Anarchism in New Zealand
The political philosophy of anarchism has had a small presence in New Zealand politics.
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Timeline
- 1859 – Arthur Desmond born.
- 1901 July – The loosely organised New Zealand Socialist Party was formed and included syndicalists and anarchists. The Wellington group became a centre for anti-parliamentary socialists.
- 1908 – New Zealand Socialist Party has 3000 members and holds its first national conference. The conference condemns political action by a two to one majority.
- 1910 – Anarchists within the Christchurch branch of the Socialist Party leave to form an IWW Recruiting Union.
- 9 July 1913 – The Freedom Group is set up by Philip Josephs in Wellington and lasts for a year. Rumor has it they have running battles with Police during the Great Strike.
- 1966 – Bill Dwyer convicted for calling the Queen a bludger whilst speaking in Auckland in 1966.
- 1982 – Wanganui Computer Centre bombing
- 1995 May 1 – The Freedom Shop opens.
- 2008 - Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement (AWSM) is formed, reflecting a Platformist viewpoint.
Anarchists
- Arthur Desmond
- Lola Ridge
- Alexander William Bickerton (1842–1929) was the first professor of chemistry at Canterbury College (now called the University of Canterbury) in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is best known for teaching and mentoring Ernest Rutherford. He formed a socialist community in Christchurch called the "Federative Home".
- Tom Barker
- Philip Josephs (anarchist) (1876–1946) was a Latvian-born Jew who was an active member of the Wellington Socialist Party. In July 1913 he helped establish New Zealand's first anarchist collective Freedom Group, and was the main distributor of anarchist literature in New Zealand.
- Ubi Dwyer
- Simon Cottle was an active member of the Wellington punk and anarchists scenes, known for his "spasmodically" published magazine 'Anti-System' later known as 'Social Dis-Ease.'
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