Anarchism

Anarchism in culture Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of all forms of social hierarchy. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Anarchism Anarchy Individualist anarchism Libertarianism Anarcho-Communism Libertarian socialism The Angry Brigade Haymarket Riot Anarcho-syndicalism Anarchist law Anarcho-punk List of creative works about anarchism Spanish Revolution Freedom Press Confederación Nacional del Trabajo Primitivism Green anarchism WOMBLES Squamish Five... Anarchism and capitalism Anarchism and Marxism Anarchism and religion Anarchism and society Anarchism and the arts Anarchist economics Anarchist law Anarchist symbolism Anarchism without adjectives Anarcho-punk Crypto-anarchism Though the anarchist critique of capitalism is rooted in socialist theory, there are certain key distinctions in their critiques, which this article attempts to elucidate. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Anarchists have traditionally been sceptical and at some times violently hostile towards organized religion. ... This article discusses the anarchist critiques of society and proposed solutions from the anarchist perspective. ... Like socialism, communism and even fascism, anarchism has a plethora of imagery and has developed an anarchist symbolism which has become associated with a variety of groups and movements, and co-opted (or recuperated) by capitalist industry. ... Anarchist economics entails theory and praxis relating to economic activity within the ideological outlines of anarchism. ... Anarchist law refers to a concept about the law to use in anarchies, although some people define anarchies as communities without any law. ... This article discusses various anarchist symbols, including the circle-A and the black flag. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The anarchy symbol commonly used by anarcho-punks Anarcho-punk (sometimes known as peace-punk) is a subgenre of the punk rock movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically anarchist ideas. ... Crypto-anarchism is a philosophy that expounds the use of strong public key cryptography to enforce privacy and therefore individual freedom. ... Relevant lists Anarchists Communities Concepts Musicians Organizations The following is a list of notable anarchists, ordered by surname. ... This is a list of past and present anarchist communities. ... These are concepts which, although not exclusive to anarchism, are significant in historical and/or modern anarchist circles. ... The following is a list of notable anarchist musicians. ... This list uses the word organization in its loosest sense. ...

The Anarchist Black Cross Network is a world-wide decentralized and egalitarian network of organizations committed to the original ideals of the Anarchist Black Cross movement -- of seeing prisons and the poverty, racism and genocide that accompanies them to be symptoms of a social order whose last days are near. The Anarchist Black Cross (or ABC) is an anarchist political Russia as the Anarchist Red Cross, a support organization for political prisoners. ... An African-American drinks out of a water cooler designated for use by colored patrons in 1939 at a streetcar terminal in Oklahoma City. ... Look up Genocide in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Most generally, Genocide is the deliberate destruction of a social identity. ...

Anarchist Black Cross Network differs significantly with Anarchist Black Cross Federation, since it has no official joining procedure or strict requirenments. So even a group that does not name oneself as Anarchist Black Cross may join as long as it does work in bettering prison conditions or working to abolish prisons all together. Anarchist Black Cross Network refers to that as defensive work (bettering prison conditions) and offensive work (abolishing prison system). Anarchist Black Cross Federation was created in 1995 when several North American ABC collectives had merged into a federation. ... The Anarchist Black Cross (or ABC) is an anarchist political Russia as the Anarchist Red Cross, a support organization for political prisoners. ...

History

Lorenzo Komboa Ervin, former member of Black Panthers Party, an anarchist political prisoner wrote "A Draft Proposal for an Anarchist Black Cross Network" in 1979. Here is an exerpt from that proposal: Lorenzo Komboa Ervin is the author of Anarchism and the Black Revolution. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... A political prisoner is anyone held in prison or otherwise detained, perhaps under house arrest, because their ideas or image either challenge or pose a real or potential threat to the state. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

The stated purpose of the Anarchist Black Cross Network is to actively assist prisoners in their fight to obtain their civil and human rights, and to aid them in their struggle against the State/Class penal and judicial system. The prison system is the armed fist of the State, and is a system for State slavery. It is not really for "criminals" or other "social deviants," and it does not exist for the "protection of society."

It is for State social control and political repression. Thus it must be opposed at every turn and ultimately destroyed altogether. The abolition of prisons, the system of Laws, and the Capitalist State is the ultimate objective of every true Anarchist, yet there seems to be no clear agreement by the Anarchist movement to put active effort to that anti-authoritarian desire. We must organize our resources to support all political/class war prisoners if we truly wish to be their allies, and we must give something more than lip service.

Organizing against the enemy legal and penal system is both offensive and defensive. It is carried on with individuals, groups and among the masses in the community. We must inform the people on a large scale of the atrocities and inhumanity of the prisons, the righteousness of our struggle, and the necessity of their full participation and support. We must organize our communities to attack the prison system as a moral and social abomination, and we must fight to free all political/class war prisoners.

Later, it became obvious that this is not single issue campaign. But rather a part of a larger fight against racism, nationalism, sexism, homophobia, religious intolerance etc. After much dialogue Anarchist Black Cross Network was formed in 2001. Many prison abolition groups who didn't want to or couldn't join Anarchist Black Cross Federation have joined in. In addition to that many new groups have started up or changed their inner politics to support this struggle. Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ... The term class, when used by itself, has several meanings in English. ... This article is about law in society. ... Prison cell A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ... A monument celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, erected in Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Westminster, London Look up Slavery in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Slavery is a condition of control over a person against their will, enforced by violence or other forms of coercion. ... ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... An African-American drinks out of a water cooler designated for use by colored patrons in 1939 at a streetcar terminal in Oklahoma City. ... Nationalism is an ideology which holds that the nation, ethnicity or national identity is a fundamental unit of human social life, and makes certain political claims based on that belief, above all the claim that the nation is the only legitimate basis for the state, and that each nation is... Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all differentiations based on sex. ... Homophobia (from Greek homos, same and fobos, fear) literally means fear of the same, however the term homo as a reference to homosexuals was used in the creation of the word. ... Religious intolerance is intolerance motivated by ones own religious beliefs, generally against anothers religious beliefs. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Dre 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prison abolition movement is a movement which goal is abolition of prison system either as it exists today or complete elimination of all freedom depriving institutions including prisons, jails, immigration detention centers, war camps, etc. ... Anarchist Black Cross Federation was created in 1995 when several North American ABC collectives had merged into a federation. ...

Contact Information

Address

P.O. Box 667233, Houston, TX 77266-7233, USA Houston redirects here. ...

E-Mail

abc-net@anarchistblackcross.org

External links

• Official Website

See Also

• Anarchist Black Cross Federation
• Anarchist Black Cross
• Black anarchism
• Prison abolition movement
• Prisoners' rights