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,SO :AT'S ALL ! HYPE ) 0PLAT=MISM0 ANYWAY8 ,= ?OSE :O DON'T KN[1 0PLAT=MISM0 IS A T5D5CY )9 ! WID] AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ( GR\PS & ORGANIZATIONS :O %>E A BASIC AGREEM5T ) 0,! ,ORGANIZATIONAL ,PLAT=M ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/S0 PUBLI%$ BY ! ,DIELO ,TR\DA 7,WORK]S' ,CAUSE7 GR\P 9 #aibf AFT] !IR EXP]I5CES 9 ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION ( #a#i#a#g-#a#i#b#a4 ,! ,PLAT=M IS NOT SEE+ AS A 0BIBLE0 :I* WE NE$ TO OBEY BUT AS A SOLID BASE ) :I* TO BUILD A !ORY ( REVOLUTION & ( REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION ON4 

,! TEXTS ?AT MAKE UP ?IS PAMPHLET >E TAK5 FROM ! ,NOR!A/]N ,AN>*I/ _?#f 7,SPR+_/,SUMM] #b#c74 ,! ,NOR!A/]N ,AN>*I/ IS ! ,5GLI%-LANGUAGE !ORETICAL MAGAZ9E ( ! ,NOR!A/]N ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*O-,COMMUNI/S 7,N,E,F,A,C71 COV]+ CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/ !ORY1 HI/ORY1 /RATEGY1 DEBATE & ANALYSIS 9 AN EF=T TO FUR!R DEVELOP AN>*O-COMMUNI/ IDEAS & PRACTICE4 

,!Y >E REPR9T$ 9 PAMPHLET =M BY ,ZABALAZA ,BOOKS = A NUMB] ( REASONS3 

AS ,ZABALAZA ,BOOKS IS A MEMB] ( ! ,ZABALAZA ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION1 :I* IS ITSELF P>T ( ! PLAT=MI/ TRADITION1 WE FELT IT IMPORTANT ?AT !SE 9T]VIEWS ) \R SI/]-ORGANIZATIONS >E MADE EASILY AVAILABLE TO ?OSE :O MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ! ,N,E,A2 BECAUSE J\RNALS T5D TO GO \T ( PR9T QUITE RAPIDLY WE ?\<T TO MAKE !M P]MAN5TLY AVAILABLE OR AT LEA/ UNTIL SU* TIME AS !Y NE$ UPDAT+2 & TO MAKE ! ANALYSIS ( ! CONDITION ( ! PLAT=MI/ TRADITION )9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T MORE WIDELY KN[N4 

,IF Y\ >E 9T]E/$ 9 GETT+ HOLD ( A COPY ( ! ORIG9AL 0,ORGANIZATIONAL ,PLAT=M ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/S01 Y\ CAN D[NLOAD & PR9T IT \T FROM ! ,ZABALAZA ,BOOKS WEBSITE OR Y\ CAN ORD] IT VIA MAIL-ORD]4 ,DETAILS ON ! BACK PAGE4  
  

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,IT IS APPROPRIATE ?AT WE BEG9 \R S]IES ( 9T]VIEWS ) PLAT=MI/-9FLU5C$ GR\PS FROM >\ND ! WORLD ) ! ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,MOVEM5T4 ,?R\< YE>S ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+ 9 ,IREL& & A CONSI/5T 9T]NET PRES5SE1 ! ,W,S,M IS L>GELY RESPONSIBLE = ! RESURG5CE ( 9T]E/ 9 PLAT=MISM AMONG ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ AN>*I/S4 ,!Y HAPP5 TO BE ONE ( ! GR\PS :I* ,N,E,F,A,C MA9TA9S ! CLOSE/ TIES ) 9T]NATIONALLY1 & HAVE BE5 V]Y 9FLU5TIAL TO ! OV]ALL POLITICAL DEVELOPM5T ( \R F$]ATION4  
  

,BEL[ IS AN 9T]VIEW ) ,ALAN ,MAC ,SIMO91 ,DEIRDRE ,HOGAN1 ,GREGOR ,K]R1 ,&REW ,FLOOD & ,CONOR ,MC,L\<L91 ALL MEMB]S ( ! ,W,S,M'S ,DUBL9 GR\P4 

9T]VIEW BY ,MA,R,K1  

,CLASS ,AGA9/ ,CLASS 7,N,E,F,A,C-,BO/ON7  

  

,:AT IS ! HI/ORY ( ! ,W,S,M8 ,:5 DID Y\ =M1 & UND] :AT CIRCUM/ANCES8 ,DID ! ORIG9AL F\ND+ MEMB]S COME \T ( O!R EXI/+ AN>*I/1 SOCIALI/ OR LEFT-REPUBLICAN T5D5CIES ACTIVE 9 ,IREL&8 

,W,S,M3 ,UP TO ! #a#i#gS !RE WAS NO REAL AN>*I/ HI/ORY 9 ,IREL&4 ,9 ! MID #gS SMALL AN>*I/ GR\PS W]E =M$ 9 ,BELFA/1 ,DUBL91 ,DUNDALK1 ,CORK & ,LIM]ICK4 ,!SE GR\PS MA9LY CONSI/$ ( PEOPLE :O HAD RETURN$ FROM LIV+ ABROAD4 ,MO/ ( !SE GR\PS1 :ILE CALL+ !MSELVES AN>*I/1 HAD NO REAL CONCEPT ( WORK+ TOGE!R AS A GR\P & MO/ ONLY EXI/$ = MON?S RA!R ?AN YE>S4 ,! EXCEPTION TO ?IS WAS ! ,BELFA/ GR\P1 :I* F\ND$ ,JU/ ,BOOKS 7A POLITICAL BOOK/ORE :I* LA/$ OV] A DOZ5 YE>S74 ,! ,DUBL9 GR\P :I* EXI/$ AT ?IS TIME FELL AP>T DUE TO HAV+ NO REAL GR\P COH]5CE4 

,OV] ! SUBSEQU5T YE>S1 V>I\S ATTEMPTS W]E MADE TO TRY TO PULL SOME?+ TOGE!R AGA94 ,9 #a#i#h#b1 PEOPLE FROM ,DUBL91 ,CORK & ,BALLYM5A />T$ DISCUSSION >\ND ! >EA ( DEF9+ :AT !Y MEANT BY AN>*ISM & H[ TO RELATE TO ! 'NATIONAL QUE/ION' & TO ! TRADE UNIONS4 

,\T ( ?IS S]IES ( DISCUSSIONS WAS BORN ! ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,MOVEM5T4 ,! F\ND+ MEMB]S DID NOT COME1 AS A GR\P1 FROM ANY EXI/+ POLITICAL OR AN>*I/ TRADITION4 ,?IS WAS ! FIR/ CONSCI\S ATTEMPT TO E/ABLI% AN AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION 9 ,IREL& :I* W\LD HAVE AGRE$ PR9CIPLES & A LONG-T]M P]SPECTIVE1 & BEGAN ) JU/ FIVE PEOPLE4 

,ONE PROBLEM :I* EM]G$ 9 ! E>LY YE>S WAS ?AT MU* MORE DEBATE_/DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE AB\T TACTICS ?AN AB\T GOALS4 ,?US1 BY #aihg ! ,CORK BRAN* HAD QUADRUPL$4 ,BUT IT TURN$ \T ?AT MANY ( !SE PEOPLE HAD JO9$ ) NO GREAT UND]/&+ ( :AT AN>*ISM WAS4 ,?IS L$ TO ! ,CORK BRAN* BECOM+ A COLLECTION ( 'ACTIVI/S' RA!R ?AN CONV9C$ AN>*I/S1 & 9 ! 5D MO/ ,CORK MEMB]S LEFT1 ) A FEW ( !M TURN+ TO ,BOL%EVISM4 

,FROM ?IS EPISODE1 ,W,S,M REALIZ$ ! NE$ = HAV+ A CLE> RECRUITM5T POLICY & ! NE$ = PEOPLE TO HAVE A GOOD DEAL ( POLITICAL AGREEM5T BE=E JO9+ ! ORGANIZATION4 

,H[ DID MEMB]S ( Y\R ORGANIZATION FIR/ BECOME 9T]E/$ 9 PLAT=MI/ IDEAS & ME?ODS ( ORGANIZATION8 ,:AT L$ TO ?IS !ORETICAL DEVELOPM5T8 

,W,S,M3 ,FROM #a#i#f#h-#f#i ONW>DS !RE WAS MU* ANALYSIS ( ! FAILURES ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ,FRANCE & ,ITALY1 :]E WE BEGAN TO CAPITALIZE ON ! YE>S ( POLITICAL TURMOIL ( ! LATE SIXTIES4 ,MANY AN>*I/S BEGAN TO SEE ! NE$ = SOME DEGREE ( POLITICAL ORGANIZATION4 ,?IS ?9K+ TRANSF]R$ TO ,BRITA91 :]E A SIGNIFICANT NUMB] ( AN>*I/S />T$ TO MOVE T[>DS PLAT=MI/ POLITICS4 

,BUT IT SEEMS ?AT MANY ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$ W]E SO BURNT \T OR DISILLUSION$ BY !IR BAD EXP]I5CES ?AT !Y W]E REALLY LOOK+ = SOME?+ \TSIDE ( AN>*ISM ALTOGE!R1 & SOME ( !M 5D$ UP 9 ,L59I/ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,?AT EXP]I5CE DOES NOT APPE> TO HAVE BE5 REPLICAT$ 9 ANY O!R C\NTRY4 

