Anarchist Archive Needs Help

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Fifth Estate # 375, Spring 2007

The CIRA (Centre International de Recherches sur Anarchisme) in Lausanne, Switzerland is a large archive and small research facility. It has existed for over 50 years, but today, its existence is threatened. The CIRA works to retain the memory of …

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The Banning of the Mural

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Fifth Estate # 375, Spring 2007

In fall 1997, in Sechelt, a small coastal town in southwest British Columbia, Canada, Jamie Elder, owner of the Unity Skateboard Shop and drop-in point for local youth, approached me about painting a mural on the side of the trailer …

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Anarchy at the Left Forum!

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Fifth Estate # 375, Spring 2007

The 2007 Left Forum was held March 9-11 in New York City’s historic Cooper Union, featuring 92 workshops, two plenaries, a film festival, two plays, and attended by 1,500 people. It is the largest annual North American gathering of left …

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Abolish Restaurants

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Fifth Estate # 375, Spring 2007

“When one comes to think of it, it is strange that thousands of people in a great modern city should spend their waking hours swabbing dishes in hot dens underground. The question I am raising is why this life goes …

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CORE Rally and Raffle

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Fifth Estate # 2, December 2-16, 1965

On Saturday, December 4, CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) will hold: a rummage sale in its office at 8906 12th St. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a great variety of articles up for sale: …

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ACLU Honors Hart and Sachs

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Fifth Estate # 2, December 2-16, 1965

Senator Philip A. Hart and Theodore Sachs were recipients of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Annual Bill of Rights Award on Saturday evening, December 4. The Award was made during the intermission of the show “VOICES, Inc.”, the musical production …

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Wanna Nice Job?

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Fifth Estate # 272, May 1976

At Blue Bird Food Products, a union plant on Chicago’s South side, thirty-five television cameras mounted on moveable tracks keep constant surveillance on 450 workers on the factory floor. In the monitoring room, an “expert” in time-study keeps detailed charts …

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Police Block Spy File Disclosure

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Fifth Estate # 272, May 1976

If you are one of the thousands of persons hoping to get a look at the information collected on you by the Detroit and State police anti-subversive (Red) squads, your chances may be dimming.

An Unconventional Report

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Fifth Estate # 376, Halloween, 2007

AN UNCONVENTIONAL REPORT-BACK FROM THE PRE-NC (WWW.UNCONVENTIONALACTION.ORG)

Tasers

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Fifth Estate # 376, Halloween, 2007

Hear what satisfied customers are saying about the x26: “Don’t tase me, bro! I didn’t do anything” –Florida