anarcha adventures

Dear Grrls,

I have been working on a project to create an interactive website for anarchist women to share ideas, info and make links. Not really a new idea, but I saw the need when I found myself having to battle waves of sexism on other anarchist sites such as infoshop.org and anarchistnews.org. Otherwise, these services are great, but for women who are interested in breaking the bonds of patriarchy as a priority, it can be alienating.

I am hoping that anarchafem.org might be a space for women who want to relate to other women.

If you would like to get involved in working on the site - I’d love to hear from you. I’m also looking for items to add to a bibliography, and material in languages other than english. If you know of anything, can you let me know?

Hopefully things will be up and running by the end of the year - so there will be chances to share information with other anarchist women in what I would like to become a supportive environment.

Please pass this on to anyone you think would be interested.

Check out the site (still in development) at dev.anarchafem.org

Rock on G20

Channel 10 says one of its reporters was assaulted by protesters outside the G20 summit and his video camera was taken from him.

Earlier a group of about 40 protesters, who had been within about 20 metres of the Hyatt, broke through metal and water barricades in Collins Street.

They knocked some police to the ground in the process.

I installed ubuntu on the laptop last weekend. The ease of installation was happy-making. Gnome has come a long way since I was last bothered to check it out - another point! And you can use enlightenment or fluxbox, 3 points to ubuntu!

But lastly, the reason I’m staying and converting from my winxp install is this: you can do any fucking thing you like.

So, fungi has made a video of the 2006 Reclaim the Streets when we took the Cross City Tunnel.

Watch till the very end, to see the fabulous Shitty Rail Dancers (as featured in Slit Magazine).

See it here

Who are the people you’re writing for?
Your zines, pamphlets and posters galore.

Critiquing everything and everyone
Scrawling away, no time for fun

Who are the people you’re writing for?
Will I find them on the factory floor?

Are they the people who didn’t go to school?
They’re the ones who think you’re a fool

Scrawling away, no time for fun
All your passions are made for one

Forget the factory floor
Its not the market you’re working for
Backyard guru, mother’s special son
You know you work to be the chosen one.

• Republished on Moak*

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