,\R 9T]E/ 9 PLAT=MISM HAS BECOME KN[N WORLDWIDE4 ,A LOT ( ?IS IS DUE TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! 9T]NET & \R USE ( IT4 ,& BECAUSE ! ,W,S,M IS N[ #ag YE>S OLD & QUITE CLE>LY /ILL AN>*I/1 ?IS DISPELS ! MY? ?AT PLAT=MISM IS AB\T GETT+ \T ( AN>*ISM1 OR MOV+ T[>DS ,L59ISM4 

,H[ W\LD Y\ SAY PLAT=MISM 9=MS ! PRACTICAL ACTIVITY ( ! ,W,S,M8 

,W,S,M3 ,ON A DAY-TO-DAY LEVEL PLAT=MISM ALL[S ! ,W,S,M TO PUT =W>D A COH]5T1 CONSI/5T SET ( POLITICAL BELIEFS1 & ALL[S US TO TIE \R 9VOLVEM5T 9 P>TICUL> CAMPAIGNS AGA9/ W>1 AGA9/ UNJU/ LOCAL S]VICE *>GES1 = ABORTION RI<TS1 AGA9/ 'SOCIAL P>TN]%IP'1 ETC4 TO \R AN>*I/ POLITICS4 ,BY ?IS WE MEAN ?AT WE EMPHASIZE ?AT \R OPPOSITION TO ! B9 *>GES 79CREAS$ TAXES ON G>BAGE PICKUP71 = EXAMPLE1 IS L9K$ TO \R OPPOSITION TO AN UNJU/ SOCIETY & TO \R BELIEF ?AT A BETT] SOCIETY IS POSSIBLE4 ,WE NEV] HIDE \R AN>*I/ POLITICS4 

,IT ALSO MEANS ?AT WE CONT9UALLY DEBATE & DISCUSS POLITICS BO? ! !ORY & ! PRACTICE AS WE /RIVE = !ORETICAL & TACTICAL UNITY4 ,BY !ORETICAL UNITY WE MEAN ?AT MEMB]S AGREE ON A C]TA9 NUMB] ( BASICS4 ,!RE W\LDN'T BE MU* PO9T 9 HAV+ AN ORGANIZATION 9 :I* HALF ! MEMB]S BELIEVE ?AT TRADE UNION /RUGGLES >E CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT1 & ! O!R HALF ?9K ?AT !Y >E A WA/E ( TIME4 ,IT MI<T MAKE A GOOD DEBAT+ CLUB1 BUT ! ORGANIZATION W\LD BE TOTALLY HAM/RUNG 9 TRY+ TO MAKE EFFECTIVE POLITICAL 9T]V5TION 9 DAY-TO-DAY WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLES4 ,NEI!R W\LD ! ORGANIZATION BE V]Y EFFECTIVE IF HALF ! ORGANIZATION ?9K ?AT TRADE UNION /RUGGLE IS IMPORTANT & ! O!R HALF AGREES ?AT IF !Y SAY SO IT MU/ BE1 BUT NEV] ACTUALLY BO!RS TO DISCUSS_/DEBATE ! ISSUE4 ,?US 9T]NAL $UCATION IS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( \R ORGANIZATION BO? 9 T]MS ( POLITICAL !ORY & 9 T]MS ( PRACTICE 7I4E4 ! P>TICUL> TACTICS :I* MAY OR MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL 9 ANY GIV5 CAMPAIGN74 

,?IS PROCESS IS ONLY USEFUL H[EV] IF IT LEADS TO ACTION4 ,:5 WE DISCUSS ISSUES_/CAMPAIGNS1 IF WE DECIDE TO PRIORITIZE A P>TICUL> ?+ 7E4G4 ANTI-W> WORK71 WE DO SO AS AN ORGANIZATION1 RA!R ?AN AS 9DIVIDUALS4 ,ONCE A P>TICUL> ISSUE IS PRIORITIZ$1 ALL ! MEMB]S AGREE TO COMMIT !MSELVES TO IT = ! DURATION ( ! CAMPAIGN1 :]E POSSIBLE1 & ! TACTICS & POT5TIAL ( ! CAMPAIGN >E DISCUSS$ REGUL>LY AT \R MEET+S4 

,?IS LEADS TO COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY1 MEAN+ ?AT EA* MEMB] WILL SUPPORT ! DECISIONS MADE BY ! ORGANIZATION4 ,)\T ?IS TYPE ( COMMITM5T_/AGREEM5T1 DECISIONS MADE MI<T LOOK V]Y GOOD ON PAP] BUT W\LD BE TOTALLY USELESS 9 PRACTICE4 ,!RE W\LDN'T BE MU* PO9T 9 \R DISCUSS+ AT L5G? H[ TO 9T]V5E 9 ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T1 = EXAMPLE1 & !N NOT BO!R+ TO ACTUALLY AS 9DIVIDUALS ATTEMPT TO DO \R BE/ TO C>RY \T ! DECISIONS MADE4 ,?IS DOES NOT ( C\RSE NEGATE ! RI<T ( MEMB]S :O DISAGREE ) ! MAJORITY VIEW TO EXPRESS !IR [N VIEWS4 ,9 DO+ SO1 H[EV]1 !Y MU/ MAKE IT CLE> ?AT !Y >E NOT SPEAK+ ON BEHALF ( ! ORGANIZATION4 ,:]E A GR\P ( PEOPLE 9 ! ORGANIZATION DISAGREE ) ! MAJORITY VIEW1 !Y HAVE ! RI<T TO ORGANIZE & DI/RIBUTE 9=MATION SO ?AT !IR >GUM5TS CAN BE HE>D )9 ! ORGANIZATION AS A :OLE4 

,P>T ( \R AN>*ISM IS ! BELIEF ?AT DEBATE & DISAGREEM5T1 FRE$OM & OP5NESS /R5G!N BO? ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! GR\P4 ,?IS ( C\RSE DI/+UI%ES US COMPLETELY FROM ,L59ISM A =M ( POLITICAL ORGANIZATION :I* DOES ! COMPLETE OPPOSITE 7I4E4 :I* DISC\RAGES & OPPOSES 9T]NAL DEBATE & DISAGREEM5T & 9 :I* ! 'L9E' IS H&$ D[N FROM ! C5TRAL COMMITTEE74 

,\R =M ( POLITICAL ORGANIZATION MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE A MONOPOLY OV] MEMB]S' POLITICAL LIVES1 BUT RECOGNIZES ?AT1 AS 9DIVIDUALS1 MEMB]S MAY BE 9VOLV$ 9 ANY CAMPAIGN 9 :I* !Y HAVE AN 9T]E/ 7UNLESS ( C\RSE IT IS SOME?+ :I* CONFLICTS ) BASIC AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES7 BUT WE RECOGNIZE ?AT HAV+ A GR\P ( PEOPLE_/AN ORGANIZATION :I* IS AGRE$ ON A NUMB] ( BASICS 9CREASES ! /R5G? & EFFECTIV5ESS MANY TIMES OV]4 ,AT ALL TIMES1 ( C\RSE1 POLITICAL /RUGGLE HAS TO BE VIEW$ ?R\< ! EYES ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE 7I4E4 \R FI<T IS NOT AGA9/ ! ,/ATE AS AN AB/RACT 9/ITUTION BUT AGA9/ ! ,/ATE AS ! EXECUTIVE >M ( ! RUL+ CLASS74 

,A PO9T ( DEBATE AMONG PLAT=MI/-9FLU5C$ GR\PS IS C5T]$ >\ND ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS & TRADE UNIONS4 ,:AT IS ! ,W,S,M'S RELATION%IP TO ! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T 9 ,IREL&8 ,H[ W\LD Y\ ANSW] TO ! CRITICISMS 7MADE BY SOME REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S & ULTRA-LEFT ,M>XI/S7 ( TRADE UNIONS BE+ 9H]5TLY NON-REVOLUTION>Y8 

,W,S,M3 ,WE W\LD1 ( C\RSE1 AGREE ?AT TRADE UNIONS >E 09H]5TLY NON-REVOLUTION>Y04 ,IF WE ONLY P>TICIPAT$ 9 ?+S ?AT W]E REVOLUTION>Y WE C\LD QUICKLY F9D \RSELVES SITT+ ON \R BUTTS DO+ NO?+4 ,TRADE UNIONS 9 G5]AL >E NOT DESIGN$ TO BE REVOLUTION>Y1 AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ONES MAY BE BUT EV5 H]E !RE >E HUGE PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES .<SEE NEXT QUE/ION.>4 

,C]TA9LY 9 ,IREL& ! MAJOR UNIONS >E DESIGN$ PURELY TO FI<T ON BREAD & BUTT] ISSUES4 ,TO EV5 DESCRIBE !M AS 'RE=MI/' W\LD BE TO IMPLY ?AT !Y HAVE A GOAL TO *ANGE SOCIETY4 ,!Y DON'T1 !Y >E SIMPLY TRADE UNIONS NO MORE4 ,!RE IS A 0POLITICAL LEVY0 :I* GOES /RAI<T TO ! ,IRI% ,LABOR ,P>TY1 :I*1 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 C\LD POSSIBLY BE T]M$ 0A P>TY ( ! MIDDLE CLASS0 79 ! SOCIOLOGICAL S5SE ( ! WORD ANYH[74 

,WE DO ADVOCATE ?AT MEMB]S JO9 TRADE UNIONS & P>TICIPATE 9 !M4 ,?IS IS NOT AT ALL BECAUSE !Y >E REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATIONS OR EV5 ?AT !Y HAVE ANY SU* POT5TIAL4 

