It's the Fall (of civilization)! Anarchist news + a movie review

OCTOBER 2018

It's the Fall (of civilization)! To celebrate we are bringing you an anti-civ perspective on Boots Riley's fantastic first feature film "Sorry To Bother You". Check it out below! We also have a few highlights from the Agency Newswire, and our latest podcast recommendations from the Channel Zero Anarchist Podcast Network.   It's also a great time of year to consider contributing to your favorite anarchist media group. Please consider checking out our Patreon page and throwing down $2+ a month to support Agency's work. Thank you! SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, COMRADE a primal anarchist at the theaters Now that it's been in theaters for a while, we feel it's a fair time to share a movie review full of spoilers! Boots Riley's first feature film "Sorry to Bother You" is an intensely political, hilarious and absolutely chilling story that poses important questions and exposes the many contradictions inherent in political organizing and the ways in which we interact with and resist capitalism. Kevin Tucker of Black and Green Press has written a review that draws out some of the issues and themes that anarchists may find relevant in this fantastic film. Read Tucker's reviewon our website (and see the movie first if you haven't already!). VOICES FROM THE AGENCY NEWSWIRE Anarchy: What It Is and Why Pop Culture Loves It (Teen Vogue) In a pop-cultural sense, at least, the idea of anarchy has been characterized by either a middle-fingers-up, no-parents-no-rules punk attitude, or a panicky, more conservative outlook used by national and state sources to represent violent chaos and disorder. Today, we can see an extremely serious, radical leftist political philosophy on T-shirts at Hot Topic. Read more... Puerto Rican ‘Anarchistic Organizers’ Took Power Into Their Own Hands After Hurricane Maria (Newsweek) In August, nearly one year after Hurricane Maria wrecked Puerto Rico’s electrical grid and plunged its 3.4 million residents into darkness, island officials heralded a milestone: The lights were back on. The state-owned electric company even tweeted a photo of a smiling family it said was the last to receive power. Read more... Overlooked No More: Voltairine de Cleyre, America’s ‘Greatest Woman Anarchist’ (New York Times) At 24, Voltairine de Cleyre appeared before Philadelphia’s Unity Congregation to deliver a lecture, provocatively titled “Sex Slavery.” She appealed to the assembled crowd: “Let woman ask herself, ‘Why am I the slave of man? Why is my brain said not to be the equal of his brain? Why is my work not paid equally with his?’ ” Read more... Launch Agency Newswire Support Agency through Patreon! Agency recently launched a Patreon account where supporters can sign up to donate $2 to $100 per month to contribute to our work. If you donate $25 a month we will send you a copy of "Crashing the Party: Legacies and Lessons from the RNC 2000" by Agency's Kris Hermes. Though our project is largely fueled by volunteer labor, it currently costs about $600 per month to do what we do. If you appreciate the resources Agency provides to both the anarchist movement, the media at large, and efforts for a more just society, please support our work. CHANNEL ZERO PODCAST REVIEWS Check out Agency's latest podcast recommendations from the good folks at the Channel Zero Anarchist Podcast Network! Plug in your headphones and listen to news about anarchist mutual aid disaster relief projects post-Hurricane Florence, interviews about the new book "As Black As Resistance", and a follow up on the National Prison Strike. Read more on our website.

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