Montreal Anarchist Theatre Festival Seeks Plays

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Fifth Estate # 401, Summer 2018

The 14th annual Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival, the world’s only event dedicated to anarchist theatre, seeks plays, monologues, dance-theatre, puppet shows, mime, in English and French, on the theme of anarchism or related themes such as opposition to all …

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Intro to May ’68

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Fifth Estate # 401, Summer 2018

It’s been fifty years since the exciting events of May 1968 in France that shook the country to its foundations. It is still inspiring to remember the widespread revolt of high school and university students, and then workers, that erupted …

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Masthead, Call for Submissions

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Fifth Estate # 401, Summer 2018

Fifth Estate #401, Summer 2018, Vol. 53 No. 2 Fifth Estate: Radical Publishing since 1965

About this issue

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Fifth Estate # 401, Summer 2018

It’s been said that a revolutionary’s first weapon is a book.

Free Readers’ Ads

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

Though we do not accept commercial advertising, this Unclassified ad space is free for our readers’ use. We do not accept ads over the telephone, so please send your ads in writing to our office at: 4403 Second Ave., Detroit, …

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Canadian Anarchists Seized at U.S. Border

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

The positioning of this article in the back pages in no way reflects our assessment of the gravity of the situation described herein. We extend our full solidarity to these comrades, victimized for committing no “crime” other than to cross …

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Walla Prisoners Revolt

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

On May 9, 1973, three prisoners of Washington State Penitentiary, Carl Harp, Shane Green and Clyde Washburn seized the Classification and Parole Building with ten hostages, and held it nonviolently for 12 hours. During that time they were in constant …

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Bits of the world in brief

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

TV Hazardous to Health The Epilepsy Foundation of America is warning that the simple act of watching television may trigger seizures in nearly a third of all individuals with epilepsy. The Washington-based organization says there is substantial scientific data indicating …

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FE Bookstore

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

The FE Bookstore is located in the same place as the Fifth Estate and can be found at 4403 Second Ave., Detroit—telephone (313) 831-6800. The hours that we’re open vary quite a bit, so it’s always best that you give …

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Mega-Death, the film

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

20th Century Technology Presents… Mega-Death Coming soon… (crossed out) Already here Rarely does a horror movie of such magnitude reach the public, but when it does, it seems to obtain an unshakable grip on the public imagination, if not on …

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