Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America by Kristian Williams
“Even critics have a difficult time imagining a world without police. But just what is the role of police in a democracy: to serve the public or to protect the powerful? Tracing the evolution of the modern police force back to the slave patrols, this controversial study observes the police as the armed defender of a violent status quo.
SATURDAY, MAY 10th at the SIXTH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER, from 1-5pm.
638 East 6th Street between Aves B & C. F/V to 2nd Ave, or 6 to Astor Place, or L to 1st Ave.
You will notice, below, that this General Assembly's agenda structure is radically different from past assemblies. Nuts and Bolts attendees have worked hard to create a format that will allow for LESS time dedicated to internal business, and MORE time allocated to discussion groups, organizing, and creating community. Overall, we hope the G.A. will be shorter and more enjoyable. *Please take a moment to look at the agenda below *(soak it in! There's singing!).
On Thursday, May 29, 6:30pm, the Reading Group will discuss:
"Anarchy in Action" by Colin Ward.
"The argument of this book is that an anarchist society, a society which organizes itself without authority, is always in existence, like a seed beneath the snow, buried under the weight of the state and...capitalism..." -Colin Ward
The Nuts and Bolts Working Group is responsible for the day to day operations of NYMAA and ensuring transparency of and providing assistance to the Comms Working Group.
All NYMAA members are encouraged to participate in Nuts and Bolts meetings, potential NYMAA members and the merely curious are welcome too.
"Ivan Illich in Conversation" by David Cayley
A wide-ranging collection of interviews with the influential christian anarchist philosopher and social critic Ivan Illich, most famous for his work Deschooling Society.
The Comms group will be hosting a Nutz & Boltsz Meeting to discuss plans for the next GA. We got a lot of ins and outs which need every one's input. Hope you all can make it.
The classic collection of essays includes "Marriage and Love," "The Hypocrisy of Puritanism," "The Traffic in Women," Anarchism," and "The Psychology of Political Violence." The entire book is available free online at http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/Goldman/front.html
Public speaking. Terrifying? Nervewracking? Impossible to do well? Not so! Public speaking can be an empowering and fun opportunity to express yourself, and it is an especially important skill for anarchists.
Public speaking. Terrifying? Nervewracking? Impossible to do well? Not so! Public speaking can be an empowering and fun opportunity to express yourself, and it is an especially important skill for anarchists.
" Abolition of the State: Anarchist and Marxist Perspectives" by Wayne Price
"Both Anarchists and Marxists believe that it will be possible to do away with the state. But what do they mean by that? What is the state, after all? What institutions, if any, would be necessary to replace its functions? Would a transitional "dictatorship of the proletariat" be needed or will it be possible to immediately abolish the state? Does modern technology require a centralized institution such as the state? Throughout the history of revolutions, the people have created workplace councils and neighborhood assemblies--how could these replace the state?"
Jueves, 15 de noviembre, 7:00 pm
City College, 137ma y Amsterdam Avenue
North Academic Center, Room 3/201
William Guillermo Morales/Assata Shakur Community Center
El texto es: La CNT en la revolución española, de José Peirats
Due to some last-minute logistical problems, NYMAA's Props Crew will have to postpone this Saturday's Spook de Bronx party until a later date. We apologize in advance for the short notice and any inconvenience this may cause anyone.
NYMAA's Propaganda working group will be meeting on Wednesday, March 5, at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting will take place at the the Muste Room (Room #306, Buzzer #11) in the A.J. Muste Institute, which is located at 339 Lafayette Street at the northeast corner of Bleecker Street in Manhattan. The closest subway stop is the Bleecker Street 6.
Dear Northeast Anarchists, beloved unaffiliated Horizontalists, Anti-authoritarians, and Defenestrators of the Capital Jerkfacer Everywhere, etc.
Announcing!
From Theory to Application: What Are We Going To Do With The North-East Anarchist Network?
August 11th and 12th, 2007 @ The World Society Institute - 11 W. 26th (at Broadway) Manhattan, NYC
Join NYMAA's Global Nets Working Group as we meet to plan for the upcoming North East Regional Anarchists' Consulta, swap US Social Forum stories and have a genuinely anti-authoritarian good-old-time at the Odessa Cafe #117 Avenue A. We'll see you there on Wednesday, July 11 at 7:00PM.
This Saturday, June 16th, the Ya Basta experiment continues! If you're interested in confronting the the war machine and the words "militant nonviolence," "protective gear" or "orange" make you smile, then come get your workshop on!
