Pamphlets

[Hostage]

Can someone please link me to good 'introductory' pamphlets, regarding topics such as 'What is anarchism/communism?','How to stop racism", 'What are Classes" etc. Preferably written in the most simple way possible..

And most importantly, since May Day is coming up, from where I can find good May Day pamphlets? such as explaining its origin and putting it in the 'revolutionary' highlight?

Gotta spread some..

(Ps: If they contain examples of struggles,statistics, etc, it would be preferable if they're european related)

Thanks in advance :)

[apathy maybe]

If this is for you, have a look at the threads at the top of the learning forum.
The RevLeft Dictionary (http://www.revleft.com/vb/revolutionary-left-dictionary-t22628/index.html) and
High School Commie's Guide (http://www.revleft.com/vb/high-school-commie-t22370/index.html) are two of the best.

Regarding May Day it self, Wikipedia says:

May Day can refer to various labour celebrations conducted on May 1 that commemorate the fight for the eight hour day. May Day in this regard is called International Workers' Day, or Labour Day. The idea for a "workers holiday" began in Australia in 1856. With the idea having spread around the world, the choice of May 1st became a commemoration by the Second International for the people involved in the 1886 Haymarket affair.[7]

The Haymarket affair occurred during the course of a three-day general strike in Chicago, Illinois that involved common laborers, artisans, merchants, and immigrants.[8] Following an incident in which police opened fire and killed four strikers at the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. plant, a rally was called for the following day at Haymarket Square. The event remained peaceful, yet towards the end of the rally, as police moved in to disperse the event, an unknown assailant threw a bomb into the crowd of police. The bomb and resulting police riot left at least a dozen people dead, including seven policemen.[9] A sensational show trial ensued in which eight defendants were openly tried for their political beliefs, and not necessarily for any involvement in the bombing.[10] The trial lead to the eventual public hanging of four anarchists.[11] The Haymarket incident was a source of outrage from people around the globe. In the following years, memory of the "Haymarket martyrs" was remembered with various May Day job actions and demonstrations.[12]

As such, May Day has become an international celebration of the social and economic achievements of the labour movement. Although May Day received its inspiration from the United States, the U.S. Congress designated May 1 as Loyalty Day in 1958 due to the day's appropriation by the Soviet Union.[13] Alternatively, Labor Day traditionally occurs on the first Monday in September in the United States. People often use May Day as a day for political protest, such as the million people who demonstrated against far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen in France, or as a day for protest against government actions, such as pro-immigrant rallies across the United States.[14][15][16]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day#International_Workers.27_Day


Oh, and I read you want to spread these pamphlets around, sorry mate, don't have any. But, you could take something like the dictionary and make it into a pamphlet yourself, that might work.

[Bitter Ashes]

My advice to you is to do your upmost to increase class conscieness and then the rest of the stuff sorts itself out. Point out the flaws in capitalism and if anybody asks you the alternatives to any of the particular situation, rather than just answering "MARX!", educate them about how self-governing workers could achieve a better result.

Once people are aware that the bourgeois is thier common enemy and that they know that the working class holds the true way forward then you can feel pretty confident that you've won them over and they've become an empowered worker. I'd hold back using terms like communism or socialism or anarchism until then.

So, for your leaflets, just point out the flaws in capitalism. Try to find things that are going to be most relevant to those you distribute to and invite people to ask questions.

[teenagebricks]

AFED have some very interesting and informative pamphlets, many of which can be found on their website.

[Bilan]

On the Poverty of Student Life (http://library.nothingness.org/articles/SI/en/display/4) (SI)
Perspectives of Communism (http://en.internationalism.org/wr/271_poc_01.html) (ICC)
Anarchy (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_Archives/malatesta/anarchy.html) (Malatesta)
State and Revolution (http://marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/index.htm) (Lenin)
Reform or Revolution? (http://marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1900/reform-revolution/index.htm) (Luxemburg)

[Bilan]

Also, What are the origins of May Day? (http://marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1894/02/may-day.htm) (Luxemburg)

[bailey_187]

If you want to buy pamphlets/leaflets here are links

They sell in bulk, if you are planning on spreading them around

http://www.wellred.marxist.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=8

http://communist-party.org.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=14&Itemid=4