New anarchist paper in Melbourne (Australia): Melbourne Black.

New Monthly Melbourne Anarchist Newspaper:

Purposes and Coverage

Melbourne Black is proposed as an Anarchist newspaper covering campaigns and community organisations operating in the Melbourne metropolitan area that either exemplify or inform the ideals of Libertarian Socialism, as well as monitoring the actions of corporate and government actors which direct effect the area. The purpose of this coverage will be to inform Melbourne residents about goings-on in their local community; to publicise the efforts of local activists and community organisers, where the mainstream media provides none; and to draw links between struggles in the hope of promoting dialogue and cooperation among Melbourne activists.

Writers and Writing

Melbourne Black's staff will be organised as a collective, using consensus to decide all issues of membership, editorial policy, financial matters, distribution, etc. Beyond that, writers will be encouraged to pursue individual and varied projects either on areas of interest or campaigns in which they are involved.

An article in Melbourne Black should seek to represent the voices and ideas of those that it covers, regardless of the writer's thoughts on the matter. Articles should maintain as strict a separation between reporting and analysis as possible, though both are acceptable. To further prevent misrepresentation, it will be Melbourne Black's policy to accept and publish letters from any campaign or organisation it has reported on (though it may impose a word limit, and allow for a link to longer responses). These policies will support the additional goal of making the paper a useful tool for community organisations to communicate. Whilst we choose not to narrow our perspectives to those of only Anarchists, we maintain the right to refuse any coverage or analysis that is hostile or counter-productive to the aims of Libertarian Socialism.

Printing and Distribution

On a monthly basis, articles will be collected and prepared for printing as a folded A4 zine. There will be three ways of printing and distributing this:
1. Set up an e-mail list for individuals who want a regular "subscription" so they may either read the electronic form or print their own. A copy will always be sent to any organisation that is covered in the paper.
2. E-mail copies to organisations or social centres that are willing to do their own printing on their own terms.
3. Provide printed copies to social centres or organisations. Solicit donations for printing costs.
This strategy is designed to maximise available of hard copies of the paper at a minimum cost. In the long term, donations from well-financed organisations, such as friendly union branches, might allow an expanded operation.

Details for the launch of Melbourne Black: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=367627074745

 

This is what was posted on the invite on Facebook...

Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Time: 7:30pm - 11:30pm
Location: Melbourne Anarchist Resource Centre
Street: 62 St Georges Rd, Northcote

Come along to the launch of Melbourne Black, a new monthly Anarchist newspaper, drink some beer, lavish us with praise, harass us for our 'reactionary' politics, get drunk and start some sectarian infighting or just get a copy and have some fun.

and remember
Be Realistic
Demand Melbourne Black