In honour of Black History Month, we will be watching and discussing Andrewism (Andrew Sage)’s video What is Black Anarchism? (2021), which is also available to be read as a zine.
Andrew in his (video) essay introduces the concept and history of Black Anarchism, a political philosophy and movement that combines the principles of anarchism with the experiences and struggles of people of racialized Black people. He explains the main features and goals of Black Anarchism, such as opposing all forms of oppression, with particular emphasis on racism and white supremacy, and creating a non-hierarchical and self-determined society. He also mentions some of the prominent Black Anarchists and their contributions, such as Ashanti Alston, Kuwasi Balagoon, Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin, and Martin Sostre, who have been invisibilized by their White counterparts.
The text version of the essay is available on the Anarchist Library as screen or imposed zine PDF.
It is also available through our website: screen or imposed zine PDF.
As always, we meet at Camas Books and Infoshop, 2620 Quadra Street, on unceded Lekwungen Territory at 6:30pm on Sunday February 18th.