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Here are some of the new books we've got. Don't forget the Newtown Festival on Sunday, 4 March. The Freedom Shop will be open from 10am till about 5pm. Anarchy Explained To My Father Anarchy Explained to My Father is a provocative and accessible discussion of the revolutionary mode of thought that rejects all forms of domination and seeks, in the words of Louise Michel, "order through harmony." Is China an Imperialist Country? Considerations and Evidence This book brings together theoretical, definitional and logical considerations, as well as the extensive empirical evidence which is now available, to demonstrate that China has indeed definitely become a capitalist-imperialist country Why Don't the Poor Rise Up? Organizing the Twenty-First Century Resistance In the context of unparalleled global wealth disparity, ecological catastrophe, and myriad forms of structural oppression, this vibrant collection offers a reassessment of contemporary obstacles to mass mobi

Here are some of the new books we've got. Don't forget the Newtown Festival on Sunday, 4 March. The Freedom Shop will be open from 10am till about 5pm. Anarchy Explained To My Father Anarchy Explained to My Father is a provocative and accessible discussion of the revolutionary mode of thought that rejects all forms of domination and seeks, in the words of Louise Michel, "order through harmony." Is China an Imperialist Country? Considerations and Evidence This book brings together theoretical, definitional and logical considerations, as well as the extensive empirical evidence which is now available, to demonstrate that China has indeed definitely become a capitalist-imperialist country Why Don't the Poor Rise Up? Organizing the Twenty-First Century Resistance In the context of unparalleled global wealth disparity, ecological catastrophe, and myriad forms of structural oppression, this vibrant collection offers a reassessment of contemporary obstacles to mass mobi

We have new books on a range of subjects - The state of the world George Monbiot: How did we get into this mess? How Did We Get into this Mess?, based on his powerful journalism, assesses the state we are now in: the devastation of the natural world, the crisis of inequality, the corporate takeover of nature, our obsessions with growth and profit and the decline of the political debate over what to do. Migrants and refugees Carrie McKinnon: Aminullah The story of a young Afghan migrant, with refelctions on borders, Calais Migrant Solidarity and Anti-Raids action. Old but still current Noam Chomsky: Power and Terror Chomsky's latest thinking on terrorism, US foreign policy, and the meaning and true impact of militarism in the world today. And some real classics Jessica Mills: My mother wears combat boots Stuart Christie: Granny made me an anarchist And lots more...

We have new books on a range of subjects - The state of the world George Monbiot: How did we get into this mess? How Did We Get into this Mess?, based on his powerful journalism, assesses the state we are now in: the devastation of the natural world, the crisis of inequality, the corporate takeover of nature, our obsessions with growth and profit and the decline of the political debate over what to do. Migrants and refugees Carrie McKinnon: Aminullah The story of a young Afghan migrant, with refelctions on borders, Calais Migrant Solidarity and Anti-Raids action. Old but still current Noam Chomsky: Power and Terror Chomsky's latest thinking on terrorism, US foreign policy, and the meaning and true impact of militarism in the world today. And some real classics Jessica Mills: My mother wears combat boots Stuart Christie: Granny made me an anarchist And lots more...

A new book order has arrived in time to save you from having to buy your loved ones a pair of socks for Christmas. A selection of titles: The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith. “Part memoir, part nutritional primer, and part political manifesto, The Vegetarian Myth will challenge everything you thought you knew about food politics.” Also on the subject of food - Abolish Restaurants: A Worker's Critique of the Food Service Industry by Prole. “A 60-page illustrated guide to the daily misery, stress, boredom, and alienation of restaurant work, as well as the ways restaurant workers fight against it. Drawing on a range of anticapitalist ideas as well as a heaping plate of personal experience, it is part analysis and part call-to-arms.” Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (Ed). “From the literary heft of Angela Carter to the searing power of Octavia Butler, Sisters of the Revolution gathers d

A new book order has arrived in time to save you from having to buy your loved ones a pair of socks for Christmas. A selection of titles: The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith. “Part memoir, part nutritional primer, and part political manifesto, The Vegetarian Myth will challenge everything you thought you knew about food politics.” Also on the subject of food - Abolish Restaurants: A Worker's Critique of the Food Service Industry by Prole. “A 60-page illustrated guide to the daily misery, stress, boredom, and alienation of restaurant work, as well as the ways restaurant workers fight against it. Drawing on a range of anticapitalist ideas as well as a heaping plate of personal experience, it is part analysis and part call-to-arms.” Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (Ed). “From the literary heft of Angela Carter to the searing power of Octavia Butler, Sisters of the Revolution gathers

Once more we have a range of new books on the shelves. Orders have arrived from both PM Press and AK Press , including: The line has been drawn: it has gone this far, but no further . Published in 2014 ' A Line in the Tar Sands ' makes it clear that the industry needs to be shut down. The tar sands are a pivotal position in the fight against climate change. Anit-colonial and anti-capitalist fighters are confronting an industry driven by some of the largest corporations on earth, which have no goals that are any nobler than maximizing short-term profits and growth. A sample of the book can be downloaded here .   Asia's Unknown Uprisings , by George Katsiaficas. “Through Katsiaficas’s study of Asia’s uprisings and rebellions, readers get a glimpse of the challenge to revolutionaries to move beyond representative democracy and to reimagine and reinvent democracy. This book shows the power of rebellions to change the conversation.” —Grace Lee Boggs, activist and coauthor of

