Anarchism Around The World

Below is a series of interviews, recorded for a documentary, never finished by its original producers, which hoped to show anarchism in all its forms around the world today and in history. But, I think it succeeds even better at that task as a video catalogue for those interested enough to find the clips that piqued their curiousity.

The playlists were already on kollectiva.media, so feel free to share that link with friends. I just wanted to create this article and put them on youtube to make them easier to find and more accessible to researchers.

Finally, this will be part of a series of posts where I try to help add to other people’s projects, and ideally get volunteers involved in a rare anarchist media archiving project. The next task will be making playlists out of a bunch of rare anarchist documentaries which Stuart Christie collected on his website over many years.  A lot of them are to do with the Spanish Civil War. So, if you like that idea or want to lend a hand, check out the spreadsheet, maybe share my tweet asking for help &/or contact me.

Playlist Previews

Click the ‘see more’ buttons to be directed to each playlist of clips on youtube. And you can scroll to the bottom if you’d just like to see a shorter text table of all the information.


Gabriel Kuhn

Author and translator.

Language: English

Country: Austria and Sweden

Felipe Correa

An organizer with the group Organização Anarquista Socialismo Libertário (OASL).

Language: English

Country: Brazil

Website: https://anarquismosp.org

Allan Antliff

Author and art historian at the University of Victoria, Canada.

Language: English

Country: Canada

Jose Antonio Gutierrez Danton

A contributor to anarkismo.net

Language: English

Country: Ireland

Website: http://anarkismo.net

Aileen O’Carroll

Language: English

An organiser with the Workers Solidarity Movement in Ireland

Country: Ireland

Website: https://wsm.ie

Donato Didero

Was an organiser with the Federazione dei Communisti Anarchici (FdCA). RIP

Language: English

Country: Italy

Website: https://fdca.it

Saul Newman

A political theorist & post-anarchist, who lectures at Goldsmiths Univeristy, in London.

Language: English

Country: UK

Tendency Covered: Egoist-Anarchism

Peter Marshall

A historian & philosopher.

Language: English

Country: UK

Website: https://petermarshall.net

Judith Suissa

Author of ‘Anarchism and Education’, and lecturer on the philosophy of education.

Language: English

Country: UK

Donald Rooum

Was a cartoonist and writer for Freedom Press. RIP

Language: English

Country: UK

Juan Carlos Mechoso

An organiser with the Federación Anarquista Uruguaya (FAU)

Language: English

Country: Uruguay

Website: https://ateneohn.wikidot.com

Suzy Subways

Writer for Prison Health News.

Language: English

Country: USA

Tendency Covered: Anarcha-Feminism

Lawrence Jarach

Co-editor of Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed.

Language: English

Country: USA

Tendency Covered: Insurectionairy-Anarchism

Website: https://anarchymag.org

Howard J. Ehrlich

Language: English

Was a sociologist who founded and edited the journal Social Anarchism. RIP

Country: USA

Tendency Covered: Social-Anarchism

Website: https://socialanarchism.org

Lara Messersmith-Glavin

A contributer to the Institute for Anarchist Studies in Portland

Language: English

Country: USA

Website: https://anarchist-studies.org

Kenyon Zimmer

A historian who works at the University of Texas in Arlington

Language: English

Country: USA

Jean Pauline

A longterm organiser who co-founded the San Diego Peace Information Center.

Language: English

Country: USA

Barry Pateman

An anarchist historian and author, who helps run Kate Sharpley Library.

Language: English

Country: USA

Website: https://katesharpleylibrary.net

Cindy Milstein

An author and organiser with the Institute for Anarchist Studies

Language: English

Country: USA

Website: https://anarchist-studies.org

Joaquin Cienfuegos

An organiser with Anarchist People of Color & Copwatch L.A.

Language: English

Country: USA

Website: https://anarchistpeopleofcolor.tumblr.com & https://copwatchla.org

Tom Wetzel

An organiser with the Workers Solidarity Alliance.

