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| author-override = [[Author:Martin Lindt|Martin Lindt]] and [[Author:Jim Huggon|Jim Huggon]]
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| previous = [[../About New Babylon|About New Babylon]]
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| notes = ''MARTIN LINDT{{s}} response to a request for information about the Provo movement and JIM HUGGON{{s}} comments on it were, of course, written before the {{l|June riots|http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/24th-june-1966/6/dutch-riots}}.''
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<font size="5">'''Explaining Provo'''</font>

<font size="4">'''[[Author:Martin Lindt|MARTIN LINDT]] and [[Author:Jim Huggon|JIM HUGGON]]'''</font>

{{sc|From some other people}} on the {{popup|Dutch ABC March|probably protests during the wedding of Princess Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg on 10 April 1966 over the latter's Hitler Youth involvement}} here in April, I understand that you were interested in the Dutch anarchist {{w|Provo|Provo_(movement)}} movement. There exist many misunderstandings even here in {{w|Holland|Netherlands}} about the Provos. It is very important to us that Provo gets more international influence. Some progress has already been made in this respect in {{w|France}} and {{w|Belgium}}, but we believe that there must be even greater opportunities for Provo to spread in {{w|England}}.

{{tab}}The Provo movement was started in April of last year by a few anarchist students and workers, some of whom had already worked with ''De Vrije'' (the Dutch equivalent of {{sc|{{w|freedom|Freedom_(newspaper)}}}}); they saw, however, that the methods of the old anarchist movement were too isolated, too small, and too stupid. Do not forget that the anarchist movement here is, unlike in England I think, only the remainder of the big movement Holland once possessed. Provo understood that anarchist theory was very relevant to present society and that its impact should, therefore, be, basically, an immediate one. So we wanted to create a movement directed towards what we later called the {{qq|Provotariat}}, i.e. the conglomeration of all students, artists, {{w|beatniks|Beat_Generation}}, {{w|mods|Mods_and_rockers}}, {{w|rockers|Mods_and_rockers}}, and so on, who are all already protesting in their own way, but not as yet politically conscious; to make them politically conscious was our task.

{{tab}}From April 1965 Provo has grown amazingly quickly. Our organisational principles are thoroughly anarchist: no hierarchy, only solidarity; no orders, only spontaneity; everyone who joined the movement changed it a little with his personality and new ideas. I think that it is this aspect that has made Provo so attractive to young people of all kinds.

{{tab}}Provo is based upon two fundamental principles, a cultural and a political one. The cultural part is most evident in our {{qq|{{w|happenings|Happening}}}}; which were, initially, the creative activity of some unengaged beatniks, but which are now a constant protest against authority. The police now suppress these activities as much as they can. The {{qq|happening}} has another function, in our theories, contributed by the famous contemporary Dutch artist, [[Author:Constant Nieuwenhuys|Constant Nieuwenhuys]], concerning the {{qq|{{w|New Babylon|New_Babylon_(Constant_Nieuwenhuys)}}}}{{dash}}the coming world of automation; but it would lead too far afield to explain all this now. Many artists are supporting us, including the well-<wbr>known Dutch fok and protest song singer {{w|Simon {{p|234}}Vinkenoog|Simon_Vinkenoog}}.

{{tab}}The political side of Provo is reflected both in its monthly publication ''Provo'' and in the demonstrations which we organise. We feel ourselves very near to, almost a part of, the Dutch {{qq|{{w|New Left|New_Left}}}} ideas. We have contacts with the {{w|American|New_Left#United_States}} {{qq|New Left}} organisation, and I think there is a new left organisation in {{w|England|New_Left#Britain}} also, with the {{w|Committee of 100|Committee_of_100_(United_Kingdom)}} and the Anarchist Federation of Britain. We think these movements are linked to one anotherm, and the fact that they actually exist at all is indicative of the death of the antagonism between the {{w|Bourgeoisie|Bourgeoisie}} and the {{w|Proletariat|Proletariat}}, which have both melted into one big indifferent mass of unengaged people worrying only about their television and their second car. The only rebellious group left in the {{w|Welfare State|Welfare_state}} is the {{qq|Provotariat}}. Hence our {{qq|[[../Appeal to the international provotariat|Appeal to the International Provotariat]]}}.

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Anarchy 66/Explaining Provo - Revision history

imported>Ivanhoe at 02:34, 16 March 2018

imported>Ivanhoe at 07:56, 15 March 2018

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