May Day, or International Workers’ Day, has its roots in the working classes’ struggle against exploitation and domination. It was born from the blood of anarchists murdered by the state after the 1886 Haymarket Affair in Chicago – a militant strike for the eight-hour day. Ever since, May Day serves a reminder that the victoriesContinue reading “May Day Statement 2025 – From Geelong Anarchist Communists to the Anarchist Communist Federation”
Category Archives: Labour movement
All Eyes on Rafah
The following article is a transcript of a speech given by Geelong Anarchist Communists member Tommy Lawson at an Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) ‘Rally for Rafah’ held on Saturday 11th of May. Its content is supported unanimously by Geelong Anarchist Communists. We have decided to publish it today, on the 76th anniversary ofContinue reading “All Eyes on Rafah”
May Day Statement 2024
The following statement has been collectively published by Geelong Anarchist Communists, Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group and Anarchist Communists Meanjin. On the 1st of May, 1886, unions in Chicago influenced by the American anarchist movement went on strike for the eight hour day. A worker was shot dead by a cop, leading to a protest onContinue reading “May Day Statement 2024”
A15 Action Geelong
Today protestors across the globe coordinated a series of economic blockades and protests as part of the A15 Action in solidarity with Palestine. Free Palestine Geelong targeted Deakin University over it’s ties to weapons research and development being used in Israel’s war against Palestine. The following text is a transcript of the speech delivered byContinue reading “A15 Action Geelong”
International Working Women’s Day 2024
Militancy is not masculine, fragility is not feminine Despite the theme of International (Working) Women’s Day 2024 being “Invest in Women”, the socialist origins of International Working Women’s Day must not be forgotten. In Australia, IWWD was commemorated for the first time in 1928 with a rally in Sydney, organised by the The Militant Women’sContinue reading “International Working Women’s Day 2024”
Socialism Sundays!
In 2024 Geelong Anarchist-Communists will continue to host a monthly discussion group on socialist texts on the last Sunday of every month. We are going through a series of introductory texts with topics such as capitalism, the state, unions, imperialism, feminism, racism, strategy and organisation. We read through the texts together on the day soContinue reading “Socialism Sundays!”
Geelong dock workers on strike!
At 11am, 2nd of January 2024 Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) members, supported by Electrical Trades Union (ETU) members, walked off the job at Corio Quay in response to the state of their current Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations.
Workers’ Power Against Genocide – Fighting for a Free Palestine
The following text is a leaflet Geelong Anarchist-Communists distributed at a Free Palestine Geelong rally on November 4th. GAC are participants in FPG and encourage locals to get involved and support the campaign. Today the people of Palestine are like a modern day David, fighting against the Goliath of the Israeli Defence Forces, backed byContinue reading “Workers’ Power Against Genocide – Fighting for a Free Palestine”
The Workers, United – A case for anarchist participation in mass unions.
Trade unions have been part of the worker’s struggle in Australia for longer than Australia has been a unified state. Post-invasion and colonisation, unions played a vital role in struggles for fair compensation, suffrage, workplace safety, and worker’s rights, and this continued after federation and into the 20th century. While not explicitly socialist organisations, theContinue reading “The Workers, United – A case for anarchist participation in mass unions.”
School’s Out! Deakin on Strike
Universities are vital elements of society, allowing people to further their skills and knowledge in areas of interest they find fulfilling. They are also centres of research and conceptual development, giving space to those who seek to enrich society with the production of new knowledge. For as long as there has been organised education, thereContinue reading “School’s Out! Deakin on Strike”
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