Tag Archives: ASF-IWA

Anarchism in (‘so-called’) Australia in 2025

Posted on August 1, 2025 by @ndy

[For John.] Security Services, July 24, 1942: Information so far available does not indicate that there is any organised movement in existence in Australia, but rather that groups of Anarchists are engaged in spreading the doctrine of Anarchism among the … Continue reading →

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anarchist notes (march 14, 2024) : anarchism and world systems analysis /// class struggle in sweden

Posted on March 14, 2024 by @ndy

Anarcho-syndicalist Piper Tompkins is visiting (so-called) Australia and talking world-systems theory: Anarchism and World Systems Analysis ‘Piper Tompkins is a trans anarcho-syndicalist who writes and makes videos about politics, philosophy, and social science. Piper will be presenting on the anarchist … Continue reading →

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Help anarchists from Afghanistan escape the Taliban!

Posted on September 2, 2021 by @ndy

[Update (September 5, 2021) : You can donate to the WSF-IWA Afghan Rescue fund directly here.] Dear comrades, The seizure of state power by the Taliban has generated an enormous number of refugees: The United Nations has warned that up … Continue reading →

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Vale Antonio Burgos (May 13, 1918–October 31, 2018) : The Last of the Spanish Anarchists Exiled to Australia

Posted on November 4, 2018 by @ndy

via asf-iwa It is with deep sadness that the ASF Secretariat announces the passing of Antonio Burgos (13 May 1918 — 31 October 2018), the last remaining veteran of the Spanish Revolution in Australia. Antonio served in a CNT centuria … Continue reading →

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anarchist notes (april 25, 2017) : IWA-AIT, Michael Schmidt +++

Posted on April 25, 2017 by @ndy

IWA-AIT A little under 12 months ago, the anarcho-syndicalist International Workers’ Association / Asociación Internacional de los Trabajadores (IWA-AIT) underwent an acrimonious split. Well, of sorts. In any event, at its XXVI Congress (December 2-4, 2016, Warsaw, Poland), the (Spanish) … Continue reading →

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#Northcote (Anti) Social Club : Pay Your Workers!

Posted on October 14, 2016 by @ndy

Update (October 24, 2016) : The ASF is pleased to announce a win for Shawn in his dispute with Northcote Social Club. On Tuesday 18 October, during a Fair Work Australia conciliation meeting, Northcote Social Club backed down and agreed … Continue reading →

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Spanish Revolution 80th Anniversary 1936–2016

Posted on July 14, 2016 by @ndy

July 19, 1936 is the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and Revolution. Next week, the ASF-IWA has organised a meeting to commemorate the occasion: On the 19 July 1936, the CNT and the FAI launched … Continue reading →

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anarchist notes : iwa-ait splits

Posted on May 20, 2016 by @ndy

Update (June 9, 2016) : Response to the Yellow CNT on the IWA (CNT-AIT Regional de Levante). Well it’s hardly ‘news’, but it’s note-worthy: the International Workers’ Association (IWA) / Asociación Internacional de los Trabajadores (AIT) — the anarcho-syndicalist international … Continue reading →

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anarchist notes (april 13, 2016) : APRIL 2016

Posted on April 13, 2016 by @ndy

a few things : • on saturday (april 16), jura books (sydney) will be hosting a discussion w visiting academic alex prichard on the subject of ‘Anarchy, Freedom, and Constitutionalism’ : “How do you know when you’re free? Anarchists have … Continue reading →

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“What is anarcho-syndicalism?” : ASF-IWA Australian speaking tour : February 2016

Posted on February 2, 2016 by @ndy

Laure Akai, secretary of the International Workers Association (IWA), will be giving a presentation on the practice of anarcho-syndicalism this month. The IWA was founded in 1922 in Berlin and has sections around the world. The series of events around … Continue reading →

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