The ‘Finest library on Anarchy’ : Georges Pilotelle, and anarchist print culture

From Kate Sharpley Library

Anarchist libraries sometimes arise from a personal collection of books and papers, and sometimes such collections end up within an institution. In June 1903 reports appeared of the purchase of the ‘Finest library on Anarchy – Books, Pamphlets and Flaming Posters of the Most Violent Character Secured by Columbia.'

They Won’t Let Sacco and Vanzetti Die

From The Harvard Crimson

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti have been arrested in time on the third floor of the Community Church of Boston.

They are interred, not in a tomb — their bodies were cremated shortly after their executions — but in an archive, a testament to a radical tradition and the first Red Scare which sought to disrupt it. In the Church, their memory has found a temporary resting place.

Japan: Anarchism Document Center Newsletter #69 Published

From CIRA Japan
July 2024

We have published "The Anarchist Document Center Newsletter No. 69". The opening page introduces materials selected by Dameren and friends who visited the archives during a tour of Shizuoka to celebrate the publication of the new book. It introduces various materials in the archives. In addition, it features the publication of "List of Anarchist Movement Journals and Magazines [1912-2012]" and the popular series "Old Bookstore Oyaji's Introduction to Old Books."

CIRA Activity Report

From Centre International de Recherches sur l’Anarchisme
Bulletin du CIRA #80, Spring 2024

Activity Report 2023

If we squint at its somewhat repetitive nature, and a certain proclivity to make item lists, this activity report provides us with a chance to realize that the past year was more eventful than we remember, in the stream of routine and unforeseen events, of racing to deal with urgent matters while also considering long-term goals…

Report from recent info-events in Italy

From Balkan Anarchist Bookfair
April 21, 2023

Another mini info-tour in Italy – arranged through Organizational Assembly of BAB2023 and our comrades abroad – has just been put behind us. This time we had the opportunity to have with us our comrade from Cluj, Romania, who was part of the organisation of BAB2022.

Protest against Italian government attacks on anarchist archives

Dear comrades,
in the last few days, we issued a statement to respond to the recent attacks on the Historical Archive of the Italian Anarchist Federation, http://www.asfai.info/ and all anarchist archives, made by the Italian government. With this newsletter we intend to also reach out to our international contacts. In addition, we take the opportunity to address the grotesque theorems on alleged relations between the mafia and the anarchist movement.

Bicycle Rally for Anarchist Memory

From Anarquía, English translation by Anarchist News

The invitation is for a historical and cultural itinerary, that will consist of a bicycle tour around Santiago, where we will pass by seven spots that are relevant to local anarchist history. The activity will have a duration of approximately 3 hours, in this bicycle rally we will hand out informative material, there will also be theatrical interventions in some of the stops. The route will end in Parque Portales with a collective lunch organized by the Archivo Histórico La Revuelta [Historical Archive "The Revolt"].

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