I saw this poster on a telephone pole over the weekend and found it extremely amusing. (I took it down and scanned it to share with you all...)

Why? Because I thought anarchy was supposed to be an underground movement and only organized around specific causes and here these folks are with a Book Fair and discussions on the philosophical aspects of anarchy itself. I don't see any rallies or protests in the program.

Does anyone else see the irony in it?

Speaking of organizations, I was reading article about the daughter of a yakuza (Japanese mafia) gangster that discussed her life and a book that she had written about being a member of this group. When I was in Japan, I worked for a yakuza business teaching the English. Nicest bunch of folks one could of met and at first, I didn't know. After a while though, it became apparent that they were different from the rest of my neighbours. I often thought that they were more effective than the police sometimes. As you can tell, I did survive the experience. I haven't heard from them since I left but it was one of the more interesting experiences I had there.

Nevertheless, this book sounds interesting. It's called "Yakuza Moon" and was written by Shoko Tendo. Perhaps this is one for the Fall Reading Challenge...