Anarchism
Submitted by Jez on Wed, 02/07/2014 - 1:15pm
Jeremy was interviewed by Daisy, a high-school student from Blacktown, in July 2014.
"Hi Daisy, I've done my best to answer your questions properly, but briefly. It was very difficult! You've asked lots of interesting and challenging questions which we anarchists think deserve thorough consideration. In fact, that's exactly why we at Jura run a bookshop and library filled with thousands of books dealing with these questions and issues! I hope you will come in and check them out – you'll find much more thorough answers than the ones I've given below.
Direct Action - Series 2, issue number 3, published 3 June 1928 p. 1, 4
Direct Action - Series 2, issue number 2, published 20 May 1928.
Direct Action - Series 2, issue number 1, published May 1928.
Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm Red & Black Forum, April 2014
Future Perspectives for Sydney Anarchism: An Open Discussion
2pm, Sunday 27 April at Jura.
The success of the bookfair demonstrated how great an interest in anarchism there is among many people in this city. As a follow-up to the bookfair, Red & Black Forum is holding an open discussion at Jura for people to contribute their views and discuss ways forward for future anarchist action and activities.
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The two-page Introduction to Jura leaflet, updated in March 2014.
Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 10:30am to 5:00pm
 In association with Jura Books, Black Rose, and other anarchists, the Sydney Anarchist Bookfair collective is organising Sydney's first ever Anarchist Bookfair.
We aim to have over 50 stalls on the day including publishers, zine producers, radical t shirt designers, anarchist groups, and various campaign groups distributing free information on everything from community gardens to indigenous rights.
Several keynote speakers will discuss various topics of interest in our speaker’s corner, held in the garden outside the main hall, and several workshops will be held throughout the day on anarchist politics.
There will also be food stalls cook up some tasty treats and a childcare corner to help make it possible for families to come along.
Anarchist Bookfairs began in London over 30 years ago and have since spread across the globe, including Australia’s shores with our comrades in Melbourne now planning their fourth annual event. Anarchist Bookfairs are a chance to find out about and discuss libertarian ideas, attend workshops and hear speeches on anarchist history and politics, discover new, local campaigns on wide range of issues, and of course, buy books.
The Sydney Anarchist Bookfair will take place on Saturday 22nd March, between 10.30am and 5pm, at the main hall of Addison Road Community Centre. We hope you can come along!
Stay tuned for more details - please like us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/sydneyanarchistbookfair and check out the website: http://sydneyanarchistbookfair.com/
If you would like more information, or to enquire about booking a stall or holding a workshop, please email sydneyanarchistbookfair at riseup.net
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm  Presentation by members of the Seattle Solidarity Network (USA)
Ever been ripped off or abused by a boss or landlord and wanted to do something about it? Come to this event to learn a bit more about Solidarity Networks. There will be a presentation by former and current members of the Seattle Solidarity Network ('SeaSol'), followed by a discussion about attempts to organise using a Solidarity Network model in Sydney.
SeaSol is an all-volunteer, mutual aid group that organises direct action campaigns to make bosses, landlords and other authority figures 'pay what they owe.' The goal is to support fellow workers' strikes and struggles, build solidarity, and organise to deal with specific job, housing, and other problems caused by the greed of the rich and powerful. Come hear about two members personal experiences, views and lessons.
Sydney Solidarity Network ('SydSol') is a new all-volunteer group of workers, students and unemployed people in Sydney. We have formed this network to respond to problems people like us face when bosses treat us unfairly or take advantage of us. We hope to solve these issues ourselves using solidarity - meaning that we stand up for each other and have each other’s backs. We believe that our solidarity network can be a tool to fight against many of the problems that we face in our everyday lives.
MORE ABOUT SEASOL:
"SeaSol is a volunteer network of working people who believe in standing up for our rights. Our goal is to support our fellow workers' strikes and struggles, build solidarity, and organize to deal with specific job, housing, and other problems caused by the greed of the rich and powerful. We see our efforts as helping to build a powerful and democratic working class movement. One day we will be strong enough to take full control over our lives.
A few examples of what we do.
➢ Bert got his rental deposit stolen. He and a group of Solidarity Network supporters visited the property manager at her home one morning, and within a few days she paid up.
➢ Jorge was owed $892 of wages, and the boss adamantly refused to pay. Jorge and a group of other workers visited the boss’s house, then leafleted the boss's church twice on Sunday mornings. After that, the boss agreed to pay Jorge every cent.
➢ Stephanie, Yvette and other long-term motel residents demanded relocation assistance when they were ordered out of their homes at short notice. Organized with the Solidarity Network, motel tenants and supporters defied eviction threats, visited the landlords’ neighborhood and launched an online and on-the-streets boycott campaign. Within a month the landlords met all our demands, paying 3-months’ rent per household to all residents who got involved.
MORE INFO AT WWW.SEASOL.NET
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