Anarchy: a journal of desire armed. #36, Spring 1993 anticopyright - Anarchy may be reprinted at will for non-profit purposes, except in the case of individual copyrighted contributions. INTERNATIONAL ANARCHIST NEWS -includes They Have Taken The Walls, Latin American Contacts, and The Anarchist Scene @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ They Have Taken The Walls (& The Bricks...) Monday 7th December at 6:30 am state army troops invaded & devastated the house squatted in Piazza dei Siculi, San Lorenza, Rome. The squatters, on permanent night guard after an attempted eviction the week before was repelled, had decided to leave by the service entrance so as not to let themselves be found inside. The pewter soldiers, not finding any human flesh, took it out on the rest, & so to satisfy their state of excitement they not only destroyed all the material they found inside the squat (personal effects, musical instruments, video & photographic equipment, etc.) but, being clever assholes, they also devastated the adjacent local committee offices in Via dei Salentini, and beat a member of the FOCSI (an organization to aid foreigners) who was disturbed from his sleep. Monday 30th November. Armed with our desires we succeeded to resist their attack, also because we intended to reaffirm resis- tance as an instrument of self-defence & it was necessary to verify this in practice. That morning the whole zone remained in a state of siege for more than 3 hours with teargas and various objects flying. The next week the conditions, also in terms of tools of self- defence, had been declared insufficient to confront Rambo 2 the revenge, & so we left beforehand, managing to bring to safety part of the collective gains built in these years (the library, the anarchive centre of documentation, & some of the musical instru- ments). Squatted on the 2nd June 1990, we transformed the rotting ex- pharmaceutical laboratories into working space for expressive research & daily life. Home to roughly 20 persons, the squat of Piazza dei Siculi has had approaches & relations with hundreds of friends, comrades, & guests. We do not squat as a profession, we are subversives for the passion. Disarm authority, arm your desires. Spreading self-determination in continuous revolt. This is the communique translated from Italian which was issued from the squatters the day after the eviction of the squat "Toto", Piazza dei Siculi in Rome. Some news: Saturday 19th Dec. 92 as a consequence of the eviction from Piazza dei Siculi we have squatted a house in the same district but this house is much smaller than Piazza dei Siculi and so only some of us will be able to remain here, But is will be used as a base for expansion to other squats. We invite every group or individual who considers self determina- tion as Liberation or growth to pay a visit. The Squatters "Toto" Via Tiburtina 161, San Lorenzo, Rome. To send material for our info shop or to get in touch with us write to: ToTo c/o Rosso E Nero, via Dei Piceni 39, 00185 Rome, Italy. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Latin American contacts Members of the Centre International de Recherches sur l'Anarchisme (CIRA, Avenue de Beaumont 24, CH-1012 Lausanne, Switzerland) were recently in Latin America, where they met with a number of comrades and groups. All of the groups are eager to get information from other countries. Most of the groups are in hard financial situations. Publishing houses are able to publish very little. Periodicals have a low frequency and a limited circulation, and the editors are often unable to afford the postage to send copies to other countries. CIRA urges international groups to send periodicals, books, and brochures, which will be read with interest, circulating among different readers since archives are well kept. Audio and video tapes may also be of interest. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Biblioteca popular Jos‚ Ingenieros Ramirez de Velasco 958 1414 Buenos Aires Argentina Federaci¢n Libertaria Argentina (FLA) Brasil 1551 1154 Buenos Aires Argentina Federaci¢n Obrera Regional Argentina (FORA) Coronel Salvadores 1200 Buenos Aires, CF Argentina Libreria El Aleph (Ed. Altamira) 1134 Corrientes 1043 Buenos Aires Argentina La Letra A Casilla de correo 31, succ. 27 1427 Buenos Aires Argentina Montevideo, Uruguay: Comunidad Millan 4113 Montevideo Uruguay Opci¢n Libertaria/GEAL Casilla de correo 141 11000 Montevideo Uruguay Sþo Paulo & Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Centro de Cultura Social Caixa postal 10.512 03097 Sþo Paulo, SP Brasil Plinio Coelho, Ed. Imaginario rua Gen-Jardim 228, conj. 11 01223 Sþo Paulo, SP Brasil D‚cio Mello rua Page£, 139 Sa¡de 04139 Sþo Paulo, SP