From Political Theory to Organizing Tactics: Sixteen Zines and Pamphlets of the Anarchist Underground Press Documenting the IWW, Occupy Wall Street, Labor, Prison Abolition, Political Surveillance, and Border Resistance, c. 1990s–2019

Anarchist Radical Political Zines

Pamphlet

Anarchist and radical political zine archive, circa 1990s to 2019, documenting the underground print networks through which historical anarchist texts circulated beside writing on contemporary labor organizing, capitalism, prisons, policing, and human rights. Sixteen zines and pamphlets move between canonical texts by Errico Malatesta and Noam Chomsky to movement literature produced around the IWW, Occupy Wall Street, prison abolition, migrant solidarity, and opposition to border enforcement. The group preserves a form of political publishing designed for reproduction and hand to hand circulation. Mixed archive of 16 zines and pamphlets, most approximately 5½ x 8½ inches, with one smaller format pamphlet, circa 1990s to 2019. Titles include: [1] LaConte, Ellen. Free Radical: A Reconsideration of the Good Death of Scott Nearing. Loose Leaf Press, 1997. First printing. [2] Industrial Workers of the World. General Organization Bulletin. No. 10, Ballot Edition. Chicago: Industrial Workers of the World, 2014. Cover: “Freshii Workers Union Picket, 15 Sept., Chicago.” [3] Scatter, Sascha. Return to the Other Side. Spring Glen, NY: Sascha Scatter, undated. References Juan Carlos. [4] Capitalism or Common Sense? An Occupy Wall Street Class War Camp pamphlet. New York: A New World in Our Hearts, undated. [5] Designed to Kill: Border Policy. Elebnugocomun, February 2011. [6] May Day NYC.org: Strike on May 1, 2012. New York, 2012. [7] Baumle, T. To Destroy the Border. New Orleans: JP Press, undated. [8] Liberation(s) in Sight: KITE, A Newsletter for Liberation. Issue 5. February 2019. [9] Chomsky, Noam. Notes on Anarchism. New York: A New World in Our Hearts, undated. [10] Williams, Rachel Marie. The School to Prison Pipeline. A Brave New World in Our Hearts, undated. [11] Abolish Money. A Brave New World in Our Hearts, undated. [12] Malatesta, Errico. Anarchy: A Pamphlet. New York: A Brave New World in Our Hearts, undated. [13] Williams, Kristian. Profiles of Provocateurs: Recent Case Studies, Warning Signs, Practical Advice. A Brave New World in Our Hearts, undated. [14] Black Badger. No. 4. Simi Valley, CA: Oak and Cactus Distro, undated. The group spans several generations of anarchist and radical organizing. The Roots of May Day returns to the eight hour movement, Haymarket, and the execution of the Chicago anarchists; Malatesta and Chomsky represent the continued circulation of anarchist political theory; the IWW's 2014 General Organization Bulletin records internal union discussion; and the Occupy pamphlet addresses capitalism through the language of the 99 percent that emerged from the 2011 encampments. Later material turns to prison abolition, political infiltration, and the United States Mexico border. Designed to Kill grew out of work with No More Deaths and addresses migrant deaths, humanitarian aid, and federal border enforcement, while Kristian Williams's Profiles of Provocateurs uses recent cases of police and FBI infiltration to offer practical guidance to activists. Light handling and edge wear, with occasional creasing, and minor surface soiling; staples and gatherings appear intact. Overall good condition. A sixteen item record of anarchist and radical print linking historical theory to labor organizing, anti-capitalism, prison abolition, political surveillance, and border politics.

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