Final planning is in high gear for the 1989 Anarchist Conference/Festival to be held in San Francisco on July 20-25. Its theme and name are “Without Borders.” Over 3,000 anti-authoritarians and anarchists from around the world are expected to attend, …
Amazing! This issue follows the last faster than any one since we became a quarterly ten years ago. In good part it is motivated by the quickening pace of political events throughout the world and the sense that revolution is …
Anarchist Gathering in Ottawa Between May 19 and 21, a regional anarchist gathering sponsored by the Outaouais Anarchist Circle was held in Ottawa (the capital of Canada, located on the border between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec). The …
Fifth Estate FIFTH ESTATE #332, Summer 1989, Vol. 24 Number 2 page 2 The Fifth Estate newspaper (ISSN No. 0015-0800) is published quarterly at 4632 Second Ave., Detroit MI 48201 USA. Phone (313) 831-6800. Subscriptions: $5.00 per year; $7.00 per …
Fifth Estate Issue 332, Summer, 1989 WEB CONTENTS Cover text: Beijing, June 1989 “The historic role of government is murder.” —Alexander Berkman “Power operates only destructively, bent always on forcing every manifestation of life into the straitjacket of its laws. …
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Detroit area high school students will protest the war in Vietnam and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King in a student strike on April 3rd. April 4th marks one year since the assassination of Dr. King, who was an outspoken opponent …
The Stooges, a Trans-Love band from Ann Arbor, will be in New York City for an end-of-the-month recording session at the Elektra studios. Produced by John Cale of Velvet Underground fame, the group expects Elektra to release their first single …
Fr. James Markunas of St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church has been convicted of illegally marching last April during the so-called “emergency” following Martin Luther King’s assassination. (See Fifth Estate, April 16-30, 1968.) Markunas was arrested April 7, 1968 with 107 others …
Paul Lodico is the Socialist Workers Party candidate for Common Council. But he is not that interested in getting votes. In fact, he is not running to win the election.