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\centerline{\hl tuesday, 25 july: closing day}

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\centerline{\bf anarchy/theory}

{\bf \circleA\ for beginners}.
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{\bf anarchist activism in a sea of non-anarchists}. are you an¨
activist in a place where the ``anarchist community'' could fit¨
in a mid-sized family sedan? if so, you probably know the trials,¨
pains, and occasional successes of working with non- (or¨
anti)-anarchists for social change. come share support, horror¨
stories, tales of success, and survival tactics for maintaining¨
sanity as an anti-authoritarian activist in the (un)real 
world.
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{\bf the anti-ideological critique}. a discussion of the place of¨
subjectivity and dialectics in anarchist theory and practice,¨
from ``primitive'' societies to contemporary radical movements,¨
and from max stirner to the situationists and beyond.
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{\bf coalitioning, or how anarchists can work with others}.¨
presentation of successful coalition work of anarchist¨
organizations and individuals, along with tips and discussions on¨
how to deal with politicians, marxists, and sectarians. how to¨
present anarchism without being sectarian. bad examples of¨
coalitioning will also be mentioned.
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{\bf lessons of the spanish revolution}. as the only 20th century¨
revolution where anarchism was the major political force, we need¨
to ask ourselves, why did we lose? what went wrong (and right)?¨
what can we learn from that experience?
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{\bf missing history} [4 hours]. several presentations on secret¨
history. lies and distortion in the news and how ignorance is¨
used to repress us. aids, conspiracy, assassination, 
etc.
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{\bf subverting cultural traditions and altering the role of the¨
spectator}. creating a new society means breaking down¨
traditional cultural forms as well as political ones. we need to¨
challenge cultural traditions which both set standards for¨
cultural judgments, and encourage passivity in the spectators. in¨
this session, we will examine forms of mass culture -- primarily¨
in film, drama, art, and video (alternative forms of music have¨
been extensively explored within the anarchist community).¨
drawing on the critiques of the dadaists, the surrealists, and¨
the situationists, we will look at alternatives that challenge¨
traditional relationships between the spectator and the¨
spectacle.
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\centerline{\bf current events}

{\bf anarchism in action: s.f. communities' response to the¨
aids/arc crisis} [4 hours]. faced with massive government¨
inactivity, individuals and groups in s.f. have spontaneously¨
created ways to deal with the ongoing aids crisis. responses¨
range from addressing the needs of people with aids and arc to¨
militant activism against the genocidal policies of those who¨
control the purse strings of research and medical care. this¨
workshop will feature a panel of people involved in these¨
activities, including act-up s.f., the free needle exchange¨
program, participants in underground drug research experiments,¨
and people who have taken care of friends with aids. the panel¨
will be followed by a group discussion.
\leaderfill{\pretolerance=10000\it [panel,~discussion] noon - 4¨
pm at studio 4, 2702 18th street (at york).}

{\bf armed struggle in west germany}. a video and verbal¨
presentation on the activities during the past twenty years of¨
urban guerrilla groups including raf, 2nd june movement, rz and¨
rote zora (a wimmin-only group), followed by discussion. ¨
presented by people who are part of the autonomous and squatting¨
movement in west germany.
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{\bf colomoncagua: a model of anarchist organization?} ten¨
thousand salvadoran campesinos are currently living at the¨
colomoncagua refugee camp on the honduran border. despite (or¨
perhaps because of) violent repression and material scarcity,¨
they have organized themselves into an extensive network of¨
schools, worker collectives, and peer groups. while not¨
explicitly anarchist, their non-hierarchal organizational¨
structure is a brilliant model of anarchist possibilities. ¨
people who visited the camp last year will present their¨
impressions through slides as the groundwork for an open¨
discussion of anarchist community organization.
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{\bf report from eastern europe}. many changes are occurring in¨
eastern europe, and not all of them are a return to western-style¨
capitalism. members of neither east nor west will try to put the¨
changes there into a proper perspective and will tell about¨
anarchist-related events that never make the papers (neither here¨
nor there).
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{\bf some looks at the chinese democracy movement} [3 hours].¨
this session will feature a presentation on chinese dissident¨
history leading up to the 1989 democracy movement, and a¨
multimedia presentation of the views of observers here and there,¨
and of those directly involved. we will also discuss planning¨
possible support actions.
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\centerline{\bf environment/civilization}