,AT ! MO/ BASIC LEVEL JO9+ A UNION IMPLIES ?AT WORK]S HAVE DIFF]5T 9T]E/S FROM ! BOSS4 ,! REASON ?AT UNIONS SURVIVE IS ?AT WORK]S RECOGNIZE1 RI<TLY1 !IR NE$ TO B& TOGE!R TO DEF5D !MSELVES4 ,= MO/ ?AT'S AS F> AS IT GOES UNIONS >E ORGANS ( SELF-DEF5SE = WORK]S UND] CAPITALISM4 ,BUT IT'S A V]Y IMPORTANT /EP TO SEE ?IS BASIC CLASS 9T]E/4 

,SECONDLY1 ( C\RSE1 ! MO/ ORGANIZ$ & MILITANT WORK]S WILL1 USUALLY1 GRAVITATE T[>DS UNIONS4 ,AS CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S WE %\LD BE !RE ) !M4 ,UNION MEMB]%IP IS HI< 9 ,IREL& ?\< IT IS ALSO DECL9+ QUITE FA/4 

,9 #a#i#h1 UNION MEMB]%IP AS A PROPORTION ( ?OSE 9 WORK WAS #f#a4#i.01 S9CE !N IT HAS DECL9$ TO #d#d4#e.0 9 #a#i#i#i4 ,?\< UNION MEMB]%IP HAS RIS51 IT IS RIS+ MU* SL[] ?AN ! RATE ( NEW PEOPLE COM+ 9 TO WORK & A HUGE PROPORTION ( ! PRIVATE SECTOR ESPECIALLY ! TE* SECTOR IS UN-UNIONIZ$4 

,AS /AT$1 UNIONS >E LITTLE MORE ?AN ORGANIZATIONS TO DEF5D & IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LOT UND] CAPITALISM4 ,9 ,IREL& OV] ! PA/ FEW YE>S ?IS ROLE HAS BE5 FUR!R LIMIT$ BY SOCIAL P>TN]%IP & A LACK ( DEMOCRACY4 

,SOCIAL P>TN]%IP IS A SY/EM :I* DICTATES WAGES & WORK+ CONDITIONS ALONG ) O!R VAGUE ASPIRATIONS :I* >E COMB9$ 9TO A NATIONAL PLAN BETWE5 UNIONS1 BOSSES1 GOV]NM5T1 F>M]S & ! 0POV]TY 9DU/RY04 ,9 PRACTICE ?IS HAS FROZ5 %OP FLOOR ORGANIZATION & 9CREAS$ ! P[] ( ! BUREAUCRATS4 ,PEOPLE N[ SEE V]Y LITTLE PO9T 9 GO+ TO UNION MEET+S :5 EV]Y?+ HAS ALREADY BE5 AGRE$ NATIONALLY ) ! BOSSES4 ,FUR!R ! UNION HEADS HAVE SWALL[$ DRACONIAN RE/RICTIONS ON ! RI<T TO /RIKE & PICKET UND] ! 9DU/RIAL RELATIONS & PUBLIC ORD] ACTS4 ,!SE HAVE N[ BE5 US$ V]Y EFFECTIVELY AGA9/ /RIKES1 MO/ REC5TLY 9 ,DUBL9 AIRPORT :]E EI<T ACTIVI/S HAVE REC5TLY BE5 F9$ = BREAK+ AN 9JUNCTION TO PICKET 9 ! ,CITY ,JET ,/RIKE4 

,! LACK ( DEMOCRACY 9 SOME ( ! L>GE UNIONS IS /RIK+1 :I* ONLY HAS BI5NIAL CONF]5CES & :]E ! MEMB]%IP IS MILES REMOV$ FROM ! HI<LY PAID FULL TIME BUREAUCRACY4 ,! ,W,S,M 7) SOME NONP>TY 9DIVIDUALS7 IS PROBABLY ! ONLY GR\P1 :I* HAS TRI$ TO RAISE LACK ( DEMOCRACY 9 UNION /RUCTURES_/RULE BOOKS AS AN ISSUE 9 ITSELF4 ,IT SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY L[ PRIORITY = ! ,L59I/S4 

,9 PRACTICE WE 5C\RAGE MEMB]S TO JO9 UNIONS :]E POSSIBLE4 ,WE HAVE SEV]AL MEMB]S 9 PRIVATE SECTOR UN-UNIONIZ$ EMPLOYM5T4 ,H]E ! BE/ TACTIC SEEMS TO BE TO LIE L[ BUT TO TRY TO ORGANIZE PEOPLE COLLECTIVELY EV5 TO PURSUE SMALL ISSUES4 ,COMPANIES 9 ?IS SECTOR ALWAYS OP]ATE ON ! BASIS ( 9DIVIDUAL CONTRACTS SO BREAK+ ?IS D[N IS A /EP4 ,TO ACTUALLY GO FROM ?IS TO TRY+ TO UNIONIZE W\LD PROBABLY BE ONLY POSSIBLE ON ! BASIS ( SOME REAL VICTORY = ! COLLECTIVE NONUNION EF=TS4 

,WE HAVE ACTIVE MEMB]%IP 9 ! ,S,I,P,T,U $UCATION BRAN* & ! ,9,T,O 7PRIM>Y TEA*]S UNION7 \R MEMB]S !RE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS 9 9DU/RIAL ACTIONS NOTICEABLY 9 ,TR9ITY ,COLLEGE 9 A REC5T SUCCESSFUL ,S,I,P,T,U FI<T = P5SIONS = P>T TIME CLEAN]S 7?IS WAS SUPPORT$ BY MO/ COLLEGE WORK]S 9CLUD+ MANY NONUNIONIZ$ ONES74 ,) V]Y LITTLE ON ! GR\ND ACTIVISM IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A REAL IMPACT ) A C\PLE ( MEMB]S1 BUT SOME ( ?IS IMPACT IS DUE TO L[ ACTIVITY ) ! LEFT TAK+ UP ! SLACK4 

,\R LONG T]M HOPE IS TO CREATE ACTIVE RANK & FILE GR\PS CUTT+ ACROSS UNIONS1 SECTORAL B>RI]S & ON UNION EMPLOYM5T4 ,AT ?IS PO9T ?AT GOAL LOOKS QUITE DI/ANT4 

,:AT IS ,W,S,M'S POSITION ON AN>*O-SYNDICALISM8 ,DO Y\ SEE 9DEP5D5T REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ UNIONS \TSIDE ( EXI/+ MASS-BAS$ TRADE UNIONS AS A VIABLE /RATEGY AT ?IS /AGE ( CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ,IREL&8 

,W,S,M3 ,9 G5]AL WE ?9K ! IDEAL =M ( UNION ORGANIZATION IS SYNDICALI/4 ,?IS =M ( UNION ORGANIZATION W\LD BE A VA/ IMPROVEM5T ON ! UNIONS 9 PLACE AT ! MOM5T4 ,WE >E NOT AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATION ?\<1 & DO NOT SEE \R GOAL AS SETT+ UP AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNIONS TO OV]?R[ CAPITALISM4 

,9 \R VIEW SYNDICALISM 7AT LEA/ HI/ORICALLY7 HAS FAIL$ TO ADDRESS ! ISSUE ( POLITICAL P[]4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT TO MAKE A REVOLUTION IT ISN'T SUFFICI5T ?AT WORK]S JU/ SEIZE !IR WORKPLACES & ! L&4 ,!Y MU/ BE ORGANIZ$ RI<T ACROSS COMMUNITIES & WORKPLACES TO SMA% /ATE P[] & REPLACE IT ) WORK]S' C\NCILS4 ,?IS REQUIRES REVOLUTION>Y AN>*O-COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATIONS D$ICAT$ TO ?IS GOAL4 ,! WORK]S FROM DAY ONE MU/ ABOLI% ALL P[] RELATIONS4 

,SYNDICALISM DOESN'T CREATE ! REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION REQUIR$ TO DO ?IS4 ,IT CREATES TRADE UNIONS4 ,AS /AT$ !SE >E MILES BETT] ?AN O!R UNIONS BUT /ILL UNIONS BY DESIGN4 ,IT ORGANIZES ,A,L,L WORK]S REG>DLESS ( POLITICS 7REC5TLY SOME AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S HAVE DECID$ TO ORGANIZE ,A,L,L WORK]S ,E,X,C,E,P,T = ,L59I/S & ,TROTSKYI/S 9 !IR 9DU/RIAL NETWORKS ?IS IS SURELY EV5 ,M,O,R,E ( A RECIPE = DISA/]674 

,MANY WORK]S WILL 7RI<TLY7 JO9 !SE UNIONS BECAUSE !Y USE ! MO/ RADICAL TACTICS & GET ! BE/ RESULTS4 ,!Y WON'T JO9 !M BECAUSE !Y >E REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S OR ANY:]E CLOSE4 ,= ?IS REASON SYNDICALISM HAS BE5 DOGG$ ) RE=MI/ CURR5TS4 ,SPA9 9 #aicg WAS ! HI< PO9T ( SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATION4 ,BECAUSE ! ,C,N,T W\LD NOT ADDRESS ! ISSUE ( POLITICAL P[] !Y MANAG$ A SITUATION ( DUAL P[] WORK]S CONTROLL$ FACTORIES & FIELDS BUT ! GOV]NM5T WAS LEFT4 ,9 ! 5D ! RUL+ CLASS MANAG$ TO GET IT BACK TOGE!R & US$ ! /ATE TO SMA% WORK]S P[]4 ,SOME ( ! ,C,N,T HI<] UPS EV5 JO9$ ! GOV]NM5T & !SE W]E FROM ! 0RADICAL0 ,F,A,I AN>*I/ W+ ( ! UNION DESIGN$ TO KEEP IT POLITICALLY AN>*I/6 

