For those of us surviving in London, the birthplace of capitalism and one of the places where the process of deterritorization, gentrification and individualisation of social life has reached its furthest phase, Exarchia has served as an example of resistance and counter-attack against those same forces for many years. As we struggle to fight against…

This is an open assembly to organise the next Cafe and to discuss the project’s future direction. We are super excited to be looking to organise more Cafe’s in new spaces and different formats for the upcoming season! If… you’ve got an idea or suggestion you’d like to host the events in your space you’ve got any activity you’d like to…

The London Anarchist Federation’s monthly reading group will have its twenty-sixth session on the 28th of June at 19:00 at Decentre, just above Freedom Bookshop (84B Whitechapel High St, London, E1 7QX). The bookshop will likely be closed by that time so we will be using the back door to the freedom building, further into the alleyway than the bookshop…

This report was originally posted on Organise! On Saturday 18th June 2022, tens of thousands converged on London for a march organised by the Trades Union Congress against the rising cost of living. Many different groups were present, with some of the largest groups consisting of well-established trade unions such as Unison, Unite and the GMB. The Anarchist…

We have produced pamphlet version of a member’s analysis on the cost of living crisis and what we might be able to do about it. Print out and pass around. Original essay can be found here and all our pamphlets can be found here. the-cost-of-living-crisis-a4-1Download

Read the full call-out and donate HERE “It’s been almost two years since the 2020 protests in Belarus. The anarchist movement, just like the rest of activists and journalists, has faced the biggest crackdown ever. Many activists had to leave the country, others got behind bars. ABC-Belarus continues its activity and needs support more than ever…

Comrades in Ukraine sent us this reflection, written on the 7th of June, to our recent essay on the cost of living crisis in the UK. We are flaterd that people in far more dire circumstances than we are would find that article interesting enough to warrent a respose. If you want to read more of their stuff in english, check out their articles on Libcom…

There is a new anarchist group forming in Hackney; Hackney Anarchists. This group came out of some people chatting to each other at our events and deciding to get organised in their local area. We are going to support Hackney Anarchists as much as we can, because more local anarchist groups is great, but the group is independent to the London group…

DALSTON SOLIDARITY CAFE 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 Join us on SATURDAY 11th of JUNE for another Cafe between 2 and 8pm at Halkevi Kurdish Community Centre (33 Dalston Lane, E8 3DF). The space is wheelchair accessible (through the Tyssen Street entrance)! 💥 🔥from 2pm onwards 🥙 ‘Pay-what-you-can’ food & drinks 🏴 Infoshop: zines…

Comrades in Ukraine have asked us to highlight their attempts to compile acts of resistance to the Russian invasion by Russians and Belarusians. According to them, hundreds, possibly thousands, of Russian troops have refused to fight in this war, and beyond the public protests, Russians and Belarusians have been taking more direct action against their…

This is an open assembly to organise the next Cafes (starting with the June date), to finalise the organising of the 2nd monthly appointments (including outdoors & different modalities), as well as discussing the project’s future direction. If you wish to join online, we can set up an online link for you. Drop us a message beforehand at [email protected]…

With the TUC demonstration coming up, we thought we would have a second flag/banner making day to finish off the stuff we were working on at the last flag and banner making day. Everyone is welcome to come along to chat, eat snacks, and maybe even make banners, whether they are for the upcoming demo or not. This will be on the Sunday the 5th of June…

There will be an Anarchist Bloc at the TUC demonstration against the rising cost of living on June 18th. Full call out below: “People have had enough. Everything’s going up but our wages and benefits. Corrupted politicians partied while people died. Local and national politicians do nothing as living standards plummet, property profiteers are driving…

Hackney Anti-Raids, Hackney Cop Watch, and the IWGB couriers section are organizing a protest in light of the recent events in Dalston, in which police conducted an immigration raid against delivery drivers who were in dispute with the local McDonalds and Hackney Council over being forced to wait further away from McDonalds without adequate shelter…

The London Anarchist Federation’s monthly reading group will have its twenty-fifth session on the 24th of May at 19:00 at Decentre, just above Freedom Bookshop (84B Whitechapel High St, London, E1 7QX). The bookshop will likely be closed by that time so we will be using the back door to the freedom building, further into the alleyway than the bookshop…

From Dalston Solidarity Cafe: We are cancelling our open assembly tomorrow. Next open assembly 31st of May at 6:30pm. We hope to see you there! Thank you very much to whoever attended on Saturday! It was a long day and we are all in need of a rest. Love & Solidarity

Yesterday the Metropolitan Police faced a lively and spontaneous protest as they harassed delivery drivers. The police claimed that they were out to catch “e-scooters and moped enabled-crime”, however eye witnesses reported that the police’s real objective seemed to be stopping food delivery drivers and grilling them over their immigration status…

Join us on SATURDAY 14th of MAY for another Cafe between 2 and 8pm at Halkevi Kurdish Community Centre (33 Dalston Lane, E8 3DF). The space is wheelchair accessible (through the Tyssen Street entrance)! 💥 🔥from 2pm onwards 🥙Food & drinks from rescued ingredients (‘pay-what-you-can’ down to £0) ☕️Craft & Coffee stall by Zapatista Solidarity…

This is an open assembly (part 2 of 2) to organise the next Cafes (June date), to discuss the possibility of starting bi-monthly events (including outdoors & skill-sharing sessions), as well as discussing the project’s future direction. If you wish to join online, we can set up an online link for you. Drop us a message at [email protected]…

Thank you to everyone who came, some good potential projects came out of the assembly, which we will share further down the line if those involved want us to. As part of the meeting we did a very short presentation on what was driving the rising cost of living. People showed an interest in the slides from that presentation, so we are putting them up…

This is an open assembly to organise the next Cafe (Saturday 14th of May), to discuss the possibility of starting skill-sharing sessions (around food rescuing & others), as well as discussing the project’s future direction. If you wish to join online, we can set up an online link for you. Drop us a message at [email protected] LOCATION Halkevi…

The London Anarchist Federation’s monthly reading group will have its twenty fourth session on the 26th of April at 19:00 at Decentre, just above Freedom Bookshop (84B Whitechapel High St, London, E1 7QX). The bookshop will likely be closed by that time so we will be using the back door to the freedom building, further into the alleyway than the bookshop…

Join us on SATURDAY 9TH of April for another Cafe between 2 and 8pm at Halkevi Kurdish Community Centre (33 Dalston Lane, E8 3DF). The space is finally wheelchair accessible (through the Tyssen Street entrance)! 2pm onwards: – Food & drinks from rescued ingredients (‘pay-what-you-can’ down to £0) – Craft & Coffee stall by Zapatista Solidarity…

First second cafe of the month and it was a blast! Our new beautiful banner was shining outside brighter than the sun, welcoming all of you beautiful humans into what it was going to be your cosy home (until 8pm at least). Once again, we turned rescued food into joyful dishes for the delight of your tongues and bellies. Our worry is always not being…