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”

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”

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.”