teach people about anarchism

[pinfo]

http://peoplesinformative.wordpress.com/

The People's Informative Collective is seeking writers, individual pieces of written/audio/video work, and anyone wishing in help to create a website to better explain the anarchist movement to the general public as well as people new to anarchist thought. We of the People's Informative Collective (PIC) are seeking to create a website where those new to anarchist thought, action, and culture can learn more about our community. The goal of such a site would be to show that anarchy isn't just for squat kids, nor is it the philosophy of the bomb-throwers that big media makes us out to be. In doing this we hope to attract more people to the anarchist movement, taking us all one step closer to a better world.

We want this project to be as large and successful as it can be, but we cannot do it alone. While we have yet to establish a formal editorial policy, we will consider and likely publish any piece submitted to us that we feel would be of use to the beginning anarchist, improving the general public's image of anarchy, or even just the anarchist community at large.

Likewise we are interested in hearing from anyone interested in writing a regular column or becoming a staff writer.

Please contact us at [e-mail] with any questions, submissions, or constructive criticism.

http://peoplesinformative.wordpress.com/

We are lacking on dedicated writers, and amazing artists.

[musette_sf]

1. not an anarchist

and i don't know how successful you will be on DU. we are mostly Democrats, with some moles and some closet and not-so-closet libertarians.

the libertarians may be interested, as they usually have no useful constructive solutions.

you might try trolling for interest at the Lew Rockwell site, lots of libertarians there who might bite.

[pinfo]

4. no

were not "market" anarchists

[Deja Q]

2. I thought that was called "Reaganomics" or "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps"?

:shrug:



Edited: Grammar :blush:

[angryfirelord]

15. Not anarcho-capitalism

AnCaps based their views on a dictionary term, that is all govt. should be eliminated in favor for free market capitalism. But for the most part, anarchist movements have started out as left-wing and the majority of them are still leftists.

Although I'm not as an anarchist as I see too many problems with providing services and such.

[uppityperson]

3. Welcome to DU. You posted enough 1 word replies to start an OP?

Is this what you are doing here? I am curious since DU has a lot of different types, and your single word replies are noticable

[Artie Bucco]

5. Most anarchists I've met

are well to do white guys who are to afraid to go into neighborhoods with black and brown people.

[pinfo]

8. apoc anarchist people of color

http://illvox.org/

[gtar100]

6. The word 'anarchy" carries a lot of baggage with it. A friend explained the idea to me once

and it went beyond the notions of disorder, chaos and violence. Actually made a lot of sense to me and I could see how life actually operates with a multitude of interweaving systems. For example, on a personal level my interrelationships with people could be described more as anarchy. Personal respect for other people, leaders, followers, associates, enemies, etc., are all decided on my own internal understandings, not by a democratic vote or an autocratic edict. However, at work, there is a defined chain of command.

The trouble you're going to have with using the term 'anarchy' is overcoming a lot of preconceived notions. It seems there could be a better way of identifying the concept (I don't have one at the moment) and leave 'anarchy' to be the result of a collapse of all systems of control leading to an everyone-for-themselves, dog-eat-dog world vision that it has taken on.

[pinfo]

7. anarchism

"The trouble you're going to have with using the term 'anarchy' is overcoming a lot of preconceived notions."

We are working on it

[pinfo]

9. faq

furtherr reading

http://www.infoshop.org/faq/index.html

[Downtown Hound]

10. I often call myself an anarchist

But the truth is, I try and avoid labels for the most part. Mostly, I'm just interested in creating a better world, and if that means being an anarchist one day and voting for a corporate Democrat to keep the Republican out of office the next, then so be it. There are a lot of things to admire about anarchist philosophy and I think when you really get into it it tends to be very empowering and liberating.

But I am going to let you know, anarchists have to stop breaking windows and being general dickheads at protests. I know you feel that liberals don't accomplish anything with their peaceful protests or civil disobedience, but I don't think the Black Bloc accomplishes a whole lot either except giving the cops an excuse to hide behind as to why they gassed and beat the shit out of the whole crowd instead of the few people doing damage. And I'm saying this as somebody that has done breakaway marches before and seen the Black Bloc in action.

I admire the willingness of anarchists to directly confront and challenge authority and I think we need more of that spirit. I just don't think that anarchists always use that willingness and defiance in the most constructive manner possible. Anarchists are never going to achieve broad based appeal as a viable movement as long as the only image people have of them is of masked, black-clad individuals smashing shit. And yes, I know that not all anarchists do that.

All this being said, I am interested in learning more. I'll check out your site when I get home later.

And welcome to DU. :hi:

[pinfo]

11. yes

"
But I am going to let you know, anarchists have to stop breaking windows and being general dickheads at protests. I know you feel that liberals don't accomplish anything with their peaceful protests or civil disobedience, but I don't think the Black Bloc accomplishes a whole lot either except giving the cops an excuse to hide behind as to why they gassed and beat the shit out of the whole crowd instead of the few people doing damage. And I'm saying this as somebody that has done breakaway marches before and seen the Black Bloc in action."

very true

[oxxknowledgexxo]

12. Where did this country go wrong?

I am an ex soldier of the united states army and I have seen
first hand what gov control does for its people.

[lib_wit_it]

13. Really? Me too! It builds roads and bridges and schools and creates protections for clean air

and for safer working conditions, and supports research to cure disease and to advance knowledge which can provide other benefits to society. Oh, and people seem to love their Medicare.

Your turn, what other good things has government done *for* people that I've left out? I know there are plenty more!

Don't get me wrong, our government isn't perfect,it needs to regulate the financial institutions and some industries better, but in the Greatest Nation on Earth, surely our government is pretty darn great, no? Why do you think so many immigrants want to come here?

[pokercat999]

14. So many immigrants want to come here cause they can't

get to France.