Why is the UK scene so bad?
Even in the USA whose libertarian movements have their leaders killed, can have a get together and talk about serious politics. In the UK there are no class struggle forums (clue - the web don't count coz its virtual) where politics can be discussed sensibly. Instead, petulance rules the roost and the tyranny of the self selected in crowd.
The IWW global conference in London in August will probably see some discussions, but there is a desperate need for more politics not less, without preconditions or predetermined positions...
Reportback from the Class Struggle Anarchist Conference in NYC
by Alex Freeman Saturday, Jun 28 2008, 8:23am
north america / mexico / anarchist movement / anarchist communist event
Monday July 7th, 7pm
Arise! Bookstore
2441 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN USA
From May 31st to June 1st, 2008 over one hundred activists from three generations of Anarchist organizing across North America gathered to explore common ground.
Organizers from the Northeastern Federation of Anarcho-Communists (NEFAC), Workers Solidarity Alliance, Industrial Workers of the World, Solidarity & Defense, Capital Terminus Collective, Amanecer, Class Action Alliance, Michigan-Minnesota Group, Anti-Racist Action, the (now defunct) Love and Rage Anarchist Federation, and even a former member of the Mujeres Libres of the Spanish CNT attended. We discussed organizing experiences in the community, workplace, and various social movements with a focus on the role of race and gender within the movement.
Two Twin Cities residents attended the conference, and will share their experiences at this event. We hope our presentation will spark discussion of the current status and future potential of Anarchist organizing locally.