,9 PRACTICE WE RECOGNIZE ?AT SYNDICALI/ UNIONS >E MILES AHEAD ( O!RS1 & ON ! POSITIVE SIDE MEMB]S ( AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNIONS >E LIKELY TO BE EXPOS$ TO AN>*I/ IDEAS4 ,WE W\LD SEEK TO JO9 BUT MA9TA9 \R AN>*O-COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION ALONGSIDE !M1 AS WE W\LD DO 9 ANY UNION4 

,9 ! LA/ C\PLE ( YE>S 9 ,IREL& !RE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO SET UP A LEFT SPLIT FROM ! ,A,T,G,W,U 9 ,IREL&4 ,?IS IS ! ,9DEP5D5T ,WORK]S ,UNION4 ,?\< !Y /ILL AIM$ TO HAVE FULL TIME (FICIALS 7OR AT LEA/ A FULL TIME LEAD]671 IT DID EMBRACE SOME SYNDICALI/ IDEAS & IT DID APPE> TO BE A HOPEFUL DEVELOPM5T4 ,IT S9CE APPE>S ?AT TWO LEFT W+ BUREAUCRATS :O W]E KICK$ \T ( ! ,A,T,G,W,U W]E REALLY US+ !M AS PAWNS 9 AN 9T]NAL /RUGGLE4 ,AS ! NEW ,A,T,G,W,U LEAD]%IP WILL PROBABLY RE9/ATE !SE IT IS H>D TO KN[ :AT WILL N[ HAPP54 ,! ,I,W,U HAS A FAIR SIZ$ PAP] MEMB]%IP 9 ,CORK BUT1 AS F> AS ,I KN[1 MO/ KEPT ,A,T,G,W,U UNION C>DS AS WELL4 ,!Y MANAG$ TO GET A NEGOTIAT+ LIC5SE HELD BY ANO!R SMALL BUT*]S' UNION4 ,:E!R ?IS W\LD HAVE /OOD UP IS UNCLE> AS ! ,IRI% GOV]NM5T MAKES IT V]Y DIFFICULT TO GET NEGOTIAT+ RI<TS4 ,WE AWAIT DEVELOPM5TS4 

,!RE IS AN ADD$ PRACTICAL DIFFICULTY ) ATTEMPT+ TO E/ABLI% AN AN>*OSYNDICALI/ UNION H]E4 ,UNLIKE 9 ! ,U,S :]E ANY GR\P ( WORK]S CAN 9 !ORY AT LEA/ SET UP !IR [N UNION1 H]E ! PROCESS ( E/ABLI%+ A UNION IS FRAU<T ) LEGAL M9EFIELDS 9CLUD+ ! NE$ TO BE ISSU$ ) A NEGOTIAT+ LIC5SE BY ! ,/ATE4,MEAN:ILE WE HAVE & SEEK GOOD RELATION%IPS & PRACTICAL SOLID>ITY ) A HUGE NUMB] ( AN>*I/ & AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATIONS WORLD WIDE4 ,WE TAKE NO SIDE ON ! NUM]\S DISPUTES ?AT HAVE EM]G$ )9 ! ,I,W,A & O!R GR\PS OV] ! PA/ FEW YE>S4 

,\TSIDE ( TRADE UNION ACTIVITY1 A LOT ( ,W,S,M'S ACTIVITY IS BAS$ >\ND ,COMMUNITY ORGANIZ+ 7WAT] TAXES1 B9 *>GE ETC74 ,:AT HAVE Y\ BR\<T TO !SE /RUGGLES8 ,H[ EFFECTIVE HAS Y\R ORGANIZ+ BE5 9 !SE >EAS8 

,W,S,M3 ,FIR/LY TWO G5]AL PO9TS4 ,!RE >E A HUGE NUMB] ( COMMUNITY1 *UR*1 WOM5'S & VOLUNT>Y GR\PS 9 ,IREL&4 ,BY !IR V]Y NATURE COMMUNITY GR\PS T5D TO BE ORGANIZ$ >\ND ! MEMB]S ( A COMMUNITY4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT GR\PS CANNOT JU/ P>A*UTE 9 & />T >GU+ !IR POLITICS FROM ON HI<4 ,G5]ALLY1 ! ONLY WAY TO BE REALLY 9VOLV$ 9 A COMMUNITY GR\P IS TO BE ACTIVE )9 ?AT COMMUNITY6 ,SORRY TO /ATE ! OBVI\S1 BUT IT'S A PO9T ?AT IS (T5 ,N,O,T APPRECIAT$ BY ,L59I/ & RE=MI/ GR\PS4 

,SECONDLY1 MANY COMMUNITY GR\PS 9 ,IREL& HAVE ALSO BE5 CO-OPT$ 9TO ! :OLE IDEA ( 0P>TN]%IP04 ,ONCE COMMUNITY GR\PS BEG9 TO HAVE FULL TIME PAID /AFF & BECOME DEP5D5T ON GOV]NM5T OR ,EUROPEAN ,UNION FUND+1 !Y LOSE SITE ( !IR 9ITIAL 7(T5 RADICAL7 AIMS & DEMOCRATIC IS /RUCTURE4 ,MANY SO-CALL$ COMMUNITY GR\PS >E N[ JU/ P>T ( A WELL PAID NET WORK :I* MI<T BE BE/ DESCRIB$ AS ! 0POV]TY 9DU/RY04 ,AL?\< SOME MAY BE V]Y WELL-MEAN+1 !Y >E NOT FUNCTION+ COMMUNITY GR\PS ANSW]ABLE TO LOCAL PEOPLE4 ,ONLY REAL /RUGGLE ON LOCAL ISSUES T5DS TO DRAW TOGE!R & REVITALIZE T5ANTS' & COMMUNITY GR\PS4 ,! B9 *>GES & WAT] *>GES CAMPAIGNS HAVE TO SOME SMALL EXT5T DONE ?IS 9 A FEW P>TS ( ,DUBL94 

,\R EXP]I5CE ) ! ,DUBL9 ,F$]ATION ( CAMPAIGNS ?AT BEAT ! WAT] *>GES WAS A GOOD ONE4 ,?IS F$]ATION WAS1 AT LEA/ 9 !ORY1 BAS$ ON REPRES5TATIVES FROM LOCAL GR\PS ?R\<\T ,DUBL94 ,IT MOBILIZ$ V]Y L>GE DEMON/RATIONS1 F\<T C\RT CASES & MA9TA9$ HI< NONPAYM5T 9 ! ?REE C\NCIL >EAS ?AT MAKE UP ! GREAT] ,DUBL9 >EA4 ,WAT] *>GES W]E ABOLI%$4 

,! LESSON WE DREW FROM ?IS WAS ?AT LOCAL ORGANIZ+1 9VOLV+ & EMP[]+ PEOPLE & GIV+ !M A SAY 9 ! CAMPAIGN IS ! WAY TO GO6 ,! LESSON DRAWN BY ! RE=MI/_/,L59I/ MEMB]S ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY WAS ?AT ! ELECTION ( ONE ( !IR MEMB]S WAS ! MA9 FACTOR4 ,9 FACT1 HE WAS ELECT$ ,A,F,T,] ! *>GE WAS BEAT5 & HIS ELECTION WAS L9K$ TO ! MASSIVE MOBILIZATION ?AT BEAT ! *>GES4 ,! SUCCESSFUL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN BEAT ! *>GES ,& BUILT AN ELECTORAL BASE4 

,! ,TROTSKYI/S PUT ! C>T BE=E ! HORSE & DECID$ ?AT ELECT+ A ,T,D 7,IRI% MEMB] ( P>LIAM5T7 WAS ! CRUCIAL FACTOR4 ,N[ ! ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY HAS JO9$ ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 9 ATTEMPT+ TO BUILD ELECTORAL MA*9ES4 ,( C\RSE WE >GU$ LONG & H>D AGA9/ ?IS 9 ! CAMPAIGN & GA9$ RESPECT = \R IDEAS FROM MANY PEOPLE :O W\LD HAVE CONSID]$ AN>*ISM AS A LOONY B9 PHILOSOPHY4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! ELECTORAL ROAD SEEMS QUICK & EASY & ! LONG-T]M DISEMP[]M5T ISN'T ALWAYS READILY VIEWABLE4 

,! WAT] *>GES CAMPAIGN WORK$ AS A F$]ATION4 ,IT WAS A ,V,],Y IMP]FECT F$]ATION DOM9AT$ BY ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY & ) MANY LOCAL GR\PS ?AT W]E JU/ PAP] TIG]S4 ,BUT IT DID CONTA9 SEV]AL HI<LY ACTIVE ONES4 

,SO F> ! CAMPAIGNS AGA9/ B9 *>GES HAVE BE5 ALMO/ COMPLETELY TOP D[N4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ,DUN ,LAO<AIRE ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY & ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY HAVE 9=MALLY SPLIT ! >EA4 ,NEI!R SIDE HAS ANY 9T]E/ 9 BUILD+ LOCAL GR\PS & LEAFLETS >E C5TRALLY PLANN$ & DESIGN$ & !N H&$ TO PEOPLE TO BE GIV5 \T4 ,9 ! CITY C5T] >EA1 ) ,W,S,M P>TICIPATION1 !RE >E A C\PLE ( ACTIVE LOCAL GR\PS :]E WE HAVE MEMB]S LIV+ BUT1 AGA91 ! CAMPAIGN 9 G5]AL WORKS TOP D[N4 ,WE HAVE ALSO F\ND 79 FAIRNESS7 ?AT 9 ! ABS5CE ( ANY MAJOR C\NCIL ?REAT BUILD+ LOCAL GR\PS IS NOT ?AT EASY4 ,!RE JU/ ISN'T ANY REASON TO GET 9VOLV$ & PEOPLE EXPECT ! CAMPAIGN TO FUNCTION AS A SORT ( 9SURANCE S]VICE = :I* !Y PAY A FEW EUROS4 

