P r a c t i c a l @ n a r c h y O N L I N E ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issue 1.2 September 1992 An electronic zine concerning anarchy from a practical point of view, to help you put some anarchy in your everyday life. The anarchy scene is covered through reviews and reports from people in the living anarchy. Editors: Chuck Munson Internet cmunson@macc.wisc.edu Bitnet cmunson@wiscmacc.bitnet Postal address Practical Anarchy PO Box 173 Madison, WI 53701-0173 USA Mikael Cardell Internet cardell@lysator.liu.se Fidonet Mikael Cardell, 2:205/223 Postal address Practical Anarchy c/o Mikael Cardell Gustav Adolfsgatan 3 S-582 20 LINKOPING Subscription of PA Online is free in it's electronic format and each issue is anti-copyright and may be distributed freely as long as the source is credited. Please direct subscription matters to cardell at the above address. We encourage our readers to submit articles and to send in bits of news from everywhere. Local or worldwide doesn't matter -- we publish it. Send mail to the editors. E D I T O R I A L S ------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDITORIAL #1 by cardell Welcome to the second issue of P@ ONLINE! I hope you'll cope with the fact that this issue is rather thinner than the first one but that, dear reader, is largely up to you. Write to us! OK, I admit it, I haven't been that active writing articles myself, but I've got so much going right now. I'm trying to get some cooperation going between several anarchistic groups, zines and newspapers for sharing of information and news. If all goes well the news section in the November issue will be a whole lot larger. A socialistic computer user group has shown interest in our zine as well and I hope they will be interested in the cooperation too. They will at least distribute the zine among their members, which is a Good Thing to start with. I'm writing this in front of a Facit terminal connected to the computers at Lysator via modem, but I hope I'll be able to do all my editorial work at home soon. I'll be setting up a BBS as well as soon I get my computers running. The BBS will, of course, have the latest issue of P@ ONLINE along with a lot of other nice ezines. I'll let you know what happens. * * P@ Online * * EDITORIAL #2 What's going on in the States? by Chuck Summer is rapidly ending here in Wisconsin and this year will probably be remembered as the year without a summer. The corn never got very big and it never got very hot. Looks like it might be a long winter, but that's OK because it means more reading, more anarchy, and more writing getting done. While the summer never heated up, the local anarchist scene certainly did. In June, Andrew Wertheimer and I convened the first meeting of "some madison anarchists" at the public library. Our first meeting attracted around 15 people and about 3 of those are still involved. We've been meeting weekly at a local deli and have been having lots of good discussion. Currently we have a core group of around 5-10 people. We have probably had twenty or more different people at our meetings this summer and there are a lot more out there. We are having a picnic on the lawn of the Capitol this weekend and are hoping for a good turnout. We've also been working on various projects such as a room/space of our own to be known as the "anarchist resource center." It looked liked this project would come to fruition, but will have to be delayed for as much as a half year. Meanwhile, we've found a local bookstore that is willing to allow us to meet there and store our stuff there. I'm pretty excited about the whole thing. The anarchist movement is certainly growing in the U.S. as many of you can tell, but what does Chuck have on his mind of late? Elections, right-wing evangelicals, and finding a job. By the end of the year we should know how much of a threat the resurgent right-wing evangelical movement is going to be. If appears that these folks will not refrain from interfering in other people's lives, I will make the main project of Practical Anarchy [Wisconsin] an anti-evangelical campaign. The goal will be to disrupt and discredit their groups before they suceed in taking over local muncipal and state governments in the U.S. and start passing laws hostile to freedom. I'm also debating whether or not I should participate in the elections this November. My forthcoming edition of Practical Anarchy will have articles devoted to this dilemma. As an anarchist, I don't think we should legitimize the State any more than we have to, but are there issues which are good cases for anarchist participation in elections? I don't know. In