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Is the AF experiencing a huge increase in members or what?

charlie mowbray said:
Trouble is, Abbie Hoffmann was the King of the stunt and stuntism himself!!

Have you read that book on 1968 written by that fellow who also write books on ( don't laugh but I have read them) Cod and Salt? I thought he showed Hoffman to be a complete pillock.
 
The biggest anarchist organisation I've been in was the Organisation of Revolutionary Anarchists in the 70s (whose high point was 73) So now looks like this is being superceded. Not that that means fuckall in the scheme of things.
 
Chuck Wilson said:
Have you read that book on 1968 written by that fellow who also write books on ( don't laugh but I have read them) Cod and Salt? I thought he showed Hoffman to be a complete pillock.
No, I haven't but I know the guy you mean ( the cod and salt books are good- maybe 2 more coming up on chips and vinegar?)
 
charlie mowbray said:
The biggest anarchist organisation I've been in was the Organisation of Revolutionary Anarchists in the 70s (whose high point was 73) So now looks like this is being superceded. Not that that means fuckall in the scheme of things.

The DAM had many more members than that.
 
charlie mowbray said:
No, I haven't but I know the guy you mean ( the cod and salt books are good- maybe 2 more coming up on chips and vinegar?)


Mark Kurlansky (sp?)

He also wrote a pretty decent book on the history of Basque
 
charlie mowbray said:
So? I was never in the DAM, and it wasn't many more it was about 150 top wack. Still minute in the scheme of things anyway. Your point?

Sorry misread you post, I didn't realise it was ones you've been in. :o
 
Chuck Wilson said:
Have you read that book on 1968 written by that fellow who also write books on ( don't laugh but I have read them) Cod and Salt? I thought he showed Hoffman to be a complete pillock.

Mark Kurlansky?
 
I've got the Basque History of the World sitting on my bookshelf waiting to be read too.












I've occasionally seen a couple of people handing out copies of Resistance outside Brixton tube. Haven't seen 'em for a while though.
 
No, I never spoke to any of you, just took a copy of Resistance. I've been vaguely thinking of joining some organisation or other IWCA are interesting as are AFed and SolFed but my laziness will probably get the better of me.
 
Stevil said:
Percentage wise that's an amazing increase. Always had problems with the midlands, there was a West Midlands SF a while back. Is Northampton counted as the Midlands? They are doing well.

Here in the North West the membership has increased, doubled in Preston over the past year and Manchester has had new members. Scotland doing well as well.

I was told there was an AF member in Lancashire but have yet to find him/her. Hello, hello are you there? come and speak to us. :D

http://www.af-north.org/ is probably you're best bet
 
Blagsta said:
No, I never spoke to any of you, just took a copy of Resistance. I've been vaguely thinking of joining some organisation or other IWCA are interesting as are AFed and SolFed but my laziness will probably get the better of me.
join 2 :)
 
gawkrodger said:
relating threads, what's your political affilliation chuck?

Pro-working class. I am a member of the IWCA. Not a trot (although I was one once) not a lennist , not an anarchist and have always had no problem in working collaboratively with those who share the same aim.
 
Yes that is bigger than WP i think, but if you count revo...

Its still bigger.

Nope if that's the AFs membership then the AF and Workers Power are the same size. Revos non-WP membership is probably about the same size again I'd guess, but obviously a lot of Revo members aren't as active.

I think the AWL have about 100 members, the SP probably around 600 or so, and the SWP have about 1500. The CPGB about 15, the ISG about 40 and the CPB about 200 pensioners.

How many members has the IWCA got? Why will no-one ever say?

As for who is hardest. Come and 'av a go I say. ;)
 
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