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Friendly Anarchism

by The Quaker Far Left

Quaker-ish anarchist podcast on abolition, antifascism, neurodivergence, spirituality, christianity, queer mysticism, and disability. Help me out at www.patreon.com/friendlyanarchism and join the Discord at http://discord.gg/5msYfvZkdx

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Episodes

  1. Ancestral Pain S1E1.5

    I've worked on a dozen essays and episodes in which to add this clip, including in the unfinished episode about my other grandfather's death, who was also military and was also given full military honors. I've tried to find an eloquent way to talk about how hard it is to untangle my sliver of a...

  2. S1E17 Remastered: Allyship, FTP, And Give People Money with Aneka

    Remastered by A. Campbell Payne. Originally aired 9/3/17 CW: Suicide & police brutality Spoke with Aneka from the SoJust Collective about centering POC, the founding fathers, police brutality, educating allies, being tired, passing the mic, no plaforming/active platforming, confronting your…

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  3. S1E9 Remastered: Gender Nihilism With Nors & Nathan

    Wow! A. Campbell Payne is a listener and a professional audio engineer and offered to revamp some of the episodes, which is so awesome. This one in particular had major sound quality issues so here it is after they took a swing at it. Especially important to hear from trans people right now too....

  4. S1E0 How It Started 3.23.17

    Wow, this was a trip to find in the archives. Our first ever recording. A lot of it needs citations so listen critically, but there is a lot of good content (especially from CImms) that didn't make it into the first official episode so I'm glad to have found it. It's been a long four years and I...

  5. Checking In

    Transcript: Hi all, so, life keeps happening and I've been having a hard time finding time to work on this show, but just so you know there is another episode in the works. This one is an essay like the first episode of this season and it's of a personal nature and I just want to make sure I get…

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  6. Disassociate

    Don't have spoons for full episodes right now, but just messing around with other forms of expression in the meantime! This is a round I did with myself while stuck in quarantine a while ago. Listened to it again today and was like, what the heck, might as well put it out there. It's a…

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  7. Come All Pandemic Workers

    Just for funsies. Based on "Come All Ye Coal Miners" by Sarah Ogan Gunning, a turn of the 20th century union organizer. Come all pandemic workers wherever you may be And listen to a story that I'll relate to thee My name is nothin' extree but the truth to you I'll tell I am a covid worker too…

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  8. S2E3 Everyday Antifascism, Celebrity, And Making Something New with Candice Part 2

    "Let’s do something that they can’t even imagine." Part 2 of my conversation with my friend Candice who is an economist, communist, mother, and all around rad lady. We spoke about everyday antifascism, being a disabled and limited radical activist, taking care of each other, and more. Transcript:...

  9. S2E2 Pandemic, Karens, And Systemic Fascism with Candice Part 1

    Candice is an economist, housing services specialist, communist, and mom who is brilliant. We spoke about Covid-19, how at-risk people are pushed to the front lines, shitty bosses, the injustice system, the roots of fascism, how important it is to listen to marginalized people, and much more....

  10. S2E1 Essay: I Want Peace On Earth, So I Left The Quakers And Became Antifa

    Happy new year! Essay here: https://friendlyanarchism.medium.com/i-want-peace-on-earth-so-i-left-the-quakers-and-became-antifa-889d35aa6f7c For more on Quakers and slavery: https://www.friendsjournal.org/slavery-in-the-quaker-world/ For an insurrectionary take on Quakers (including a really good...

  11. S1E31.5 The Spiritual Radical Left, Burn-out, and Disability with the Young Quaker Podcast 3.19.18

    I'm back! I never released this episode during the first season because I wasn't ready to talk about all of this. However, my personal backstory with "mental illness" and finding god is an important precursor to the second season, where we're going to delve more into neurodivergence, disability,...

  12. S1E35 Community Antifascism and Free Speech with Greg Williams of the IWW

    anarchy ...(4)...... jesus Originally aired 7/15/17. Greg Williams is a Christian anarchist organizer and author I was very pleased to be able to speak with! We spoke about above ground community antifascist mass mobilization, how hate speech shuts down free speech, cops, solidarity, loving your...

  13. S1E34 "We're Brokenhearted: Understanding Fierce Love in Anarchist Organizing" - NAASN Montréal

    anarchy .....(6).... jesus Last week I spoke at the North American Anarchist Studies Network conference in so-called Montreal on the topic "We're Brokenhearted: Understanding Fierce Love in Anarchist Organizing" using lessons from historical anarchic christian mystic movements. There was a great...