{\bf anarchy and environmental activism}. our intent is to get¨
past recent divisiveness to shared direct actions in defense of¨
the earth. we'll use wilderness as a model for natural anarchy,¨
recognizing that humanity can never be truly free without primal¨
wilderness. we'll have input from the writers at¨
\underbar{anarchy}, \underbar{fifth} \underbar{estate}, and the¨
\underbar{earth} \underbar{first!} \underbar{journal}. help us¨
unite the remaining wild places and our growing tribe of wild¨
people!
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{\bf giving science the freedom to solve the problems it has¨
caused}. we ain't going to fix the aids thing without it and we¨
certainly won't feed all 4 billion of us without it.
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{\bf negative aspects of the technological revolution}.
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{\bf saving the ozone layer}. how the ozone layer is being¨
destroyed and how to take direct action to save it and life on¨
earth.
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\centerline{\bf ourselves}

{\bf breaking the power taboo}. how come, despite our best¨
intentions, we keep finding ourselves in relationships that¨
reflect our society's patterns of domination and submission? ¨
margo adair will provide concrete strategies for recognizing what¨
contributes to these patterns of power and what will transform¨
the inequities in our interpersonal and political relationships. ¨
these strategies foster successful alliances across our¨
differences, where everyone contributes, our perspectives are¨
broadened, and mutual support and trust is cultivated.
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{\bf closing ritual in the courtyard}. this ritual will provide¨
closure for the week's events, and celebrate our strength¨
together, our culture. we'll use this ritual to ``charge'' our¨
plans for putting into action what we've gained here. the¨
reclaiming collective, their friends, and others who wish to help¨
plan it, will facilitate.
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courtyard.}

{\bf loving alternatives}. a discussion of¨
feelings/ideas/experiences relating to non-monogamy. there are¨
many honest and loving options to monogamy, including open¨
relationships, multi-lateral marriage, and polyfidelity. come and¨
talk!
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{\bf money can't buy you love, or can it?: anarchists and¨
psychotherapy}. how is psychotherapy different from listening to¨
a friend, or from co- counseling? can, or should, we buy¨
ourselves love? insight? touch? time? in addition to discussing¨
these and other questions about our experiences with therapies¨
and therapeutic alternatives -- 12-steps, co-counseling, etc., we¨
can also do some therapeutic exercises and some co-counseling. ¨
since this is the last day of the festival, there should be lots¨
of material.
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\centerline{\bf skills}

{\bf bicycle messengering}. bicycle messengering is a job many¨
anarchists have or have had. it is a growing job category in a¨
de-industrializing society and attracts many minorities and¨
counterculture/marginal whites. there have been some successful¨
organizing efforts: messengers fought a bike ban and licensing in¨
n.y.c.; san francisco has a messengers union. let's get¨
messengers across the continent networking, aiding each other,¨
and partying!
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{\bf fighting against the war on drugs}.
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{\bf global t.v.}
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{\bf guerrilla information network}. what if you could get¨
immediate access to the information you really wanted? an¨
untraceable banking system comes for free, too. as does 
g.i.n.!
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{\bf hackers, crackers, and controlling interests}. [3 hours] a¨
facilitated panel discussion/workshop on the potential of¨
personal computer networks for direct participatory economic and¨
social decision-making. today computer links process and¨
implement the operations which allow government, bank, and¨
corporate control over the workplace, the environment, our¨
futures, and our lives. yet, these links are vulnerable:¨
scientific-technological revolution has put a revolutionary tool¨
in the hands of anyone with access to a personal computer and¨
modem. everything from police payrolls, to corporate-government¨
telecommunications, to military guidance systems and the u.s.¨
money system is subject to creative, proactive interventions¨
using computers. just as the printing press was key to earlier¨
social revolutions, today computers bring new meaning to our¨
concept of ``taking control of the means of production''.
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{\bf squatting}. examples of squatting in different places will¨
be discussed and evaluated. this discussion will be in¨
conjunction with other ways of getting rid of landlordism.
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\centerline{\bf workers' struggles}

{\bf industrial workers of the world: making a revolution through¨
militant unionism}. this introduction to the iww is intended to¨
demystify the goals and structures of north america's only¨
surviving revolutionary labor union. we'll take a brief look at¨
the iww's history, study its philosophy and tactics, and discuss¨
its current projects. we'll see how the iww has responded to¨
contemporary issues like feminism and ecology. information on¨
membership will be available.
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{\bf revolutionary labor movements around the 
world}.
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