WORLD WORLDWIDE IRELAND BELFAST News Journal Update - (en) Ireland, Derry Anarchists: Belfast Radical Bookfair: Wherever workers are in struggle, fly the red and black (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation

 A special thanks to the Belfast Radical Bookfair collective for a

fantastic event held in Artcetera studios earlier this month. ---- The
Derry Anarchist Collective hosted a workshop discussion during the first
Belfast Radical Bookfair in which participants dealt with the question
of "What should anarchists do in times of crisis?" ---- The event, just
like the Bookfair itself was well attended, with a number of
representatives from different anarchist groupings from Bristol,
Newcastle and Belfast as well as a number of non aligned activists who
participated throughout. Some shedding light on anarchist activities
since the outbreak of Covid-19 until today.

One member who chaired the event gave a breakdown on anarchist
activities which took place in and around Derry from smaller mutual aid
projects to solidarity with workers taking strike action.

Speakers from other locations spoke on work that anarchists from their
own areas took part in. Like participating in demonstrations to prisoner
solidarity as part of their general anarchist activities. A major part
of anarchist activities centred around propaganda from creating
publications to other visible actions such as creating posters and stickers.

A local participant said of the discussion that "The talk was good and
worthwhile doing as the speaker tried to get those in attendance to
engage with each other through discussion. For myself it was good that
we heard from anarchists involved in workplace struggles, whether that
was in business unions or through the IWW who are now pretty active here.

"The end of the discussion was summed up well when they looked at what
we as anarchists should be doing. That was being active in your local
anarchist groups, either here in Belfast or up in Derry or Dublin. The
message was clear, we need to be more vocal and more visible as
anarchists. Like creating visible black and red blocs wherever possible.
Wherever workers are in struggle, the red and black should be visible
and flying high. Even creating our own propaganda such as leaflets for
attending pickets, protests or other events in which workers are
organising or are in struggle.

"Anarchists should be active in their workplace, in the union or
preferably in a radical horizontal one, such as the Industrial Workers
of the World. Anarchists equally should be challenging their own
isolation by reaching out to other anarchist groups and networking more.
There is just not enough or this happening anymore. Everything seems to
be on social media.

"Also other work that the anarchists in Derry are involved in over the
years has been supporting prisoners through the creation of the
Anarchist Black Cross. They have been supporting anarchist prisoners
around Europe, Russia and Latin America over the years and well as other
being really proactive in engagements with many different social justice
issues and campaigns.

"One important point that was touched on briefly was the lack of a
national anarchist organisation at this time. This needs to change. We
have anarchists in most cities around the island and we need to network
more together as well as help reach anarchists in other isolated areas.

"When we ask the question 'what should anarchists being doing' in days
such as these, then this discussion assisted and answered many questions
for me and other anarchists. We should be doing more events like this."

https://derryanarchists.blogspot.com/2023/09/wherever-workers-are-in-struggle-fly.html
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