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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"].

Anarchist, publisher, would-be assassin: exhibition documents life of Stuart Christie

Anarchist, publisher, would-be assassin: exhibition documents life of Stuart Christie

From The Guardian by Vanessa Thorpe

Tribute to the revolutionary thinking of the Glaswegian writer jailed in Spain when a teenager for plotting to blow up Franco

To the British authorities of the 1970s the suspected terrorist Stuart Christie represented a dangerous menace, but to his admirers he was brave, principled and gifted.

Archive of Venice 1984/ International Anarchist Gathering now online!

Centro Studi Libertari – Archivio Giuseppe Pinelli now has a digital archive of the 1984 Anarchist festival held in Venice (voluminous, multilingual and includes English texts): https://centrostudilibertari.it/ven84-homepage

Support the Fundación Anselmo Lorenzo one of the largest anarchist archives in the world

From Kate Sharpley Library
https://www.katesharpleylibrary.net/3n5vq0

The Fundación Anselmo Lorenzo [1] (FAL) is one of the largest archives on the history of the anarchist and labour movements in Spain and worldwide. Part of the historic union CNT (Confederacion Nacional del Trabajo), our holdings span from the beginning of the workers’ associative endeavours in the nineteenth century, all the way up to the present era, including the momentous events during the Spanish Civil War and the Spanish Revolution of 1936-1939.

SEA Library: Knowledge-Building & Resistance in Southeast Asia

By Matt Dagher-margosian
December 31, 2021
https://asiaarttours.com/sea-library-knowledge-building-resistance-in-so...

I spoke to the Southeast Asia Anarchist Library on how their project came together, Southeast Asia and how organizing must be local and global to build a better world.

Asia Art Tours: How did Southeast Asian Anarchist Library come together? And outside of your website, could you describe the resources available for anarchism in Southeast Asia?

Pietro Ferrua (1930-2021)

by Marianne Enckell, CIRA Lausanne, August 2021, Translated by Paul Sharkey

This founding father of the CIRA died in Portland, Oregon, USA on 28 July 2021.

He was born in San Remo on 18 September 1930 to a housewife mother and a father who worked as a casino croupier. Whilst in his youth, he served in the Resistance as a runner. Come the Liberation, he and two comrades launched the ‘Alba dei Liberi’ anarchist group in San Remo. All three refused to perform their military service. Jailed in 1950 as a conscientious objector, Ferrua then went partly to ground, helping to organize international libertarian camp-outs, editing the review Senza limiti (1952-1954, 5 issues) and working on the sites of the International Civilian Service.

Why Amsterdam is home to a trove of anarchist archives

add foucault to the library, you idiots!

From El País by Isabel Ferrer

Why Amsterdam is home to a trove of archives on Spanish anarchism and the anti-Franco resistance

The International Institute of Social History is home to historical documents from the CNT labor union and Iberian Anarchist Federation, including the order that sent Buenaventura Durruti to Madrid

Ⓐnarchy in the Ⓐrchive!

Ⓐnarchy in the Ⓐrchive!

From Sagan Thacker dot blogspot

A Review, Study, and Some Ideas for the Future of Anarchist Archives

Hi there peoples. So this is a thing that I originally wrote for my grad school class because I'm interested in the subject & because I thought it might be useful/interesting to some people. It's far from perfect, obviously, but I hope you enjoy it anyway! If you don't have access to any of the things I cite (there are some that aren't open access), please feel free to email me & I'd be happy to send you a PDF or whatever! Also, if you have any questions/concerns/rants/etc., feel free to reach out as well. My email is sagan [at] ashevillefm [dot] org. OK, here goes!

Stuart Christie, 1946-2020

From Kate Sharpley Library

By John Patten

Stuart Christie 1946-2020 Anarchist activist, writer and publisher

Born in Glasgow and brought up in Blantyre, Christie credited his grandmother for shaping his political outlook. His determination to follow his conscience led him to anarchism. It also led him from the campaign against nuclear weapons to joining the struggle against the Spanish fascist dictator Francisco Franco. Committed to anarchism and publishing, Christie appeared at many bookfairs and film festivals, but scorned any suggestion he had come to ‘lead’ anyone anywhere. Christie’s partner Brenda died in June 2019. He slipped away peacefully, listening to “Pennies From Heaven” (Brenda’s favourite song) in the company of his daughter Branwen.

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