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The Spunk Library collects and distributes literature in
electronic format, with an emphasis on anarchism and related
issues. For a more complete description of what Spunk is about you
can view the Spunk Manifesto.
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Ian Heavens, Spunk Co-founder
1957-2000
Ian Heavens: Revolutionary
Many
remember how sincere, genuine and giving Ian was. As well as
bringing joy to those around him Ian had a vision of a fairer
world. He believed the anarchist movement could bring about a
better world. In 1993, with his skills and access to the internet,
he found his opportunity to give anarchism a boost in cyber space.
Spunk was born. Along with others from around the world,
that he knew from an email list, he devoted much time and energy to
building the Spunk internet archive. He also gave workshops about
the then new internet to other activists.
Many wanted to stifle the internet as a vibrant exchange of
ideas. Ian was a casually of the attack on the new-found freedoms
to promote revolution electronically. After being smeared by the
Sunday Times
Ian decided to keep a "low profile" as far as openly revolutionary
activity was concerned. Ian played a central role in the Mutiny
Collective, which puts on fundraising gigs for the Autonomous
Centre of Edinburgh. He enthusiastically did the one hundred and
one things needed to ensure a successful gig. Not to mention often
playing with Bloco
Vomit at an ACE gig!
Not only were the Mutiny gigs crucial for raising money, they
were vital and exciting events in their own right. Always concerned
to break down musical and cultural barriers, Ian helped organise
gigs which brought together punks and poets, music from the
eclectically experimental to traditional folk, information stalls
and wild pogoing..... at ACE and Spunk we will always remember
him.
More about Ian can be found at this external
link
Text produced by Space Bunny, Mike and others at ACE
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Spunk can only flourish if people contribute
material. If you have things that you think might fit in the
archive, have a look at the guidelines for
contributing material. Send contributions to spunk@spunk.org
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Last modification: March-2002.
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In case you are only
wondering where the name comes from, look here. We also have a manifesto.
The editorial
collective can be reached at <spunk@spunk.org>.
Please use this
address only for communications on Spunk Library and not for
general mailings: most of us are on informational mailing lists as
well and this address is purely meant for Spunk-related
issues.
Other ways to
access the archives
Please be sure to
check out the other great anarchist
collections on the Internet.
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