This Is What Class War looks Like

From the people who bring you City Strolls, a statement on the recent attacks by the city council.

Glasgow Anarchist Discussion Group

After last months enjoyable discussion in Glasgow we decided to meet up again this month for another discussion. However due to time constraints the next available date is May 10th.

Death At The Hands Of Capitalism

This is no appeal to calm.

A Glasgow Anarchist At The G20

A Glasgow anarchist speaking at the rally following on from Saturdays Put People First demo against the G20 in London.

The BBC also carried a story on our own G20 here in Glasgow, Maryhill.

Anarchist Discussion Group

It seems there is an ever growing interest in the ideas of Anarchists and as such it has been suggested that it would be a good idea to have a regular discussion group. This would be a place where we could ask questions of one another as well as exploring the key concepts and proposals of anarchism.

Property is theft! Proudhon 200 years on

200 years of Proudhon

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon is reckoned to be the first person to claim for himself the label of “anarchist” and yesterday was the 200th anniversary of his birth. His most famous statement was, of course, property is theft, still at the heart of anarchist economics but frequently misunderstood.

“Property” in this sense doesn’t refer to “personal property” – your clothes, your bike – which a person uses frequently. The property is theft type of property is your buy-to-let, landlordist, “location location location” type of property: the type of property, frequently housing, that is held by someone in order to stop someone else from using it (unless they pay you rent or some other condition).

Eruptions of anger in Iceland

One of the weekly demonstrations in Reyjavik

Not to be outdone by Greece, the economic crisis has brought out a wave of popular anger in Iceland as well. This article by AFTAKA, Direct Action in Iceland is an excellent, detailed roundup of what’s going on there.

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Police Murder In Athens Sparks Widespread Revolt

Following the despicable murder of young Alexis Grigoropoulis on Saturday night Greek cities have burned. Anger at not only this latest slaying but at decades of police brutality has erupted into justifiable attacks upon both capital and the Greek state.