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Thursday June 17, 2010 00:30 by IAR - Workers Solidarity Movement
Welcome to the first issue of The Irish Anarchist Review, the new political magazine from the Workers Solidarity Movement. This magazine will explore ideas and practical struggles that can teach us about building a revolutionary movement today. We decided to cease printing Red & Black Revolution, and start this project, aimed at provoking debate and discussion among anarchists and the left. For this purpose, we will be pursuing a non-sectarian approach, taking ideas from various left currents, mainstream discourse, and reflections on experiences of life and struggle. We will take, print, and discuss, anything that we find useful for our needs. We hope that readers will have a similar attitude, and will use the magazine to discuss, debate and develop ideas. We will also welcome submissions and responses to articles. This issue is shaped by the current financial crisis, and more particularly, by the reactions of the Irish political and capitalist classes, as they pursue an aggressive strategy of cutbacks. We have seen the implosion of the building sector, the foundering of the banks upon corruption and incompetence and the failure of our foreign investment based economic model. Moreover, we have seen that the government response has been to protect the banks and builders by transferring wealth from social services, public pay and increased taxation straight into bank bailouts and NAMAland. This needs to be identified for what it is: an act of outright class warfare. We are faced with a situation where a strong and organised response to government attacks is absolutely necessary, but is constrained by the prevailing ideology and practice of partnership. The most pressing concern for Irish radicals today is to build a labour movement that rejects the corporatist mentality and service-delivery model of ICTU and poses instead workers self-organisation as the basis for struggle. With this in mind, this and future issues will look for inspiration in revitalising class-based politics. The weakening of Irish organised labour through the ‘Celtic Tiger’ period is examined by James R’s article, and he poses some requirements for the emergence of a class movement that can deal with the threats of the present while bearing a vision of a better future. Andrew Flood looks at some of the positive elements of recent struggles, emphasising the possibilities for self-organisation and direct action made visible in the recent struggles. We feature two articles that try to learn from the experiences of radicals internationally. Ronan McAoidh reviews the work of Swedish group, Kämpa Tillsammans!, which argues that affinity between workers, not just union organisation, is the basis of successful struggles. An interview with Alex Foti explores organising tactics that try to deal with the growing trend of flexible working conditions. The reviews also tie into this theme, assessing the development of an American working-class counter-culture and, by looking at workplace blogging, discussing some ways in which this can be done today. Overall, this issue attempts to learn from the current weakness of the Irish working class, and explores both the origins of this weakness and some routes towards a combative class movement, capable of disrupting the ruling class offensive on living and working conditions and posing an altogether different vision of society, and, most importantly, a way of getting there. WORDS : DARA MCAOIDH Articles
Reflections on the 24th November
Capitalist crisis and union resistance in Ireland
The usefulness of Faceless Resistance
Mayday had become like a funeral - interview with Alex Foti
The unions after the celtic tiger
Checkout: Life On The Tills
Review: The IWW and The Making of a Revolutionary Working Class Counter culture The following usernames are credited. Page 3, 4 and 16: Infomatique. Page 6, 12 : Antrophe. Page 7: Asid- script. Page 8 and 10 Cinocino. Page 15: pasukaru Page 14: Mlibrarianus and Laburbuja. Page 15: alam- osbasement Page 18: Artecallejoro. Page 20: Cashen. Page 21: Erikwdavis. Page 23: Bear Clause. Frontpage illustration: helene pertl Backpage illustration: lisa crowne
Launch of Irish Anarchist Review - audio recording of launch at Dublin anarchist bookfair |
Front pageUpdate on the Campaign for the Sudanese Anarchists Malatesta’s Revolutionary Anarchism in British Exile Encuentros Ácratas: Miradas anarquistas sobre el libertarianismo de derecha. An Anarchist View of Trotsky’s "Transitional Program" A volunteer from Kharkov was tortured by the military after trying to leave Ukraine FORO CONVERSATORIO: A 50 AÑOS DEL GOLPE CÍVICO MILITAR Los desafíos y tareas del anarquismo Anarchists in Rojava: Revolution is a struggle in itself An Attempted Marxist-Anarchist Dialogue Taller de Estudios Anarquistas: La experiencia de los paros nacionales en Colombia Comunicado Público a 50 años del Golpe Cívico-Militar A Talk on the Ukrainian-Russian War Sürgündeki Sudanlı anarşistleri destekleyin Υποστηρίξτε τους Σουδανούς αναρχικούς |