This is the fourth edition of the Anarchist Yearbook - Phoenix Press Introduction The Yearbook is an introduction to the anarchist movement in Britain today. There are lists, supposedly comprehensive but no doubt there are omissions of periodicals,publishers,organisations, and titles brought out since the last Yearbook. (if you spot any omissions or other mistakes write in so they can be put right for next year's edition.) Because the Yearbook is trying to give an overview of the differing viewpoints within it, the intention is to let people speak for themselves and, as far as possible,not comment on them. this means the Yearbook is pretty well unable to comment on current events or debates within the anarchist movement. To bad. for the particular viewpoint of any grouping,see their publications. In the same way, having rejected a narrow definition of anarchism, the Yearbook gives space to groupings perhaps more accurately described as libertarian rather than anarchist. It seems better to include too much than too little. Most of Britain's anarchist movement is included in the following pages. if you don't like the articles that appear in the anarchist press,write better ones and send them in. If you don't like the titles brought out, then write better ones and ask the publishers to bring them out. If the periodicals don't print your books, publish them yourselves. If,rather then act as an individual,you want to combine your efforts with those of others, details of the various anarchist organisations are included in the following pages. In addition to the national groups there are various organisations,plus all the periodicals and publishers listed elsewhere in the Yearbook. The Anarchist Black Cross were written up in detail in last year's Yearbook. Their national contact address is:-PO Box 3241,Saltley,Birmingham,B8 3DP. The Kate Sharpley Library is an archive of anarchist material. Bookshops There are several shops in London which should be mentioned because they have reasonable stocks of anarchist books. Freedom Press Bookshop - are covered in the list of publishers. 121 Bookshop - is at 121 Railton Road,Brixton, London SE24 (Tel071 274 6655) and is open 1 - 5 Wednesday and Thursday,2 - 5 Friday, 1 - 5 Saturday and 3 - 5 Sunday. The 56a Infoshop - is at 56 Crampton Street, Elephant and Castle, London SE17 and is open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 3 - 7. Housmans Bookshop - is at 5 Caledonian Road,Kings Cross, London N1 9DX Compendium - is at 234 Camden High Street,London NW1 8QS. Next year's Yearbook will have a comprehensive list of shops outside London that have decent anarchist sections. Publishers There are several mail order services for those of you who can't get to the few shops that sell anarchist material. AK Press are listed under publishers, as are Freedom Press and DS4A. Counter products are listed under Aporia Press in the publishers section. All of these mail order services do a catalogue. Send them an SAE or a couple of IRCs or your lifesavings or what ever. See the anarchist press for details,nearer the time. The Anarchist Distribution Service sends out free material to class struggle groups around the country once a month or so. With a bit of luck this fills in some of the gaps between thethree national groups. Send them a hundred copies of the leaflet you want sent out,plus a fiver for the postage. Class struggle stuff only. Their address is PO Box 446,Sheffield,S11N Moving outside the anarchist ghetto there are the Anti-Nuclear Network, a direct action group whose address is c/o 265 Seven Sisters Road.Finsbury Park,London N4 2DE. Another directaction group is Anti-Fascist Action whose address is BM Box 1734,London WC1N 3XX. Would any other groups whose aims are progressive and who practice direct action get in touch with the Yearbook to see if we'll include them next year. The entries that follow are written by the publishers themselves. If you have difficulty in getting any titles you're interested in from local shops then try going direct to the publisher in question or write to AK PRESS. ACE EDITIONS c/o 84b Whitechapel High Street LONDON E1 7QX Published by the Anarchist Communist Federation. The pamphlets cover specific areas and continue a long British tradition of presenting popular and in depth arguments in a cheap format. Each pamphlet discusses and extends anarchist-communist ideas which will help bring about the anarchist revolution. Titles: Manifesto of Libertarian Communism, The Myth of Labour's Socialism, Marxism and Its Failures, The Role of the Revolutionary Organisation, Basic Bakunin. AK PRESS 22 Lutton Place Edinburgh EH8 9PE 031 667 1507 AK Press publishes books and Pamphlets on a wide variety of anarchist,situationist,libertarian and related themes. Everything from