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May 26 book discussion: Queering Anarchism edited by C. B. Daring, J. Rogue, Deric Shannon, and Abbey Volcano

Practical Anarchy NYC — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:30:31 +0000

Please join Practical Anarchy NYC on May 26 at Bluestockings for a discussion of Queering Anarchism: Addressing and Undressing Power and Desire edited by C. B. Daring, J. Rogue, Deric Shannon, and Abbey Volcano.

What: Reading and discussion of Queering Anarchism

When: May 26, 2:30pm

Where: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St; http://www.bluestockings.com/events/

*Need help finding the book? Email us for suggestions: practicalanarchynyc [at] riseup.net

** Have suggestions for future readings? Let us know here: http://practicalanarchynyc.wordpress.com/books-you-would-like-to-read/

April 28 book discussion: Horizontalism edited by Marina Sitrin

Practical Anarchy NYC — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:11:33 +0000

Please join Practical Anarchy NYC on April 28 at Bluestockings for a discussion of Horizontalism. This work is an edited collection of interviews with some of the participants in the popular rebellion that arose in response to the economic meltdown in Argentina in 2001. In the introduction Sitrin writes, “This book is the story of a changing society told by people who are taking their lives and communities into their own hands. It is told in their own voices. It is a story of cooperation, vision, creation, and discovery.”

What: Reading and discussion of Horizontalism

When: April 28, 2:30pm

Where: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St; http://www.bluestockings.com/events/

*Need help finding the book? Email us for suggestions: practicalanarchynyc [at] riseup.net

** Have suggestions for future readings? Let us know here: http://practicalanarchynyc.wordpress.com/books-you-would-like-to-read/

Practical Anarchy NYC — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:22:06 +0000

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Anarchist Interview Project – with your words, your pictures, and your thoughtfulness, candor, and care.

If you were unable to join us in the interview booth at the Anarchist Book Fair but would like to interview, please let us know: practicalanarchynyc@riseup.net.

Click here for more information about the project and for updates

March 31 book discussion: Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

Practical Anarchy NYC — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:32:42 +0000

Please join Practical Anarchy NYC on March 31 at Bluestockings for a discussion of Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell. In this classic work, Orwell describes his experiences fighting fascists during the Spanish Civil War.

What: Reading and discussion of Homage to Catalonia

When: March 31, 2:30pm

Where: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St; http://www.bluestockings.com/events/

*Need help finding the book? Email us for suggestions: practicalanarchynyc [at] riseup.net

** Have suggestions for future readings? Let us know here: http://practicalanarchynyc.wordpress.com/books-you-would-like-to-read/

February 24 book discussion: Christian Parenti’s Tropic of Chaos

Practical Anarchy NYC — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:22:59 +0000

Please join Practical Anarchy NYC on February 24 at Bluestockings for a discussion of Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence by Christian Parenti. In this timely book, Parenti writes about the “catastrophic convergence” of poverty, violence, and climate change in the global south.

What: Reading and discussion of Tropic of Chaos by Christian Parenti

When: February 24

Where: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St; http://www.bluestockings.com/events/

*Need help finding the book? Email us for suggestions: practicalanarchynyc [at] riseup.net

** Have suggestions for future readings? Let us know here: http://practicalanarchynyc.wordpress.com/books-you-would-like-to-read/

January 27 book discussion: Malatesta’s At the Cafe: Conversations on Anarchism

Practical Anarchy NYC — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:55:21 +0000

Please join Practical Anarchy NYC on January 27 at Bluestockings for a discussion of At the Cafe: Conversations on Anarchism by Errico Malatesta. In this short book, written over the course of more than 20 years, Malatesta introduces “all of the basic doctrines of communist anarchism and one by one considers many of the major objections to his position.”

What: Reading and discussion of At the Cafe: Conversations on Anarchism

When: January 27, 2:30pm

Where: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St; http://www.bluestockings.com/events/

*Need help finding the book? Email us for suggestions: practicalanarchynyc [at] riseup.net

** Have suggestions for future readings? Let us know here: http://practicalanarchynyc.wordpress.com/books-you-would-like-to-read/

At The Cafe: Conversations On Anarchism, by Errico Malatesta

In 1897, while Malatesta was hiding from the police, he regularly went to a cafe in Ancona, Italy. He had shaved off his usual beard, but was still taking a risk. Especially as this wasn’t an anarchist cafe, but had a variety of customers including the local policeman. The conversations he had in this cafe became the basis for the dialogs that make up this book, though it was a work he wasn’t to complete till 1920 – several wars and revolutions later! For the first time here in English, Malatesta, in his usual commonsense and matter-of-fact style, sets out and critically analyzes the arguments for and against anarchism. This is a classic defense of anarchism, that anticipates the rise of nationalism, fascism and communism.

