"Common Voice:

New Electronic Journal of Non-Market, Anti-Statist Ideas"

Dear Friends,


This is to let you know that the first issue of Common Voice , "an
Electronic Journal of Non-Market, Anti-State ideas" is out now.  You
can access it at commonvoiceThe journal is  published in association with the World in Common group
(worldincommon).  We hope to carry on with the valuable work
started by Frank Girard's popular Discussion Bulletin, which sadly ceased
publication last year. Like the 'DB', our aim is twofold -- firstly to give
a voice to the 'thin red/black line' of the anti-statist, anti-market
political sector; and secondly to develop the commonalities that unite the
diverse strands of thinking within our revolutionary sector.

With that in mind, we would like to invite individuals and groups
belonging to this sector to join our main on-line forum (at
group) to discuss any issues raised
in this first  issue of Common Voice or, indeed, to particpate in a
general discussion of ideas relevant to our sector.

Can we also take this opportunity to point out that we are seeking
contributions -- in the form of articles, letters, commentary, book
reviews, website links, poems, artwork etc. -- for the next issue to be
published in May 2004. The deadline for receiving submissions to this
issue is April 1st, 2004.

For our second issue we have decided to go with an 'open theme.' This
means that basically we will consider all submissions that are relevant
to our political sector -- anti-market, anti-state and anti-vanguardist
socialists, communists and anarchists. Some possible topics of interest
include (but are certainly not restricted to):

the potential for revolutionary transformation in the present; the
revolutionary potential of communes, intentional communities, LETS,
autonomous spaces etc.; the relationship between feminism and
socialism/communism/anarchism; debates over 'historical materialism';
encouraging communication and co-operation between groups in our political
sector; 'free access' and a non-monetary system of production and
distribution; the anti-war movement; debates over 'human nature'; what is
'class struggle'?; the psychological/spiritual dimensions of revolutionary
change; reviews of popular music, art, TV shows, theatre etc.

Submissions can include original material written especially for Common
Voice or material that has already been published elsewhere and that would
benefit from a wider audience of groups in our sector.

We would prefer it if all submissions were made electronically where
possible -- via e-mail or as a document file (Microsoft Word etc.) on
CD-ROM, floppy or zip disk, although we are also happy to accept
material that is typed or hand-written.

Finally, we would also be grateful to receive a brief description of
your organisation or group (if you belong to one) -- along with a
contact address -- to be included in our contacts page.
The standard 'form' for this information is available on the 'contacts'
page of the CV website -- all you need to do is to complete it!

Please submit all material to the address below. We look forward to
your contributions.

For a world in common,

The Editorial Team,

Common Voice

Box 44

Greenleaf Bookshop

82 Colston Street

Bristol, UK

BS1 5BB

E-mail: commonvoice@blueyonder.co.uk