this country, the pressing areas of concern are a women's right to abortion and gay and lesbian rights. That's right, those of you reading this in other countries, the real issues like the environment, the steamroller of capitalism, and militarism aren't even addressed in the campaigns [and we are on the defensive on abortion and gay/lesbian rights.] I'm an optimist. I'm encouraged by the rapidly growing anarchist movement. Let's all rock the state in '92! N E W S & S C E N E R E P O R T S ------------------------------------------------------------------------- //// This was posted on anarchy-list some while ago, on the 1 of May to //// be precise. :) Since PA Online goes to anarchy-list too I hope nobody //// will get upset for having to read the same thing twice. //// //// cardell BERLIN MAY 1, 1992 by Dirk Gomez The revolutionary demo met as usual at 1 pm in Kreuzberg. When I came at 2 pm, the first what I saw was a mass fight between some masked "Autonome" and stalinist guys who tried to force the demo for their route! Fuck them, they are only 50-100 guys but they are so well organized that they make trouble for 5000 people. But their route was (fortunately) denied and the march began. At 2 o'clock we passed a computer shop which is very new. Some weeks ago there was a scene pub. Astonishingly there was no police so that this shop was plundered. Really funny to see 10 year old boys running around with a big computer :) About 1 hour later we passed a really big cop car which was protected by only one cop. So he ran and some guys burnt the car down. After that the police lost for about 30 mins control, cause they thought that the riot will begin in SO 36 (where the demo should end). Now some cars were smashed and pulled on the street ... Being back in Kreuzberg the demo ended and I and my friends went about 100 m away from the notorious "rioting street". Nothing much happened we only saw masses of cops. btw there were about 4000-4500 cops there!!! At 7 I left for home and about 11 o'clock I went again to SO36. I thought all was over but the cops made really much trouble. Maybe they were demonstrating for sth :-) :-( All in all 300 arrests and 104 cops injured but only 3 so severe that they couldn't go to work (so they had nothing!) On the same day the neonazi party FAP wanted to demonstrate in the East-Berlin "scene quarter" Prenzlauer Berg (where many Nazis live). About 50-80 people were there with an anti-demo with 200 (police)-800(a friend) people. The antifas heavily attacked the demo so the nazis left the place with panic. On the evening there was a leftist demo in Prenzlauer Berg under the motto "The East strikes back"...so it ended: with smashed windows ... So I guess next year: Same procedure as every year! C U L T U R E S C E N E ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZINE REVIEWS by Chuck Munson Welcome to Practical Anarchy Online's guide to the zine scene. Most of the stuff reviewed here is produced by anarchists, but not all. This section has sort of become obligatory in the zine scene--I'll review your zine if you review mine. The scene is rather healthy these days. Sections like this help fill the void left by the demise of Factsheet Five, and that's OK, if not desirable given the decentralism celebrated in the zine scene. I try to review everything sent to me. If something you sent me isn't reviewed here it either was lost in the mail, I misplaced it, or I ran out of space and time. Anal Society No.1 / 1992 $1 c/o FIA, 215 N. Frances St. #205, Madison, WI 53703 A new xeroxed, free-form zine put out by some folks here in Madison. Stuff on vegetarianism, poetry, and anarchy. Lots of band interviews and ads for music. Classic punk-style anarchic collage. Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed No.33 / Summer 1992 C.A.L., PO Box 1446, Columbia, MO 65205-1446 The Newsweek of anarchist newspapers (just kidding). Anarchy successfully switches to a new format with this issue. They've gone from a large tabloid size to a smaller size (8 inches by 10.5 inches). The design looks very professional - quite a change from the issues I have that came out seven years ago. As always, an excellent letters section, extensive international anarchist news, and extensive listings of resources of interest to anarchists. I urge everybody to read John Zerzan's thought-provoking article "Future Primitive" in which he summarizes the recent anthropological evidence which supports many anarchist theories. Other articles include one on Columbus by Ward Churchill and a critique of bicycles by Michael William. Also an excerpt from the upcoming anthology "Gone to