Language: English

Country: USA

Website: https://workersolidarity.org

DiAngelo

An organizer with CopWatch Los Angeles

Language: English

Country: USA

Website: https://copwatchla.org

Wayne Price

Author and activist.

Language: English

Country: USA

Kate Khatib

Author and organiser with AK Press & Red Emma’s Coffeeshop.

Language: English

Country: USA

Website: https://redemmas.org

Jen Rogue

Author and organiser with the Worker Solidarity Alliance.

Language: English

Country: USA

Website: https://workersolidarity.org

Audrey Goodfriend

Was a lifelong anarchist born into an anarchist family in the year 1920, who passed away in 2013.

Language: English

Country: USA

Joel Olson

Was an author and activist for Repeal Coalition & Bring the Ruckus. RIP

Language: English

Country: USA

Website: https://bringtheruckus.org

Biko Mutsaurwa

An organiser with Toyi Toyi Artz Kollective.

Language: English

Country: Zimbabwe

Mix/ Michelle

An organiser with Ativismo ABC.

Language: Brazilian Portuguese

Country: Brazil

Website: https://ativismoabc.org

Renato Ramos

An organiser with the Anarchist Federation of Rio de Janeiro (FARJ)

Language: Brazilian Portuguese

Country: Brazil

Website: https://farj.org

Annick Stevens

An organiser with Refractions Publishing.

Language: French

Country: France

Website: https://refractions.plusloin.org

Michel Némitz

An organiser with Espace Noir.

Language: German

Country: Switzerland

Website: https://espacenoir.ch

Daniela Zarro

A writer for anarca-bolo publishing.

Language: German

Country: Switzerland

Website: https://anarca-bolo.ch

Lia Didero

An organiser with the Federazione dei Communisti Anarchici (FdCA).

Language: Italian

Country: Italy

Website: https://fdca.it

Pablo Abufom

An organiser with Libreria Proyeccion.

Language: Spanish

Country: Chile

Website: https://libreriaproyeccion.cl

Full Table

Interviewee Description Language Country Tendency Covered Website
Gabriel Kuhn Author and translator English Austria and Sweden    
Felipe Correa An organizer with the group Organização Anarquista Socialismo Libertário (OASL). English Brazil   anarquismo sp .org
Allan Antliff Author and art historian at the University of Victoria, Canada. English Canada    
Jose Antonio Gutierrez Danton A contributor to anarkismo.net English Ireland    
Aileen O’Carroll An organiser with the Workers Solidarity Movement in Ireland English Ireland   wsm.ie
Donato Didero Was an organiser with the Federazione dei Communisti Anarchici (FdCA). RIP English Italy   fdca.it
Saul Newman A political theorist & post-anarchist, who lectures at Goldsmiths Univeristy, in London. English UK Egoist-Anarchism  
Peter Marshall A historian & philosopher English UK   peter marshall.net
Judith Suissa Author of Anarchism and Education, and lecturer on the philosophy of education. English UK    
Donald Rooum Cartoonist and writer for Freedom Press. English UK    
Juan Carlos Mechoso An organiser with the Federación Anarquista Uruguaya (FAU) English Uruguay   ateneohn. wikidot.com
Suzy Subways Writer for Prison Health News. English USA Anarcha-Feminism  
Lawrence Jarach Co-editor of Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed. English USA Insurectionairy-
Anarchism
anarchy mag.org
Howard J. Ehrlich Was a sociologist who founded and edited the journal Social Anarchism. RIP English USA Social-Anarchism social anarchism.org
Lara Messersmith-Glavin A contributer to the Institute for Anarchist Studies in Portland English USA   anarchist studies.org
Kenyon Zimmer A historian who works at the University of Texas in Arlington English USA    
Jean Pauline A longterm organiser who co-founded the San Diego Peace Information Center. English USA    
Barry Pateman An anarchist historian and author, who helps run Kate Sharpley Library. English USA   kate sharpley library .net
Cindy Milstein An author and organiser with the Institute for Anarchist Studies English USA   anarchist studies.org
Joaquin Cienfuegos An organiser with Anarchist People of Color & Copwatch L.A. English USA   anarchist people of color tumblr
Tom Wetzel An organiser with the Workers Solidarity Alliance. English USA   worker solidarity.org
DiAngelo An organizer with CopWatch Los Angeles English USA   copwatchla.org
Wayne Price Author and activist. English USA    
Kate Khatib Author and organiser with AK Press & Red Emma’s Coffeeshop. English USA   red emmas.org
Jen Rogue Author and organiser with the Worker Solidarity Alliance. English USA   worker solidarity.org
Audrey Goodfriend Was a lifelong anarchist born into an anarchist family in the year 1920, who passed away in 2013. English USA    
Joel Olson Was an author and activist for Repeal Coalition & Bring the Ruckus. RIP English USA   bring the ruckus.org
Biko Mutsaurwa An organiser with Toyi Toyi Artz Kollective. English Zimbabwe    
Mix/ Michelle An organiser with Ativismo ABC Brazilian Portugese Brazil   ativismoabc.org
Renato Ramos An organiser with FARJ Brazilian Portugese Brazil   farj.org
Annick Stevens An organiser with Refractions Publishing French France   refractions. plusloin.org
Michel Némitz An organiser with Espace Noir German Switzerland   espacenoir.ch
Daniela Zarro An writer for anarca-bolo publishing. German Switzerland   anarca-bolo.ch
Lia Didero An organiser with the Federazione dei Communisti Anarchici (FdCA). Italian Italy   fdca.it
Pablo Abufom An organiser with Libreria Proyeccion Spanish Chile   libreria proyeccion.cl

