Anarchist Alfredo Cospito started a hunger strike

WRITE TO ANARCHIST PRISONERS

From La Nemesi Via Act for Freedom Now!

Today, October 20, 2022, at the Sassari surveillance court, during a hearing concerning the seizure of correspondence, anarchist comrade Alfredo Cospito declared the start of a hunger strike against the 41 bis prison regime to which he was transferred on May 5. The comrade, who made a statement, was not present in the courtroom but connected by video conference from Bancali prison.

An Anarchist Short Fiction and Essay Collection- Omelas, Fifty Years On

Welcome to the doggo commune. BARK BARK!

From Anarres Project for Alternative Futures About the Anarres Project by Joseph Orosco

Invitation for new short works of creative anarchist fiction: It has been fifty years since Ursula K. Le Guin took us to Omelas with her 1973 short story about the ambiguous utopia and the child who suffers greatly for the pleasures of the many.

Coup de Gras Mardi Gras Festival Returns for 2023

From Center for a Stateless Society, received via email

We are very excited to announce that the annual Coup de Gras Mardi Gras Festival & Unconference will be returning this year to Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville, LA. An annual anarchist Mardi Gras celebration thrown by Krewe de Main and the Center for a Stateless Society deep in the bayous of Cajun Country, Coup de Gras is equal parts anarchist bookfair and Carnival celebration.

We Don't Feel Shame or Remorse for Our Cause

NO REGERTS!

From Anarquía, English translation by Anarchist News

The Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) has identified most of the anarchist, dissident, feminist, activist groups…. We want to express that while it's true that this is nothing new in the history of anarchism, and that it doesn't surprise us that it's carried out by the current [leftist] regime, we want to emphasize the responsibility of the State for what may happen to our comrades. Including ourselves.

Juan Carlos Mechoso, 1935-2022

It’s Only Been a Few Days and We Already Feel Your Absence

Troy Araiza Kokinis reflects on the life and revolutionary work of Juan Carlos Mechoso, who passed on October 11, 2022. Juan Carlos was a founding member of our sister organization, Federación Anarquista Uruguaya (FAU) and he will be dearly missed. Black Rose/Rosa Negra sends its heartfelt greetings and solidarity to the family, friends, and comrades of Juan Carlos.

Presentation of The Prisoner’s Herbal Book in Oakland

From It's Going Down

The Prisoner’s Herbal book is written for people in prison who want to learn about the medicinal properties of plants commonly found in prison courtyards. It contains ten detailed plant profiles, as well as instructions on how to prepare plant medicines in prison and more. It is based on my experience of using herbs through my 3.5 year prison sentence.

Alan Moore Is Considering Launching A Podcast About Anarchism

From Bleeding Cool by Rich Johnston

[B]eing asked if he would return to his spoken word performance pieces of art such as Highbury Working or The Moon And Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre Of Marvels, and how much he enjoyed doing them, he teased the possibility of returning to spoken word performances in a different fashion, starting a podcast looking at the history of anarchism.

Constructing an Unfixed Freedom

Constructing an Unfixed Freedom

From Mutualism Co-op By Joel Williamson

Self Interest

In every interaction and through every social structure, humans exercise an unavoidable psychological instinct known as self interest. It is a deep motivational factor that is inseparable from our subjectivity. Whether we are kind or cruel, it operates in the background of our decisions and persists despite our awareness of its presence. It is a definitive root feature of the human animal.

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Responsibility claim for a raid on a riot squad of MAT

anotha one!!!

From Athens Indymedia via Dark Nights

On 07/10 at noon we returned a small share of the state violence that we receive daily by attacking with Molotov cocktails the riot squad that guards the Steki of Biologica at the University of Thessaloniki. We have taken all necessary measures to avoid endangering passers-by. First we targeted the cops who were standing guard while sleeping and after they made sure to disappear we hit the bus itself.

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