Some north american anarcho-syndicalists are working together on an
online and paper journal project called Anarchist Union Journal. ---- Inthe USA, some of us are part of the propaganda group called WorkersSolidarity Alliance, some are not. In Canada, some are part of the newQuebec 'Friends of the IWA' circle. ---- We are joining together in thisproject to facilitate the creation of an International WorkersAssociation union federation in both Canada and USA! ---- The firstedition will be published in autumn and the deadline is September 30th.Want to learn more about the journal? See the text just below!Please subscribe to our social media accounts and visit our website.Cheers!-----https://www.tiktok.com/@anarchistunionjournalhttps://www.facebook.com/AnarchistUnionJournalhttps://twitter.com/AUJ_officialhttps://kolektiva.social/@AnarchistUnionJournalhttps://www.instagram.com/anarchistunionjournal/http://anarchistunionjournal.org/-----How we are organized?We have two types of online meetings: 1) largermeetings that happen twice a year; and 2) thecoordinating committee meetings that happen everytwo weeks or so. Coordinating committee participantsare there voluntarily and need to have a certain level ofinvolvement.Who can participate in the journal?There are no dues, nor fees to participate, there is nomembership. Participation is open to whoever agreeswith the journal's goals or is interested in learning moreabout them with some help. We don't favor voting, weprefer consensus, which means discussion until anagreement is reached.What is the aim of the journal?The journal's goal is to build an anarchist unionmovement by spreading working-class news in USA andCanada. We work to facilitate, in both countries, thecreation of free unions that would follow the principlesof the International Workers Association (IWA) andaffiliate to it.What are the IWA principles?Following the IWA principles means creating a working-class federation of community and workplace unionsthat organises direct actions against capitalism and theState while building the autonomy and empowerment ofthe working-class and oppressed. IWA unions also fightagainst all political parties, electoralism and integrationin the State's industrial relation structures. They alsohave a clear goal of breaking away with establishedoppressions of the State and capitalism and thereforeactively educate people in favor of communistanarchism as a solution for collective emancipation.What can be published in the journal?We love short news about labor struggles. We alsoappreciate your individual or collective reflections andexperiences. Having live debate is an essential part of amovement! Of course, theoretical texts are alsowelcome. We will, however, try not to publish too muchat the same time. Are you in an IWA union somewhereelse in the world? Please keep us updated about youractivities and campaigns! We accept a variety ofcontent, but priority will be given to content that followsthe IWA principles.What should contributors send in?You can contribute with texts of around 500-1000words. Please attach your article with at least one image(if copyrighted, please get the artist's autorisation touse their creation). Here are the accepted file formatsfor the text: .doc/.docx /.odt/.rtf/ or even pdf. Pleasesend us your article and image in separated files byemail at anarchistunionjournal@riseup.net.When is the next publication?The first publication deadline is late September 2023.Shipping of paper copies will be as soon as possible afterthe online journal is published on the web site.Can I subscribe to paper copies?You can ask for free paper copies of the journal. Contactus by clicking here. The shipping of paper copies willalways be done as soon as possible after the onlinejournal is be published on the website.Can a local place become a dropping point?All new request for dropping points can be addressed tous by email. All dropping points will be cited on thewebsite's links page.How to stay updated?You can follow us on our social media accounts! You canalso subscribe on our web site to an email newsletter.There's also an RSS if you have a feed aggregator.Upcoming online events!We'll have an opened online meeting for our firstpublication! Contact us by email or on social media inorder to join the meeting!http://anarchistunionjournal.org/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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