Brasil Edson Passetti Fac. de Ciencias Sociais, PUK rua Montalegre, 984 05014 Sþo Paulo, SP Brasil COB-AIT Caixa Postal 7597 01064-970 Sþo Paulo, SP Brasil Libera...amore mio (CEL) - Utopia - GAJO Cx postal 14576 22412-970 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brasil Arquivo Punk, Centro de Cultura Social Caixa postal 10.512 03097 Sþo Paulo, SP Brasil Fanzine/Folha da Fossa Caixa postal 3204 01060 Sþo Paulo, SP Brasil @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ _The_anarchist_scene_ Compiled by Jason McQuinn THE GAP MEDIA PROJECT (1415 Birch St., Yellow Springs, OH. 45387; phone [513] 767-2224) "is dedicated to...increasing the circulation of the alternative press. We see the alternative press as a general news source, a resource for developing community through increasing accessibility." Proposed activities include: (1) a subscription service and a fulfillment service, (2) library promotions, (3) publishing a magazine promoting the alternative press, etc. Send an SASE for more information. COLLECTIVE CHAOS DISTRIBUTION (c/o WCF, POB 81961, Chicago, IL. 60681) has an updated catalog of over 70 anarchist and radical booklets/pamphlets (most photocopied), as well as periodicals, music, stickers and more available for a 29› stamp. SILID AKLATAN (POB 187, N. Hollywood, CA. 91603) is an anarchist mailorder lending library which has released a new Dec. '92 catalog listing quite a few books which can all be borrowed for the cost of postage. Send a 29› stamp for a copy of the catalog. THE FRENZY ANARCHIST CONFERENCE will take place from Thursday July 29 through Sunday August 1, 1993 in Vancouver, British Columbia. "A variety of workshops will be held every day...and bands will play during the evenings...Some housing and means will be provided." The organizers "are looking for help with ideas, information, speakers, bands, advertisement and support." For more information contact The Frenzy (POB 122, 1895 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, B.C., V5N 4A6, Canada). SOLIDARIDAD OBRERA (Ronda de San Antonio, 13 pral 08001-Barcelona, Spain) has announced plans for a Certamen Anarquista Mundial on August 21 thru 23, 1993 in Barcelona, organized by the CNT, the FAI of Catalonia, Mujeres Libres and the Juventudes Libertarias. AN INTERNATIONAL SQUATTERS NETWORK (1237 Richards St., Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3G3, Canada) is being formed with goals including: to keep squatters aware and organized, to raise awareness and educate the public, to provide legal help, and to produce a newsletter. BOSTON ANARCHIST DRINKING BRIGADE (POB 1323, Cambridge, MA. 02238) has issued an updated version of the old Fifth Estate antiwar poster which begins with "NO WAR" and ends with "NO FOLLOWERS," as well as a new BAD Broadside #8 titled "Voting anarchists: An oxymo- ron or what?" Send an SASE for a copies. HAYMARKET INFOSHOP and COMMUNITY CENTER (2049 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL. 60622; phone [312] 455-0707) is a new autonomist space opening which opened last December. Besides distributing literature and music, Haymarket will hold a variety of events including wimmin's and queer-only nights, video showings, forums, punk shows, and much more! Stop in or call for info. WIND CHILL FACTOR ZINE (POB 81961, Chicago, IL. 60681) is soliciting scene reports for its new Midwest @ scene report section. Send info on activities, events, cool places, zines, con- tacts, etc. to help facilitate networking, communication, and solidarity in the midwestern U.$. ECO NETWORK AND COALITION (Christy Henshaw, 3907 MacCorkle Ave. SE #301, Charleston, WV. 25304-1668; phone [304] 925-9750) is a network to "link everyone interested in ecology, from already established eco-groups to you, the individual." Send an SASE for information. WAR & PEACE IN THE BALKANS is 4-page "A Resource Guide on Ex- Yugoslavia" published by the War Resisters League (339 Lafayette St., NYC, NY. 10012) including listings of relevant books and periodicals, along with anti-war groups in the U.S. and in the area formerly comprising Yugoslavia. Single copies are 10› each. NO SATORI #2 (c/o Conspiracy of Equals, POB 3391, Oakland, CA. 94609-0391) is a broadside critique of the left in very small print available for an SASE. INSTEAD OF A MAGAZINE and its publisher Lysander Spooner have a new address at POB 76, Shingletown, CA. 96088. THE MIDWEST ECO-ANARCHIST NETWORK (MEAN, POB 7511, Minneapolis, MN. 55407) is a loose grouping of anarchists, radical environmen- talists and autonomous greens publishing a bimonthly networking bulletin. MEAN is planning a conference in mid-April '93 set in Minneapolis, MN. Write for more information on the bulletin or conference. THE NATIONAL