Once more we have a range of new books on the shelves. Orders have arrived from both PM Press and AK Press , including: The line has been drawn: it has gone this far, but no further . Published in 2014 ' A Line in the Tar Sands ' makes it clear that the industry needs to be shut down. The tar sands are a pivotal position in the fight against climate change. Anit-colonial and anti-capitalist fighters are confronting an industry driven by some of the largest corporations on earth, which have no goals that are any nobler than maximizing short-term profits and growth. A sample of the book can be downloaded here .   Asia's Unknown Uprisings , by George Katsiaficas. “Through Katsiaficas’s study of Asia’s uprisings and rebellions, readers get a glimpse of the challenge to revolutionaries to move beyond representative democracy and to reimagine and reinvent democracy. This book shows the power of rebellions to change the conversation.” —Grace Lee Boggs, activist and coautho

We have received a fresh load of books – here are some of them: Against Equality: Queer Revolution, Not Mere Inclusion Ryan Conrad (Editor) If you missed RyanConrad’s talk last weekend in Wellington (or the week before in Auckland), or if you want to read more about Against Equality – we have the book for $21.00. If you can't get to the Shop, send us an email at freedomshopaotearoa@gmail.com and you can buy this book, or any other book or product that we stock, online.   Administration of Fear Paul Virilio  We are living under the administration of fear: fear has become an environment, an everyday landscape. There was a time when wars, famines, and epidemics were localized and limited by a certain timeframe. Today, it is the world itself that is limited, saturated, and manipulated, the world itself that seizes us and confines us with a stressful claustrophobia. Stock-market crises, undifferentiated terrorism, lightning pandemics, "professional" suicides.... Fear has b

We have received a fresh load of books – here are some of them: Against Equality: Queer Revolution, Not Mere Inclusion Ryan Conrad (Editor) If you missed RyanConrad’s talk last weekend in Wellington (or the week before in Auckland), or if you want to read more about Against Equality – we have the book for $21.00. If you can't get to the Shop, send us an email at freedomshopaotearoa@gmail.com and you can buy this book, or any other book or product that we stock, online.   Administration of Fear Paul Virilio  We are living under the administration of fear: fear has become an environment, an everyday landscape. There was a time when wars, famines, and epidemics were localized and limited by a certain timeframe. Today, it is the world itself that is limited, saturated, and manipulated, the world itself that seizes us and confines us with a stressful claustrophobia. Stock-market crises, undifferentiated terrorism, lightning pandemics, "professional" suicides.... Fear has b

We have a handful of 2015 Slingshots and also the Bottled Wasp in the shop. Slingshots are $8.00 Slingshots have been going for 21 years now. For a look at the Collective that makes Slingshot, visit their homepage:  http://slingshot.tao.ca/ The other organiser we have this year is 'The Bottled Wasp'. The Bottled Wasp has been going for three years now, it's produced in Britain by the Brighton ABC . This year's theme is the International Anti-Fascist Struggle (previous editions featured Radical Arts and Prisoner Support). The Bottled Wasp is $12.00 If anyone is interested on working on an Aotearoa organiser for 2016, send an email to the Shop as some members of the FreedomShop are keen to get an Aotearoa specific organiser up and running.

We have a handful of 2015 Slingshots and also the Bottled Wasp in the shop. Slingshots are $8.00 Slingshots have been going for 21 years now. For a look at the Collective that makes Slingshot, visit their homepage:  http://slingshot.tao.ca/ The other organiser we have this year is 'The Bottled Wasp'. The Bottled Wasp has been going for three years now, it's produced in Britain by the Brighton ABC . This year's theme is the International Anti-Fascist Struggle (previous editions featured Radical Arts and Prisoner Support). The Bottled Wasp is $12.00 If anyone is interested on working on an Aotearoa organiser for 2016, send an email to the Shop as some members of the FreedomShop are keen to get an Aotearoa specific organiser up and running.

We have had a couple of boxes of new books and tee-shirts arrive from AK Press, including: ' Against Equality ' critiques the current struggle for inclusion and equality in conservative systems and institutions for all queer people. Instead on inclusion, the Against Equality Collective challenges people to struggle for alternatives to the current system - for radical transformation of society. The Collective hope to ' reinvigorate the queer political imagination with fantastic possibility! ' We also have a couple of copies of an anthology of Peter Kropotkin's writings: ' Direct Struggle Against Capital '. Edited by Iain McKay, the book is fully annotated and features an historical introduction, biographical sketch, glossary, bibliography and index. " The enemy on whom we declare war is capital, and it is against capital that we will direct all our efforts, taking care not to become distracted from our goal by the phony campaigns and arguments of the pol