From: Michael.Linksvayer@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Michael Linksvayer)
Newsgroups: alt.society.anarchy
Subject: P@ Online 1.2 part 1
Date: 14 Sep 92 15:49:02 GMT
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Issue 1.2                                                  September 1992

An electronic zine concerning anarchy from a practical point of view, to
help you put some anarchy in your everyday life. The anarchy scene is
covered through reviews and reports from people in the living anarchy.

Editors:

Chuck Munson

        Internet       cmunson@macc.wisc.edu
        Bitnet         cmunson@wiscmacc.bitnet
        Postal address Practical Anarchy
                       PO Box 173
                       Madison, WI 53701-0173
                       USA
Mikael Cardell
        Internet       cardell@lysator.liu.se
        Fidonet        Mikael Cardell, 2:205/223
        Postal address Practical Anarchy
                       c/o Mikael Cardell
                       Gustav Adolfsgatan 3
                       S-582 20 LINKOPING

Subscription of PA Online is free in it's electronic format and each
issue is anti-copyright and may be distributed freely as long as the
source is credited.  Please direct subscription matters to cardell at
the above address. 

We encourage our readers to submit articles and to send in bits of news
from everywhere. Local or worldwide doesn't matter -- we publish it.
Send mail to the editors. 


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EDITORIAL #1
by cardell

Welcome to the second issue of P@ ONLINE! I hope you'll cope with the
fact that this issue is rather thinner than the first one but that,
dear reader, is largely up to you. Write to us!

OK, I admit it, I haven't been that active writing articles myself,
but I've got so much going right now. I'm trying to get some
cooperation going between several anarchistic groups, zines and
newspapers for sharing of information and news. If all goes well the
news section in the November issue will be a whole lot larger.

A socialistic computer user group has shown interest in our zine as
well and I hope they will be interested in the cooperation too. They
will at least distribute the zine among their members, which is a Good
Thing to start with. 

I'm writing this in front of a Facit terminal connected to the
computers at Lysator via modem, but I hope I'll be able to do all my
editorial work at home soon. I'll be setting up a BBS as well as soon
I get my computers running. The BBS will, of course, have the latest
issue of P@ ONLINE along with a lot of other nice ezines. I'll let you
know what happens.


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EDITORIAL #2
What's going on in the States?
by Chuck

Summer is rapidly ending here in Wisconsin and this year will probably
be remembered as the year without a summer.  The corn never got very
big and it never got very hot.  Looks like it might be a long winter,
but that's OK because it means more reading, more anarchy, and more
writing getting done.

While the summer never heated up, the local anarchist scene
certainly did.  In June, Andrew Wertheimer and I convened the
first meeting of "some madison anarchists" at the public library.
Our first meeting attracted around 15 people and about 3 of those
are still involved.  We've been meeting weekly at a local deli and
have been having lots of good discussion.  Currently we have
a core group of around 5-10 people.  We have probably had
twenty or more different people at our meetings this summer
and there are a lot more out there.  We are having a picnic on the
lawn of the Capitol this weekend and are hoping for a good turnout.
We've also been working on various projects such as a room/space
of our own to be known as the "anarchist resource center."
It looked liked this project would come to fruition, but will have
to be delayed for as much as a half year.  Meanwhile, we've
found a local bookstore that is willing to allow us to meet there and
store our stuff there.  I'm pretty excited about the whole thing.

The anarchist movement is certainly growing in the U.S. as many
of you can tell, but what does Chuck have on his mind of late?
Elections, right-wing evangelicals, and finding a job.  By the end
of the year we should know how much of a threat the resurgent
right-wing evangelical movement is going to be.  If appears that
these folks will not refrain from interfering in other people's lives,
I will make the main project of Practical Anarchy [Wisconsin]
an anti-evangelical campaign.  The goal will be to disrupt and
 discredit their groups before they suceed in taking over local
muncipal and state governments in the U.S. and start passing
laws hostile to freedom.  I'm also debating whether or not I
should participate in the elections this November.  My forthcoming
edition of Practical Anarchy will have articles devoted to
this dilemma.  As an anarchist, I don't think we should
legitimize the State any more than we have to, but are there
issues which are good cases for anarchist participation in elections?
I don't know.  In this country, the pressing areas of concern are
a women's right to abortion and gay and lesbian rights.  That's
right, those of you reading this in other countries, the real issues
like the environment, the steamroller of capitalism, and militarism
aren't even addressed in the campaigns [and we are on the defensive
on abortion and gay/lesbian rights.]

