Practical Anarchism

You may not realise it, but you are probably already practicing anarchism in your daily life. From relationships to school, work, art, even the way you organise your time, anarchism can help you find fulfilment, empathy and liberation in the everyday.

From the small questions such as ‘Why should I steal?’ to the big ones like ‘how do I love?’, Scott Branson shows that anarchism isn’t only something we do when we react to the news, protest or even riot. With practical examples enriched by history and theory, these tips will empower you to break free from the consumerist trappings of our world.

Anarchism is not just for white men, but for everyone. In reading this book, you can detach from patriarchal masculinity, norms of family, gender, sexuality, racialisation, individual responsibility and the destruction of our planet, and replace them with ideas of sustainable living, with ties of mutual aid, and the horizon of collective liberation.

Author Biography

Shuli Branson is an anarchist writer, translator, editor, and teacher, currently living on unceded Lenape land (so-called New York). She is the author of Practical Anarchism. Shuli translated The Abolition of Prison by Jacques Lesage de la Haye, and edited Surviving the Future: Queer Abolitionist Strategies. She hosts the podcast, The Breakup Theory, conversations on ending things and collective liberation, and is a member of the worker-writer collective CAW Journal.