AnarchistU In the News

2003

• An article by Dave Fingrut in Eye Weekly that got us started http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/print.asp?issue_03.13.03/city/eg-options.html
• We get a mention and some discussion on the news website Boingboing http://boingboing.net/2003_07_01_archive.html#200443741
• A short general article on A-Infos, Wed 27 Aug 2003 http://www.ainfos.ca/03/aug/ainfos00384.html
• An article in Now magazine by Mike Smith about our orientation picnic, Sept 2003. http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2003-09-10/news_story3.php
• Coverage of our orientation picnic by Anna Sarkissian in The Link the student newspaper at Concordia University. http://thelink.concordia.ca/article.pl?sid=03/09/16/0539225
• Article in the OPIRG newsletter "Action Speaks Louder" Fall 2003
• Canadian University Press newswire, 24 Sept 2003 reprinted story by Anna Sarkissian (above)
• Interview with Christopher Smith on Ryerson University closed circuit television, week of 6 October 2003
• The Globe and Mail, Saturday October 11 2003, M6, "Anarchist U" a short piece by Luma Muhtadie.
• CIUT FM radio, Wednesday 15 October 2003, "Educating Ourselves" show with Rory Hinton and Richard Martin, live interview with Luis Jacob.
• Toronto Star 21 October 2003. "Anarchy enters the classroom: Anarchist U sets up shop in T.O. Students learn from each other," by DAPHNE GORDON.
• Toronto Star article posted to A-Infos. http://www.ainfos.ca/en/ainfos12910.html
• Live interview with Rob Teixeira on CIUT fm 89.5 show, "Sex City" (Saturday November 1, 2003) interviewed by Coman Poon and Louise Bak.
• CBC Radio producer, Antonia Reed, produced a show on the AFU for national syndication.
• OMNI TV (community-access cable 10) Interview with Christopher Smith and Rob Teixeira, for the "Agenda" program. Aired November 24, 25, 26 2003.
• CKLN 88.1 FM, live interview with Dwayne Shaw & Rob Teixeira with host Leah of "Pink Antenna" (Queer-focused news & politics). Aired 9 December 2003.
• CIUT fm 89.5, January courses on "Equalizing X Distort" (punk show 10pm) Sunday 14th Dec 2003. Mark announced to the whole city that he took a RECESS at AnarchistU. Simon played Heavy Metal. January courses listed in Equalizing X Distort zine.

2004

• NOW Magazine, 1 Jan 2004. New Year's Resolution: Take a course at the Anarchist University. Situationism and the City course is also included in the weekly Tip Sheet.
• CIUT fm 89.5 Educating Ourselves show on 7 Jan 2004 with Chris Smith and Charlie from This Ain't the Rosedale Library talking about their January courses on the Situationist International and the Beats.
• The Arthur January 12, 2004, p. 12 (Trent University newspaper) article by Sam Cartmell 'We are all students, we are all teachers'.
• The Eyeopener, February 18, 2004. "Different school of thought", by Alison Northcott
• Eye Weekly, March 18, 2004. Story by Gord McLaughlin^??, "Arts, Lit and Anarchy" (p. 8) mentions the AnarchistU in a story about the history of This Ain't the Rosedale Library in Toronto, and its owners, Dan Bazuin and Charlie Huisken.
• TRADE: queer things, summer issue 2004. Article by Dwayne Shaw, "What is Anarchist Free University" mentions the AnarchistU and the queer history course.
• Article by Kathleen Batstone, "Alternative Education: Let's Hear it for Free Schools" appeared in the Niagara Pulse, 9 September 2004.
• Portuguese-language Toronto newspaper, Sol Portugues, (The Portuguese Sun) interviews Rob Teixeira on the AnarchistU, "As perspectivas radicais de Rob Teixeira," by Helder Ramos, 17 September 2004. In Portuguese and English.

2005

• Possum, Chris and Rob interviewed by Dray on CIUT 89.5 FM show, "Beyond the Classroom" 25 August 2005.
• Article in Eye Magazine (15 September 2005) by Brian Joseph Davis, "Anarchy in the U" about our Anti-Frosh picnic in the Park, (p. 8-10). http://eye.net/eye/issue/issue_09.15.05/op/wanderingeye.html

Other Sites by AnarchistU

• A list of the TenBestBooks you might want to read
• Fall 2007
  • Horror Fiction and Madness Facebook page

Free Activist OR Anarchist Tools Online

• Free Activist OR Anarchist Tools Online
• The Virtual Activist - A Training Course - http://www.netaction.org/training/
• 'Steal This Book' ...Abbie Hoffman - http://www.tenant.net/Community/steal/steal.html - or if you buy it, and The Anarchist Cookbook: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974458902/104-2313135-1571939?v=glance

Books & Pamphlets

• Re-pressed Distribution (UK).... http://www.re-pressed.org.uk/intro.htm - We are a non-profit UK based anarchist book distribution collective. Our aim is to distribute books and pamphlets we feel aid a critique of the totality, as cheaply as possible.
• Green Anarchy (Oregon) .......... ( _Direct Action Center_ - www.greenanarchy.org/index.php?action=directactions)
  • Green Anarchy Distro .. - http://www.greenanarchy.org/index.php?action=viewdistro
  • @Library .................... - http://www.greenanarchy.org/index.php?action=viewlibrary

Can't Find it? ...Search at:

• http://ontario.indymedia.ca/twiki/bin/view/Ontario/ImcOtherAllies
• http://www.opirg.org/ OPIRG Provincial Home - The membership of OPIRG Provincial is comprised of eleven autonomous, non-profit, university student-funded and directed organizations that conduct research, education, and action on social and environmental justice issues. For more information, contact any local chapter.
• SourceWatch, PR Watch's collaborative online encyclopedia of the people, issues and groups shaping public opinion and public policy. Academic Freedom Ain't What It Used to Be
• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. ( - see Anarchism - see Anarcho-primitivism)
• http://www.uwatch.ca/ - Advocating for universities in the public interest