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TOTW: Delusional thoughts

flying human

Anarchy, as a concept and lived way of being, is alluring to some because of its delusion. The reminder that impossibility is possible, that moments of self-destruction and creation can displace limits imposed on us by the State, one another, and ultimately ourselves can appear as a freedom as well as a crushing burden. What's the difference, anyway? “It’s what you make of it,” as the saying goes.

TOTW: fellas, is it queer to be gay?

TOTW: fellas, is it queer to be gay?

Topic of the Week - guest contribution by MK

An middle schooler in my life asked me a question to this effect the other day, and for this tranarchist, it kickstarted the most beautiful kind of existential crisis. Of course this tweenage organizer, who didn't use the a-word for herself, was gay—but in her possibly-ungovernable gay (and maybe queer) self, was she still practicing anarchy to some extent?

TOTW: Dinner and a Movie

netflix and anarchy!

After some years thinking about this, it seems to me like most people enjoy dinner. I’ve also discovered that a lot of them tend to like pictures that move …moving pictures, “movies.” The social sciences suggest that human beings have been doing something like the two things together for a while. Creating and consuming food while creating and consuming passive entertainment. 

TOTW: The anarchist campsite

TOTW: The anarchist campsite

Topic of the week – Earlier this summer the Anarchy 2023 festival in St. Imier took place with photos of hundreds of tents pitched and anarchists camping out together. While the festival in St. Imier had a much larger focus than just coming together to go camping, over the years these events where anarchists make a camp together to just hang out, have conversations with new and old friends, and spend time together seem to have become less common while events like bookfairs have taken center stage for the anarchist meetup. This week we’re sitting down at the ANews communal fire pit to share our thoughts on the anarchist campsite.

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