The Anarchist Federation present Organise! 71, with its themes on religion and international issues. Our continuing series on anarchist influences on art and culture looks at the work and life of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, John Dos Passos. Organise! has carried a number of articles on the struggle against anti-fascism in the past, not least the well received articles on the Zazous of France and the Edelweiss Pirates of Germany. Yet another fascinating group that rejected the ideology of Nazism were the Schlurfs of Vienna.Organise! takes a look at this early youth subculture with its rejection of the work ethic and its embracing of the pleasure principle.
We continue the international theme developed in Organise! 70 with a report of the Congress of International of Anarchist Federations held in Carrara in Italy, a traditional stronghold of anarchism. This year was the 40th anniversary of the founding of the International in Carrara. Anarchist Federation members attended this important event and were enthused by the spirit of revolutionary zeal and international comradeship and friendship there.
We also look at the situation in Oaxaca where a movement, rooted among the working class, peasants and poor has wide popular support and is now facing ferocious government repression.