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The information in this file was recently published in FREEDOM -
the fortnightly anarchist journal published by FREEDOM PRESS:
FREEDOM PRESS (IN ANGEL ALLEY) 84B WHITECHAPEL HIGH STREET,
LONDON E1 7QX GREAT BRITAIN
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publications. We will be putting more of this information out so
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NEWS FROM AOTEAROA
THE COMMITTEE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVILISATION
The Anarchist Alliance of Aotearoa is a loose network of small
activist groups around the country, who have agreed to a brief
statement of aims and objectives. At present there are 12 groups
in Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch and Motueka and
individuals in other centres. Several of the groups are comprised
of Anarchist women, who also network separately as the
Anarchist-Feminist Federation of Aotearoa. These groups formed
after the 1990 conference, when it became obvious that women were
not attracted to the Anarchist movement as it existed. The
Anarchist movement in Aorearoa (Aotearoa is the name of the
country, it was re-named New Zealand by Europeans) is small, but
it has been steadily growing in numbers and in its influence in
wider political movements.
We are engaged in a number of activities in our attempts to
spread anarchist ideas, and encourage people to organise in an
anarchist manner. The Auckland group runs a bookshop 'Books from
the Black Lagoon' and also operates a mail order book service.
Anarcha-Fem theatre groups exist in Auckland and Wellington. A
group of people in Takaka are experimenting with a rural
collective. Magazines are produced by both the Anarcha-Fem
Federation ('Sekhmet') and the Anarchist Alliance who are hoping
to revive their journal ('The State Adversary') this year.
Conferences and meetings of people from around the country are
held from time to time, the last major conference, held in
Wellington, attracted about 120 people, another conference is
planned for Easter '95.
In addition to activities in strictly anarchist groups, many
anarchists are involved in other political movements, working on
specific issues, especially the Peace Movement, the Unemployed
and Beneficiaries Unions, environmental groups, Community Radio
and in international solidarity groups such as East Timor Action
and Friends of Tibet.
GENERALLY SPEAKING...
The movement has been through a process of reorganisation
recently as it evolves from its roots in the Punk sub-culture
into a wider more 'political' movement. It is now a varied mix of
young punks, old punks ('punks' includes a number of people who
have left the urban sub-culture and headed off for rural
alternative lifestyles, who would probably once have been termed
'hippies'), people who have come in from other leftist movements
(mostly the peace movement which we have quite a bit to do with),
a few academic types and an increasing number of older people
whose existance we are slowly discovering, or who have stumbled,
often much to their amazement, across us. Yes, we're a happy
little bunch of non-conformists down here, in fact the movement's
so small we haven't even had a split yet, and all the various
tendencies are on speaking terms with each other!