Cindy Milstein is an anarchist activist and educator who talks at various anarchist and socialist gatherings, including the very informal but in depth class, "Anarchism 101" at the National Conference on Organized Resistance, at the American University in Washington DC, in 2003 and 2004. Milstein's presentation is enthusiastic and entertaining and covers the philisophical roots of anarchism and its evolution to the present, including pre-anarchist ideas of liberty, the Anarchist-Communist Split, and a number of different anarchist philosophies, among other things. The 2004 class is available as two 35 minute mp3s on the internet, as are a number of Milstein's other recorded talks. Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... For other universities known as American University, see American University (disambiguation). ...

She has also been involved with the Institute for Social Ecology, the Institute for Anarchist Studies and the Renewing the Anarchist Tradition conferences. The Institute for Social Ecology is an educational institution in the United States offering courses related to social ecology, an anti-capitalist strain of ecology closely related to anarchism. ... The Institute for Anarchist Studies is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 to assist anarchist writers and further develop the theoretical aspects of the anarchist movement. ...