Yes Magazine, “An Anarchist Quaker’s Prayer to Soothe Anxiety”
byWhat my therapist said when she closed her office because of coronavirus. Hello sweet one. I see how much you care about the world, about your…
Anarchists In the News
Agency maintains an ongoing list of anarchism and anarchists discussed or mentioned in mainstream media outlets. Notable mentions are posted here in chronological order.
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Open Democracy, “Why Russian mathematician Azat Miftakhov is on trial”
byIn Russia, the authorities are increasingly taking aim at left-wing activists – using any means necessary. The charges against Miftakhov, his lawyers say, stem…
The Conversation, “This anarchist thinker helps explain why we feel so driven to help each other through the coronavirus crisis”
byEmpty supermarket shelves and panicked government briefings have become the defining images of the coronavirus crisis. But the community response, however, may well be…
Vox, “People are helping each other fight coronavirus, one Google spreadsheet at a time”
byThousands of volunteers in new “mutual aid” groups are bringing groceries, medications, and more to vulnerable strangers. It’s been replicating like crazy over the…
The Guardian, “Social distancing is a must – but many are ready to contribute even more”
byLast Tuesday morning at Middlebury College in Vermont, rumors swirled. Across North America, colleges and universities were suspending in-person classes and shuttering campuses in…
The Guardian, “Anarchist climate protesters evicted from Paddington Green”
byGreen Anti-Capitalist Front had held former police anti-terror HQ for three weeks Squatters who had occupied Paddington Green police station, the UK’s former counter-terror…
Glasgow Live, “Ethel MacDonald – the Lanarkshire woman who went to Spain to join the socialist revolution”
byOn what would have been her birthday, we look back at an unsung working class hero who ventured to Barcelona, helped her anarchist comrades…
Daily Mail, “From police fortress to anarchy HQ: Britain’s most secure station once house terrorists and killers – now it’s occupied by fanatics bent on smashing the state”
byBuilt to a fittingly Brutalist design half a century ago as a stronghold detaining IRA terrorists, and later holding the most dangerous jihadists, Paddington…
The Canary, “Israeli anarchist released despite refusing to ‘play by the rules of a system that is rigged against justice’”
byAn Israeli anarchist has been released from prison today. Jonathan Pollak was imprisoned after a right-wing group filed a proceeding against him. He was released after the Israeli Attorney General’s office…
The Guardian, “Paddington Green: inside the anti-terror HQ taken over by climate anarchists”
byThe Green Anti-Capitalist Front have occupied the closed police station to use as a base for week of action For almost 50 years, Paddington…