poetry to parapolitics. Other active service units of the AK empire included AK Press mail order for individuals. Our current catalogue has around 4,000 books,magazines,political tapes and sexy sportswear. Ask us for a copy of the catalogue APORIA PRESS 308 Camberwell New Road London SE5 ORW Tel 071 274 9009 Aporia publishes the series of 17th century "Tracts & Rants" the bedrock of most libertarian and political thought. Works by Winstanley,Coppe, the Diggers and more extreme sectarians are complemented by contemporary anarchic essays by John Moore and others. All titles distributed by Counter-Productions, POBox 556, London SE5 ORL (send SAE for free descriptive mail-order catalogue of home-grown and imported publications.) ATTACK INTERNATIONAL No information received C.G.H SERVICES Ceased operations, all titles out of print. Feel free to reprint any titles you like! B.M CLAUDIA No information received DERRICK A.PIKE No information received EXITSTENCIL PRESS DS4A Box 8,Greenleaf Bookshop 82 Colston Street Bristol BS1 5BB We started publishing punk fanzines (Read IE) of a class struggle nature, and started to press pamphlets. Our first was a repressing (Last of the Hippies) but we intend publishing new titles this year in conjunction with Class War. We have also started releasing records/CDs (Blaggers ITA) FREEDOM PRESS 84b Whitechapel High Street LONDON E1 7QX 071 247 9249 Publisher of Freedom, The Raven and some fifty anarchist books and pamphlets. Bookshop open Monday to Friday 10.30 to 6.00,Saturday 10.30 to 5.00,closed Sundays and Bank Holidays. Send for free book list. During 1992 wrecked by Combat 18 and later subjected to an arson attack,which closed the bookshop for a few weeks, but publication and mail order kept going. IRATE PRESS address not yet sorted out Important works produced cheap, open to suggestions particularly anti Stalinist. Not single issues more into class struggle than anarchism. Kate Sharpley Library (KSL) BM Hurricane London WC1N 3XX The Kate Sharpley Library exists as an archival centre covering anarchist publications from the 19th century on. Were print voices from our movement that are rarely heard as well as providing a source of information,discussion and contention. It holds thousands and thousands of papers,books and journals,magazines and pamphlets, as well as private letters and memories. Our bulletin is 50p, 2.50 for a year's subscription. Use us - and support us with donations of archive material BM MAKHNO No information received PHOENIX PRESS PO Box 824 LONDON N1 9DL PIRATE PRESS PO BOX 446 SHEFFIELD S1 1NY Produces anarchist pamphlets cheaply. Mixture of class struggle serious stuff and more situationist,but we print whatever takes our fancy. Didn't publish anything in 93 but should be back in full flow in 94 REBEL PRESS Box R 84b Whitechapel High Street LONDON E1 7QX 081 558 7732 Publishers of a number of key situationist texts(eg Revolution of Everyday Life) as well as other titles around the anarchist/feminist/individualist theme. SOLIDARITY no information received SPECTACULAR TIMES Box 99 84b Whitechapel High Street London E1 7QX Pocketbooks with a situationist inspired critique of the 20th century. Since the death of Larry Law,author/compiler of the series,these titles have been brought out by A Distribution. It is intended to get all the titles back into print(13 are currently available) UNPOPULAR BOOKS Box 15 136 Kingsland High Street London E8 2NS Purveyors of proletarian literature since 1983. Peculiarly pertinent portrayals of proletarian pressure to usher inouternational notions that negate normal ideological identifications in a no nonsense way. In particular,publishers of London Psychogeographical Association material along with such gems as Black Mask and Asper Toms Open Creation and Its Enemies YEAR MINUS ONE PRESS PO Box 71 Hastings E Sussex Periodicals The following descriptions are written by the periodicals themselves. Where no information has been sent, this is recorded. If we think that a magazine no longer exists we don't just put "no information received", we delete the entry. ANARCHIST BLACKCROSS BULLETIN 121 Bookshop 121 Railton Road London SE24 OLR 072 274 6655 is published roughly quarterly, costs 25p and subscriptions are as follows 5.00/3.00 individuals,waged/unwaged 10.00/5.00 organisations, large/small. The ABC Bulletin covers the cases of working class prisoners,whether imprisoned for resistance to capitalism, framed by the police or fighting the prison system. It also covers prison resistance,news,views and writings by prisoners, and attacksprisons from a class perspective. The ABC is an active prisoner solidarity network. BAD ATTITUDE 121 Railton Road Brixton London SE24 OLR 071 978 9057 Bad Attitude. Got it? Be positive about negativity girlz! From some of