A-Infos (sup) (en) Announcing the Anarchist Non-Monogamy Group!

[Wilhelm Fromm <wilhelmfromm@yahoo.com>]

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Hi! 

We'd like to announce the creation of the Anarchist
Non-Monogamy group! This group was recently
created by a non-monogamist anarchist couple
desiring to create a forum where all self-identified
anarchists believing in any form of non-monogamy or
polyamory can get together and share ideas, concerns
and feelings relating to these two topics. We
encourage most kinds of associated dialogue, such
as--

- relationship concerns

- feelings or problems regarding one's personal
anarchism or non-monogamy

- theoretical connections between non-monogamy and
anarchy/anarchism

- ways of talking with anarchists about
non-monogamy or with poly people about anarchy

We want to make this a safe place for open and honest
communication (necessary for non-monogamy, and,
for us, anarchy), particularly since we all have
extraordinarily radical ideas in comparison to the
culture around us. We want this to be a safe space in
the wilds of this crazy world. Sectarianism,
dogmatism, in-fighting and bickering between
different anarchist factions will not be tolerated here.
Likewise, all the different forms of non-monogamy are
welcome on this group as well. Further, since we
know that anarchist beliefs cover a wide spectrum, we
would like to keep out political argument/shouting
matches, including accusations like, "But you're not a
*real* anarchist." That has no place here. We feel that
such behavior disrupts the possibility of trust, respect,
and community.

As we said, those who believe in monogamy OR who
do not consider themselves anarchist are not
welcomed--we will delete them. We require that
members believe in both anarchy/anarchism and
non-monogamy. Likewise, we will not tolerate
members who engage in:

- flaming, trolling, slandering or personally insulting
other list members

- racist, sexist, ableist, lookist or homophobic
comments (In saying this, we do not want to
discourage those who see these feelings in themselves
and want to overcome them from using this as a forum
for discussing those issues.)

- spamming the list with commercial advertisements

To find more information about the group, please go
to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/anarchistnonmonogamy/

To subscribe to the list, just send a blank e-mail to:  

anarchistnonmonogamy-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Having said all that, we hope that everyone has a fun,
enlightening, and liberatory discussion here!

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About the founders:

Diane:
I have been an anarchist since May 2001, during
which period "smash the state" has been a
continuously running mantra in my head. I consider
that I've been non-monogamous since November
2002. Right now that's the focus of my anarchism--I
really feel that I've begun to live anarchy as a result of
this change in my perspective. I've read the book "The
Ethical Slut" and I think it's the greatest thing since
sliced bread--and kind of consider it my bible. I used to
be an English major, and I still enjoy literature (of
course) and am also a bit of an internet junkie.
Wilhelm and I recently started studying Nonviolent
Communication, and I'm really excited about it. I
think it's a great tool for non-monogamist practice,
and for the rest of day-to-day life as well. I'm excited
to see what kind of discussion unfolds here!

Wilhelm:
I have been an anarchist for about seven years and
have read thoroughly on the subject. During most of
this time I have considered the areas of psychology
and interpersonal relations to be a very important area
for anarchists to focus on. However most of that was
just lip service; I usually never really gave it much
thought or attention. Since being with Diane I have
really fleshed out my understanding of what anarchist
psychology and interpersonal relations is all about and
have begun looking into things like emotional
intelligence, radical honesty, nonviolent
communication, autonomy respecting relationships
and now, of course, non-monogamy. I now consider a
uniquely anarchist interpersonal relations to be
absolutely essential and of primary importance for
anarchy.


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