This page is now hosted on anarcha.org. Click here to get there. email sallydarity@yahoo.com thanks to hattielabom for her descriptions! I may add a news feature on this page, but meanwhile, here's a demo call of interest: check out the Radical Pro-Choice Call To Action For April 25, 2004 at Infoshop.org If you would like your writing on this page, please email sallydarity@yahoo.com "While some comply, some rebel, and some withdraw, there are some who figure out the system and how to best it. When we manipulate the system, we have the illusion of being in control. We can keep the rewards of the system while believing that we are not really complying. But we are still accepting the system's terms, unspoken rules, and values, including the lack of value it accords to us. Women in traditional roles supposedly achieve power, money, and status through manipulating men, but such achievements do not challenge the low value placed on women... For in order to manipulate, we cannot be ourselves, express our true feelings, or share our real perceptions... Manipulation may garner for us some of the system's rewards, or it may drag at the system's wheels as they turn, but it neither liberates us individually nor changes the collective reality the system creates. Resistance challenges the system's terms and categories, counters its assumptions, and communicates other values. Resistance speaks its own truth to power, and shifts the ground of struggle to its own terrain." Starhawk Truth or Dare p87-8
		Articles on The Anarcha-Feminist movement Quiet Rumours: An Anarcha-Feminist anthology Introduction This is an introduction to what is arguably still the best book on anarcha-feminism (unfortunately, not saying a lot). The book is a reprinting of pamphlets produced by Black Bear in the late 70's/early 80's and has some new articles that may not be on the internet, but includes the following papers (*)... *Anarcho-Feminism: Two Statements “As Anarcho-Feminists, we aspire to have the courage to question and challenge absolutely everything - including, when it proves necessary, our own assumptions.” (from Who we are: An Anarcho-Feminist Manifesto )“Why are many women sick and tired of 'movements'? Our answer is that the fault lies with the nature of movements, not with the individual women. Political movements, as we have known them, have separated our political activities from our personal dreams of liberation, until either we are made to abandon our dreams as impossible or we are forced to drop out of the movement because we hold steadfastly to our dreams. As true anarchists and as true feminists, we say dare to dream the impossible, and never settle for less than total translation of the impossible into reality.” (from “Blood of the Rose”) Two charmingly fire-breathing and idealistic statements, the second one insurrectionist. *Lynne Farrow: Feminism As Anarchism Famous for the line “Feminism practices what Anarchism preaches,” Farrow gives a thumbnail of U.S. feminist history, critiques how most aspects of the Left have attempted to subsume feminist struggles, and encourages the feminist, anarchist practice of decentralized issue-specific problem-solving. Good on tactics, less strong on strategy. *Peggy Kornegger: Anarchism: The Feminist Connection Radical Feminist Kornegger argues that feminists who are challenging all power dynamics have been anarchists all along and that making this inherent anarchism explicit prevents feminists from getting bogged down in reform. *Voltairine deCleyre: An Introduction, and the Making of an Anarchist An autobiographical sketch of deCleyre’s childhood and adult practices, with some explanations re: some lines of anarchist thinking. Not as good as her “Anarchism” essay, I think. *Carol Ehrlich: Socialism, Anarchism, and Feminism One of the best papers to date about feminism and anarchism (if somewhat sectarian). Discusses concrete questions (e.g. critiques of power dynamics, how these critiques can be used in bad faith) as well as theory (relates the Situationists to feminism, etc.). To the Daring Belongs the Future: The Anarcha-Feminist Movement by Anna Propos A school-paper style essay on some of the first of U.S. women anarchists - primarily discussing Goldman and deCleyre, what they focused on and what they were up against both in terms of liberal feminists and sexist anarchist contemporaries. Politicizing Gender: Moving toward revolutionary gender politics Anarcha-Feminism - Thinking about Anarchism Liberated? by sallydarity Commentary/Critique on sexism, male privilege, patriarchy Feminism and Anarchism: Towards a Politics of Engagement by Krysti Guest Description The Precarious Union of Anarchism and Feminism by Red Sonja Description Sexism in the Anarchist Movement by Angela Beallor Description Let Patriarchy Burn Description Stick it to the Manarchy Description and Manarchy Response Description Are You a Manarchist Questionnaire Description Are You Stuck on Manarchy? Poor Communication Can't Smash Patriarchy Description Make Your Own Tea: Women's Realm and Other Recipes and Patterns (Women and Class War) Just Ask a Woman by Traci Harris Description What We Want by Jennifer Sauer Description Unmasking Male Privilege by nikki craft Description A Message to "Anarchist" Men, and then some, by Molly Tov Description Anarcha-Feminism by Flick Ruby Description What it is to be a girl in an anarchist boys club