  14. S1E33 Syndicalism, Witchcraft, and Mutual Aid with Sophia Weber

    anarchy .(2)........ jesus Spoke with chemical engineer Sophia Weber about seizing the means of production, anarchist scientists, worker’s cooperatives, the importance of process work, anarcho-syndicalism, stoicism, economies of scale, not-sexy anarchism, creating mutual aid networks…

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  15. S1E32 Seeking Faiths, May Day, And Self-Criticism with Matti

    anarchy ......(7)... jesus Spoke with Matti, a co-conspirator in the Friendly Fire Collective about sacred geometry, what it means to be a “seeking” faith, fascist mysticism, touching the divine, witches, women saints, May Day, charismatic practices, Theater of the Oppressed & dada, atheist...

  16. The Magnificast interview with the Friendly Fire Collective

    Me and Hye Sung Francis from the Friendly Fire Collective were interviewed by Dean and Matt from another radical Christian podcast called The Magnificast about our organizing praxis, our upcoming May Day retreat in Philadelphia, and more! The deadline to apply for the retreat has been extended to...

  17. S1E31 Affinity Groups, Cognitive Euphony, And Acting From Good Faith with Isaac

    anarchy ....(5)..... jesus Spoke with my friend of circumstance Issac about the Lansing protest, small(big) acts of solidarity, gratitude, athletic musicianship, simplicity, implicit power, affinity groups, instilled hierarchies, being a touring musician, the tyranny of structurelessness, DIY...

  18. S1E30 No Nazis In Knox, Police Violence, and Mental Fortitude with Molly

    anarchy (1)......... jesus CW: Graphic violence, police brutality, mention of sexual harassment ------- Note from Nov. 2020: It's hard to listen to how traumatized I am, but amazing to hear in real time the effects of experiencing police brutality first hand for the first time. I had had a number...

  19. S1E29 By What Authority Doest Thou These Things - Unfinished

    The House by the Side of the Road by Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911) There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the peace of their self-content; There are souls, like stars, that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament; There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths Where highways never ran;- But…

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  20. S1E28 Antifascist Zones, Creative Strategies, and Openness with German Antifa

    anarchy (1)......... jesus Spoke with a Bavarian comrade about why we shouldn’t have to fight for normal things, denying abortion to rape victims, changes in the movement, ways to engage with the public, it’s not just about punching nazis, neighborhood organizing and liberated districts, how...

  21. S1E27 Conflict Resolution, Dance, And True Prosperity with S 1.8.18

    anarchy ...(4)...... jesus CW: Discussion about abuse and body issues Beautiful conversation with my friend Sophia about conflict resolution, accountability, exile as social sanction, how everyone makes mistakes, talking to each other, outsourcing conflict to authority, in-person dialogues, the...

  22. S1E26 Asexuality, Decolonizing Judaism, and Dual Power with Daniel 12.31.17

    anarchy .(2)........ jesus CW: Discussion about sex Spoke with long time activist and friend Daniel about 3 distinct subjects. The first 30 minutes is about being asexual, the importance of having ace (asexual) community and spaces, the A in LGBTQIA doesn't mean "ally", a lack of sexuality is a...

  23. S1E25 The Direct Action Study Bible: Joint Episode with the Magnificast 12.20.17

    anarchy .....(6).... jesus Spoke with Dean and Matt from the Magnificast and had a great conversation covering a wide range of lefty and Christian topics. It was great to find another leftist Christian podcast! Go check them out! You can also follow them on twitter @TheMagnificast and on Facebook...

  24. S1E24 Anarchist Jesus, Rebuilding Radical Christianity, and Hope with Hye Sung 12.15.17

    anarchy ....(5)..... jesus Spoke with queer radical Christian blogger Hye Sung Francis about making Quakerism militant again, empire as false authority, nonviolence as a lack of empathy, antifa Jesus, escalation and diversity of tactics, prophecy, being heartbroken as a people, radical generosity...

  25. S1E23 Quaker Bible Study, Standing Rock, and Thoughts & Prayers with Adam Wiese 11.14.17

    anarchy .......(8).. jesus Spoke with Adam Weise, an anarchist from Bismarck North Dakota Friends Meeting about Friendly bible study, early morning worship, why anarchism, lost histories and educational redaction, introducing anarchism to people, community projects, Standing Rock court support,...