I'm an optimist.  I'm encouraged by the rapidly growing anarchist
movement.  Let's all rock the state in '92!


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//// This was posted on anarchy-list some while ago, on the 1 of May to 
//// be precise. :) Since PA Online goes to anarchy-list too I hope nobody
//// will get upset for having to read the same thing twice.
////
//// cardell

BERLIN MAY 1, 1992
by Dirk Gomez <djg@cs.tu-berlin.de>

The revolutionary demo met as usual at 1 pm in Kreuzberg.  When I came
at 2 pm, the first what I saw was a mass fight between some masked
"Autonome" and stalinist guys who tried to force the demo for their
route! Fuck them, they are only 50-100 guys but they are so well
organized that they make trouble for 5000 people. 

But their route was (fortunately) denied and the march began.  At 2
o'clock we passed a computer shop which is very new.  Some weeks ago
there was a scene pub.  Astonishingly there was no police so that this
shop was plundered.  Really funny to see 10 year old boys running around
with a big computer :)

About 1 hour later we passed a really big cop car which was protected by
only one cop.  So he ran and some guys burnt the car down. 

After that the police lost for about 30 mins control, cause they thought
that the riot will begin in SO 36 (where the demo should end).  Now some
cars were smashed and pulled on the street ... 

Being back in Kreuzberg the demo ended and I and my friends went about
100 m away from the notorious "rioting street".  Nothing much happened
we only saw masses of cops.  btw there were about 4000-4500 cops
there!!!

At 7 I left for home and about 11 o'clock I went again to SO36.  I
thought all was over but the cops made really much trouble.  Maybe they
were demonstrating for sth :-) :-(

All in all 300 arrests and 104 cops injured but only 3 so severe that
they couldn't go to work (so they had nothing!)

On the same day the neonazi party FAP wanted to demonstrate in the
East-Berlin "scene quarter" Prenzlauer Berg (where many Nazis live). 
About 50-80 people were there with an anti-demo with 200 (police)-800(a
friend) people.  The antifas heavily attacked the demo so the nazis left
the place with panic. 

On the evening there was a leftist demo in Prenzlauer Berg under the
motto "The East strikes back"...so it ended: with smashed windows ... 

So I guess next year: Same procedure as every year!


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ZINE REVIEWS
by Chuck Munson

Welcome to Practical Anarchy Online's guide to the zine scene.  Most
of the stuff reviewed here is produced by anarchists, but not all.  This
section has sort of become obligatory in the zine scene--I'll review your
zine if you review mine.  The scene is rather healthy these days.
Sections like this help fill the void left by the demise of  Factsheet Five,
and that's OK, if not desirable given the decentralism celebrated in
 the zine scene.  I try to review everything sent to me.  If something
 you sent me isn't reviewed here it either was lost in the mail, I
misplaced it, or I ran out of space and time.

Anal Society        No.1 / 1992        $1
        c/o FIA, 215 N. Frances St. #205, Madison, WI 53703
A new xeroxed, free-form zine put out by some folks here in Madison.
Stuff on vegetarianism, poetry, and anarchy.  Lots of band interviews
and ads for music.  Classic punk-style anarchic collage.

Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed    No.33 / Summer 1992
        C.A.L., PO Box 1446, Columbia, MO 65205-1446
        The Newsweek of anarchist newspapers (just kidding). Anarchy
successfully switches to a new format with this issue.  They've gone
from a large tabloid size to a smaller size (8 inches by 10.5 inches).  The
design looks very professional - quite a change from the issues I have
that came out seven years ago.  As always, an excellent letters section,
extensive international anarchist news, and extensive listings of
resources of interest to anarchists.  I urge everybody to read John
Zerzan's thought-provoking article "Future Primitive" in which he
summarizes the recent anthropological evidence which supports
many anarchist theories.  Other articles include one on Columbus
by Ward Churchill and a critique of bicycles by Michael William.  Also
 an excerpt from the upcoming anthology "Gone to Croatan," which I
am looking forward to.