Croatan," which I am looking forward to. Discussion Bulletin No.55 / Sept./Oct. 1992 PO Box 1564, Grand Rapids, MI 49501 A theoretical zine devoted to furthering a discussion amongst "non- market, anti-statist and libertarian socialists." These groups reject "capitalism's wage, market, and money system along with capitalist politics and unionism constitutes the only real alternative to capitalism in both its market and statist phases." This is the first issue I've ever seen, so the following comments might not be relevant (apparently this publication just switched from offset to xerox). I find the layout to be rather uninspiring -- xerox doesn't have to look this bad, and some graphics might help. Some interesting articles here, like the one on green anarchism, but the rest reads like the tired leftist doggerel with all of the appropriate buzzwords: proletarian, internationalism, comrades, and the like. Several pages were unreadable (bad print job). dreamtime talkingmail number 2 / Spring 1992 Miekal And & Elizabeth Was, editors. Twice a year . Send donation Dreamtime Village Rt.2 Box 242W Viola, WI 54464 Zine created by the folks who live at the Dreamtime Village project in rural Wisconsin. The Village is a wild amalgam of anarchy, permaculture, music, and grassroots and avant garde art. Practical anarchy in action. Recommended. Fifth Estate Vol. 27/ no.1 (339) Spring 1992 4632 Second Ave. Detroit, MI 48201 Quarterly $1.50 single issue $6.00/year The highlight of this issue is the interesting and timely article by George Bradford titled "The Triumph of Capital." Bradford, who in previous issues of FE has written articulate critiques of deep ecology, tackles the implications of the "fall of communism." An article on Alexander Berkman is also in this issue as well as the usual, excellent roundup of anarchist news, letters, and book reviews. Also inspiring write-ups of anarchist projects in the Detroit area. GameDay 1653 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007 $15 (10 issues) Zine/newsletter/program for fans of the baseball Baltimore Orioles. Picked up a copy outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards (the baseball stadium). Published before each homestand. Articles on pennant races and tips on where to find parking. Has summaries on how players have been doing recently and includes their salaries. Heard that publications like this are under pressure from the baseball teams to cease publishing. A refreshing alternative to the glossy official programs sold inside the stadium. Kick It Over No. 29 / Summer 1992 PO Box 5811, Station A Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5W 1P2 $2.50 Canada/USA I would like to point out the article titled "Building Economic Alternatives' by Gary Moffatt, which I found thought-provoking. Other articles include "The Abortion Underground' and "The Population Myth" by Murray Bookchin and one on billboard alterations. Also lots of news briefs. Read this one from cover to cover. Noisy Concept No. 15 / May, June, July, August 1992 c/o Mike Thain, 621 Bassett Rd., Bay Village, OH 44140 $.50 ppd. $4/10 issues "The Journal of Deviant Culture and Voluntary Insanity." A zine devoted to "punk rock, vegetarianism, and anarchy." Congratulations or condolences to Mike on having his zine listed in a recent USA Today articles on "zines." Profane Existence No.14 (May-June) No.15 (Summer) No.16 (September-October 1992) Bi-monthly PO Box 8722, Minneapolis, MN 55408 $2 ppd. $10.50/6 issues $9 Third Class Since the last issue of Practical Anarchy I've been able to get my hands on the much talked about Profane Existence. And I am impressed! I can't say enough about this newspaper. I know what the folks in Minneapolis are doing is an inspiration to many in the Midwest and I can see why. In each issue you will find anarchist and activist news from around the world, articles, columns, and zine and music reviews. I'd say that you can find lots of "practical anarchy" in each issue. The folks in the Twin Cities are actually building alternative institutions and their paper documents these projects. PE has a militant style which I think is very effective. Lots of energy; not much dogma. "Making Punk a Threat Again." Second Guess No.3 / Summer 1992 PO box 9382, Reno, NV 89507 A xeroxed zine that covers the music and cultural scene in Reno and the rest of Nevada. Zine reviews and an interview with the controversial Mykel Board. Check out the interesting practical anarchy suggestions and fun pranks. Gee, and I thought Nevada was all sand and gambling! Nicely done. SLAM No.1 / August/September 1992 PO Box 22861, Alexandria, VA 22304 $1 $5/year (six issues) This is the first issue in what hopes to be a zine that features zine and record reviews. They reprint the text of the Bloods & Crips program to rebuild LA -- which if you haven't read, you ought to. Political news, commentary, and graphics. A pretty decent first try. Social Anarchism No.17 / 1992 2743 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21218 $10/4 issues This journal always has an excellent, extensive book review section. Each issue also includes poetry (which I don't always read, not being a big poetry fan). Articles in this issue cover: pirate radio, women living in egalitarian intentional communities, and anarcho-feminism. SA features some of the best anarchist writing on the continent today. * * P@ Online * * THE ANARCHIST'S GUIDE TO THE INTERNET by cardell Mailing lists Mailing lists is a form of distribution list for electronic mail. They can either be just a list of recipients of an electronic magazine (ezine) or perhaps a discussion forum for a specific topic. Here's some nice ones you can join: politics, activism Activist Times Incorporated gzero@tronsbox.xei.com Activist ezine. Anarchy list anarchy-list-request@cwi.nl A list for the discussion of anarchy, ideology, news etc. Extropians list extropians-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu A list for Anarcho-capitalists mostly. Factsheet Five - Electric Jerod Pore A review ezine with reviews of zines everywhere. Organized Thoughts Michael Lepore GEnie: M.Lepore An anarchosyndicalist ezine with the motto "Industrial democracy through industrial unionism". Practical Anarchy Online Mikael Cardell Ezine that you're probably reading right now! Scream N *me*me David Smith WWIV: 46@5285 Ezine. Smith himself writes: "Scream N *me*me deals with social and cultural aspects of cyberspace, with wanderings into music, underground intellectuals and other related concerns." culture Future Culture future-request@nyx.cs.du.edu Discussions about cyberpunk, nanotechnology, experimental art and more. Specify realtime, digest or FAQ when subscribing. Punk list punk-list-request@cpac.washington.edu Punk music, punk mentality. Pirate Radio brewer@ace.enet.dec.com This one is not active at the moment. Perhaps Brewer will start it up in the future though. phreaking, cracking Phrack listserv@stormking.com Ezine about telecom and computers. To subscribe, enter "subscribe phrack Firstname Lastname" in an email to the listserv. Phantasy Mercury@f515.n141.z1.fidonet.org Mercury, 1:141/515 Digital Free Press dfp-req%underg@uunet.uu.net Ezine about cracking and virus programming. Freaker's Bureau International au350@cleveland.freenet.edu Network Information Access (NIA) nia@nuchat.sccsi.com Ezine about fone phreaking. Newsgroups News, also called Usenet, is a giant hierarchical conferencing system with some interesting groups you can subscribe to. Here's some of them: alt.activism alt.cyberpunk.* alt.pyrotechnics alt.society.revolution alt.society.anarchism (This one is at writing time just a suggested group.) FTP sites jyu.fi Drugs /pub/alt.drugs trantor.ee.msstate.edu 130.18.64.2 Computer undergound /files/text.phreaks chsun1.uchicago.edu Computer undergound /pub/cud Electronic Frontier Foundation /pub/eff ftp.eff.org /pub/EFF /pub/cud Several 'zines /pub/journals Internet Relay Chat IRC is a place to talk on, not unlike the old CB that radio amateurs used. You join a channel of your choice. Typical channels are #gblf (for Gays, Bisexuals, Lesbians and Friends) and #anarchy. To get onto IRC you need an IRC client at a place virtually near you, i.e. at a site you've got an account on. Ask around if there allready is one installed. If not, consider compiling one of your own. You can try out IRC by telnetting to bradenville.andrew.cmu.edu (no login) or santafe.santafe.edu (login: irc). Take a look at the help facility when you're on and don't be shy to ask for help. As soon as I'm own I try to keep the channels #future and #anarchy open. I suggest you do the same so these channels are there virtually all the time. See you there! A N N O U N C E M E N T S ------------------------------------------------------------------------- REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS The editors of Practical @narchy ONLINE welcomes submissions to be included in future issues. Mail the editors if you would like to contribute with an article. News from around the world that has anything to do with anarchy or with socialism in general is always welcome. Send in what you got! If you're on to a project of some sort and wishes it to be known to a larger audience don't hesitate to publish it under announcements in