,LONG T]M1 ?\<1 ! MA9 PROBLEM 9 ,DUBL9 IS ! DOM9ATION ( ! TWO ,L59I/ GR\PS :O LOOK ONLY TO RECRUIT+ MEMB]S_/VOT]S4 ,?IS IS WORRY+ NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT ! WAY TO 9VOLVE OR EMP[] ANYONE1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT MEANS A HOLL[ CAMPAIGN ) NO 9-DEP? MEMB]%IP BEYOND ,TROT FULL TIM]S4 ,IF ! C\NCIL GO ON ! (F5SIVE WE MAY PAY ! PRICE4 

,W,S,M HAS BE5 V]Y ACTIVE >\ND ABORTION RI<TS 9 ,IREL& 7CAMPAIGN+ HEAVILY AGA9/ ! REC5T ANTI-*OICE REF]5DUM1 SUPPORT+ ! ,WOM5 ON ,WAVES PROJECT1 ETC74 ,9 :AT WAYS HAVE Y\ TI$ ?IS ACTIVITY 9TO MORE TRADITIONAL CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*ISM8 

,W,S,M3 ,DUE TO ! HI< CO/ 9VOLV$ 9 TRAVEL+ TO ,5GL& = AN ABORTION1 IT IS WORK+ CLASS WOM5 :O >E MO/ EFFECT$ BY ! LACK ( ACCESS TO ABORTION 9 ,IREL&4 ,BO? 9 \R [N PROPAG&A & )9 BROADBAS$ PRO-*OICE GR\PS WE HAVE ALWAYS >GU$ ?AT1 BECAUSE ( ?IS1 ! LACK ( ABORTION RI<TS 9 ,IREL& IS A CLASS ISSUE4 ,)9 BROADBAS$ PRO-*OICE CAMPAIGN GR\PS WE HAVE ALSO PU%$ = GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM SU* AS DOOR TO DOOR LEAFLET+1 AS OPPOS$ TO POLITICAL LOBBY+ & M$IA /UNTS4 

,AL?\< ! ,W,S,M IS ! OLDE/ =MAL AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION /ILL ACTIVE 9 ,IREL&1 NEW GR\PS SU* AS ! ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/ ,F$]ATION 7,A,S,F7 & ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION ,IREL& 7,A,F,I7 HAVE REC5TLY =M$4 ,:AT IS Y\R RELATION%IP TO !SE ORGANIZATIONS8 

,W,S,M3 ,UNLIKE ,L59I/S1 WE DON'T SEE O!R AN>*I/ GR\PS AS 'RIVALS'4 ,\R BASIC APPROA* IS TO WORK H>D TO KEEP GOOD RELATIONS GO+ BETWE5 ! AN>*I/ GR\PS 9 ,IREL& DESPITE ! POLITICAL DIFF]5CES ?AT EXI/4 

,9 REC5T TIMES WE HAVE CO-OP]AT$ V]Y SUCCESSFULLY ) BO? ! ,A,S,F & ! ,A,F,I AS WELL AS ) O!R AN>*I/S & LIB]T>IANS 9 CAMPAIGN+ AGA9/ ! ,NICE ,TREATY 7I4E4 ! LATE/ PHASE ( ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION PROJECT74 ,WE >E ALSO CURR5TLY WORK+ V]Y CLOSELY ) !M 9 BUILD+ SUPPORT = DIRECT ACTION AGA9/ ,IRI% 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! ,U4,S4 W> AGA9/ ,IRAQ4 

,SOME ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! ,A,S,F W]E 9 ,ORGANIZE6 BE=E SO WE HAVE HAD A RELATION%IP ) !M = OV] A DECADE :I* HAS 9CLUD$ ORGANIZ+ JO9T LECTURE T\RS1 SUMM] S*OOLS & PROVID+ SPEAK]S = EA* O!R'S MEET+S4 ,AT TIMES 9 ! PA/ WE HAVE HAD JO9T 9T]NAL DISCUSSIONS :I* HAVE 9CLUD$ LOOK+ AT POSSIBLE GR\NDS = UNITY4 

,! ,A,F,I =M$ MORE REC5TLY4 ,\R POLITICAL DIFF]5CES ) !M W\LD BE WID] ON DAY TO DAY ISSUES1 P>TICUL>LY ON ! QUE/ION ( 9VOLVEM5T 9 MASS ORGANIZATIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 E4G4 ,TRADE ,UNIONS4 ,?IS HAS NOT H[EV] /OPP$ US FROM WORK+ ) ,A,F,I MEMB]S 9 A NUMB] ( CAMPAIGNS TO DATE4 

,AP>T FROM !SE ORGANIZATIONS WE PUT A FAIR BIT ( EF=T 9TO PROMOT+ & MA9TA9+ GOOD RELATIONS )9 ! WID] AN>*I/ MOVEM5T :I* 9CLUDES MANY 9DIVIDUALS :O >E NOT MEMB]S ( ANY AN>*I/ GR\P4 ,?IS HAS 9CLUD$ 9ITIAT+ ) O!RS A S]IES ( ISL& WIDE ',GRASSROOTS ,GA!R+S' :I* HAPP5 EV]Y #d TO #f MON?S 9 A DIFF]5T CITY4 ,LA/ SUMM] IT 9CLUD$ TWO AN>*I/ SUMM] CAMPS :I* W]E REALLY SOCIAL RA!R ?AN POLITICAL GA!R+S4 ,IT ALSO 9CLUD$ />T+ ! MAIL+ LI/ ,IRI% ,AN>*ISM :I* IS N[ MOD]AT$ BY MEMB]S ( BO? ! ,W,S,M & ,A,F,I4 

,:AT SORT ( 9T]NATIONAL RELATION%IPS DO Y\ HAVE ) O!R PLAT=MI/ AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS8 ,:AT PROSPECTS DO Y\ SEE = ! DEVELOPM5T ( PLAT=MISM )9 ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T8 

,W,S,M3 ,WE %\LD />T BY PO9T+ \T ?AT AS A V]Y SMALL ORGANIZATION \R G5]AL APPROA* HAS BE5 ?AT WE DO NOT HAVE ! RES\RCES TO SU/A9 ANY SORT ( REAL MEMB]%IP ( A =MAL 9T]NATIONAL ORGANIZATION4 ,& WE ?9K 'PRET5D' 9T]NATIONALS :OSE SOLE ROLE IS TO 9FLATE ! SELF-IMPORTANCE ( LOCAL GR\PS DO MORE H>M ?AN GOOD4 

,SO \R =MAL RELATION%IPS >E V]Y WEAK4 ,WE EX*ANGE PUBLICATIONS ) >\ND #ce O!R ORGANIZATIONS 9T]NATIONALLY4 ,WE >E ASK$ TO DO MORE EX*ANGES BUT = F9ANCIAL REASONS RE/RICT \RSELVES TO ORGANIZATIONS ?AT >E EI!R 'PLAT=MI/' OR /RIKE US AS P>TICUL>LY IMPORTANT4 

,MORE REC5TLY WE DECID$ TO JO9 ,9T]NATIONAL ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOLID>ITY4 ,?IS H[EV] IS A NETWORK 9T5D$ TO FACILITATE SOLID>ITY BETWE5 DIFF]5T LIB]T>IAN GR\PS RA!R ?AN AN 9T]NATIONAL ( NATIONAL SECTIONS4 

,ON A LESS =MAL LEVEL WE HAVE CONTACT ) A NUMB] ( ORGANIZATIONS1 9CLUD+ ,N,E,F,A,C1 :I* >E POSSIBLE ONLY BECAUSE ( ACCESS TO ! 9T]NET1 %>+ A COMMON LANGUAGE & ! TRAVEL ( 9DIVIDUAL MILITANTS4 ,UNTIL ! TIME :5 SEV]AL REALLY L>GE PLAT=MI/ ORGANIZATIONS EXI/ ?AT HAVE ! RES\RCES TO FUND TRANSLATION1 TRAVEL & 9T]NATIONAL CONF]5CES !N MU* ( \R 9T]NATIONAL WORK WILL DEP5D ON SU* 9=MAL CONTACTS4 

,WE HAVE MADE ONE EF=T TO =MALIZE ?IS A LITTLE BIT ?R\< ! SETT+ UP ( AN EMAIL LI/ CALL$ ',AN>*I/ ,PLAT=M'4 ,?IS LI/ IS 9T5D$ TO ALL[ MILITANTS ( ! DIFF]5T ORGANIZATIONS 7& ?OSE = :OM !RE IS NO LOCAL ORGANIZATION7 TO COMMUNICATE NEWS & IDEAS4  
  

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,?IS IS AN 9T]VIEW ) ,NICK & ,BONNY1 TWO F\ND+ MEMB]S ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 7,A,F7 FROM ,LONDON4 ,! ,A,F HAS BE5 >\ND = NE>LY TW5TY YE>S1 & WAS 9/URM5TAL 9 ASSI/+ ) ! E>LY =MATION ( ,N,E,F,A,C 7&1 ( C\RSE1 !Y CONT9UE TO BE A L>GE 9FLU5CE ON US674 ,OV] ! YE>S ! ,A,F HAS MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN>*O-COMMUNI/ !ORY & PRACTICE )9 ! ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ AN>*I/ WORLD1 &1 AL?\< !Y DO NOT EXPLICITLY DEF9E !MSELVES AS A 0PLAT=MI/0 GR\P P] SE1 !RE IS A /RONG CRITICAL 9FLU5CE PRES5T 9 !IR ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITY4  
  

