

Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th, 2009.

Wednesday 22nd April – 7pm

Calthorpe Arms

252 Grays Inn Road WC1

Nearest tube: Kings Cross or Chancery Lane

CO-ORGANISED BY

Anarchist Federation (London Branch)

& Solidarity Federation (North East & South London SF)

G20 RADIO ON DISSIDENT ISLAND

APRIL 1: Montages from the day, interviews with the Whitechapel Anarchist Group, participants in the 'Black Horse', and child space. Sounds from the G20 Critical Mass and trying to communicate with the cops. Dubstep and reggae from Delsa to finish