our zine. * * P@ Online * * WEDDING cardell is marrying his all time dream girl, Helena Kull, September 26. The ceremony will be a very private matter with only bride, bridegroom and two witnesses, but there will be a larger virtual wedding later. All readers of P@ Online is welcome to join #wedding. Mail cardell for more info. P R A C T I C A L A N A R C H Y ------------------------------------------------------------------------- //// This is an old piece from the BBSes of 1985, but it's still rather //// good as an introduction to the explosive minds out there. If this //// isn't enough check out rec.pyrotechnics //// //// cardell THE ANARCHISTS MANUAL by conan the barbarian trip wires you can use an m-80, h-100, blockbuster or any other type of explosive that will light a fuse. if you have a 9-volt battery, from a radio controlled car or whatever, and get either a solar igniter (preferably) or some steel wool, you can create a remote ignition switch. to do this, set up a schematic: ------------------> battery (+) steel || -> battery (-) wool || / :==:--- <--fuse \ || / ---- spst switch--\ when the switch is on, the current will flow through the steel wool or igniter and heat up, lighting the fuse in the process. --- note: for steel wool, get a very thin piece of wire first and pump the current through it, to make sure it will get hot enough to light the fuse. now plant your explosive wherever you want it, but bury it and cover the wires thoroughly. now get some wire (20 lb. test fishing line works well) amd tie one end to a secure object. secure the switch to something, and make a loop on the other end of the fish line. put the loop around the switch so that when it is pulled, it will flip the switch and detonate the explosive. note: this is only one way of rigging it. feel free to experiment! landmines first, get a push-button switch. connect one side to a 9-volt battery, and the other to a solar igniter (or steel wool.) now connect the other end of the igniter to the other battery terminal. next, fasten the end of your explosive's fuse (m-80, pipe bomb, etc.) to the ingiter. decide where you want the mine, and dig a hole (not too deep, but enough to cover all your equipment.) decide what direction your enemy will be coming from, and plant the switch accordingly. leave the switch partially exposed, but make sure it's difficult to see it. plant the explosive about three feet from the switch, because there will be a delay before the explosion. when your enemy steps on it, b o o m ! ! ! basic tactics of car destruction all the best methods of blowing up a car require that you get under the hood. explosives are placed as close to the occupants as possible, for maximum damage and killing effectiveness. one good explosive is several sticks of dynamite (about three) taped together with duct tape or electrical tape. the fuse, which can be homemade, commercial or safety, is wrapped around the exhaust manifold a few times. after driving for awhile, the manifold gets hot enough to ignite the fuse. this method has several advantages over simply wiring the car to explode. first, if the explosion doesn't kill the victim, the crash probably will. second, if the victim is a passenger, the driver might start the car before the victim gets in. that could get a little embarrassing for the bomber, couldn't it...? old-fashioned types, like the mafia, would rather wire cars. they want to see the car blowing up instead of letting it do so on the road. they usually use three sticks of dynamite, two lengths of electric wire (with alligator clips for easy attachment) and an electric blasting cap. the cap is stuck into a stick of dynamite, and its wires are attached to the electric wires. then one alligator clip is clipped to the input side of the coil, and the other is fastened to any metal surface in the car's frame as a ground. carbide bomb *** caution: this is extremely dangerous. be very careful! obtain some calcium carbide. this is the stuff used in carbide lamps, and can be found at almost any hardware store. take a few pieces (it looks like gravel) and put them in a glass jar with some water. put a lid on tightly. the carbide will react with the water to produce acetylene carbonate, which is similar to the gas used in cutting torches. eventually, the jar will explode from internal pressure. (don't use a super-strong jar or it might not break.) if you leave a burning rag nearby, you'll get a nice fireball. portable grenade launcher if you have a bow, this one is for you. remove the ferrule from an aluminum arrow, and fill the arrow with black powder. (try grade ffff, it burns easily) glue a shotshell