the people who brought you Shocking Pink and Feminaxe, here is the only radically national womens newspaper lashing back at the backlash and doing other things. Bimonthly,subscription 5.00(10.00 boys). The unacceptable face of feminism BLACK CHIP Ceased publication. If anyone wants to revive it,feel free to do so! Also, people can reprint old issues,articles etc CLASS WAR PO Box 772 Bristol BS99 1EG 0850 393975 The agitational paper of the most widespread anarchist/communist current in Britain, with groups in most towns and cities. On the ball news and views coverage of events in Britain and abroad. This is more than just comment,this is a campaigning paper and movement to change the world. CONTRAFLOW c/o 56a Infoshop 56 Crampton Street London SE17 COUNTER INFORMATION Pigeon Hole CI c/o 11 Forth Street Edinburgh EH1 CI newsheet reports social struggles world-wide,worker's community, women's, prisoners' struggles, resistance to racism,environmental destruction.... and more! We encourage self organisation, collective direct action, and the generalisation of resistance, leading to the revolutionary over-throw of all oppression and exploitation. SAE brings sample. Bundles available for free distribution(12,000printed!) Donations,news,exchanges welcome DIRECT ACTION PO Box 574 Brockley London SE4 1DL Has'nt appeared for some time as the energies of the Direct Action Movement are going into their three industrial networks,education, public sector and transport. However,Direct Action should reappear in 94. ECHANGES ET MOUVEMENT BM Box 91 London WC1N 3XX A network of comrades and groups exchanging information and discussions on class struggle, trying to escape the traditional sectarian opposition of ready made theories,learning from class actions against capital. Quarterly bulletin in English and French and pamphlets. Presentation text and publications from above address or from BP 241,75866 Paris,Cedex 18. EDUCATION WORKER no information received FLUX Box A,Rainbow Centre 180 Mansfield Road Nottingham Aiming to question old dogma and ideas in a constructive and non sectarian way. Covers a range of issues relevant to libertarian socialism today. FREEDOM (In Angel Alley) 84b Whitechapel High Street London E1 7QX Tel 071 247 9249 Fortnightly, 8 pages A3, 50p. For subscription rates,send for a free specimen copy. Comments on world news from ananarchist view point. Anarchist movement news. Expositions and discussions of anarchist ideas. Reviews GREEN ANARCHIST Box ZZ 111 Magdalen Road Oxford OX4 1RJ Uk's quarterly primitivist paper, 20 A3 pages 75p. Forum for international network or Earth First! animal liberationists,anti-fascist and other autonomous groups. Challenging range of publications via GA mail order c/o 151b London Road,Camberley GU15 3JY including Titles Green Anarchism: Its Origins and Influences, City Death, A Lie Too Far, THE HEAVY STUFF PO Box 467 London E8 3QX 0850 393975 New look and emphasis have been given to the thoughts of Class War activists. Every edition will put our ideas to the front of struggles and help create a real revolutionary movementthat is not afraid to muck in, rather than snipe from the rear. Our day will come. HERE AND NOW No information received INSIDE INFORMATION No information received Lib ED 170 Wells Road Bristol BS4 2AG Since the mid-sixties,Libertarian Education has been actively promoting freedom in education by publishing books, pamphlets and magazines and organising meetings, conferences and other events. For full information and a free copy of Lib ED magazine, send a large (A4) stamped, addressed envelope. NEW ANARCHIST REVIEW c/o 84b Whitechapel High Street London E1 7QX Review of anarchist titles currently in print and available in the UK. 2 to 4 issues a year. Delivered free. Available to individuals for a small subscription. Its publishers run the annual Anarchist Bookfair in London in October. ORGANISE! Anarchist Communist Federation c/o 84b Whitechapel High Street London E1 7QX 50p. Every three months. ORGANISE! is the national magazine of the Anarchist Communist Federation. It is a quarterly theoretical and discussion magazine which is published in order to develop anarchist communist ideas. As well as discussing contemporary issues, it initiates debate on areas not normally covered by agitational journals. OUR DAY WILL COME PO Box 467 London E8 3QX Republican,class struggle, anarchist football fanzine with neat ideas, music/magazine reviews, letters, smashing fascists, free adverts column, and issue 11 carried a page on the Class War Federation. It's listed in When Saturday Comes,reaching parts others dream of..... PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS' NETWORK PO Box 73, Norwich NR1 2EB PO Box 29, Manchester M15 5HW PO Box 1681, London N8 7LE Free publication of militant