Discussion Bulletin        No.55 / Sept./Oct. 1992
        PO Box 1564, Grand Rapids, MI 49501
A theoretical zine devoted to furthering a discussion amongst "non-
market, anti-statist and libertarian socialists."  These groups reject
"capitalism's wage, market, and money system along with capitalist
politics and unionism constitutes the only real alternative to
capitalism in both its market and statist phases."  This is the first
issue I've ever seen, so the following comments might not be relevant
(apparently this publication just switched from offset to xerox).  I find
the layout to be rather uninspiring -- xerox doesn't have to look this
bad, and some graphics might help.  Some interesting articles here, like
the one on green anarchism, but the rest reads like the tired leftist
doggerel with all of the appropriate buzzwords: proletarian,
internationalism, comrades, and the like.  Several pages were
unreadable (bad print job).

dreamtime talkingmail        number 2 / Spring 1992
        Miekal And & Elizabeth Was, editors.
        Twice a year . Send donation
        Dreamtime Village  Rt.2 Box 242W  Viola, WI 54464
        Zine created by the folks who live at the Dreamtime Village project
in rural Wisconsin.  The Village is a wild amalgam of anarchy,
permaculture, music, and grassroots and avant garde art.  Practical
anarchy in action.  Recommended.

Fifth Estate        Vol. 27/ no.1 (339) Spring 1992
        4632 Second Ave.  Detroit, MI 48201
        Quarterly        $1.50 single issue $6.00/year
        The highlight of this issue is the interesting and timely article by
 George Bradford titled "The Triumph of Capital."  Bradford, who in
previous issues of FE has written articulate critiques of deep ecology,
 tackles the implications of the "fall of communism."  An article on
Alexander Berkman is also in this issue as well as the usual, excellent
roundup of anarchist news, letters, and book reviews.  Also inspiring
write-ups of anarchist projects in the Detroit area.

GameDay
        1653 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007
        $15 (10 issues)
        Zine/newsletter/program for fans of the baseball Baltimore Orioles.
Picked up a copy outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards (the baseball
stadium).  Published before each homestand.  Articles on pennant races
and tips on where to find parking.  Has summaries on how players have
been doing recently and includes their salaries.  Heard that publications
like this are under pressure from the baseball teams to cease publishing.
A refreshing alternative to the glossy official programs sold inside
the stadium.

Kick It Over        No. 29 / Summer 1992
        PO Box 5811, Station A  Toronto, Ontario, Canada  M5W 1P2
        $2.50 Canada/USA
        I would like to point out the article titled "Building Economic
Alternatives' by Gary Moffatt, which I found thought-provoking.  Other
articles include "The Abortion Underground' and "The Population
Myth" by Murray Bookchin and one on billboard alterations.  Also
lots of news briefs.  Read this one from cover to cover.

Noisy Concept        No. 15 / May, June, July, August 1992
        c/o Mike Thain, 621 Bassett Rd., Bay Village, OH 44140
        $.50 ppd.  $4/10 issues
        "The Journal of Deviant Culture and Voluntary Insanity."
        A zine devoted to "punk rock, vegetarianism, and anarchy."
Congratulations or condolences to Mike on having his zine listed in a
 recent USA Today articles on "zines."

Profane Existence        No.14 (May-June) No.15 (Summer)
        No.16 (September-October 1992)  Bi-monthly
        PO Box 8722, Minneapolis, MN 55408
        $2 ppd.    $10.50/6 issues    $9 Third Class
        Since the last issue of Practical Anarchy I've been able to get my
hands on the much talked about Profane Existence.  And I am
impressed!  I can't say enough about this newspaper.  I know what
the folks in Minneapolis are doing is an inspiration to many in the
 Midwest and I can see why.  In each issue you will find anarchist
and activist news from around the world, articles, columns, and zine
and music reviews.  I'd say that you can find lots of "practical anarchy"
 in each issue.  The folks in the Twin Cities are actually building
alternative institutions and their paper documents these projects.
PE has a militant style which I think is very effective.  Lots of energy;
 not much dogma.  "Making Punk a Threat Again."

Second Guess        No.3 / Summer 1992
        PO box 9382, Reno, NV 89507
        A xeroxed zine that covers the music and cultural scene in Reno and
the rest of Nevada.  Zine reviews and an interview with the
controversial Mykel Board.  Check out the interesting practical anarchy
suggestions and fun pranks.  Gee, and I thought Nevada was all sand
and gambling!  Nicely done.

SLAM                No.1 / August/September 1992
        PO Box 22861, Alexandria, VA 22304
        $1        $5/year (six issues)
        This is the first issue in what hopes to be a zine that features zine
and record reviews.  They reprint the text of the Bloods & Crips
program to rebuild LA -- which if you haven't read, you ought to.
Political news, commentary, and graphics.  A pretty decent first try.

END OF PART 1/2

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