[Oe List ...] OE Digest, Vol 75, Issue 14, Wetgeblade on Wired

[Richard and Maria Maguire]

Hi

Though it's the same shape as the Wedgeblade, it has a vertical 
orientation.  This was the symbol for anarchy in the 6o's (and maybe 
still is).  I remember some critics of ICA (negatively) pointing our the 
similarity back then, similar to the "ICA-CIA" trope from the "other" 
side.*  It's postion on the Wired cover picture is in line with it being 
the "anarchy" symbol.

"Anarchy" is often seen as "disorder" and negative, also in the 
dictionary.  However if you read the writings of "anachists" you will 
find that they are really speaking about building a communitarian 
society, not dominated by oppressive hierarchies. We have had numerous 
contacts with the archist bookstore group and I was surprised to learn 
this and how much their real values align with what I value in the ICA.

If you want to read current writings of an "anarchist" read anything by 
Noam Chomsky, who recently received the highly esteemed Sydney Peace 
Prize for his work in furthering justice and peace in the world.

* one of our colleagues in Germany challenged us about hiding our 
"spiritual/religious" roots (after we had gotten some static during a 
Town Meeting).  He said "when people see something they don't recognise 
as coming from their "side" or is unfamiliar, they will assume its from 
the "other side"  What you are doing comes from, neither, and you need 
to say more about where you are coming from.  I took this to heart and 
am glad for it.

Best wishes

Richard



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> Symbol of the anarchists? movement.
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>> On Jun 13, 2018, at 2:49 PM, Timothy Wegner via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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>> Do you think this is our symbol, or are their other similar symbols? Seems unlikely the artists knews what it was, but he got it from somewhere!
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