London Autonomists
Encyclopedia
The London Autonomists were a London
-based autonomist collective
/ commune
active in the 1980s. Among other things, they helped organise the Class War
newspaper in 1983 and the Wapping Autonomy Centre
in Wapping
Wall which was active from August 1981 - March 1982. Participants included Martin Wright, Pete Mastin, and Fabian Tompsett. They are based on Anarchism
.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based autonomist collective
Collective
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project to achieve a common objective...
/ commune
Commune (intentional community)
A commune is an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, property, possessions, resources, and, in some communes, work and income. In addition to the communal economy, consensus decision-making, non-hierarchical structures and ecological living have become...
active in the 1980s. Among other things, they helped organise the Class War
Class War
Class War is a UK class struggle based group and newspaper originally set up by Ian Bone and others in 1983. It subsequently mutated various forms, becoming specifically anarchist....
newspaper in 1983 and the Wapping Autonomy Centre
Wapping Autonomy Centre
Wapping Autonomy Centre was a social centre set up in a rented former warehouse space in the Wapping area of London Docklands from late 1981 to 1982...
in Wapping
Wapping
Wapping is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets which forms part of the Docklands to the east of the City of London. It is situated between the north bank of the River Thames and the ancient thoroughfare simply called The Highway...
Wall which was active from August 1981 - March 1982. Participants included Martin Wright, Pete Mastin, and Fabian Tompsett. They are based on Anarchism
Anarchism
Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations...
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