WAR TAX RESISTANCE COORDINATING COMMITTEE (POB 774, Monroe, ME. 04951) has information on federal tax refusal and on redirecting your taxes "to meet basic human needs." THE SUNDATA ACOLI FREEDOM CAMPAIGN national office (POB 5538 Manhattanville Station, Harlem, NY. 10027) has organized a campaign for the release on parole of this former Black Panther who has spent 20 years in prison and 13 years in isolation, segregation and/or lockdown. Write for information. THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ECOLOGY (POB 89 Dept.B, Plainfield, VT. 05667-0089; [802] 454-8493) is now accepting applications for its summer program. Information on its "1993 Programs and Events" -- including courses on "Design for sustainable communities" and "Women and ecology," as well as the "3rd Annual Conference on Social Ecology: Reconstructing Urban Society" to be held in Los Angeles this May -- is available on request. THE ANARCHIST ARCHIVES PROJECT (POB 1323, Cambridge, MA. 02238), "established in 1982 for the purpose of collecting and preserving materials documenting the history of anarchism...has catalogued approximately 7,000 items, including over 700 books [and] 350 periodicals." AAP provides research assistance and low cost photocopying on request. Anarchist publishers are asked to donate subscriptions and books. Others are asked to make monetary contributions and/or to send old anarchist literature (don't throw it away!) -- postage will be reimbursed if requested. ERNEST MANN of Little Free Press is back with a clever little 8«x14 poster titled "Portals to Paradise." Send an SASE or a 29› stamp for a copy. FOOD NOT BOMBS (3145 Geary #12, San Francisco, CA. 94118) has published a 128-page book available for $10, that includes "steps for starting and maintaining a food recovery program, 30 vegetarian recipes for feeding 100 people and logos, flyers and letters you can reprint." AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING of Anarchist Artists is being organized for October 1st through the 10th in Naples. For information contact: I.M.A.A. c/o C.S.L. "Louise Michel" (vico Montesanto 14, 80135 Napoli, Italy; phone/fax 81-549-6062 7pm to 9pm Mondays and Wednesdays). FLATLAND (POB 2420, Fort Bragg, CA. 95437-2420) has published a 32-page, Fall 1992 small press catalog that's really a magazine in itself, complete with some well-written reviews! This issue of the catalog, focussing on "Conspiracy," is available for $3. AK DISTRIBUTION (22 Lutton Place, Edinburgh EH8 9PE, Scotland) has released a giant new 64-page 1993 catalog of anarchist, punk & related books, pamphlets and magazines, including all books from Freedom Press, Black Rose, South End Press, Verso, etc. A comic on just about every page makes it great fun to browse! Free, but send a couple bucks to help with postage. L.A. FREEDOM '91 is a video of a series of panel discussions involving anarchist publishers that were organized at the end of the summer in 1991. Participants include Mike Gunderloy (former publisher of Factsheet Five), Ryam Nearing (publisher of Loving More), Robert Shea (No Governor), Robert Anton Wilson, Jay Kinney (Gnosis), Susie Bright (formerly of On Our Backs), Michael Ziesing (Instead of a Magazine), and others. Topics include technology, cops, sex, communes, alternative media, religion and more. Here's your chance to get to know a little bit more about these successful publishing activists. For a copy send a check for $17 made out to TADCO to C.A.L. (POB 1446, Columbia, MO. 65205-1446). A FEW BACK ISSUES OF ANARCHY: A Journal of Desire Armed (C.A.L., POB 1446, Columbia, MO. 65205-1446) are still available in bulk for free distribution at the cost of postage & packaging. We have extras of several issues including #17, #19 & #25, along with a very few extras of other issues. For those living in the U.S. we suggest you send about 10› to 25› each (depending on the size of the issue[s] requested and your distance from Missouri) for 50 to 150 copies. (Unless you live in the Midwest -- where postage will be cheaper, send a minimum of $7.50, and make any checks out to "C.A.L." only. Those outside the continental U.S. need to send much more to cover the higher costs of postage.) All copies will be marked "FREE" on the covers. To order bulk copies for resale, see the terms listed in the box on page 2. If you have announcements concerning anarchist gatherings, new publications, or other anarchist activities or projects which our readers might find of use, you can send them to: Attn. Anarchist Scene, c/o C.A.L., POB 1446, Columbia, MO. 65205-1446. Please remember, for more information, or for ordering materials listed in this column, you must write to the addresses given above and not to C.A.L.