Category: Anarchist Awareness League

1990s, Anarchist Awareness League, Bikisha Media Collective (BMC), Other articles by anarchists, syndicalists, related, South Africa, Workers Solidarity Federation (WSF), Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front

Nigerian, Sierra Leone and South African anarchist and syndicalist links in the 1990s

The 1990s upsurge of anarchism found one expression in South Africa, where the anarchist and syndicalist tradition re-emerged after a break of decades. But this was not unique in English-using African countries. A substantial section of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was formed among diamond miners in Sierra Leone, but destroyed in the country’s ongoing civil war in 1997, leading members ending up … Continue reading Nigerian, Sierra Leone and South African anarchist and syndicalist links in the 1990s

Lucien van der Walt
1990s, Anarchist Awareness League, South Africa

Anarchist Awareness League – no date – “Some Thoughts on the Post-revolutionary Property System” (by Malatesta)

This was one of many texts produced by the Durban-based Anarchist Awareness League, but its not clear whether it was produced in the group’s initial incarnation (from 1993) or revival (from 1997). The group later became Zabalaza Books. More on its history is here. Get the PDF here. Continue reading Anarchist Awareness League – no date – “Some Thoughts on the Post-revolutionary Property System” (by Malatesta)

Lucien van der Walt
1990s, Anarchist Awareness League, South Africa, Zabalaza Books

Anarchist Awareness League – no date – “The Idea of Good Government” (by Malatesta)

This was one of many texts produced by the Durban-based Anarchist Awareness League, but its not clear whether it was produced in the group’s initial incarnation (from 1993) or revival (from 1997). The group later became Zabalaza Books. More on its history is here. Get the PDF here. Continue reading Anarchist Awareness League – no date – “The Idea of Good Government” (by Malatesta)

Lucien van der Walt
1990s, 2000s, Anarchist Awareness League, Durban Anarchist Federation, Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front, Zabalaza Books

A few notes on the Anarchist Awareness League and the Durban Anarchist Federation – 1993-2003

The Anarchist Awareness League was formed in Durban in 1993. It was mainly involved in publishing leaflets, pamphlets and posters. At some point it became part of a new Durban Anarchist Federation, along with a “green” and feminist collective. In 1997 the Anarchist Awareness League was re-established. Renamed the Anarchist Workers Collective (AWC), it joined the Workers Solidarity Federation (WSF) that year. there had been … Continue reading A few notes on the Anarchist Awareness League and the Durban Anarchist Federation – 1993-2003

Lucien van der Walt