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Paper Revolution is a global force which works to engage & empower individuals. Our collective has multiple initiatives, projects, and campaigns aimed to educate & inspire for the better. Together we will change the world!
This page has been created with the intent to help aid you into becoming a part of our decentralized collective. Here we provide some information, tools, and other resources to enhance the individual understanding of the revolutionary anarchist movement and further empower individuals who are seeking self-actualization. We also provide additional tools to get interested individuals further involved in our continued efforts and our collective family.
If you’re looking to collaborate, have questions or website suggestions, feel free to either take advantage of our social features and make your thoughts known or simply contact us to create a dialogue.
HERE'S HOW YOU MATTER
YOUR INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS ARE NEEDED GLOBALLY
It certainly takes a village of focused individuals to create effective global change.
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO INSPIRE OTHERS
Your individual efforts can create a massive impact upon your comrades and community.
YOU ARE THE REVOLUTION
The global revolution movement is fueled by the actions of those who have become self-actualized and empowered.
What is Anarchism?
Anarchism is a longstanding political, economic, and social tradition based in struggle against top-down systems and institutions, such as states, capitalism, and racial and gender domination.
HERE'S HOW TO BECOME REVOLUTIONARY
Anarchists aim to build an ecologically sustainable and deeply participatory society in which all people have access to the things they need, decisions are made by those most directly affected by them, and all people are free and equal.
Some of the core tenets of anarchism are mutual aid, direct action, voluntary association, decentralization, and self determination.
“Anarchy” is often attributed to Greek words meaning “without rulers.”
To learn more information about anarchism and anarchist ideas check out some of these introductory materials from others in the movement:
- Anarchy 101 (Bob Black)
- A Brief History of Anarchism (Noam Chomsky, In These Times)
- An Anarchist FAQ (Infoshop)
- What I Believe (Emma Goldman)
- Fighting for Our Lives (Crimethinc)
- Autonomy: Creating Spaces for Freedom
- Love And Freedom: A Gentle Introduction to Anarchy (Jamie Heckert)
- Are You an Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You (David Graeber):
- What is Anarchism?
- Anarchism: A Documentary
- Life Without Law (Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness)
- The Political Philosophy of Anarchism (The Seattle Free Press)
- Noam Chomsky: The Kind of Anarchism I Believe in, and What’s Wrong with Libertarians(Modern Success Magazine)
- Anarchism (Wikipedia)
- About Anarchism (Nicolas Walter)
- What is Anarchism? (Donald Rooum et al)
- Anarchy (Errico Malatesta)
Books
- Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism – Peter Marshall
- Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction – Colin Ward
- Anarchism and Syndicalism in the Colonial and Postcolonial World, 1870-1940 – Steven Hirsch and Lucien van der Walt
- ABC of Anarchist Communism – Alexander Berkman
- Black Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism – Lucien van der Walt
- The Dispossessed – Ursula K Leguin
- Against the Day – Thomas Pynchon
- The Fifth Sacred Thing – Starhawk
- Anarchy Alive – Uri Gordon
UNDERSTANDING SECURITY CULTURE
Let’s face it, we live in a time where surveillance devices are all around us, be it police with video cameras, CCTV or citizens with mobile phones. So when we decide to take to the streets to oppose the state and their police, it’s wise to hid our identity.
We live in an era censorship, surveillance, and artificial intelligence - where the powers that exist strategically engage in tactics, and utilize to control and eliminate dissent. As empowered individuals we must learn and understand basic security culture.
Even if one’s actions will manifest as something seemingly subtle and beneficial for our society and our community, those in power fear the collective force of individuals working against the state accepted norms, and one may likely come face-to-face with agent provocateurs, undercover police, and other agents of the state who work directly to infiltrate and otherwise control the power of the collective community.
As one prepares for action remember to take the steps necessary to protect oneself and your comrades from being manipulated, injured, or otherwise twisted into the tactics of the state and the structures we work to dismantle.
For more tips on security culture check out these links:
CREATING AUTONOMOUS AFFINITY
The more autonomous and horizontally democratic an affinity group or campaign is, the more effective it is, as all people involved can have an input and feel a part of the project.
Although often basic, this information is essential for the smooth-running of an organisation and sticking to these simple guidelines can make the difference between a long lasting successful affinity group and a failure.
Below, one can find resources and tips on many aspects of organising, from facilitating meetings and financing your group, to structure and making decisions.
- Workplace organising
- Community organising
- How to start a group
- Basic principles of revolutionary organisation
- Coming up with a strategy and set of principles
- Decision making and organisational form
- Financing a group
- Handling difficult behaviour in meetings
- How to organise and facilitate meetings effectively
- Successful delegation guide
- Taking meeting minutes guide
- Building a solidarity network guide
- Federations and networks guide
- Media and publicity guide
- Housing guide
- Personal guides
- Demonstrations and law enforcement