[STUDY GROUP] Serrious Anarchist study Group

[rebelworker]

Ok so the other anarchism study group dosn't seem to be happening.

Im gonna get the ball rolling for one that will start in less than a month.

Yes i mostly included stuff I want to study/think is important, plus an intro text if people with little theory background want to participate. If you dont like my choises, dont join, or start another group.

I want to focus on questions of theory that relate to organisation and actual practice, In particular if the group lasts long, collectively picking recent articles written by or for the many active left anarchist federations.

I will hold off on my vote till I see if there are beginers that are interested who may want to start with Anarchy.

Let the polling begin. ;)

I am here including likes to all the above mentioned texts available online[I]

"Anarchy" (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_Archives/malatesta/anarchy.html) By Errico Malatesta
"Towards a Fresh Revolution" (http://www.anarkismo.net/newswire.php?story_id=912) by The Friends Of Durrutti Group
Some Collected Works (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_Archives/malatesta/MalatestaCW.html) by Errico Malatesta
Selected Articles from NEFAC (http://nefac.net/nea) and Zabalaza AC Federation (http://www.zabalaza.net/index02.htm)(south Africa) Publications. AF and WSM web pages seem to be down right now.
"Reading capital Politically" (http://www.eco.utexas.edu/~hmcleave/357krcp.html) By Harry Cleaver

[Janus]

Ok so the other anarchism study group dosn't seem to be happening.
That's cause no one ever closed the poll or set a date for a discussion time.

I voted for the first option.

[rebelworker]

Ok so here is the official starting date for the first reading.

Feb 16th. Poll will close on Wen Feb 14.

That gives two weeks for polling, and two days to notify everyone of the exact reading to be done.

[Leo]

I voted for "Towards a Fresh Revolution" by Friends Of Durutti Group. Although I won't be able to participate in the actual study group, being too busy with political work those days, I think it is the very best piece of Anarchism ever and would be excellent for beginners.

[Cryotank Screams]

I voted for "Reading Capital Politically" by Harry Cleaver.

[classwarveteran]

Hmm..."Mal Attestor" seems to be a favorite of the NEFAC crew. I rather enjoyed his back-and-forth with Mahkno over the concept of a platformist organization, but have never actually read much of his other stuff. Is this intended to be a anarcho-communist leaning study group, as I think much can be gleaned from anarcho-syndicalist and revolutionary industrial unionist thought, if we are going to discuss class struggle anarchism. But I'll stop with the suggestions since I appreciate the effort to form a study group, and will try to contribute as able.

[violencia.Proletariat]

Towards a fresh revolution deffinetly.

[Phalanx]

I voted for the same book as I did in the last poll.

[rebelworker]

I personally am very open to syndicalist and even some marxist readings, I just have no interest in individualist or heavy post leftist or post modernist stuff.

Class struggle is central for me, but Race and sex should also be focused upon if the group continues for a while.

[Black Dagger]

Is the second text available online?

[rebelworker]

Above I am including links to all texts available online.

[Black Dagger]

Excellent, thank you :)

[StartToday]

I voted "Towards a Fresh Revolution".

[Devrim]

Hi Rebel Worker,
Can I join, not being an anarchist, and all? I would like to discuss 'Towards a Fresh Revolution' with the anarchists though.
Devrim

[Enragé]

I voted for the contemporary articles, i think we need to stop living in the past so much

[The Grey Blur]

Contemporary stuff. I can't read large texts online as they kill my eyes.

[Severian]

Originally posted by [email protected] 09, 2007 04:06 pm
I voted for the contemporary articles, i think we need to stop living in the past so much
If you don't study the past, you'll go on living in it (repeating it.)

[More Fire for the People]

Reading Capital Politcally. fo sho.

[Enragé]

Originally posted by Severian+February 09, 2007 10:43 pm--> (Severian @ February 09, 2007 10:43 pm)
[email protected] 09, 2007 04:06 pm
I voted for the contemporary articles, i think we need to stop living in the past so much
If you don't study the past, you'll go on living in it (repeating it.) [/b]
wh00t

long live clichés

i've studied the past enough for my taste. I want to know about contemporary anarchism, since where i live there is very little of it.

[The Grey Blur]

Ditto for me. I'm just saying you will get more participants if the articles are relatively short and contemporary.

[Knight of Cydonia]

voted Anarchy: a Pamphlet by Errico Malatesta

PS: :mellow: can i join the study?

[Janus]

You already have by voting.

[rebelworker]

I guess I didnt state this explicitly, but this poll is open to everyone, Id love to have your participation Dev. along with PR and Severian.

Obviously I hope we can keep the knee jerk sectarianism to a minimal(that goes to us anarchists too), Im interested in a group people committed to working class struggle and internationalism. Period.

If your not an a anarchist but are intereted in the texts, not all of which will be anarchist, your welcome.

Polls close tomorrow.

Remember, if you didnt get what you wanted this time, hopefully the group will keep on going for long enough that we can do others. Lets keep moving at a good pace.

[StartToday]

So... will there be a new thread for discussion, or will that be done here?

(Sorry for the noob question)

[rebelworker]

I have a bit of a dilemma,

The vote goes to "Towards a fresh revolution", but only by one vote, Mine.

When i voted I had no way of knowing it was so close. Part of the reason I restarted the group is cause I wanted newcombers to learn. Obviously Anarchy is going to spark a bit more introductory debate than The Friends of Durutti Piece.

Another problem is not everyone who voted posted, so I cant contact everyone, should have thought of this before I guess.

I guess Im gonna go ahead contacting the people who did post about starting the Winner, and if some people are interested, holding a second group for beginners on the Malatesta Article.

I do not want to discourage people who feel they are new to this from participating in the "Towards a Fresh Revolution" discusion. The Text is short and mostly talking about history so you dont have to know tones of obscure theroy to get it, Though the more you know about the spanish civil war the better.

Im gonna be out of touch till Friday night, so Ill be responding again then.

RW

[rebelworker]

For people who want to know more about the Spanish Civil War and want to read the "Friends of Durruti article "Towards a Fresh Revolution".

I encourage you to check out a few article on wikipedia.org

They are short and will give you at least a minimal background of what was going on.

First read the Spanish civil war article.

Then read links to the siege of Madrid (linked at the end of "The war 1936). It will have links to info on Beuenavenura Durruti, an Anarchist General who was the inspiration for the Pamphlet.

The Spanish Civil War article will also have links to the Barcelona May days, an important event for the "Friends of Durruti Group", and their critique of the direction of the main stream of the anarchist union, the CNT.

Also Orwells, "Homage to Catalonia" is a fairly good read about the civil war and some of the events debated in the Pamphlet.

[BreadBros]

Hmm, I voted for 'Reading Capital Politically' as Harry Cleaver is one of my favorite authors (especially when it comes to analyzing the capitalist structure of social institutions like school) but it apparently didn't win. Oh well, I'd still like to be included in this study group if I can, it'll be my first online/RevLeft one :).

[Janus]

So, it looks like "Towards a Fresh Revolution" by Friends Of Durutti Group has won out.

Poll closed.