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,C\LD Y\ GIVE A BRIEF HI/ORY ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION8 ,:5 DID ! GR\P =M8 ,:AT WAS ! POLITICAL BACKGR\ND ( ! F\ND+ MEMB]S8 

,A,F3 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION1 OR RA!R ITS PRECURSOR ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION1 =M$ 9 #a#i#h#e1 %ORTLY AFT] ! LA/ GREAT M9]S' /RIKE4 ,IT COALESC$ >\ND ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/ ,DISCUSSION ,GR\P1 :I* DI/RIBUT$ /OCKS ( ! 0,! ,ORGANIZATIONAL ,PLAT=M ( ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/S01 LEFT OV] FROM ! DAYS ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,WORK]S ,ASSOCIATION 7,A,W,A7 & ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,L,C,G74 ,! EMPHASIS WAS ON BUILD+ A PLAT=MI/ /YLE ORGANIZATION 9 ,BRITA91 & 9 BUILD+ AN ORGANIZATION BUILT ON CLASS /RUGGLE & AN>*I/ COMMUNISM4 ,WE REJECT$ AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 & FELT ?AT ,CLASS ,W> WAS TOO MU* 9TO ! /UNT-POLITICS BUILT >\ND A FEW /RONG P]SONALITIES & TOO LITTLE !ORY & TOO MU* PO/-PUNK POS+4 ,TWO ( US HAD BE5 ACTIVE 9 ,FR5* LIB]T>IAN POLITICS PREVI\S TO ! F\ND+ ( ! ORGANIZATION4 ,ONE WAS A VET]AN ( ! MOVEM5T S9CE #a#i#f#f1 :O HAD BE5 ACTIVE 9 ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION ( ,BRITA91 ! ,ORGANIZATION ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/S & ITS AVAT>S1 ! ,A,W,A & ,L,C,G4 ,TWO ( US 9ITIALLY HAD A BRIEF HI/ORY ) LEFTI/ GR\PS 7PRIM>ILY ! ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY71 & MOV$ TO LIB]T>IAN POLITICS AS A RESULT ( \R EXP]I5CES4 ,! ,A,F EM]G$ \T ( A M]G] ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/ ,DISCUSSION ,GR\P1 & ! MAGAZ9E ',VIRUS'4 ',VIRUS' !N BECAME \R M\?PIECE .<LAT] *ANG+ ITS NAME TO ',ORGANIZE6'.>1 SO WE W]E !N ABLE TO GA!R O!R MILITANTS >\ND US & SET UP ! ,A,C,F4 

,FROM ! E>LY DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,A,F1 !RE SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 A /RONG PLAT=MI/ 9FLU5CE 9 H[ Y\ VIEW$ QUE/IONS ( REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION1 H[EV] ?IS SEEMS LESS PRON\NC$ 9 MORE REC5T LIT]ATURE PRODUC$ BY ! F$]ATION4 ,DO Y\ CONSID] ! ,A,F TO BE AN EXPLICITLY 'PLAT=MI/' ORGANIZATION8 ,H[ 9FLU5TIAL W\LD Y\ SAY 'PLAT=MISM' HAS BE5 TO ! F$]ATION'S POLITICAL DEVELOPM5T8 

,A,F3 ,NO1 ! ,A,F IS NOT AN EXPLICITLY 0PLAT=MI/0 ORGANIZATION4 ,IT IS 9=M$ BY ITS POLITICS FAIRLY SIGNIFICANTLY1 & IT ACKN[L$GES ! MA9 PO9TS ( ! ,PLAT=M 7TACTICAL & !ORETICAL UNITY1 F$]ALISM1 & COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY74 ,BUT1 A LOT HAS HAPP5$ S9CE #aibf ! CRITIQUES ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY COM+ FROM ! WOM5'S MOVEM5T1 ! LESSONS TO BE LE>N$ FROM ! ! !ORY & PRACTICE ( C\NCIL COMMUNISM1 ( ,SOCIALISME \ ,B>B>IE & ITS ,BRITI% C\NT]P>T ,SOLID>ITY1 ! :OLE PO/ #aibf EXP]I5CES ( ,FR5* & ,SPANI% AN>*ISM ,F,C,L1 ,O,R,A1 ,O,C,L 7FIR/ & SECOND71 ,U,T,C,L1 ETC41 & ! FAILURES ( ,SPANI% AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI1 ! EXP]I5CE ( ,BRITI% LIB]T>IAN ORGANIZATIONS 7PRE-W> ) ! ,ANTI,P>LIAM5T>Y ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION1 PO/W> ) ! ,O,R,A1 ,A,W,A1 ,L,C,G ETC47 & WE CANNOT RUN ON ! SPOT4 ,WE HAVE TO ADDRESS CAPITALISM AS IT IS N[ & ! RELEVANT WAYS WE CAN ORGANIZE TO FI<T IT4 ,BUT YES1 ! ,PLAT=M IS A SIGNIFICANT & IMPORTANT DOCUM5T & ANY REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION ?AT IS AT ALL S]I\S HAS TO TAKE ACC\NT ( IT1 )\T BE+ OBSESS$ BY IT4 

,! ,A,F CURR5TLY HAS ACTIVE GR\PS 9 ,5GL&1 ,WALES1 ,SCOTL&1 & N[ ,IREL&4 ,H[ DO !SE GR\PS RELATE TO EA* O!R8 ,:AT LEVEL ( CO-ORD9ATION IS !RE BETWE5 LOCALITIES8 ,H[ MU* AUTONOMY DOES EA* GR\P HAVE )9 Y\R F$]AT$ /RUCTURE8 

,A,F3 ,EA* GR\P ORGANIZES ON A REGIONAL BASIS )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! ,A,F4 ,!RE IS A HEAL?Y DISCUSSION VIA \R ,9T]NET ,LI/1 \R 9T]NAL ,BULLET91 \R ,DELEGATE ,MEET+S & ,CONF]5CES4 ,!RE'S BE5 AN ',AN>*I/ ,DAYS*OOL' 9 ,SCOTL&1 & ONE COM+ UP 9 ,IREL&4 ,!RE IS AUTONOMY = EA* SECTION )9 ! F$]ALI/ /RUCTURE & ANY >EA OR GR\P CAN OBVI\SLY BR+ \T ITS [N PUBLICATIONS & PAMPHLETS 7AS 9DE$ !Y DO74 

,WE ?\<T ! COMM5TS BY A MEMB] ( ! ,IRI% ,W,S,M REG>D+ ! ,A,F'S 9T]NAL ORGANIZATION 9 ! LA/ ',NOR!A/]N ,AN>*I/' .<0,AN ,IRI% ,AN>*I/ ,9 ! ,NOR!A/3 ,REFLECTIONS ON ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T0 BY ,*EKOV ,FE5EY.> W]E PRETTY CRASS & %[$ A DI/9CT IGNORANCE ( ! WAY WE FUNCTION4 ,! ,A,F /RUCTURE IS NOT AT ALL LIKE ! ,N,E,F,A,C /RUCTURE1 :]E A NUMB] ( COLLECTIVES AFFILIATE TO ! ,N,E,F,A,C F$]ATION4 ,& TO SAY ?AT COLLECTIVES & 9DIVIDUALS AFFILIAT$ TO ! ,N,E,F,A,C /RUCTURE ON A SEMI-MEMB] BASIS IS LIKE ! ,A,F /RUCTURE IS TOTALLY ]RONE\S1 BECAUSE ?AT DOESN'T HAPP54 ,EA* MEMB] HAS TO AGREE ) \R IDEAS & IS MET BY ,A,F MEMB]S BE=E !Y JO94 

,( C\RSE1 AN ORGANIZATION .<,W,S,M.> ) TWO BRAN*ES ?AT FUNCTION 9 CITIES ) POPULATIONS ( #a#e1 7,CORK7 & #a4#b MILLION 7,DUBL97 CAN ACT 9 AN APP>5TLY MORE COHESIVE WAY1 ESPECIALLY :5 ! ,L59I/ MOVEM5T 9 ?AT C\NTRY IS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY L>G] ?AN ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,BUT WE >E FAC$ ) ORGANIZ+ 9 MANY CITIES & >E FAC$ ) A ,L59I/ MOVEM5T TO BE NUMB]$ 9 ! ?\S&S1 :O HAVE C]TA9 HEGEMONY OV] POLITICAL MOBILIZATIONS4 ,WE HAVE BECOME ! L>GE/ AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION 9 ,BRITA91 & ANYONE CAN SEE :O LOOKS 9 DEP? ?AT !RE IS A COHESION & COH]5CE TO \R POLITICS & ACTIVITIES4 

,H[ DO Y\ VIEW ! CURR5T /ATE ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 7& BROAD] 'ANTI-CAPITALI/' MILIEU7 9 ,BRITA9 & ,IREL&8 ,H[ MU* IMPACT OR 9FLU5CE W\LD Y\ SAY ! ,A,F HAS HAD )9 ! L>G] MOVEM5T8 

