Freedom anarchist fortnightly
Freedom (ISSN 0016 0504) is a
London-based
anarchist newspaper published fortnightly by
Freedom Press.
The paper started in 1886 by volunteers including Peter Kropotkin and Charlotte Wilson and continues to this day as an unpaid project. Originally, the subtitle was "A Journal of Anarchist Socialism", but over the years this has changed to simply "anarchist fortnightly".
The newspaper's mission statement is stated in every issue, on page 2, and summarises the writers' view of anarchism:
- Anarchists work towards a society of mutual aid and voluntary co-operation. We reject all government and economic repression. This newspaper, published continuously since 1936, exists to explain anarchism more widely and show that only in an anarchist society can human freedom thrive.
The paper features news from
peace and labour movements and events, as well as listing planned events and protests on the back page. Staying true to Kropotkin's principle of
mutual aid, the paper regularly features reviews of other anarchist and
libertarian publications, such as
Total Liberty and
Direct Action as well as other local and international newsletters and journals.
It regularly features Donald Rooum's Wildcat cartoon strip as well as Rooum's articles, most recently on genetically modified foods.
Cover of Freedom, dated 13th September 2003, showing the new cover design.
Cover of Freedom dated 16th November 2002 (old design)
Along with a number of gradual changes in the content and structure of the paper and organisational changes at Freedom Press, Freedom got a re-design in September 2003, which can be seen to the right.
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