Missing Interviews

Sadly, whoever was uploading the interviews closed shop at 32, but there are still so many more goodies I think it would be great to upload. The email for the documentary is not working, so if anyone knows who it is who had the files and can check if they still have them floating around a harddrive somewhere, let me know – contact me. (Edit: I’ve emailed Aragorn & Stefanie now who will likely have them.)

Here’s the full list of missing interviews:

  • Jonathan Payne – Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front (www.zabalaza.net), Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Warren McGregor – Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front (www.zabalaza.net), Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Shachaf Polakow – Anarchists against the Wall (www.awalls.org), Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Anna – non-aligned anarchist, Moscow, Russia
  • Renata – FASP (now OASL – http://www.anarquismosp.org), Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Josimas – Anarcho-punk, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Pina – Ativismo ABC (www.ativismoabc.org), Santo Andre, Brazil.
  • José Carlos Morel – Long-time anarchist militant, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Bruno Rocha – Federação Anarquista Gaúcha, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Paulo Capra – Deriva publishing collective, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Aline – Coletivo Ação Anti-Sexista (www.anarcopunk.org/acaoantisexista), Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Vincent Acrata – Moinho Negro (www.anarcopunk.org/moinhonegro), Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Dremko – Ateneo Herbert Nieto (ateneohn.wikidot.com), Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Victoria Toja – Federación Anarquista Uruguaya (federacionanarquistauruguaya.com.uy), Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Mario Remedios – Federación Anarquista Uruguaya (federacionanarquistauruguaya.com.uy), Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Sebastian – Founding member of Federación Anarquista Uruguaya (federacionanarquistauruguaya.com.uy), Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Pablo – Tango teacher, Federación Libertária Argentina (www.federacionlibertaria.org), Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Silvana – Mapuche anarchist, Santiago, Chile
  • Ignacio – Estrategia Libertaria, Santiago, Chile
  • Pamela Quiroga – teacher, Santiago, Chile
  • Coni – Frente de Estudiantes Libertarios (www.fel-chile.org/blog), Santiago, Chile
  • Mario – El Surco, Santiago, Chile
  • John Imani – Revolutionary Autonomous Communities (revolutionaryautonomouscommunities.blogspot.com), L.A., USA
  • Ramsey Kanaan – PM Press (www.pmpress.org), Berkeley, USA
  • Tom Older – Bound Together Books (boundtogetherbooks.wordpress.com), San Francisco, USA
  • Starhawk – author of The Fifth Sacred Thing (www.starkhawk.org), permaculturalist and witch, San Francisco, USA