,A,F3 ,! MOVEM5T 9 ,BRITA9 & ,IREL& IS /ILL IMM5SELY WEAK1 /ILL /RUGGL+ TO GET \T ( ! AN>*I/ <ETTO4 ,!RE IS /ILL A /RONG ANTI-!ORETICAL BIAS1 & /ILL AN OBSESSION ) SPECTACUL> /UNTS 9 SOME QU>T]S4 ,SIMIL>LY1 !RE IS /ILL A DI/9CT ANTI-ORGANIZATIONAL PREJUDICE AMONG MANY1 ) SOME EXTOLL+ ! VIRTUES ( LOCAL ORGANIZATION 7AS IF LOCAL ORGANIZATION & /RONG ORGANIZATION ON A T]RITORY W]E MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE674 ,!RE IS /ILL MU* WORK TO BE DONE1 TO REA* SAY1 ! /R5G? & IMPLANTATION ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE 9 ,FRANCE4 

,:AT IS Y\R POLITICAL RELATION%IP TO O!R CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS 9 ,BRITA9 7,CLASS ,W>1 ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION7 & ,IREL& 7,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,MOVEM5T1 ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/ ,F$]ATION78 

,A,F3 ,SURE WE WORK ) O!R CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S :]E & :5 WE CAN1 = 9/ANCE ,A,F-,IREL& HAS REC5TLY PRODUC$ A JO9T BULLET9 ) ! ,AN>*O,SYNDICALI/ ,F$]ATION4 ,BUT IT'S FAIR TO SAY ?AT AP>T FROM PUNCTUAL COLLABORATIONS 7B5EFITS1 ETC47 !RE'S BE5 NOT MU* COLLABORATION EV5 AT ! LEVEL ( ORGANIZ+ UNIT$ BLOCS ON DEMOS4 ,WE'VE DONE \R BE/ 9 ! PA/ TO MAKE ?IS COME AB\T1 BUT !RE'S ONLY SO MU* Y\ CAN DO IF !RE IS RELUCTANCE = ?IS TO HAPP54 

,!RE SEEMS TO BE A /RONG C\NCIL COMMUNI/ 9FLU5CE 9 SOME >EAS ( ! ,A,F'S POLITICS1 SPECIFICALLY >\ND Y\R CRITICAL POSITION ON TRADE UNIONS & AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,:AT /RATEGIES ( WORKPLACE RESI/ANCE & SELF-ORGANIZATION DOES ! ,A,F PROMOTE 9 PLACE ( TRADITIONAL UNION /RATEGIES8 

,A,F3 ,WELL1 Y\ PR9T$ \R /RATEGY ON WORKPLACES 9 ! LA/ ISSUE ( Y\R MAGAZ9E .<0,WORKPLACE ,RESI/ANCE ,GR\PS02 ,N,E,A_?#e.>4 ,SO LET ?AT SPEAK = ITSELF4 ,\R POSITION WE FEEL TO BE CORRECT & BORN \T BY EXP]I5CE 7LOOK AT ! REC5T MANEUV]S BY ! ,FIRE ,BRIGADES ,UNION TO DAMP5 D[N ! FIREFI<T]S /RUGGLE AS A CONCRETE EXAMPLE74 ,WE DON'T CALL ON WORK]S TO LEAVE ! UNIONS 5 BLOC1 BUT NEI!R DO WE C\NSEL AN>*I/ MILITANTS TAK+ POSITIONS 9 ! UNIONS4 ,WE F\ND ! REC5T >TICLES 9 ',NOR!A/]N ,AN>*I/' ON TAK+ POSITIONS AS ORGANIZ]S )9 ! UNIONS TO BE PRETTY APPALL+4 ,Y\'LL 5D UP BE+ TOTALLY TAK5 OV] BY ! UNIONS4 ,LOOK :AT HAPP5$ TO ,ROSE ,PESOTTA & PL5TY ( O!R AN>*I/S :O ADOPT$ ?IS L9E 9 ! PA/4 ,!Y 5D$ UP KEEP+ !IR AN>*ISM QUIET1 SUPPORT+ ! W> EF=T 9 ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I1 & G5]ALLY OP]AT+ AS A NON-P>LIAM5T>IAN TYPE ( SOCIAL DEMOCRAT IF Y\ WILL4 ,Y\ HAVE TO (F] SPECIFIC AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ POLITICS 9 ! /RUGGLE1 NOT DO ! WORK ( ! UNIONS = !M4 ,:AT MATT]S IS ! AUTONOM\S ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 & TO ?9K ?IS CAN BE DONE VIA ! UNIONS IS AN ]ROR4 

,:AT >E SOME CAMPAIGNS OR /RUGGLES :]E ! ,A,F HAS MADE SUCCESSFUL 9T]V5TIONS8 ,CURR5T ACTIVITY8 

,A,F3 ,WELL WE DID A LOT ( WORK >\ND ! ,POLL ,TAX /RUGGLE AT ! TIME4 ,WE PRODUC$ TWO PAMPHLETS & A NUMB] ( LEAFLETS & /ICK]S ADDRESS+ ?AT /RUGGLE4 ,! ,TROTSKYI/ ORGANIZATION ,MILITANT HAD A GRIP ON MANY >EAS ( ! /RUGGLE1 BUT WE FEEL WE HAD SOME 9FLU5CE4 ,( C\RSE BR++ \T ',RESI/ANCE' ON A MON?LY BASIS ) AN EV]-9CREAS+ DI/RIBUTION & CIRCULATION ALL[S US TO 9FLU5CE PEOPLE :O HAVE NEV] COME ACROSS AN>*I/ IDEAS BE=E1 & !RE IS A /EADY 9CREASE 9 REQUE/S = MORE 9=MATION AB\T US & REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ IDEAS 9 G5]AL AS A RESULT ( ?IS4 ,WE >E DO+ A LOT ( ANTI-W> WORK AT ! MOM5T1 & NO D\BT WILL DO EV5 MORE 9 ! FUTURE4 

,! ,A,F C]TA9LY PLAY$ AN ACTIVE ROLE 9 ! =MATION & E>LY DEVELOPM5T ( ,N,E,F,A,C4 ,:AT SORT ( 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS DO Y\ MA9TA9 ) O!R AN>*I/ GR\PS >\ND ! WORLD8 

,A,F3 ,WE TAKE 9T]NATIONAL WORK EXTREMELY S]I\SLY & HAVE A NUMB] ( 9T]NATIONAL SECRET>IES 9 CONTACT ) MANY GR\PS & ORGANIZATIONS >\ND ! WORLD4 ,WE JO9$ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ( ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATIONS 7,I,A,F_/,I,F,A71 & HAVE ATT5D$ ALL !IR CONGRESSES & 9T]NATIONAL MEET+S 

,F9ALLY1 ,I CAN'T HELP BUT ASK :Y Y\ DECID$ TO *ANGE ! NAME ( ! F$]ATION 7FROM ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION78 

,A,F3 ,! NAME *ANGE DID NOT MEAN WE GAVE UP \R AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ POLITICS4 ,WE DIDN'T *ANGE \R ,AIMS & ,PR9CIPLES6 ,ANYONE :O READS \R PUBLICATIONS WILL SOON REALIZE WE PUT OV] AN EXPLICIT AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ VIEWPO9T4 ,IT'S NOT SO MU* :AT Y\ CALL Y\RSELVES AS A GR\P OR ORGANIZATION1 BUT :AT Y\ DO OR SAY4 ,WE REMA9 LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/S4 ,! OLD NAME WAS A M\?FUL & Y\ W]E MI/AK5 = A WEIRD AMALGAM ( ,/AL9I/S & LIB]T>IANS BY ?OSE :O DIDN'T KN[ ANY BETT] & WE WA/$ A LOT ( TIME EXPLA9+ :AT WE W]E AB\T4 ,WE HAV5'T DEG5]AT$ 9TO SOME VAGUE LIB]T>IAN POSITION4 ,IT SOON BECOMES APP>5T TO ?OSE :O COME 9TO CONTACT ) \R IDEAS :AT WE >E AB\T & WE W\LD SAY ?AT WE HAVE 9TRODUC$ MANY TO ! IDEAS ( AN>*I/ COMMUNISM = ! FIR/ TIME4  
  

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,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE IS ! ?IRD L>GE/ AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION 9 ,FRANCE TODAY1 AFT] ! SYNDICALI/ ,C,N,T-,VIGNOLES & ! SYN!SI/ ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E 7,F,A74 ,9FLU5C$ BY PLAT=MISM1 !IR *IEF AIMS >E TO FUR!R DEVELOP A CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/ T5D5CY & TO HELP ! EM]G5CE ( A L>GE SELF-MANAG$1 ANTI-CAPITALI/1 WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T4 ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE HAS CONSI/5TLY NURTUR$ A /RONG WORK+ RELATION%IP ) ,N,E,F,A,C'S ,QUEBEC ,REGIONAL ,UNION DUR+ ! ?REE %ORT YE>S ( \R F$]ATION'S EXI/5CE1 BE IT ?R\< PRESS EX*ANGES1 DISCUSSION ON ! 9T]NET OR ACTUAL VISITS4 ,BEL[ IS AN ,5GLI% TRANSLATION .<?ANKS ,NIC6 $.> ( AN 9T]VIEW ) ,LAUR5T ,SCAP91 ! SECRET>IAT ( 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS = ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE4  
  

