John McGuffin an Ulster Anarchist

John McGuffin an Ulster anarchist was cremated 10 years ago on this coming May Day in Belfast. I met John in London almost 40 years ago, when we got drunk together.John was the sole anarchist of the People's Democracy movement of the late sixties and carried alone an anarchist banner on the infamous Burntollet part of the civil rights march which was viciously …

An anarchist critique of

“OCCUPY”

As an activity of “99%

The 29th London Anarchist Bookfair has come and gone, packed with thousands of people flicking through over a hundred stalls, attending a comprehensive program of meetings and talks on current issues, watching films & cabaret, catching up, networking, planning and plotting.



Along side our stall, Indymedia London and Be The Media interviewed and talked politics with many of the speakers of the day.…

Tim Gee, author of 'Counterpower' explains his ideas of why some social resistance movements are more successful than others, and also how these ideas were formed through his own experience being involved with many of the last decades biggest movements, which left him wondering why some seemed to have little or no impact, and how this could be changed.

John discusses the work of Solfed, a revolutionary union initiative and the British section of the International Workers Association.

How Solfed brings the ideas and politics of anarchy into the UK workspace, and how he himself came to anarchism.

Jim from the Advisory Service for Squatters discusses recent developments in squatting laws, and the upcoming celebrations for the bicentinery of the luddites, and when and how he became an activist and anarchist.

Richard Barbrook joins us again at the bookfair to follow up on last years chat on how the movement could make more of strategy.

This year Richard asks us, 'does anarchism as a political project have anymore meaning?' and looking at this years past events which has seen so much struggle for social change around the world, can any of these movements see 'beyond capitalism?'

Camilla Berens from Kick Nuclear gives a detailed account of why the UK governments plans to build 8 new nuclear power stations would be an anarchists worst nightmare, and explains the real alternatives that exist.

Interview with Scottish anarchist writer and publisher, Stuart Christie, best known for being arrested as an 18-year old while carrying explosives to assassinate the Spanish dictator General Franco. Here he discusses the Spanish Revolution, why he became an activist and anarchist, and his advice for the movements of today.

The problem in the world of the media is that only a handful of corporations own virtually all of it. All run to make huge profits and have been cutting staff and quality for years. Time to reclaim the media and build new economic models.

Donnacha DeLong, NUJ President, discusses how we might do it.

Bicycology is a cyclists' collective that offers a range of activities to promote cycling and make the links with wider issues of environmental and social responsibility. Here Patrick discusses this years workshop at the Anarchist Bookfair, and how he became an activist.

Becky Hogge discusses her new book 'Barefoot Into Cyberspace', the enclosure of the internet, the digital rights Committee, and how she became an activist.

The book is available in print, as well as a free online version and e-book on her website.

www.dissidentisland.org   //   www.catalystradio.org

Pun Ngai explains the work of SACOM which is a new nonprofit organization that originated from a students’ movement devoted to improving the labor conditions of factory workers in China. She uses as an example the 18 young workers atempted suicide at Foxconn Technology Group which makes IPhone products.

Journalist Matt Salusbury discusses police databases, how the police are gathering information on activists, and how to find out what information they may have on you!

Convergence of Unions at Occupy LSX.

Housmans Bookshop

5 Caledonian Road

King's Cross

N19DX

The Programme for this year’s London Anarchist Bookfair is now out and can be collected from Freedom Bookshop and all the usual other places once we’ve got it there.

Anarchy in the Egyptian Revolution: a talk by three Egyptian Anarchists about Tahrir Square, the Arab Spring, and the Anti-Capitalist Struggle

Saturday 22 October, 10am-7pm Queen Mary, Univ. of London, Mile End Road, Mile End tube

At this year's bookfair we have an incredible wide range of groups, campaigns, publishers, distros, centres and bookshops coming along. Check out the “bookings” to see who will be there.



We have some 60 hours of various meetings to interest all tastes. These are on the “meetings” page. The time table …

Saturday 22 October, 10am-7pm Queen Mary, Univ. of London, Mile End Road, Mile End tube

At this year's bookfair we have an incredible wide range of groups, campaigns, publishers, distros, centres and bookshops coming along. Check out the “bookings” to see who will be there.



We have some 60 hours of various meetings to interest all tastes. These are on the “meetings” page. The time tab…

Ratstar

Ratstar

Outside the Houses of Parliament - where else?

INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY AS A POLITICAL PROJECT FOR A NEW LIBERTARIAN SYNTHESIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdIG4SwMJyk

ID is a project for direct political democracy, economic democracy (beyond the confines of the market economy and state planning), as well as democracy in the social realm and ecological democracy. In short, Inclusive Democracy is a form of social organisation which re-integr…

Dissident Island Radio - 5 November 2010 - EPISODE 69:

Holy crap. This is a firey hot, jam-packed show. Here's what you can look forward to:

• Our friends from the band 52 Commercial Road on the imminent release of their long-awaited 2nd album on 12 November
• the totally awesome printer's co-operative, Footprint, on their 10th birthday festivities and zine fair
• an interview from this week's 

Due to evidence that the police forces have been gathering unprecedented amounts of intelligence on indivuduals at demonstrations and actions (1), FITWatch, here interviewed during the 28th Anarchist Bookfair, are asking people to make requests under the data protection act for any information the police may be holding on them, to try and get a better understanding of how the police are gathering …

To begin by asking ‘what is the university’ requires an investigation of the function of the university not only as a knowledge factory but also as a border. Our investigation of what the university produces as knowledge, hierarchies and power exposes the border/s that operate in, on and around the university. That ‘the university is a border’ is made possible by the operation of a filter mec…

An incredibly inspiring interview at the 28th Anarchist Bookfair in London with American activist, political theorist, and writer, Michael Albert on his ideas of Participatory Economics, 'Parecon', which uses participatory decision making as an economic mechanism to guide the production, consumption and allocation of resources in a given society. Here he touches on his ideas, and how they are slow…

London Indymedia caught up with long time anarchist and cartoonist Donald Rooum to discuss his work with Freedom, Peace News and his Wildcat creation, and the things he enjoys about this years 28th Anarchist Bookfair in Mile End, London.