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Irish Anarchist Review
Issues of the anarchist journal Irish Anarchist Review which replaced Red & Black Revolution
Irish Anarchist Review Issue 11
Date: Wed, 2015-04-29 18:50
The eleventh issue of the Irish Anarchist Review goes to press in the middle of the biggest battle in the war against austerity in Ireland to date. Tens of thousands of people have taken part in mass demonstrations against the water charges, up and down the country thousands have taken part in acts of physical resistance against water meter installation and hundreds of thousands, at the very least, are getting ready to participate in a mass boycott of the charge. Furthermore, the level of political consciousness of the population has risen considerably over the last year, with a distinct anti-establishment atmosphere, and in some cases an anti-state atmosphere, developing.
Irish Anarchist Review Issue 10
Date: Tue, 2014-10-21 19:26
Welcome to the tenth instalment of the Irish Anarchist Review, published for the 2014 London Anarchist Bookfair.
Five years ago, the Irish Anarchist Review replaced Red and Black Revolution as the magazine of the Workers Solidarity Movement. It’s mission was to fill a vacuum in Irish radical circles, to be a publication that raised questions and provoked debate, rather than laying out blueprints for success, as had been the norm in the more theoretical work of the left. It was established at a time where a fightback was believed to be imminent, when the expectation was that as the (economic) beatings continued, morale would improve.
The intervening years produced a series of false starts. The big ICTU demonstrations in the infancy of the crisis proved to be safety valves for the expulsion of steam from the rank and file, and were tightly controlled by the bureaucracy. The Occupy phenomenon was a reaction against that type of protest, and it did release a wave of creative energy, but it’s structurelessness ultimately had the same effect, and that energy escaped into the ether. There have also been strikes and occupations, the Unlock Nama campaign, the campaign against household and water taxes (CAHWT) and a massive resurgence in the campaign for abortion access.
Irish Anarchist Review 9
Date: Wed, 2014-04-09 10:55
Welcome to Issue nine of the Irish Anarchist Review, published for the 2014 Dublin Anarchist Bookfair.
EDITORIAL:
We've been hearing scare stories about the damage being done to the environment by co2 emissions for decades now. Terms like “climate change”, “greenhouse effect”, “the ozone layer” (more importantly, the holes in the ozone layer) and “global warming”, are part of everyday language. We know that the polar ice caps are melting, causing sea levels to rise and we know that the weather is doing crazy things in parts of the world that are usually temperate. And, we know that all this is being caused by the stuff we produce and how we produce it. What has our response been?
By and large, we've done nothing. In fact we've done the opposite. We've continued to create stuff. More and more stuff. We produce enough food to feed the world at least twice over and a third of it is wasted. We produce gadgets we don't really need, war machines to subjugate people, we plan obsolescence so that we have to keep producing things to replace other things so that the wheels of the global economy keep turning and profit keeps accumulating. Billions of humans, across the planet, spend a large chunk of every day, doing things they'd prefer not to to produce things they don't need in a process that is making the planet unfit for their habitation.
Irish Anarchist Review no 8 - Autumn 2013
Date: Wed, 2013-11-27 13:21
This issue of the Irish Anarchist Review, explores the idea of solidarity, beyond the workplace, as it extends to women in struggle, travellers, migrants and others. We look at how, solidarity and mutual aid, should involve, not just supporting the exploited and oppressed, but in assisting them in their struggles, and rather than presenting ourselves as saviors, with the solution to their problems, to listen and help amplify their voices as they work towards their own solutions.
Contents:
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- Solidarity for ever?