Description Anarchafeminist Manifesto Description Towards Womens Freedom, a Workers Solidarity Movement Position Paper Description Anarchy or Patriarchy by Leo Vidal Description Anarcho-Feminism & Anarchist Liberalism- Analysis Description Shut the Fuck Up or, How to act better in meetings Description Deep in the Mind of a Manarchist part one by kooky Description Deal With It! Online (zine) articles Description Herstory Anarchism: A History of fighting for Women's Freedom This is Not a Love Story: Armed Struggle against the Institutions of Patriarchy Free Women of Spain Mujeres Libres Women in the Spanish Revolution Anarcha-Feminist history slideshow Jailbreak out of History a rebiography of Harriet Tubman, by Butch Lee Suffragettes as Abolitionists Anarchist Women Lucy Parsons Lucy Parsons, Woman of Will Lucy Parsons, A Legendary Lady of Labor History Lucy Parsons Commentary on Lucy Parsons Lucy Parsons Lucy Parsons (1853-1942):The Life of an Anarchist Labor Organizer by Joe Lowndes Voltairine de Cleyre Collected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre Direct Action by Voltairine de Cleyre Anarchism and American Traditions by Voltairine de Cleyre Poetry by Voltairine de Cleyre Voltairine de Cleyre, The Anarchist Tradition and the Political Challenge by Chris Crass Organizing for Radical Social Change, Voltairine de Cleyre and Anarcha-Feminism by Chris Crass Emma Goldman Emma Goldman (many articles, books, and other writings) The Emma Goldman Papers Bibilography of Emma Goldman's works Luise Michel Louise Michel Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Collected Works Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Marie Equi Radical Politics, Radical Love: The Life of Dr. Marie Equi Marie Louise Berneri Marie Louise Berneri Anarcha-Feminist Links lists and webpages Mujeres Libres (Free Women): this page Women's Lib Anarcha-Feminist Kiosk at Infoshop.org Feminism news on Infoshop.org Anarcha Feminism Spunk Library, Anarcha Feminism index The Oppression Stops Here Feminismo y Anarchismo (spanish) Radical Cheerleaders of the World Unite Radical Cheerleaders website Mommas Engaged in Social Support for Insurrection, Revolutions, and Potlucks Books/Zines lists Anarcha-Feminist Recommended Reading includes links to two bibliographies and a favorite authors work-in-progress list Grrrl, Lady, Queer and Trans Folk Zines Anarchist/Gender related zines/ newspapers After the Fall, Anarcha-Feminist Issue Worse than Queer,see Unbound Books Fixing her Hair,see Unbound Books Getting Louder Everyday Sekmet Onward Distros Unbound Books Goldman Distro Urban Armor Women's Health Radical Pro-Choice Call To Action For April 25, 2004 Pro-Choice Revolution or Reform? article Anarcha-Feminist Health: Brighton Collective Bloomington Women's Health Collective: Your Full Cervix Station Witches, Midwives, and Nurses:  A History of Women Healers Abortion: It's every Woman's Right to Choose Abortion Women's Choices by sallydarity Take Back your Body: A D.I.Y. Gynecology Primer Jane articles and resources Jane was an underground abortion service for a few years before Roe v. Wade in Chicago Below the Belt This is the website for Below the Belt cloth menstrual pads, the Owner’s Manual zine, the Below the Belt/Tampaction Tour 2003-2004 and various assorted information about sexual health, focusing primarily but not solely on standard female genitalia [the vagina, uterus and ovaries]. Women's Self Defense girl army Women and Prison Women in Prison: Casualties of the War on the Poor by Ilana Sabban Anarchist Black Cross Network Break The Chains How to Keep from Being a Victim of Retaliation Invisibility of the Women Prisoners' Activism Dykes and Fags Want to Know Interview with Lesbian Political Prisoners (Linda Evans, Laura Whitehorn, and Susan Rosenberg) Women and body issues fat girl break down zine Queer + Trans inclusiveness Addressing the Politics of Social Erasure: Making Transexual People Visible manual for trans inclusion for women's orgs- pdf file australian critique-type-thing of queer inclusiveness among anarchists (somewhat confusing) a speech for a women's org transfeminism.org Trans Prisoner Support Trans/Gender Variant in Prison Committee Gender and anarchy articles Politicizing Gender: Moving toward revolutionary gender politics The Fluidity of Biological Sex, Gender, Race, and Sexual Orientation Radical queer pages and articles black and pink bloc: your online home for queer liberation and tranarchy Queer news on Infoshop.org When Good Gays Go Bad: Rita "Bo" Brown the Gentleman Bank Robber gay shame, san francisco Gay Shame: A Radical Queer Alternative by Matilda article Gay Shame - A Challenge to Gay Pride article by Sara Jaffe, Pacific News Service, Jun 25, 2002 Lesbian Avenger's Handbook Who's Riot? Our Riot! Reclaiming Stonewall article Queer Liberation: Expressing Our Outrage article deadletters includes essays and other writings on trans liberation, radical politics, feminism, gender identity, and health Jesse in Jail Jesse Carr is an activist, student and trans man. He served a three month federal sentence in womens' facilities connected to protest against the School of the Americas. Make Zine "Make is propoganda for activist agitation. We ride a rickety skate board between queer desires for social and economic justice, critical thought on anti-racism and poverty, and a belief in DIY political insubordination."