> The group I worked with in the '70s, while based in a large city, tried
> to answer such questions by setting up communal houses, so that living
> expenses could be cut, and also shared other communal facilities, such
> as a car, which was operated as a sort of private rent-a-car. The
> motivation for setting up this arrangement was that people became
> dissatisfied with the usual movement organization format of the '60s,
> with a large number of inactive but relatively monied contributers who
> supported a small group of full-time activists with occasional checks.
> Better a bunch of somewhat less than full-time activists who supported
> themselves.
That's a good point. Setting up co-op houses is one good way to support each other and not throw money at greedy capitalists (even the small time variety). I'm hoping to set up a cooperative house with other activists in central Kansas City at some point in 2005 or 2006. We already have a situation where a bunch of our activists have almost taken over a small apartment building, which I call the "anarchist soccer house."
Chuck