  26. S1E22 Antifa - Eugene Weekly's full interview with Katherine 10.19.17

    anarchy (1)......... jesus Katherine was interviewed by Kelly Kenoyer from the Eugene Weekly for their article "Antifa". Interview was done on 10/10/17, and this podcast was released on the same day as the article on 10/19/17. Notes: -It's Jeremy Christian, not Josh...

  27. S1E21 Protest Theater, Communal Energy, And Embracing Chaos with Michael Najjar 10.7.17

    anarchy .(2)........ jesus Spoke with UO Theater professor Michael Najjar about Arab theater, how arts humanize, art as a threat, defund & defang, cinema vs. live performance, the power and energy in silence, serious listening, the "Pinter Pause", the importance of contemplation, "Angels in...

  28. S1E20 Christian Marxism, Tankies, and The Historical Jesus with Christian Chiakulas 10.1.17

    anarchy ......(7)... jesus Spoke with Christian Marxist writer Christian Chiakulas about the religiosity of communism, historical materialism, christian atheism, managing tankies, spiritually driven social justice, leftist semantics, the bible without dogma, growing up atheist, feminism in the...

  29. S1E19 Queerphobia, Division, and Capitalism In the Quaker Church with Jane 9.23.17

    anarchy .......(8).. jesus Remastered Nov. 2021 by A. Campbell Payne! Spoke with Jane, a transwoman and member of the Newberg Friends Church about the current split happening in the Northwest Yearly Meeting, double standards in Faith & Practice, trans erasure, othering, trauma caused by...

  30. Hold Please 9.16.17

    On vacation, see you next week!

  31. S1E18 Protest Art, Climate Catastrophe, and Planting Seeds Of Change with Plaedo 9.5.17

    anarchy .(2)........ jesus Spoke with performance artist Plaedo about living in a climate change era, art as solace/art as weapon, CDs, societal collapse, denial, joyous rebellion, anarchist disaster relief, how art helps us remember the good things, symbolism, street theater, zipper songs…

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  32. S1E17 Allyship, FTP, And Give People Money with Aneka 9.3.17

    anarchy (1)......... jesus CW: Suicide & police brutality Spoke with Aneka from the SoJust Collective about centering POC, the founding fathers, police brutality, educating allies, being tired, passing the mic, no plaforming/active platforming, confronting your racist family, the allyship...

  33. S1E16 Women Warriors, Taking Space, and Fitness 8.26.17

    anarchy (1)......... jesus CW: Bodyshame, violence Notes 11/20: -I usually interview activists, but this week I spoke to my co-worker who was not politically active. Listening to it now a few years later, there's definitely some problematic things in here, but I decided it still has value to sort...

  34. S1E15 Libertarian Municipalism, Anti-Statism, And Radicalization with DemSocs 8.19.17

    anarchy (1)......... jesus Spoke to a couple DemSocs (Democratic Socialists) about libertarian socialism, libertarian municipalism, multi-tendency/big tent organizing, "transformative reforms", anti-statism, mutual aid, digital community, the awkwardness of radicalization, democratic…

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  35. S1E14 Science Fiction, Crowdfunding, and Media Repression with Joan Haran 8.12.17

    anarchy (1)......... jesus Holding in the light the family of hero Heather Heyer as well as all of the brave people who went out in Charlottesville to oppose fascism knowing how dangerous those people are. Please donate to their medical funds, more info here: https://fundly.com/defendcville...

  36. S1E13 Abuse, White Fragility, and Walking Humbly with Warren Light 8.5.17

    anarchy ......(7).... jesus CW: Abuse Spoke to Warren Light from the Wesley Center about sexual violence, concentrating on the risk of perpetration instead of the risk of victimization, white fragility, Micah 6:8, allyship, walking humbly with your God, the discipline of humility & revolutionary...

  37. S1E12 Unionizing Care Work, Intersectional Feminism, & Zombies with Jhansie Turner 7.29.17

    anarchy .(2)........ jesus ---------- Notes Nov. 2020: -I apologize for the use of some ableist constructs and language around brain damage. -I steered us away from it, but I wanted to mention here explicitly that narratives equating humanity to parasites etc is ecofascist, the problem isn't with...

