Mailing Lists, USENET News Groups & A Chat System of Interest to Anarchists

Anarchist Chat System

When you connect, enter the channel called "#anarchism"

Here are the TAO Network's IRC servers you should use:

irc.openflows.org (USA)
Use this if you are in North America.

irc.tao.ca (Canada)
Use this if irc.openflows.org doesn't work.

irc.sindominio.net (Spain)
Use this if you are outside North or South America.

Anarchist & Related Mailing Lists:

Independent Media Center (News Service) - News that is not controlled by corporations, the church, or the government! Go to http://www.indymedia.org/ to subscribe to the mailing list.

smygo (News Service) - The primary focus of the list is anarchism (aka libertarian socialism). The list carries announcements and communiques from anarchists and related groups and individuals, essays and articles of interest to anarchists, and stories drawn from mainstream news media that mention anarchists or other topics of interest. To subscribe send a message to smygo-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com

Black Radical Congress News (News Service) - News relevent to radical people of African descent. Anarchist friendly. To subscribe, send a message to majordomo AT lists.tao.ca with "subscribe brc-news" in the message BODY.

Anarchy-List - List for discussions about anarchism. To join send a message to majordomo AT lists.village.virginia.edu with "subscribe anarchy-list" in the message BODY.

Organise - This is a moderated list run by dedicated class struggle anarchists (libertarian socialists, anarcho-syndicalists, and anarchist communists). This list is for anarchists who are very serious about organization. You will find some of the very best anarchist discussion here. To join, you must first read the list guidelines available at http://struggle.ws/org_list.html... you can then contact the list maintainer who's address is on that page and ask to be subscribed.

Anarchism - A list like the popular "Anarchy-List". For general conversation about anarchism. To subscribe send an empty message to anarchism-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com.

Libertarian Socialism - A list similar to the "Anarchism" list above. To subscribe send an empty message to libertarian-socialism AT yahoogroups.com.

Research on Anarchism - This list is moderated... it's for general anarchist discussion. To join send a message to listserv AT bred.univ-montp3.fr with "subscribe ra-l firststname lastname" in BODY of the message.

Anti-National-Anarchist - anarchists opposed to nationalism. Discussion of nationalism and how to fight it. To subscribe send a message to anti-national-anarchist-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com

Anarchist People of Color - a list for people of color (non-whites) to come together and discuss anarchism. Non-whites only, please. Make sure you submit an introduction after you join the list or you will be removed within 24 hours. To subscribe send a message to: anarchist-poc-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com
Anarchist People of Color Web Page

Anarchy Africa - An unmoderated list for discussion about anarchism in Africa and news from African anarchist groups. To subscribe, send a message to anarchy_africa-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com

Anarchist Platform Discussion - A list for discussion of the Anarchist Platform, see http://struggle.ws/platform.html ...this is a list for anarchists who are serious about organization. To subscribe, send a message to AP_discuss-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com

A-Act - This list was for the Anarchist Action Network, formerly known as the Anarchist Anti-Defamation League. This list was intended for reporting of discussion about the ways the media slanders anarchism, and how to fight this abuse. However, the list seems to have devolved into a general discussion list now. To subscribe, send a blank message to a-act-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com.

ex-yu-a-lista - A mailing-list for anarchists from ex-Yugoslavia and Serbia. Mostly in south-slavic language, but with some english. To subscribe, send a message to ex-yu-a-lista-request AT zamir.net with "subscribe" in the message SUBJECT... or go to: http://inje.iskon.hr/mailman/listinfo/ex-yu-a-lista
Article: Anarchism in Yugoslavia
Serbian anarchist web page: http://www.kontrapunkt-online.org/
Croatian anarchist web page: Zagreb's Anarchist Movement

AnarchySF - A mailing-list for anarchists interested in Science Fiction. To subscribe, send a message to majordomo AT lists.tao.ca with "subscribe anarchysf" in the message BODY.

MujeresLibres - Anarchist Feminist mailing list. To subscribe, send a message to majordomo AT lists.tao.ca with "subscribe MujeresLibres" in the message BODY. For more info, see this web page: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2159/mujeres_mail.html

AnOkEd - "Discussion of various facets of anarchist thought as relates specifically to education." To join, send a mail to majordomo AT boink.clark.net with the words "subscribe anoked-l" in the BODY of the message.

IWW-News (News Service) - The Industrial Workers of the World's list for alternative news. To join send mail with the word "subscribe" in the message's SUBJECT line to iww-news-request AT iww.org

Syndicalists - A general discussion list about anarcho-syndicalism. To subscribe send a message to majordomo AT flag.blackened.net with "subscribe syndicalists" in the message BODY.

AIT-IWA-talk - Mailing list about the anarcho-syndicalist international... though it is mostly general discussion of anarchosyndicalism. To join send a message with the word "subscribe" in the SUBJECT line to AIT-IWA-talk-request AT list.uncanny.net

WSA-Talk - The list of the American section of the IWA. To join send a message with the word "subscribe" in the SUBJECT line to WSA-talk-request AT list.uncanny.net

Northeast Anarchists Discussion - a list for anarchists in the northeastern United States. To subscribe go to http://www.twowrongs.net/mailman/listinfo/ne-anarchists-d

Aut-Op-Sy - "Exploring the changing nature of class composition and class struggle within the planetary work machine.". This is a list for autonomist marxists & people who hold simmilar views. To join send mail with the words "subscribe aut-op-sy" in the BODY of a message to majordomo AT lists.village.virginia.edu.

A Spectacle - Discussion about situationist theory in both its history and its contemporary influence. It's your situation -- make it. To subscribe, go to http://www.nothingness.org/listedit.html

Alternative Network for Eastern Europe - A list run by a polish anarchist for East European activists opposed to capitalism, authoritarian communism, and nationalism. For subscription info and archives, go to http://www.most.org.pl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/alter-ee
There used to be a few different addresses for this list but now this is the only one.

