Modern anarchy A guide to There was a sharp spike of popularity surrounding anarchy in the 90s with the introduction of the internet. With the internet, being an anarchist was easier Anarchy than ever, and more people started following the movement. In 1999, the by Sky Seattle WTO protest was made up of many anarchists, as well as labor unions, students, industrial workers, organizations, and general protesters. A common misconception about the protest is that all of the anarchists there resorted to violence, and though many of them took more extreme approaches to solving their goals, there were also many groups of peaceful anarchists, who protested without joining in the fights. Another famous protest that anarchists were involved in was the takeover of Zuccotti Park in 2011. Zuccotti Park in 2011 was taken over by an anarchist group known as Occupy Wall Street. Occupy Wall Street is the original group that started the now worldwide Occupy Movement. The movement is sick of inequality, and they're protesting the large financial gap between the rich and the poor, as well as working towards a society where there are better job opportunities, and large companies are sharing their wealth with the general public. Thousands of group members refused to leave Zuccotti park; they slept, ate, and protested there for over a month. What is anarchy? The different groups of The history of

Are you sick of government? Tired of a anarchy anarchy society filled with inequality? Fed up with People fight for anarchy and practice it in the patriarchy? Have I got a solution for you! different ways, sometimes combining it with Property is Anarchy is a political system that focuses on other things they practice. In general, there are theft! the absence of government. The word two main branches of anarchy: social anarchism, “anarchy” comes from the Greek “anarkhia” and libertarian anarchism. meaning “without rulers,” or “without Pierre-Joseph Proudhon: the creator of anarchy. authority.” Anarchists believe that society Social anarchism Libertarian anarchism ruled by a government cannot be focuses on society as a focuses on each prosperous, because social hierarchies abuse whole, and making individual person, Though the term “anarchy” was not coined power and cause violence and disorder. sure everyone is living and tries to guarantee until the mid 1800’s, some of the essential Instead, they think that everyone should be in harmony with one they each have as ideas have been traced back to the Chinese equal and free, and rule themselves through another. much freedom as philosopher Lao tzu, the creator of Taoism. direct democracy, rather than voting for possible. However, the true founder of anarchy was officials. Anarchy is a democratic and fair named Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. Proudhon political system, and the only one that In addition, there are three main schools of anarchy: was a legend, born in rural France to very ensures equality for all. Mutualism, Collectivism and Communism. poor peasant parents. He worked extremely hard all his life, and he was also extremely smart. While on as an apprentice printer he Mutualism focuses on markets, and self taught himself Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, employment. It ensures that everyone is paid a fair and he even won an academic scholarship amount, and that that amount is decided on by to study in Paris - an opportunity offered to everyone in the business together. very few. Later he published a book, entitled Qu'est-ce que la propriété?, or These two are traditional anarchist flags, and the Communist-anarchists believe that materials and What is Property? Proudhon believed that ones below are specific groups of anarchy. products should be available to anyone who needs property was theft, and was against them, and that all money should be eliminated. property ownership that benefited from They think products should be judged with use- others’ labor. One of the first instances of values and scarcity ratings rather than money. This the anarchy movement was in 1886, when would ensure that everyone would be equal in Chicago police tried to break up an Anarcho-capitalism Green anarchism/ Anarcha-feminism having the necessary things they need to survive. anarcho-primitivism anarchist meeting. The anarchists were excited to show their movement to the Collectivism is somewhere in between Mutualism world, so instead of complying with the and Communism, and encompasses aspects of police they started a riot. They resisted both schools. arrest and fought back against the system. Queer anarchism Anarcho-pacifism