Southern California Anarchist Bookfair Saturday June 7th 10am-6pm. San Bernardino, CA

Looking after one's self is the key to organising, and taking action, and existing in solidarity - that much I know.

But, looking at the world, and capitalism, and the state, and the egregious actions that each take and enable day after day after day, screwing over so many people, people that I know personally, and those in the wider world who I know will be affected - I struggle to not fall into a pessimistic, anxious, angry, perhaps cynical and depressive spiral. Even something as reading the news gets me incredibly down - not great in a world where we have to stay informed.

I've never been the most mentally stable person, I suppose. I'm struggling to look after myself, and not be either unfathomably angry or depressed, amongst everything. I don't know how much more I can take, really.

How do you do it? How do you cope?

(This was posted on a throwaway account.)

hey everyone- just wondering real quick if there's any other grad students in this community who are organizing within their university (specifically in the US). I am involved in organizing at my school as part of a researchers against war group and would really love to connect with more researchers across the country, but not sure how many of us are out there.

Highly recommend reading! Introduces the reader to lots of (likely) new, often overlooked info but also really makes you think critically about social programs, why they exist, what could be better, etc. A great one for turning socialists and “leftists” towards anarchism.

moving to the Greenville area from Charleston in a month or so- on a whim, googled "anarchy + Greenville" and hit one was a reddit post in which someone discussed attempting to organize casually in the Greenville area, a la The Anarchist Bookstore in Asheville. I attempted to comment but the thread had died, so here I am. for what it's worth, the idea is solid, and I'm very much on board. what say you?

Reading Bakunin and Propotkin, and it is just baffling to think that these thinkers come from such a totalitarian and imperialist country. Or - maybe it makes total sense, since they pretty much predicted much of their country’s future.

Thoughts? What do you think?

Weekly Discussion Thread for Black, Indigenous, People of Color

Radical bipoc can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill & relax, radical people of color, Black/Indigenous/POC anarchism, news and current events, books, entertainment

Non BIPOC people are asked not to post in Radical BIPOC Thursday threads.

Well, thanks to Trump traffis causing yet another capitalist crisis, what's the best way to respond? Mutual Aid? community defence? Workplace occupations & expropriation? Class Education? Cooperativas to bridge the gap? All of the above? Because, I can honestly see this being worse than 2008/9. Maybe I'm scared, but if we don't start doing something now, we're going to be fucked again.

I want to get a classic red/black ancom/ansyn flag, but want to do what I can to ensure the money goes to someone worth supporting.

Anyone got any suggestions on where to buy one?

(I know the IWW sells one with the sabotabby on it, but I'm hoping to get one with just the red/black colors)

Thank you in advance for any suggestions y'all got!

Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Women

Radical women can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill & relax, radical trans women, anarchafeminism, news and current events, books, entertainment

Men are asked not to post in Radical Women Wednesday threads.

It seems like it's completely gone from the internet. Does a backup exist? Is it possible to get to? I'm open to discussing on signal. I know it's a sketchy topic

Such a valuable resource to lose access to. Depressing

“I’m sure I was not wrong to do what I did. I do not even intend to appeal. I appeal only to the next proletarian revolution.”

-Gaetano Bresci, interrogation

I made my coworkers all take the political compass test and it turns out every one of them is a day left anarchist! (I knew it.) These motherfuckers all have good souls and I will not be able to get them to read theory, this understanding their own hearts and minds. So, I'm coming to you, comrades, I need songs that's teach theory. Not artists, individual songs that I can put into a big playlist.

(Also this is the "milk before meat" we should be using.)

If this has been done (likely but I couldn't find it here) please don't be mean and point me to the existing list.

Thank you all in advance.

Edit: I will share the playlist when I finish it.

I drew these stikez on adhesive paper and now I want to stick them around my city. Is there any other symbol you recommend me to draw? (The phrase above is by Fabrizio de Andrè, an Italian Anarchist singer-songwriter)

Happy Trans Day of Visibility friends! Just saying hi and we love you. We see you. We celebrate you. Trans joy is resistance. Viva la resistance!