{"id":573,"date":"2010-10-16T00:40:53","date_gmt":"2010-10-16T00:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/?p=573"},"modified":"2010-10-16T00:40:53","modified_gmt":"2010-10-16T00:40:53","slug":"sober-living-for-the-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/2010\/10\/sober-living-for-the-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Sober Living For The Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Tuesday 26th October<br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <\/strong>The Hatchet (upstairs), 27 Frogmore St. BS1 5NA<br \/>\n<strong>Time: <\/strong>7:30pm<br \/>\n<strong>Price: <\/strong>Free\/Donation<br \/>\n<strong>Speakers:<\/strong> Gabriel Kuhn.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Straight edge&#8217; has persisted as a drug-free, hardcore punk  subculture for 25 years. Its political legacy remains ambiguous and it  is often associated with self-righteous macho posturing and conservative  Puritanism. While certain elements of straight edge culture feed into  such perception, the culture\u02bcs political history is far more complex.<\/p>\n<p>Since straight edge\u02bcs origins in Washington, D.C. in the early 1980s,  it has been linked to radical thought and action by countless  individuals, bands, and entire scenes. Gabriel Kuhn editor of <em>Sober Living for the Revolution<\/em> (PM Press 2010) traces this history using contributions from famed  straight edge punk rockers like Ian MacKaye (of Minor Threat\/Fugazi),  Dennis Lyxz\u00e9n (Refused\/The (International) Noise Conspiracy), Mark  Andersen (Dance of Days) and Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy); legendary bands  like ManLiftingBanner and Point of No Return; radical collectives like  CrimethInc. and Alpine Anarchist Productions; and numerous other artists  and activists dedicated as much to sober living as to the fight for a  better world.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Kuhn was born in Austria but soon began moving around with  his artist parents. He grew up in various countries, including Turkey,  Italy, England and the US, but returned to Austria for most of his  formal education and a four-year semi-professional soccer career. Active  in radical politics since the late 1980s, publishing projects have  always been a focus. In the early 1990s, Gabriel worked with the  Austrian autonomist journal <em>TATblatt<\/em> and anarchist publisher  Monte Verita, before turning his attention to DIY zine publishing.  Alpine Anarchist Productions was founded in 2000, and distributes  pamphlets to this day. Since 2005 Gabriel has been working closely with  radical German publisher Unrast. His book &#8216;<em>Neuer Anarchismus&#8217; in den USA. Seattle und die Folgen<\/em> was named &#8220;Book of the Year 2008&#8221; by Berlin&#8217;s Library of the Free.  Gabriel also contributes regularly to the Swedish anarchist journal  Brand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: Tuesday 26th October Venue: The Hatchet (upstairs), 27 Frogmore St. BS1 5NA Time: 7:30pm Price: Free\/Donation Speakers: Gabriel Kuhn. &#8216;Straight edge&#8217; has persisted as a drug-free, hardcore punk subculture for 25 years. 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