- Apartheid, Irish style
- Horizons of our Imaginations: Anarchist & Educations
- Many shades, second sex
- The conquest of Robots
- Creating an Anarchist Theory of Privilege
- Interview: Anti-Deportations Ireland
- Solidarity, Engagement and the Revolutionary Organisation
- Why I became an anarchist
- Spanish Civil War walking tour
- Book review: Anarchy in a Cold War
- Interview: Quebec student movement
Irish Anarchist Review no7 - Spring 2013 - with PDF
Date: Mon, 2013-05-13 15:21
Welcome to issue seven of the Irish Anarchist Review, published by the Workers Solidarity Movement. One hundred years on from the great Dublin lockout, the labour movement in Ireland stands at a crossroads. In this issue, we look at some of the struggles of the past that lead us to this moment in history and consider ways that we can progress the reconstruction of working class organisation. We don’t think there is a magic formula for success; rather we hope this magazine can be a forum for debate for activists who are involved in the struggles that are going on in 2013.
PDF file of IAR 7 to download (Print Quality version on Scribd)
- Locked Out: Dublin 1913
- General Strike - Protest or Process
- Urban Politics & The Dublin Housing Action Committee 1968-71
- Anarchism in Brazil
- Capital's Shadow
- On the RAG
- The Politics of Voices: Notes on Gender, Race & Class
- Avoiding Burn out – Self Care and Support in activism
- Review of Volume 2 of Anarchist FAQ
Irish Anarchist Review 6 - Winter 2012
Date: Mon, 2012-12-10 12:32
Welcome to the sixth instalment of the Irish Anarchist Review, produced by the Workers Solidarity Movement. In this magazine we look to explore ideas about the world around us, how these ideas inform practice and how the intersection of the two leads to new theory, beginning the process afresh. We believe that ideas can only be tested in the laboratory of real life struggle and that this magazine can be a forum for activists who are part of the daily struggle that is going on right now. We hope that the articles here can stimulate discussion and debate and perhaps even motivate some of our readers to respond with articles of their own.
Irish Anarchist Review 5 - Summer 2012
Date: Thu, 2012-06-14 15:03
Welcome to Irish Anarchist Review issue 5, produced by the Workers Solidarity Movement. In this magazine we look to explore theories, thoughts and ideas about political struggle. We set out to analyse where we are aiming for as a revolutionary movement and explore how we might get there. The purpose of ‘Irish Anarchist Review’ is to act as forum for a sharing of ideas about revolutionary struggle. Building a successful revolution demands genuine discussion, debate and sharing of ideas. We hope that the articles in here will help to stimulate discussion and provoke debate and perhaps even motivate some of our readers to respond with articles of your own.
Want to distribute IAR 5
Date: Thu, 2012-05-17 12:29
Issue 5 of the Irish Anarchist Review will be coming out in time for the Dublin anarchist bookfair. If your coming to the bookfair why not book multiple copies of this excellent publication to take away with you and give to friends or drop off in your local social center or other radical space. If your able to do this use our Contact us form to let us know how many you'd like to pick up at the bookfair. Please include a phone number so we can confirm this with you the night before and so avoid unnecessary carrying of bundles to the bookfair.
As well as various reviews the major issues covered in IAR5 include
- Single issue campaigns, community syndicalism & direct democracy
- Torture, murder & exclusion: Ireland's first 10 years of independence
- Towards an anarchist anti-racism
- Do workers co-operatives help or hinder the building of a libertarian communist society
- Revolutionary organisation in the age of the Networked Individual
Irish Anarchist Review 4
Date: Fri, 2011-10-21 10:40
Welcome to issue 4 of the Irish Anarchist Review, produced by the Workers Solidarity Movement. This magazine aims to provide a forum for the exploration of theories, thoughts and ideas about political struggle, and where we would like to go and how to get there from the current situation. This magazine also seeks to be a place where people interested in revolutionary politics can read first-hand reports from people involved at the ‘coal-face’ of working-class struggles and perhaps reply to it with an article of their own. We believe there can be no revolution worthy of the name without a genuine sharing of political ideas between people.
Irish Anarchist Review 3
Date: Mon, 2011-05-23 11:14
Welcome to Issue 3 of The Irish Anarchist Review, produced by the Workers Solidarity Movement. This magazine aims to provide a forum for the exploration and discussion of theories, thoughts and ideas about where we are and where we would like to be in terms of political struggles today.
