See Reflections on May Day to read some of the contributions. See the background readings from the conference on everything from prehistoric communism to globalisation, war to the situationists. For eyewitness reports on the May Day weekend, bypass the media distortions, see Indymedia UK Check the May Day links for groups in your area. And don't forget the Anarchist Bookfair at Conway Hall in London in October. For the date and more details check the website.
Capitalism is the name of the system which rules our lives .
It is a system in which a few rich people control and exploit the rest of us . Other ways of living are possible based on cooperation and equality . They have been given many names, including anarchism , communism and ecology . This festiva l has chosen 'anti-capitalism ' to embrace the diversity of these different traditions and to stress that we do not have all the answers but need to seek solutions together .