public service workers promoting workers' self management and revolutionary change in society. Aim to network widely with like minded workers, regardless of union affiliation, in public services, whether state,voluntary or private sector. Won't waste time trying to reform existing unions. Donations,subscriptions,bulk orders welcomed. THE RAVEN 84b Whitechapel High Street London E1 7QX Tel 247 9249 Quarterly,96 pages (sometimes more),3.00 post free. Each issue consists of articles related to a particular topic of anarchist interest. All back numbers available. SPANNER No information received SUBVERSION Dept 10 1 Newton Street M1 1HW Subversion is a small revolutionary group based in the north of England but with an internationalist perspective! Wepublish a regular free bulletin with analysis of the classs truggle and political comment,plus occasional pamphlets - the last two on Ireland and the Labour Party. Membership open to all agreeing with our basic principles and committed to collective work. TRANSPORT WORKER NETWORK PO Box 7 Norwich NR! 2E Launched two years ago by bus,rail and road haulage workers. Produce regular bulletins,plus leaflets etc, on all that affects workers in our industry. Propose anarcho-syndicalistorganisation as alternative to present ineffective trade unions. also work to make RMT,TGWU etc, stand by workers andfight attacks by employers. TWN members retain trade unionmembership whilst TWN presently consist of numerous individuals, and groups in some cities. TWN is for active solidarity, workplace control and real participative democracy. TROTWATCH c/o Box NDF 72 Radford Road Hyson Green Nottingham NG7 5FT Very occasional anti lefty journal, analyzing the antics, ideology and anti proletarian practice of supposedly'revolutionary' British left: from the rump of the Bennite labourist left to the hardcore leninist partyist fundamentalists. Carry on recruiting! a pamphlet length studyof the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), will be jointly published with AK Press in the autumn. Trotwatch issue two should appear in the winter of 93/94. WORKERS SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT Workers solidarity movement PO Box 1528 Dublin 8 Ireland 75p, sample copy free. Quarterly A4 20 page magazine packed with anarchist news,views, analysis and reviews from Ireland. The WSM also publish,pamphlets including Parliament or Democracy(50p) The Spanish Civil War:Anarchism in Action(1.50), and Ireland and British Imperialism, which deals withthe partition of Ireland,sectarianism, the civil rights movement,loyalism and republicanism (1.50) Introduction Bookshops Publishers Periodicals NB: Note The New Title and Extracts from The Monument (SPGB history) have not been included mainly because I have done enough typing today. If you are interested these appear in the hard copy version of the Anarchist Year Book 1994 ,which can be bought from Phoenix press for 1.50. Phoenix Press After the revolution money will either be abolished or will grow on trees, I forget which. In these decadent,pre-revolutionary times, however, printers want to be paid for their work. So if you want to see more anarchist books inprint and don't mind putting your money where your mouth is, Phoenix Press has a loan system whereby money is collected in small sums until enough has been got to pay for the printing of a book. Ten books have been printed using this system. The basic sum of money being asked for as a loan is currently 40.00 (It used to be less but that's inflation for you.) This sum has been chosen because it's slightly less than a full week's dole and therefore within the reach of most people. For the 40.00 loan you'll get a copy of the book for which the money was lent, plus a copy of the current Anarchist Yearbook. When enough books have been sold you'll be offered your loan back. (Remember Phoenix is asking for loans,not gifts.) This takes ages and of course you'll be asked to continue the loan for another book. The Phoenix loan system means you can help anarchist publishing without having to put up the full cost of a book(at least 2,000.00, a sum beyond the reach of most people). So if you think anarchists publishing is worth supporting, and can afford it, send a 40.00 loan the Phoenix Press at PO Box 824,London N1 9DL. Try and remember to include your name and address since there come in useful when sending you the book. the book for which loans are currently being sought is PitSense versus the State by Dave Douglas. this is an important working class document giving an insider's account of militant working class activity(the miners' picketing in 84/85), not the usual middle class outsider's one. Attacks the lefties who criticised from the outside without knowing what was going on! Sounds good? Please help.