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Over the last few years the dramatic actions of anarchists demonstrating during global economic summits and political party conventions have gathered much media attention. Unfortunately, beyond the largely sensationalistic media accounts, which depict anarchists as violent trouble-makers, very little is known about who anarchists are, what they think, or what their politics actually involve, leaving the activities of a major, and growing, contemporary movement obscured. Lost in sensationalist accounts are the constructive practices undertaken daily by anarchist activists seeking a world free from violence, oppression and exploitation. An examination of some of these constructive anarchist projects provides insights into real world attempts to develop peaceful and creative social relations in the here and now of everyday life. Despite the media portrayals, which associate anarchism and violence, contemporary anarchist initiatives have been primarily directed towards peaceful social change by building new communities and institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]