December film screening: Wobblies!

Practical Anarchy NYC — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:43:46 +0000

For one month a year, the practical anarchy discussion group leaves the books on the shelf and becomes the practical anarchy movie group. That time has come! Join us on Saturday afternoon, December 22, for a screening and discussion of Wobblies, the 1979 award winning film “screening the unforgettable and still-fiery voices of Wobbly members–lumberjacks, migratory workers, and silk weavers–in their 70s, 80s, and 90s.”

What: Screening of Wobblies

When: December 22, 2:30pm

Where: Catholic Worker, 55 East 3rd Street (b/w First and Second Avenues)

** Have suggestions for future readings? Let us know here: http://practicalanarchynyc.wordpress.com/books-you-would-like-to-read/

November Reading: Anachist Pedagogies

Practical Anarchy NYC — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:34:10 +0000

Please join Practical Anarchy on November 25 at Bluestockings for a discussion of Anarchist Pedagogies: Collective Actions, Theories, and Critical Reflections on Education, edited by Richard Haworth.

Anarchist Pedagogies is a wide-ranging investigation of historical practice and theoretical reflection that will be valuable to anarchists, activists, and critical educators seeking to participate in and create teaching and learning environments outside of authoritarian and capitalist structures. Through discussions ranging from Francisco Ferrer’s modern schools in Spain and the Work People’s College in the United States, to contemporary actions in developing “free skools” in the U.K. and Canada, to direct-action education such as learning to work as a “street medic” in the protests against neoliberalism, the contributors to this volume address historical anarchist experiments in education, ways that contemporary anarchists create dynamic and situated learning spaces, and finally, critically reflecting on theoretical frameworks and educational practices.

What: Reading and discussion of Anarchist Pedagogies: Collective Actions, Theories, and Critical Reflections on Education

When: November 25, 2:30pm

Where: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St; http://www.bluestockings.com/events/

*Need help finding the book? Email us for suggestions: practicalanarchynyc [at] riseup.net

** Have suggestions for future readings? Let us know here: http://practicalanarchynyc.wordpress.com/books-you-would-like-to-read/

October Reading: The Dispossessed

Practical Anarchy NYC — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:35:49 +0000

Please join Practical Anarchy on October 28 for a discussion of Ursula K. LeGuin’s The Dispossessed.

In The Dispossessed, as one reviewer writes, LeGuin “provides a view of an anarchist society complete with an array of social problems. It is an ambiguous utopia. The ambiguity can only be resolved by looking at the actions of people like Shevek who dare to question the social roles that have developed. It is in their constant search for freedom and social responsibility, in challenging informal hierarchies and domination that we find the heart of anarchism.”

“Those who build walls are their own prisoners. I’m going to go fulfil my proper function in the social organism. I’m going to go and unbuild walls.” – Shevek

What: Reading and discussion of The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin

When: October 28, 2:30pm

Where: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St; http://www.bluestockings.com/events/

** Have suggestions for future readings? Let us know here: http://practicalanarchynyc.wordpress.com/books-you-would-like-to-read/

The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. he will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Anarres, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.

Sept. 30 Discussion: DIY: A Handbook for Changing the World

Practical Anarchy NYC — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:26:27 +0000

Please join us on Sunday September 30 when we discuss Trapese Collective’s Do it Yourself: A Handbook For Changing Our World.

The book explores how we can build radical and meaningful social change, ourselves, here and now, resisting the world we live in while creating the world we want to see and making governments and corporations increasingly irrelevant. It weaves together analysis, stories and experiences, combining in-depth analytical chapters followed by “How to Guides” with practical ideas for organising [sic] collectively for change.

* Note – This book is published under a creative commons license so it’s not “stealing” when you download it from here: http://trapese.clearerchannel.org/resources.php

Hard copies are available at Bluestockings

What: Reading and discussion of Do It Yourself: A Handbook for Changing the World

When: September 30, 2:30pm

Where: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St; http://www.bluestockings.com/events/

** Have suggestions for future readings? Let us know here: http://practicalanarchynyc.wordpress.com/books-you-would-like-to-read/