Ironic that those calling themselves anarchists have set themselves up
as the self appointed gatekeekers of anarchist thought.
How unimaginative, how boring, how ignorant.

If they crawled out of their self referential holes and bothered to do
some research themselves, they might havediscovered the richness of
Catholic Worker praxis.
I emphasise praxis because I wonder how many anarchist movements at the
bookfair will be sharing how to fund themselves through cooperative
labour, live and work with the poor and confront those institutions that perpetuate
injustice.
I submit a movement that is able to these things is invaluable to the anachist
struggle and movement.

But like fundamentalists (Christian or Athiest), they are threatened by
intellectual challenge and don't want to believe there is any other
model.

Their lack of vision, research and inclusiveness makes them irrelevant
to the struggle for freedom and justice in the world.

Moana Cole
New Zealand