SPANET (South Pacific Anarchist Network) - This is a list for anarchist discussion for Australians (and New Zealanders too, I assume). To join send them a message to spanet-request AT xchange.anarki.net and ask to be subscribed. This list replaces AUSANET.

anarchynz (Aotearoa Anarchist Alliance) - New Zealand anarchist mailing list. A discussion, communication and networking list for kiwi anarchists and other anti-authoritians based in New Zealand. To avoid irrelevant spam, only people who are subscribed to the list may post messages to it. To subscribe, send a blank message to anarchynz-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com

blackflag-l - British Isles Anarchist List. To join send mail to listserv AT qnet.org.uk with the words "subscribe blackflag-l" in the BODY of the message.

anarchy-ireland - List for discussing events in Ireland from an anarchist/libertarian communist perspective. To join send a message to anarchy-ireland-request AT morrigan.alabanza.comwith the word "subscribe" in the SUBJECT line.

Ainriail - Ainriail is an ultra-low volume list to which articles, press releases and announcements from the Workers Solidarity Movement and Organise - IWA may be posted. Documents from campaigns either group is involved with may also be posted. There is no discussion on this list as it is moderated, those with the time to follow and join in discussions should also subscribe to anarchy-ireland. We expect there to be an average of less then five posts a week to Ainriail and never more then fourteen in any given week. Anyone interested in anarchism in Ireland should subscribe by sending a message to majordomo AT lists.tao.ca with "subscribe ainriail" in the message BODY.

Anarq-Lat - es un foro para usuarios de correo electronico, constituido en torno a la tematica del Anarquismo en America Latina - Para suscribirse a la lista envie un mensaje sin subject, colocando en el cuerpo del mismo: "subscribe anarqlat (Su direccion electronica)", majordomo AT majordomo.ucv.edu.ve

Noam Chomsky - Listserv devoted to the work of prominent living anarchist, Noam Chomsky, both political/social and linguistic. To subscribe, send mail with the words "subscribe chomsky (your full name)" in the BODY of a message to listserv AT maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
Archives: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/chomsky.html

Redskin - A mailing list for redskins: anarchist and communist skinheads. To subscribe send a message to redskin-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com

Frontline-News (News Service) - Animal/Earth Liberation Front news service with over 3000 members. To join, send a message to the automated list processor at waste AT waste.org with the following line in the BODY of the message: "subscribe frontline-news". Note that all requests to join the mailing list must be authenticated. The list server will send you a confirmation request, which you must acknowledge in order to complete the subscription process. List archives and more info about the list is available at http://www.earthliberationfront.com/frontline-news.shtml.

Earth First Alert - A moderated list for activists to either post alerts and announcements to folks who are eager to support Earth First! projects in a variety of regions, or to stay informed of various priorities which develop among a variety of Earth First! and sympatico groups around the globe. Sponsored by Hayduke Rocks! an Earth First! Media and Action Network (EF! MAN) based in Northern California and eco-weboteured by Andy Caffrey. To subscribe, send a blank message to earthfirstalert-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com.

Eco Alert - This list is a relatively high volume list offering information on the various attempts around the planet to contribute to the reGREENing of the planet, ranging from alerts to background histories. Filibustering will be considered grounds for immediate removal from the list but open discussion is encouraged. In other words, if you disagree with something posted, please say so. On the other hand, if environmentalism is something that you disagree with, don't bother subscribing. To subscribe, send a blank message to Eco_Alert-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com.

Red-Green - This "Reds and Greens" list-serv is here to 1) Further discussion and debates between and among socialists and environmentalists, in general about their similarities and differences in their goals, theory and strategy. 2) Explore the possibility of unity and common work between the Greens and the Socialist Party USA (as well as other environmental and socialist parties and groups) 3) Promote "Eco-socialism" as a viable political philosophy and strategy. To subscribe, send a blank message to red-green-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com.

No Surrender - This is a list for persons who would like to discuss any kind of animal liberation actions, news and other animal rights stuff. It's also a list for people who like Punk and Hardcore music. To subscribe, send a blank message to nosurrender-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com.

VeggiePunks - This mailing list is for young vegetarians/vegans and punks. You can be just a veggie, just a punk, both...or none of the above and just interested in the topics. Topics of discussion will be: punk rock music, vegetarianism and veganism, animal rights/liberation and whatever else comes up! To subscribe, send a blank message to VeggiePunks-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com.

Zapatista news list - To join send mail with the words "SUBSCRIBE CHIAPAS95" in the BODY of a message to majordomo AT eco.utexas.edu.

Relevant Newsgroups:

Note: newsgroups with a "*" after them are often visited by right-wing "Libertarians" and supporters of capitalism.

alt.anarchism *
alt.anarchism.communist
alt.anarchism.syndicalist
alt.anarchism.individualist
alt.society.anarchy *
alt.anarchy.rules
alt.org.iww
alt.punk
alt.politics.libertarian *
talk.politics.libertarian *
alt.individualism *
alt.politics.socialism
alt.politics.communism
alt.society.labor-unions
alt.org.food-not-bombs
alt.org.earth-first
alt.politics.radical-left
alt.fan.noam-chomsky
alt.society.resistance
alt.society.revolution
alt.society.civil-disob
alt.thebird
alt.thebird.hippie
alt.thebird.copwatch
talk.politics.misc *
talk.politics.theory *
it.politica.libertaria
alt.music.rage-machine
misc.activism.progressive

NOTE: "alt.thebird" and related groups are based around The Great Speckled Bird, a underground, liberal newspaper in Atlanta from the 60's. Anarchists are welcome to post there.