IWW May Day events in western Washington
Greg Alt
With the Soviet Union a thing of the past, and other authoritarian communist
dictatorships on their way out, it's time to take back the true libertarian
spirit of May Day. Come celebrate with the wobblies:
Thursday, May 1: May Day rally with speakers, music, and free literature.
6pm @ the Volunteer Park ampitheater, Seattle. Sponsored by the
Puget Sound Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) (PO Box 4814,
Seattle WA 98104-0814, or call 516-0483).
Friday, May 2: May Day event with music, speakers, and food. 7pm at the
Liberation Cafe (116 4th Ave. E., downtown Olympia). Sponsored by
Olympia Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and Liberation Cafe.
Saturday, May 3: Centralia Union Mural Benefit. A coalition of local
unions and community groups are raising funds for a mural to honor
the Wobbly (IWW) martyrs slain and imprisoned by Centralia's business
class in the massacre of 1919. Music by Centralia 19, The Matrix 7,
and Jim Smith. 8pm @ 434 NW Prindle, Chehalis (take I-5 to exit 77,
go east to Chehalis Ave., go left to Prindle, then left again).
call (360)740-0492 for more info.
If you'd like to know a bit more about May Day, the Centralia Massacre,
the IWW, or general anti-authoritarian information, visit these webpages:
A brief historical background of May Day:
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~galt/mayday.html
A brief historical background on the Centralia Massacre of 1919:
http://iww.org/centralia.html
The Industrial Workers of the World on the web:
http://iww.org/
Anarchist and anti-authoritarian resources for the Seattle area:
http://www.eskimo.com/~galt/revolt.html
Greg
Tom Warner
In a previous article, ga...@sal.cs.utah.edu (Greg Alt) says:
>With the Soviet Union a thing of the past, it's time to take back the true
>libertarian spirit of May Day. Come celebrate with the wobblies:
^^^^^^^^^^^
Communists and Socialists like May Day Too, probably even more than the
libertarians.
Tom Warner
Boyd Kneeland
Oh, that's a hoot! Marxist Classist Libertarians, yeah, that's the
ticket! Ayn Rand is rolling over in her grave.
Nice anarchist web page though, I especially liked the "getting
organized" link ; )
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Boyd Kneeland <bo...@wrq.com> writes:
> Oh, that's a hoot! Marxist Classist Libertarians, yeah, that's the
> ticket! Ayn Rand is rolling over in her grave.
> Nice anarchist web page though, I especially liked the "getting
> organized" link ; )
If anybody's rolling in their grave over the changing meaning of the
word "libertarian", it's Sebastien Faure and Louise Michel of France,
who coined the word _libertaire_ circa 1895. This being in relation to
left anarchist ideas not at all dissimilar to many ideas and principles
advocated by the IWW.
I'll also point out that left anarchists in the USA were using the term
"libertarian" to refer to themselves at least as early as the
mid-1950s. The Libertarian Party wasn't founded until 1970 or so.
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I bit back my start at debating wich systems have allowed the most
liberty in the real world to date. You're welcome : ) -Boyd
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On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, David Barts wrote:
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> Boyd Kneeland <bo...@wrq.com> writes:
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> > Oh, that's a hoot! Marxist Classist Libertarians, yeah, that's the
> > ticket! Ayn Rand is rolling over in her grave.
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David Barts
Boyd Kneeland <bo...@wrq.com> writes:
> [re: the libertarian left]
> I bit back my start at debating wich systems have allowed the most
> liberty in the real world to date. You're welcome : ) -Boyd
As you wish. Just don't presume that the answer is any more
self-explanitory and to your favor than the "obvious" fact that the
Left stole the meaning of the word "libertarian". :-)
Greg Alt
In article <Pine.HPP.3.91.970423...@elmer.wrq.com> no.spa...@wrq.com writes:
>Oh, that's a hoot! Marxist Classist Libertarians, yeah, that's the
>ticket! Ayn Rand is rolling over in her grave.
Not sure where you get that from. The modern anarchist movement has
been around since the 1840's. Since then, anarchists have always used
'libertarian' as a synonym for anarchist. When the 'Libertarian Party'
was founded in the 1970's, they were conscious of the fact that they
were appropriating a word that historically was used by anarchists,
those who advocated the toppling of government and capitalism. If
anyone would be rolling over in their graves, it would be someone like
Buenaventura Durruti or Nestor Makhno. Both led anarchist militias
fighting for 'libertarian communism' (which was used interchangeably
with 'anarchism'). (Makhno fought against the White armies as well as
Lenin and Trotsky's Red armies in the Ukraine. Durruti fought against
Franco's fascist army.)
As for the 'Marxist' bit, the anarchist movement split from the
authoritarian communist movement in the 1870's. While anarchists
share the marxists' goal of overthrowing capitalism, anarchists believe
that ends and means are intimately linked, so a free society can't
be achieved by first seizing power either militarily or at the polls.
Due to the nature of government, no government will ever 'wither away',
and a 'dictatorship of the proletariat' can be no different, even in
the unlikely event that it doesn't start out as a dictatorship *over*
the proletariat. So, the anarchist movement has about as much in
common with Marxists as it has with the so-called 'Libertarian Party'.
>Nice anarchist web page though, I especially liked the "getting
>organized" link ; )
After years of being fed the 'anarchists are bombthrowing lunatics
trying to create chaos' line by government-run schools and the
corporate media, it makes sense that the idea of anarchists organizing
would be appear a joke. If your knowledge of anarchism came
from anarchists rather than the greatest enemies of anarchism, you'd
know that anarchists have always been for free organization and against
chaos.
If you live near Seattle or Portland I recommend you stop by either
Left Bank Books in Seattle or the 223 Freedom and Mutual Aid Center in
Portland. They would be happy to recommend a good introduction to
anarchism.
They both have web pages for more info:
223 - http://www.teleport.com/~twotwo3/
Left Bank - http://www.eskimo.com/~jonkonnu/
Greg
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Boyd Kneeland
Thank you for the thoughtfull reply to my flippant remarks about modern
anarchism. I hope we can agree to disagree on the likelihood for success
of freely organizing anarchists (no, I don't rely on public school for my
introduction to anarchism). I hope you took no offense, if it helps I
don't think the Libertarian Party is exactly screaming toward achievement
of their goals either.