  38. S1E11 Doxxing, Propaganda, and Liberals With Daryle Lamont Jenkins 7.22.17

    anarchy (1)......... jesus "That's the best thing about anarchists & antifa is that we show up when you least expect it...so expect it." Very excited to have spoken this week with Daryle Lamont Jenkins from One People's Project! We spoke about antifa, propaganda, media relations, doxing/citizen...

  39. S1E10 Community Antifascism, Free Speech, and Loving Your Neighbor with Greg Williams 7.15.17

    anarchy ...(4)...... jesus Greg Williams is a Christian anarchist organizer and author I was very pleased to be able to speak with! We spoke about above ground community antifascist mass mobilization, how hate speech shuts down free speech, cops, solidarity, loving your neighbor, and more :)...

  40. S1E9 Gender Nihilism, Transmisogyny, and Liberation with Nors & Nathan 7.9.17

    anarchy .(2)........ jesus "Being anarchist means to love yourself for yourself." Note: This was outside and I don't know how to edit, so unless you are a big fan of wind and trains I would be mindful about using headphones. We talked about nihilism, being non-binary, TERFs, toxic masculinity…

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  41. S1E8 Skinheads, Smashing the Fash, and the Original French Antifa 7.2.17

    anarchy (1)......... jesus CW: Graphic depictions of violence against nazis and cops. ------ Notes from Nov 2020: I was weirdly defensive about there being POC antifascists in Portland, which is true but also the scene is very white, and it causes a lot of problems. It is important to acknowledge...

  42. S1E7 All Life Is Meeting, Quaker Silence, and Self-Care with Ilene Cummings 6.25.17

    anarchy ...... (7)... jesus This is a very contemplative episode on a number of sensitive, emotional topics. We spoke about what it is like to be a Quaker, self-care, mysticism, death, silence, and of course, anarchy. "We all do the best we can, now don't we dearie?" Referenced in the podcast:...

  43. S1E6 Black Working Class Communism and Revolutionary Families with Candice 6.3.17

    anarchy (1)......... jesus Wonderful talk with my friend Candice, super smart lady who studies economics and has done a million amazing things. We spoke about communism, the problems with exclusivity in communes, the rural Black experience, being a revolutionary mother, economic theory, living in...

  44. S1E5 Guns, False Discipleship, and Unions with Lonnie Douglas 5.27.17

    anarchy .....(6).... jesus Today we had Lonnie Douglas, the Chair for the Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network (ESSN), ex-military, gun-totin' progressive white guy union organizer. We talk about fake Christians, abortion, guns, Redneck Revolt, Marxism, racism, anti-capitalism, union organizing,...

  45. S1E4 Quaker Racism with Friend Sharon Smith 5.21.17

    anarchy ........(9). jesus We spoke with Friend Sharon Smith, expert on racism within the Quaker community and author of this article: https://www.friendsjournal.org/witness-quaker-racism/ It ended up being such an amazing conversation that it went an hour and a half overtime! Apologies for the...

  46. S1E3 Violence and Nonviolence 5.14.17

    anarchy .(2)........ jesus TW: Graphic depiction of violence We jumped into the debate surrounding violent vs. nonviolent protest tactics, and it led to discussions about the importance of intersectional feminism, sustaining good anti-authoritarian process, the Portland May Day "riots", and more!...

  47. S1E2 Intro to Quaker Anarchism 5.7.17

    anarchy ....(5)..... jesus Quaker Anarchists talk about how Christ was an anarchist and Christian tradition has deep radical roots.

  48. KEPW Open Waves interview with Katherine 4.26.17

    anarchy....(5)..... jesus Quaker Anarchist Katherine from "Friendly Anarchism" is interviewed about Christianity and radical politics on KEPW 97.3 Eugene, and she explains what it is to be a Quaker, what anarchism is, and how they intersect.

  49. S1E1 Nazis On UO Campus, Cultural Context, And Other Musings 4.20.17

    anarchy (1).......... jesus There were nazis on University of Oregon campus today, and since we are in Eugene, we're reporting back and doing some analysis. The conversation developed into a larger discussion about cultural context, media interactions, tactics, and the nature of anarchism.…

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Quaker-ish anarchist podcast on abolition, antifascism, neurodivergence, spirituality, christianity, queer mysticism, and disability. Help me out at www.patreon.com/friendlyanarchism and join the Discord at http://discord.gg/5msYfvZkdx

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