Through its programs and events, the Brecht Forum brings people together across social and cultural boundaries and artistic and academic disciplines to promote critical analysis, creative thinking, collaborative projects, and networking in an independent community-level environment.

Throughout the year, the Brecht Forum offers a wide-ranging program of classes, public lectures and seminars, art exhibitions, performances, popular education workshops, and language classes. These activities are developed in collaboration with the many social movements and the diverse communities of this most cosmopolitan of cities, and our programs bring together leading intellectuals, activists and artists from New York, across the United States, and internationally.

451 West Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 242-4201

Anarchism has, needless to say, a very bad name. Representatives of the establishment and reporters in the mass media habitually use it as an insult, or as a description of any condition of disorder or widespread violence. This is true even when turmoil or terrorism is the result of individuals or groups who have absolutely no relation to the anarchist movement, or by states that are, in essence, precisely what anarchism seeks to abolish.

To avoid such perpetual brainwashing, it is desirable to see what anarchists themselves have said and how they in fact behave. This multilingual Web page--R.A. Forum--presents some evidence concerning the realities of anarchist thought and action. You'll find information on coming events, contemporary worldviews, visions of anarchism, history, ideas to explore, research, and more.