Monthly Archives: July 2006

Anti-Gentrification Event in East Harlem

Posted on July 25, 2006 by CWM

Outside Carlitos (raising money through a sidewalk sale). Inside Carlitos, during a break between the film & the discussion. While gentrification is not a new phenomenon in American cities, it has assumed tsunami-like intensity in recent decades. The combination of … Continue reading →

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Mural in East Harlem

Posted on July 25, 2006 by CWM

The city is full of signs of resistance. Here is a mural in East Harlem, just off Lexington Avenue. Share on Facebook

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The South Central Farm, June 2006

Posted on July 23, 2006 by CWM

The South Central Farm was an oasis in the midst of one of Los Angeles’s grittiest, most distressed neighborhoods. In a profoundly anti-ecological city, the farm provided nourishment for locals, respite from the grueling sun and endless concrete, and an … Continue reading →

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Theory of the Anti-Globalization Movement, Part II

Posted on July 23, 2006 by CWM

(From The New Formulation, June, 2002) The Battle of Seattle: The New Challenge to Capitalist Globalization Edited by Eddie Yuen, George Katsiaficas, and Daniel Burton Rose New York: Soft Skull Press, 2002 On Fire: The Battle of Genoa and the … Continue reading →

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About Colectivo Situaciones

Posted on July 23, 2006 by CWM

(From Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, fall, 2003) Colectivo Situaciones emerged from Argentina’s radical student milieu in the mid 1990s and, since then, have developed a long track record of intervention in Argentine social movements. Their books are dialogues with the … Continue reading →

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The Shock of the New: An Interview with Colectivo Situaciones

Posted on July 23, 2006 by CWM

(From Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, fall, 2003) Interview by Marina Sitrin Introduction: The social movements that exploded in Argentina in December 2001 not only transformed the fabric of Argentine society but also issued a ringing testimony to the possibility of … Continue reading →

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Anarchism and the Argentine Labor Movement: Two New Studies

Posted on July 23, 2006 by CWM

(From The New Formulation, February, 2003) Review by Fernando López Anarquistas: Cultura y Política libertaria en Buenos Aires, 1890-1910 By Juan Suriano Buenos Aires: Manantial, 2001 La Estrategia de la Clase Obrera 1936 By Nicolás Iñigo Carrera Buenos Aires: Pimsa-La … Continue reading →

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Latin American Anarchism

Posted on July 23, 2006 by CWM

(From The New Formulation, February, 2003) Review by Chuck Morse Cronica Anarquista de la Subversion Olvidada by Oscar Ortiz and Contribución a una Historia del Anarquismo en América Latina by Luis Vitale Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Espíritu Libertario, 2002 Anarquismo y … Continue reading →

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Insurgent Mexico

Posted on July 23, 2006 by CWM

(From The New Formulation, June, 2002) Review by Chuck Morse Mexico under Siege: Popular Resistance to Presidential Despotism By Ross Gandy and Donald Hodges London: Zed Books, 2002 Homage to Chiapas: The New Indigenous Struggles in Mexico By Bill Weinberg … Continue reading →

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Magonismo: An Overview

Posted on July 23, 2006 by CWM

(From The New Formulation, winter-spring, 2004) Review by Chuck Morse El Magonismo: historia de una pasión libertaria, 1900-1922 (Magonism: History of a Libertarian Passion, 1900-1922) By Salvador Hernández Padilla México, D.F.: Ediciones Era, 1984 El fenómeno magonista en México y … Continue reading →

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