primer into the hole where the ferrule was. next, glue a bb onto the primer, and you're ready to go! make sure nobody is around, because little shreds of aluminum go everywhere. auto-exhaust flame thrower for this one, all you need is a car, a sparkplug, ignition wire and a simple toggle switch. install the spark plug into the last four or five inches of the exhaust pipe by drilling a hole that the plug can screw into easily. attach the wire (regular insulated wire) to one side of the switch, and to the spark plug. the other side of the switch is attached to the positive battery terminal. with the car running, simply hit the switch and watch the flames! be careful that nobody's behind you. the flames can shoot out twenty feet. section II -- pipe bombs co2 canisters co2 canisters are among the simplest and safest forms of pipe bombs. they can be purchased in any sporting goods store for about $.50 each. simply release the co2 inside, and fill them with gunpowder. if you can't obtain gunpowder, use powdered zinc and sulfur. (60% zinc, 40% sulfur, by volume.) fill your co2 with whatever explosive you are using. plug the end with a fuse (1/16 of an inch diameter), light it, and run. there is usually only one of shrapnel, about the size of your fist. make sure the outer surface of your bomb is free of gunpowder. otherwise, it could detonate several seconds early. standard pipe bomb ok, heres how to make your standard pipe bomb. go to your local junkyard (or anywhere, for that matter) and get a piece of pipe of whetever size you want. thread each end (on the outside) and cap one end. drill a hole in the middle of the pipe, and stick your fuse in the hole. fill the pipe with one of the explosives mentioned earlier, oil the open end, and cap it very carefully. if you don't oil the ends, it could spark. if it sparks, you're in trouble... so oil it before you cap this end. then put it in a hole with a long fuse, light it, and run like hell. * * P@ Online * * ANARCHY TIPS by Chuck Munson watch less TV, or throw it out, or watch special events at a friends hang out more, be idle -- we don't have enough holidays buy from a food co-op or the farmer's market cook from scratch using organic ingredients sit down for a meal with your partner, family, or friends take a lesbian to lunch hug somebody of the same sex in a public place walk instead of driving knock the little jockeys off rich people's lawns grow a prairie or a garden instead of a chemlawn live the way you think is right, even if it's weird put posters, flyers, and creative stuff up everywhere don't refer to them as "our president," or "the President," or "our Prime Minister;" refer to them as George Bush, John Major, Brian Mulroney, etc. talk to your neighbors * * P@ Online * * BOYCOTT & BUYCOTT by Chuck & cardell Boycott: Cracker Barrel Restaurants: Still discriminating against gays and lesbians in employment. Various gay and lesbian groups around the US have called for this boycott. So far, the chain seems to have deaf ears. The town of Springfield, Oregon [U.S.]: This town recently passed a restrictive law against gay and lesbian rights. This guarantees a climate of hate ripe for bashing. Don't visit this town or buy products from companies located there. McDonalds: Let's put them out of business. Various reasons to do so: excessive packaging, encourages a world to be more car dependent, encourages people to eat too much meat, and slick advertising designed to get children hooked on a lifetime McDonalds habit. Buycott: This is a list of companies whose products hasn't been tested on animals taken from a list that a Swedish organisation publishes. It's used without any permission whatsoever. :) In this list there might be companies that should be boycotted anyway, but if so, it has nothing to do with testing on animals. Please notify us if there is. V in front of the company name means their products doesn't contain anything from animals. B means there is, but that that it's natural animal products like milk and such. M means there's make up products in the serie as well as other things. v, m - Beuty without cruelty Benetton v - Bjorn Borg v, m - Bodyshop Christan Dior v - Clearface Estee Lauder v - Excelsior v - Face Factory Fleur de Sante v, m - Isadora Jill b - L'Herbier de Provence v, m - Max Factor v, m - Maxi v - Nectar Beuty Shop b, m - Oriflame Revlon m - Yves Rocher ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This ezine is published on 100% recycled electrons. END OF PART 2/2 -- The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service. internet: bbs.oit.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80