Archive for July, 2008
July 25, 2008 at 9:17 am · Filed under Calling All Anarchists, posted by ret marut
Today anarcho-punk maniacs From the Depths are embarking on their summer tour, taking with them tremendous quantities of books and free literature. They’ll be presenting a range of direct action, self-defense, and health care workshops, and are traveling in a truck that runs on vegetable oil so as to be able to play as many benefit shows for local grassroots projects as possible. To reach them for further information about any of these shows, or to invite them to your town, email booking@fromthedepths.info.
Lyrics, downloadable artwork, and tour updates are all available at www.fromthedepths.info.
July 23, 2008 at 11:14 am · Filed under From the Trenches, posted by b. traven
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Here’s a brief summary of this past week’s convergence, until someone completes a lengthier report. You’ll have to read about it here, if not in the minutes of the next FBI witch hunt (see supporteric.org), since neither the New York Times nor Fox News succeeded in getting their stooges on site and the local media could only string together the usual clichés.
This year’s CrimethInc. Convergence occurred 40 miles outside of Milwaukee, WI, on the outskirts of the tiny town of Waldo. It began with appropriate theatrics. As participants descended upon the campsite on the first day, so did a massive supercell—spawning a tornado touchdown a mere 15 miles away—and with it, 70 mph horizontal winds and rain that threatened to carry everyone off. The early arrivals lucky enough to experience the storm had to hold on for dear life to prevent the temporary structures from blowing away. Despite this challenge, everything was cleaned up and reconstructed in time for the opening circle at dusk.
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July 10, 2008 at 8:39 am · Filed under Calling All Anarchists, posted by b. traven
The CrimethInc. Convergence is right around the corner. On July 16, hundreds of wild-eyed ex-regular people will meet in Milwaukee at Gordon Park (Locust St. & Humboldt Blvd) to begin five days of plotting, scheming, debating, learning, chicanery, and what have you.
Attendees—expect a lot from yourselves. It’s up to you to challenge yourselves and everyone else to break out of routines and into restricted spaces. Arrive with the understanding that you are responsible for yourselves—and for a lot more than that. Bring plans, bring surprises, bring infernal machines.
A shadowy international network of crazies has spent months preparing for the crowd of fugitive office workers and other assorted loons who will descend on Milwaukee. They will need as much help as they can get. Plan on helping out.
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July 2, 2008 at 9:19 am · Filed under Internal Memos, posted by pfm
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We received the fifth printing of our anarchist cookbook Recipes for Disaster yesterday, and after unloading and moving 9,000 pounds of them in 90º heat, we can now say that these books are imbued with our sweat in more than just a figurative sense. Only very minor changes were made in this printing: the currency rates in the conversion table were updated and the comic book font used on two pages was changed for a third time (we think we got it right this time, really).
