Category Archives: Organisation

Introduction to Anarchism workshop July 28th

Join us for our Introduction to Anarchism workshop on Sunday, July 28th, from 4pm at Beav’s Bar, 123 Little Malop St, Geelong. If you’re curious to know more about the politics that shape Geelong Anarchist-Communists, we would love to see you at our workshop later this month. The session will be catered for beginners asContinue reading “Introduction to Anarchism workshop July 28th”

Attending the Brisbane Anarchist Conference 2024

The following article first appeared in Arbetaren, #38 2024. On the 13th of April 2024 a conference to discuss the possibility of an Australian federation of Anarchist-Communists was held in Brisbane by Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group and Anarchists Communists Meanjin. Geelong Anarchist Communists sent two delegates as observers. The following article was written for Arbetaren,Continue reading “Attending the Brisbane Anarchist Conference 2024”

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”

Militancy, commitment and responsibility

Geelong Anarchist-Communists have been working through a series of readings on the purpose and structure of the specific anarchist organisation and, as part of that what it means to be a member of such an organisation. The following text is largely an adaptation of ”Thoughts on Commitment, Responsibility and Self-discipline” by the Anarchist Federation ofContinue reading “Militancy, commitment and responsibility”

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!”

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.”