He Zhen, Qiu Jin & Anarchism

From Rethinking the World in East Asia 1850s-1990s

Feminism movements emerged in modern China since the lase decades of the Qing dynastic rule. He Zhen (also known as He Yin-Zhen) was among the most famous Chinese feminists during this period, while she was also very well-known for her anarchist ideologies. Qiu Jin, while was not usually recognised as an anarchist as He, was indeed a “feminist warrior” and radical in advocating of anarchism-patterned ideologies, as claimed by Louise Edwards.

Shifu: Can We Consider the Views of China’s Famous Anarchist ‘True’ Anarchy?

From Rethinking the World in East Asia 1850s-1990s

Born to an upper-class family as Liu Shaobin, Shifu (1884-1915) lived through the collapse of the Qing dynasty and converted to anarchism while studying in Japan. Known for his commitment to living anarchist principles, Shifu’s purist example and devotion to promoting the common good through his educational reforms influenced subsequent generations of Chinese anarchists, attracting others to the anarchist movement which reached its peak in the early 1920s. While Shifu’s early career mirrors other anarchists of the time in his support of assassination and revolution-driven violence, some argue that, because his later efforts depart somewhat and are marked by a renunciation of violence, he fell away from anarchy.

Anarchist Roots vs Authoritarian Reality of Maoism

From Rethinking the World in East Asia 1850s-1990s

Of all the ideological contradictions within Maoism, none is more profoundly ironic than its relationship with Anarchism. The core conflict between the two can be defined as a centralised vanguardism vs decentralised spontaneity. But the true irony lies not just in their methodological divergence, but in the complete reversal of Mao’s own stance. A central paradox is revealed, as Mao’s quest to destroy one form of authority became a reproduction of the very power it sought to overthrow.

Spanish Civil War – Social War

From Social Ecology and Communalism Workshop

Let’s say, for convenience’s sake, that it was a little over thirty years ago. Let’s say I was in my twenties and was just coming out of my shell, very late in life. That is, from a long adolescence and a modest family background where both cultural and political deserts reigned. Let’s say, finally, that there was this fundamental encounter with a couple of friends that made me veer off course and glimpse the shores of the continent of Anarchy—and its eldest daughter: the Spanish Revolution.

Uchiyama Gudō’s Anarchist Buddhism

From Rethinking the World in East Asia 1850s-1990s

The Impact of International Socialism on Japanese Buddhism

Uchiyama Gudō’s background in Buddhism inspired his socialist beliefs; therefore, he understood socialism and anarchism not as departures from Buddhism, but as natural expressions of Buddhist egalitarianism. What he failed to grasp, however, were the conflicting natures of Buddhism’s inner liberation and anarchism’s outer revolution.

Boston Prosecutors Invoke Law Used Against Anarchists to Charge Protesters

From The New York Times

Four Boston police officers were injured in a confrontation near Boston Common with more than 200 protesters who the police said had refused to clear the roadway. Those arrested ranged in age from 19 to 28 and included students from at least two area colleges. All were to be charged with inciting a riot, a felony charge that is also known as “promotion of anarchy,” with origins in early 20th-century fears of anarchist violence.

Osvaldo Escribano (1939–2025)

From Anarchistická federace

He was born in 1939. At the age of 18, he was drawn to anarchism, through the anarchist club of the José Ingenieros People's Library. In the 1960s, he became involved in student revolts. He was also part of the cooperative movement and the peasant movement, and became one of the founders of a federation of housing cooperatives. He was a member of the Comunidade do Sul do Uruguai (Community of Southern Uruguay), an experiment in free living in which he practiced his ideas for years, until his exile in Argentina in 1974.

The Dandelion Gatherers: On Italian-American Foodways, Anarchism, & Assimilation

From Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

The Dandelion Gatherers is a historical exploration of Italian American foodways, anarchism, and assimilation through folklore, newspaper stories, and accounts of women who gathered dandelions by the roadside.

How Philly anarcho-punks blended music, noise and social justice in the 1990s and 2000s

From The Conversation by by Edward Anthony Avery-Natale

While New York City is commonly considered the birthplace of American punk rock, just 100 miles south of the famous CBGB club where the Ramones and other early punk bands got their start is Philadelphia, which has had its own vibrant punk rock scene since at least 1974 – and it has persisted through the present day.

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