anarchist spaces

From Act for Freedom Now!

Our dreams are not up for auction – our turn has not yet been played.

In the 24 years of life of Evangelismos Squat, on its liberated ground, the flame is resistance and the dangerous hope for a different world is being relayed from generation to generation. Always against authority, in the first line of the clashes of our class and of struggles against war, against police brutality, the pillaging of nature, patriarchy and fascism, the Great House is – and will be – a castle of just counter-violence and a social barricade of the city of Heraklion.

From O.R.C.A.

O.R.C.A. is closing. This wasn’t an easy decision, but given a combination of factors–personal capacity, building frustration, and lack of logistical+financial support–running the space is no longer sustainable for us and we don’t want to continue this project. We are glad to have helped create an anarchist space for people to meet and learn from each other and encounter anti-authoritarian ideas. Many anarchist spaces often skew white and punk; it was important to us that O.R.C.A. did not fall into this pattern.

From Vallées en lutte

We are a small team who have embarked on a project for a militant tent at almost free price after realizing the logistical and financial difficulties of depending on professionals for tent rental for militant events, so we want to offer a militant alternative!

From Faythe Levine

Do you remember the Black Cat Cafe? Do you have any memories big or small about eating a meal, volunteering, cooking, washing dishes, going to shows, attending organizing meetings? What about show and event flyers, recipes, or photos tucked away in your personal archives?

From The Pensive Quill

For those of us interested in punk rock and its visible manifestations in Belfast, Petesy Burns was the equivalent of a totem pole: someone who represented a rich heritage but could still inspire those who interacted with him. From Good Vibrations through to the Harp Bar, the Manhattan, the Anarchy Centre and through three variations on Giros/Warzone Centre, Petesy helped to create and nurture not just punk rock in Belfast but also an alternative lifestyle and way of thinking during a time of intense conflict and ideological rigidness.

From The Lawrence Times

If Lawrencians are going to confuse the Ecumenical Campus Ministries for a church, executive director Jessie Duke at least wants it to seem like a wild one. That’s why she opened a punk, anarchist bookstore in the building. “Because it presents as a church, often people are afraid to come here,” Duke said. “There’s a lot of people that feel isolated from that, or have trauma around being in religious spaces.”

From ANews Podcast

Welcome to the ANews podcast. This podcast covers anarchist activity, ideas, and conversations from the previous week.

From Organise! Magazine

When asked to write this article, I accepted enthusiastically and without hesitation. Admittedly, I love to write and leapt at the chance to work on something other than an instagram caption. (I was of course more eager for an opportunity to reflect on our work). Reflection is something we do everyday as a small team of volunteers. As we get feedback from community members, make adjustments to our workflow, and build more efficient systems of organizing, we are constantly asking ourselves “what works?” and “what sucks?” Still, these are assessments made on the go and rarely are we allowed time enough to think carefully about the ideological facets of our work. I’ll be honest, I find leftist self-critique at this point cliched, approaching hackneyed. Because we are hyperfocused on “what sucks,” you’ll have to forgive me for jumping at the chance to highlight things that don’t. If this article has an overly saccharin tone, I hope it is tempered at least in comparison to a preponderance of the opposite.

From Hudson Valley One

Self-described “anti-capitalist community space and cafe” Blackbird Infoshop (587 Abeel St., Kingston) recently announced it was closing to the public “indefinitely” after roughly three years in business.

From From Embers

An interview with one of the collective members behind Black Oak Anarchist Social Space, which launched in Hamilton in Spring 2025.