  • David Rovics – singer and songwriter (www.davidrovics.com), Portland, USA
  • Zimya Tomstrand – anarchist film maker and environmental activist. Seattle, USA
  • Tephra – Seasol (www.seasol.net), Seattle, USA
  • Matt – Seasol (www.seasol.net), Seattle, USA
  • Alex – Common Cause (www.linchpin.ca), Toronto
  • Jesse Cohn – Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
  • Ryan Robert Mitchell – co-organiser of 2011 Toronto North American Anarchist Studies Network conference (www.naasn.org), Canada
  • Drew Sully – Phoenix, USA
  • Stacy – Sallydarity, Arizona, USA
  • Kevin Jose – Oodham anarchist, Arizona, USA
  • Klee Benally – Taala Hooghan Infoshop (www.taalahooghan.org), Flagstaff, Arizona, so-called USA
  • Steve Best – author (drstevebest.wordpress.com/), El Paso, USA
  • Abraham DeLeon – University lecturer in San Antonio, Texas
  • Frank Fernandez – author, Florida, USA
  • Flint Arthur – Baltimore, USA
  • John Duda – Red Emmas (www.redemmas.org), Baltimore, USA
  • Jim Fleming – Autonomedia (www.autonomedia.org), New York, USA
  • Ariel – New York, USA
  • Christine Karatnytsky – New York, USA
  • Joshua Stephens – Institute for Anarchist Studies (www.anarchist-studies.org), New York, USA
  • Deric Shannon – Transformative Studies Institute (www.transformativestudies.org), Hartford, USA
  • Chris Spannos – Z Communications (www.zmag.org), Rhode Island, USA
  • Iain Mackay – author of The Anarchist FAQ (www.infoshop.org/AnAnarchistFAQ) and The Proudhon Reader, London, UK
  • Ian Bone, Martin Roid and Andy Meinke at Freedom Books – Martin (WAG – whitechapelanarchistgroup.wordpress.com), Andy Meinke (Freedom – http://www.freedompress.org.uk), Ian Bone (Class War – ianbone.wordpress.com), filmed as a group at Freedom Books in London, UK
  • Nick Heath – Anarchist Federation (www.afed.org.uk), London, UK
  • Jamie Heckert – researcher on anarchism and sexuality, London, UK
  • Rudolf Terland Bjørnerem – Counterpower (motmakt.no), Norway
  • Laure Akai – member of ZSP (zsp.net.pl), Poland
  • Andrew Flood – Workers Solidarity Movement (www.wsm.ie), Dublin, Ireland
  • Ariel Silvera – RAG (Revolutionary Anarcha-Feminist Group – ragdublin.blogspot.com), Dublin, Ireland
  • Kevin Doyle – Founding member of Workers Solidarity Movement (www.wsm.ie), Cork, Ireland
  • Mariann Inanc – Infoladen (www.infoladen.ch), Biel, Switzerland
  • p.m. – author of bolo bolo, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Indignous – Soundz of the South (soundzofthesouth.blogspot.com), Cape Town, South Africa
  • Anele Afrikah – Soundz of the South (soundzofthesouth.blogspot.com), Cape Town, South Africa

History of Anarchism among newly emigrated communities to America

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New book/podcast and older but still well worth a watch documentary:

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Kenyon Zimmer, “Immigrants Against the State” | New Books in American Studies #87

