In the June 21st episode of the ‘This American Life’ podcast, producer Bim Adewunmi asked, partly rhetorically, partly seriously, “why now?”
Why Now? On the current phase of the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More »
Russian revolutionary and anarchist communist Petr Kropotkin wrote Mutual Aid: A Factor in Evolution in 1902 as a direct response to contemporary Malthusian misinterpretations of Darwin’s theories of evolution by natural selection.
WTF is Mutual Aid? Read More »
Please note: there are sections of this book that describe and discuss violence, including sexual violence. “It is written to shift the discourse within the social movements that matter to me. It presents an argument that those outside the elite or capitalist class, those who define themselves as socialists, communists or anarchists, must address unequal
Tracksuits, Trauma and Class Traitors by D Hunter – Book Review Read More »
Several weeks ago in one of the Zoom calls which have since become a pervasive aspect of everyday life under lockdown, a friend introduced me to a new and promising group called the Angry Workers Collective [AWC], brought into existence a mere 6 years ago, adding that “There’s a very real and refreshing militancy to
Class Power on Zero Hours – Book Review Read More »
by Cyril Winstanley Recent events have highlighted what most people knew already. The police are not fit for purpose. Protests around the world show that people recognise that police forces serve the same function everywhere. We understand what their purpose is and it is not to ‘serve and protect’ ordinary people, least of all those
Abolish Police and Border Guards Read More »
There are only a few days left to donate to the Water for Rojava campaign. Help us raise £100,000 to support women’s co-operatives and vital water projects in North-East Syria. Thankfully the target has been already reached, but the more the better. Water is not a weapon, water is life! DONATE HERE! If you have
Water for Rojava campaign: Last days, donate now! Read More »
On 25th May, another great tragedy befell the black community of Minneapolis at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin has a long record of abuse of power (although calling it an abuse of power today feels like a euphemism: truly, it is business as usual for those in power). Prior to Floyd, Chauvin
Justice for George Floyd Read More »
_ Yesterday a meme about the Left in London was circulated, which included a panel about Plan C. Like anything else in this format, the meme was ironic and purposefully edgy, and we understand this comes with the medium. We have noted that the panel on Plan C included descriptions such as “sex pests”, “cover ups” and
Care and Justice – Plan C London May 2020 Statement Read More »
By Olly, Plan C Covid-19 Cluster and Plan C Bristol. Now is the time to make very clear what we need and want… we do not want the ruling class’s version of the ‘new normal’. We are creating a #DemandANewNormal platform as one part of the collective response to the corona-crisis. While groups across the
No going back! Moving towards a vision of a new normal Read More »
As the Corona crisis is set to produce an unprecedented challenge to the reproduction of both capitalism and life, Plan C’s Covid-19 cluster is launching the #DemandANewNormal campaign. After a long time in isolation and fear, the desire for a ‘New Normal’ is very strong. A recent large poll found that having enjoyed cleaner air,
The time has come to demand a new normal Read More »
