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Based in Nottingham (UK), we look after tens of thousands of books, journals, pamphlets, zines, leaflets, posters and other items documenting the anarchist movement in the UK and beyond, as well as local radical history. Browse our catalogue, access digitised records in our free Digital Library and get in touch to arrange a visit.
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News and events

News and events from The Sparrows' Nest.

Welcome back to our Document of the Month feature, showcasing some of the awesome documents in our collections.

Wow, this has been a busy month. Visits, travels and lots and lots of scanning. The new additions to our Digital Library include a full set of Virus (the forerunner of the AF/ACF's Organise!), and loads of early issues of the Anarchist Black Cross' publication Black Flag (with many more to come).

This month we a very happy to add a large stash of documents to our Digital Library, notably a heap of issues of Direct Action from the 1980s, then produced by the Direct Action Movement (DAM).

Given how many goodies have just been added to the Digital Library, it was hard to pick a favourite for Document of the Month. So we just randomly dipped into the folder and ended up with an issue of Direct Action, published by the Direct Action Movement (DAM).

We are delighted to announce the return of Rosemary to the Nest, updating us on her fascinating research project.

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