In Immigrants Against the State: Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America (University of Illinois, 2015), Kenyon Zimmer, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Texas, Arlington, examines the anarchist movements and ideas of immigrants to the United States from the 1880’s through the 1940’s. Using sources in half a dozen different languages, Zimmer builds an in-depth picture of these movements’ achievements and challenges. This book is a definitive transnational history of working-class immigrant radicalism, which suggests that anarchist ideas are very much still relevant today. —Interviewer Max Kaiser

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Free Voice of Labour: The Jewish Anarchists

“Free Voice of Labor, traces the history of the Yiddish anarchist newspaper of that name—publishing its final issue after 87 years—as told by its now elderly, but decidedly unbowed staff. Also included is first hand accounts of the labor organizing, propaganda, educational experiments, and monumental contributions from these cherished, if largely unsung, heroes of the American anarchist movement.”—AKPress

“A wonderful evocation of the radical political past and what has become of its activists in their old age. It takes it’s name from the Yiddish anarchist newspaper, which finally died in 1987 at the age of 87. The film is an oral history, given by those who lived through the era. It’s more than merely that, however. It uses clips from old movies, in Yiddish, that dealt with the ugliness of the sweatshop. You hear the Yiddish songs and poems inveighing against oppression and calling for the people to rise up.

But the joy in the film lies in the people who belonged to the movement. They have aged gracefully, with their sentiments unchanged, but with their world different in ways they would never have dreamed of years ago. They speak with humor of demostrations, picket lines, battles of long ago. They speak as Jews, but secular Jews whose visions were of an unbossed universality. They are grandmas and grandpas, as sunny and mellow as any others, but their courage, intelligence and social concern still shines in their faces. They were a movement, mostly nonviolent, unlike the caricature anarchist bomb-thrower, but their families have grown into middle-class America. They no longer fight, but they still think.”—New York Times

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Playlist Updates: Activism – Current Political Movements & Projects

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3 Animal Liberation Approaches + 1 Vegan Environmentalist Testimony

Open Rescue vs. Clandestine Rescue vs. Rewilding habitat & Reintroducing wild species. Plus one explicitly environmentalist vegan testimony that I feel we don’t hear enough from by George Monbiot the biggest vegan political journalist we’ve got at the moment.

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Steffen Meyn report from the european resistance to coal, Rest in Power

Promoting reporting made by Steffen before he tragically lost his life.

With English superimposed titles. You can watch the original without subtitles here with german title. Also a collaborater wrote spanish subtitles you can access by hitting CC on the orignal video.

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Tributes to Şahin Qereçox martyred in Deir al-Zour, Northern Syria (English Subtitles)

Edited this video to bring together the tributes to Sahin Qerecox (Waka), who died fighting ISIS in Rojava, Northern Syria. It’s said he went to learn from and defend the revolution when alliances on the world stage look their grimmest. Before Syria Waka was active in the UK and mainland Europe, working with communities to resist coal mining applications and expansion. He was a gentle man, welcome face around the campfire, a funny, intelligent and fiercely committed activist.

More Tributes by the YPG Press Office, Coal Action, Hambacher Forest, ceremony outside one & two.

Credit to Salem Medjahed and ANF News for the footage. As well as Osendale with help from FurcleTheKeh and Eisel Mazard for all the hard work on the translations

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Campaigns & Remberences of Hêlîn Qereçox (Anna Campbell)

Long video, just putting footage back up that was taken down when YouTube deleted the international academies channel. Hopefully mine isn’t next, but I’ll just link to it on my archive.org account if so.

More online tributes made into a zine so I could print and share with people who don’t use social media.

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Kilnaboy – Prison Bars and Battle Scars

Full album now on youtube, so you can just stick the album on or add your favourite songs to your own mix/playlist.

All their albums are available to download for a donation of your own choosing, to have and keep on your phone/mp3 player:

https://kilnaboy.bandcamp.com/

Or you can buy one of their hard-copy CD Albums, which includes pull-out lyrics sheet and “a very fetching photo montage of us playing and getting hammered.” £5 including post in the UK, that’s $10 including postage in the US.

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