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Interfaith Work in Rojava
By Jo and Nora In October 2022, Jo travelled to Rojava, as part of the Water for Rojava committee, visiting co-operatives and representatives of the women’s movement and other economic, water and education structures in the region. Water for Rojava is a campaign initiated by the Solidarity Economy Association that has so far raised over…
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Islam and Anarchism: An Interview with Mohamed Abdou
By Nora Ziegler Bad Apple is still a small zine, but it has already brought us into conversation with inspiring dedicated individuals around the world who are reaching out and building solidarity across differences. This work is crucial at a time when many politicians, activists and writers exploit divisions to gain or maintain their individual…
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Fundraiser
Now that we’ve published three issues of Bad Apple Magazine we’d like to invest a bit of time and effort to get the word out! We’re asking for help to cover the costs of printing the zine so we can take it to radical book shops, bookfairs and social centres. Here’s a link to our…
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Issue 3: Islam and Anarchism
We’re excited to share the third issue of Bad Apple Magazine which is now available to download here! This issue features an interview with Mohamed Abdou, the author of ‘Islam and Anarchism’ (2022 Pluto Press), talking about ethics of hospitality, learnings from Tahrir Square, post-structuralism, and the role of personal faith in social justice organising.…
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Call for Submissions
Bad Apple Magazine is looking for articles, poems and art for our Winter issue! Deadline is 30th November 2022
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Selma James “Our Time is Now: Sex, Race, Class, and Caring for People and Planet”
Book Review by Nora Ziegler Selma James is a founder of the Wages for Housework (WFH) campaign which later became known as Global Women’s Strike (GWS). James’ new book “Our Time Is Now: Sex, Race, Class, and Caring for People and Planet” includes articles, press releases and essays from 50 years of grassroots organising against…
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To all the gods I loved before
Towards a theory of anarchotheism An I used to talk to plants. I have a distinct memory of when I was about seven, holding the leaves of a flowering bush at school, talking to them. I would imagine that the plants would have emotions or even sentience, would hurt when they were plucked or harmed.…
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Obedience & disobedience
The casual manner in which an array of anarchist slogans, banners, book titles, t-shirts, zines, and badges mock and deride my religious faith masks the fragility of secular anarchist ideology. I used to help run stalls and sometimes workshops with the London Catholic Worker at the London Anarchist Bookfair.
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Rest is resistance
“Take a break,” Moses said to the Israelites. “I’ve spoken to God, and we’re both very keen on this: you need to take Saturdays off.” “Yes, we know, we’ve heard this before,” said the Israelites. “You told us when we were around that mountain. You told us when we were building the Tabernacle. You said…
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Called to be faithful and rebellious
On the outskirts of Des Moines, the Midwestern U.S. capital of Iowa, where partially dilapidated houses replace anonymous high-rises, sits a nondescript two-story house with a porch and overgrown yard. This is the place where it all began.
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