Cover of Freedom, dated 13th September 2003, showing the new cover design by Clifford Harper.

Freedom (ISSN 0016 0504) is a London-based anarchist newspaper published every two weeks by Freedom Press. The front cover of Freedom newspaper from 13th September 2003, showing the new cover design. ... The front cover of Freedom newspaper from 13th September 2003, showing the new cover design. ... Clifford Harper (born July 13, 1949) is an artist who describes himself as a committed anarchist and cartoonist. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... This article describes a political philosophy that opposes the state, capitalism, and all forms of social hierarchy. ... The Freedom Press premises in Angel Alley, Whitechapel, east London Freedom Press is the oldest surviving anarchist publishing house in the English speaking world and the largest in Britain. ...

The paper started in 1886 by volunteers including Peter Kropotkin and Charlotte Wilson and continues to this day as an unpaid project. Originally, the subtitle was "A Journal of Anarchist Socialism", but over the years this has changed to simply "anarchist news and views". 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Peter Kropotkin Prince Peter Alexeevich Kropotkin (In Russian Пётр Алексе́евич Кропо́ткин) (December 9, 1842 - February 8, 1921) was one of Russias foremost anarchists and one of the first advocates of what he called anarchist communism: the model of society he advocated for most of his life was that of... Libertarian socialism is any one of a group of political philosophies dedicated to opposing coercive forms of authority and social hierarchy, in particular the institutions of capitalism and the state. ...

The newspaper's mission statement is stated in every issue, on page 2, and summarises the writers' view of anarchism: Strategic planning is a way to identify and move toward desired future states. ...

Anarchists work towards a society of mutual aid and voluntary co-operation. We reject all government and economic repression. This newspaper, published continuously since 1936, exists to explain anarchism more widely and show that only in an anarchist society can human freedom thrive.

The paper features news from peace and labour movements and events, as well as listing planned events and protests on the back page. Staying true to Kropotkin's principle of mutual aid, the paper regularly features reviews of other anarchist and libertarian publications, such as Organise! and Direct Action as well as other local and international newsletters and journals. In emergency services, mutual aid is a formal agreement among emergency responders to lend assistance across jurisdictional boundaries when required; either by an emergency that exceeds local resources or a disaster. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The labor movement (or labour movement) is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and political governments. ... 2003 GMO USDA protest Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations: sometimes in favour, more often opposed. ... In emergency services, mutual aid is a formal agreement among emergency responders to lend assistance across jurisdictional boundaries when required; either by an emergency that exceeds local resources or a disaster. ... The term libertarian is also claimed by libertarian socialism. ...

Cover of Freedom dated 16th November 2002 (old design)

It regularly features Donald Rooum's Wildcat cartoon strip as well as Rooum's articles, including recent ones on genetically modified foods. Cover of Freedom newspaper, volume 63, issue number 21, 16th November 2002 This work is copyrighted. ... Cover of Freedom newspaper, volume 63, issue number 21, 16th November 2002 This work is copyrighted. ... Donald Rooum is an anarchist cartoonist. ... The term wildcat or wild cat may refer to several concepts: Wild Cat is a type of cat wildcat strike is a strike of workers that is not authorized by union leadership Wildcat is often used in North America as a synonym for the bobcat Wildcat (chess) is a chess... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Genetic engineering, genetic modification (GM), and gene splicing (once in widespread use but now deprecated) are terms for the process of manipulating genes in an organism, usually outside of the organisms normal reproductive process. ...

Along with a number of gradual changes in the content and structure of the paper and organisational changes at Freedom Press, Freedom got a re-design in September 2003, which can be seen to the right.

See also

• The Raven

Cover of the final issue of The Raven, issue 43, Food, (2002) The Raven was a quarterly anarchist review published by Freedom Press. ...

External links

• freedompress.org.uk - the Freedom Press website (http://www.freedompress.org.uk)
• Yahoo! group, where articles are discussed (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomAnarchistFortnightly)
• Old issues of Freedom (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/journals/freedom/index.html), preserved at the Anarchist Archives. Includes the first ever issue.
• libcom.org - Online home of anarchism in Britain, formerly enrager.net (http://www.libcom.org)