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,A,L3 ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE WAS =M$ 9 #a#i#i#a1 ON ! BASIS ( ! ',MANIFE/E P\R UNE ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE' 7:I* CAN BE READ AT \R WEBSITE 9 ,FR5*1 ,5GLI% & ,>ABIC74 ,! GOAL WAS TO CREATE AN ORGANIZATION ?AT C\LD GO BEYOND ! SMALL LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ GR\PS ( ! TIME4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 TWO COMPON5TS W]E ! PR9CIPAL CONTRIBUTORS TO ! =MATION ( ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE3 L',UNION DES ,TRAVAILLEURS ,COMMUNI/ES-,LIB]TAIRES 7,U,T,C,L71 :I* WAS PRIM>ILY MADE UP ( LIB]T>IAN SYNDICALI/S1 & LE ,COLLECTIF ,JEUNES ,LIB]TAIRES 7,C,J,L71 A Y\? ORGANIZATION4 

,READ+ ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE 7MON?LY MAGAZ9E ( ! ORGANIZATION7 OR ,DEBATTRE 7!ORETICAL MAGAZ9E71 WE SEE V]Y FEW REF]5CES TO PLAT=MISM4 ,DOES ,A,L CONSID] ITSELF A PLAT=MI/ ORGANIZATION AS SU*8 

,A,L3 ,>%9OV'S ,PLAT=M & 0PLAT=MISM0 >E 9DE$ A P>T ( \R 0IDEOLOGICAL BAGGAGE04 ,BUT WE'RE NOT ATTA*$ TO !M 9 A DOGMATIC WAY4 ,WE ?9K ?AT P>T ( ! TEXT1 WRITT5 9 ! #a#i#b'S1 IS N[ OBSOLETE & IS NOT ADAPT$ TO ! POLITICAL REALITIES WE LIVE ) 9 ,FRANCE TODAY4 ,?AT IS :Y WE R>ELY MAKE REF]5CES TO ',! ,PLAT=M' OR TO PLAT=MISM4 ,WE ID5TIFY ) ! SPIRIT ( PLAT=MISM1 & SAY SO1 BUT WE DON'T ID5TIFY ) EV]Y WORD WRITT5 9 ! ORIG9AL PLAT=M6 ,WE >E /ILL CONV9C$ ( ! IMPORTANCE ( AN>*I/S BE+ ORGANIZ$1 & TO ALSO HAVE A CLE> POLITICAL & /RATEGIC L9E4 ,TO ?AT EFFECT1 YES1 WE >E PLAT=MI/S4 

,:AT >EAS ( /RUGGLE IS ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE MO/ ACTIVE 98 

,A,L3 ,A WIDE QUE/ION1 BECAUSE ! MILITANTS ( ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE >E ACTIVE 9 MANY SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,9 UNIONS1 FIR/1 & 9 P>TICUL> ) ! ALT]NATIVE UNIONS ( ,GR\PE DES #a-,SOLIDAIRES4 ,= US1 ! /RUGGLE ( WORK]S1 DIRECT VICTIMS ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 REMA9S C5TRAL4 ,UNIONISM1 SYNDICALISM & 9T]V5TIONS 9 WORKPLACES >E ?US FUNDAM5TAL4 ,! RAIL WORK]S ( ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE PRODUCE A WORKPLACE BULLET91 = EXAMPLE4 

,WE >E ALSO PRES5T 9 MANY O!R MOVEM5TS3 ANTI-FASCI/1 ANTI-RACI/ 79CLUD+ SUPPORT = NON-/ATUS IMMIGRANTS71 ANTI-SEXI/ & ANTI-MILIT>I/ 7WE >E P>TICUL>LY 9VOLV$ 9 MOBILIZATIONS AGA9/ W>3 IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMB] ?AT ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE WAS CON/ITUT$ DUR+ ! FIR/ ,GULF ,W>1 SO IT'S A BIG ISSUE = US71 ECOLOGICAL 7AGA9/ NUCLE> 5]GY1 = EXAMPLE71 MOVEM5TS ( ! UNEMPLOY$ & PREC>I\S WORK]S4 ,ANO!R IMPORTANT >EA ( 9T]V5TION IS \R 9T]NATIONAL ACTIVITY4 ,IT CONSI/S ( 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY ?R\< \R P>TICIPATION 9 ! ,I,L,S 7,9T]NATIONAL ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOLID>ITY7 NETWORK1 OCCASIONAL SUPPORT ACTIONS1 & SUPPORT = ! ANTI-COLONIAL /RUGGLE 9 ,PALE/9E4 ,IT ALSO CONSI/S ( \R P>TICIPATION 9 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T4 ,WE >E RI<T N[ MOBILIZ+ AGA9/ ! NEXT ,G#h SUMMIT1 :I* WILL TAKE PLACE 9 ,FRANCE 9 ,JUNE #b#c4 

,DUR+ ! LA/ ,FR5* PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS1 WE HE>D ?AT Y\ CALL$ ON ! VOT+ POPULATION TO VOTE = ,*IRAC 7RI<T7 AGA9/ ,LE ,P5 7F> RI<T71 CAN Y\ EXPLA9 TO US ! CONTEXT )9 :I* ?IS *OICE WAS MADE8 

,A,L3 ,WE DIDN'T CALL TO VOTE = ,*IRAC4 ,BUT WE DIDN'T CALL = AB/5TION EI!R4 ,WE CALL$ ?AT NOT ONE VOICE1 & 9 P>TICUL> A WORK]'S VOICE1 BE = ,LE ,P51 :I* IS TOTALLY DIFF]5T4 ,WE RESPECT ! AUTONOMY ( ALL LOCAL ,A,L GR\PS1 & SOME TOOK A POSITION 9 FAVOR ( VOT+ = ,*IRAC1 BUT ?AT WASN'T A MAJORITY POSITION NATIONALLY4 ,! MILITANTS ( ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE >E ACTIVE & CONV9C$ ANTI-FASCI/S1 & WE KN[ ?AT ABOVE ALL IT IS SOCIAL /RUGGLES ?AT CAN PU% BACK ! F>-RI<T4 ,?AT'S MA9LY :AT WE EXPRESS$1 MU* MORE ?AN ON ! FIX$ QUE/ION 9 ! SECOND R\ND ( VOT+4 ,A M9ORITY ( MILITANTS FROM ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE1 MYSELF ( !M1 ?9K H[EV] ?AT ! BALLOT BOX CAN SOMETIMES1 :5 NECESS>Y1 BE AN ANTI-FASCI/ WEAPON1 AS DUR+ ! LA/ PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS4 

,CAN WE UND]/& ?AT Y\ REJECT ANTI-ELECTORALISM1 A TRADITIONAL AN>*I/ POSITION8 

,A,L3 ,A POSITION ON ELECTIONS IS A TOTALLY SECOND>Y TACTICAL DECISION COMP>$ TO SOCIAL /RUGGLES4 ,IT'S QUITE SURPRIS+ TO SEE AN>*I/S SP5D+ H\RS TALK+ AB\T ELECTIONS :5 WE GIVE !M SO LITTLE IMPORTANCE4 ,WE ?9K WE HAVE A NON-DOGMATIC POSITION AB\T VOT+4 ,AL?\< WE ?9K NO?+ POSITIVE WILL COME \T ( !M = ! EXPLOIT$1 WE ALSO ?9K ?AT V]Y NEGATIVE ?+S CAN4 ,WE POSITION$ \RSELVES ON ELECTIONS BECAUSE WE FEEL CONC]N$ BY !SE ISSUES4 ,BUT WE CONSID] EV]Y SITUATION1 )\T ANY PRIOR REASON+4 

,CONSID]+ UNIONISM & SYNDICALISM1 !RE EXI/ A WIDE V>IETY ( UNIONS & SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATIONS 9 ,FRANCE 7AT LEA/ BY ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN /&>DS74 ,DOES ,A,L AS AN ORGANIZATION HAVE A P>TICUL> PREF]5CE = ONE TYPE ( UNIONISM OR DO Y\R MEMB]S GET 9VOLV$ ) ! UNION ?AT MAKE ! MO/ S5SE AT !IR WORKPLACE8 

,A,L3 ,:AT'S MO/ IMPORTANT IS ! ORGANIZATION ( WORK]S AGA9/ ! BOSSES4 ,= US1 A UNION IS A TOOL ( MASS /RUGGLE ?AT GOES BEYOND POLITICAL DIV]G5CES 7AN>*I/S1 ,COMMUNI/S1 & MORE IMPORTANTLY ! L>GE MASS ( NON-POLITICIZ$ PEOPLE74 ,! MILITANTS ( ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE >E UNIONIZ$ 9 ALL K9DS ( LABOR ORGANIZATIONS 7,S,U,D & O!R UNIONS ( ! ,U,S-,G#a1 ,C,N,T-,VIGNOLES1 ,C,G,T1 ,F,O1 ,C,F,D,T71 9 CONNECTION ) :AT'S GO+ ON ! GR\ND & )9 ! COMPANY4 ,WE DON'T HAVE ANY K9D ( UNION POLICY1 & WE SCRUPUL\SLY RESPECT ! AUTONOMY ( LABOR MOVEM5TS4 

,WE WORK 9 UNIONS TO IMPEL /RUGGLE1 & TO PU% POSITIONS ?AT >E DEMOCRATIC & ADVANCE SOCIAL *ANGE4 ,?AT'S :Y WE >E MORE COM=TABLE 9 ALT]NATIVE & RANK & FILE BAS$ UNIONS LIKE ,S,U,D4 

,AB\T REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATIONS1 :AT IS Y\R RELATION%IP ) ! O!R POLITICAL AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS ?AT >E ACTIVE 9 ,FRANCE8 ,WE >E ?9K+ P>TICUL>LY AB\T ! ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E 7,F,A7444 

,A,L3 ,UNTIL TWO YE>S AGO1 RELATIONS BETWE5 ! DIFF]5T ,FR5* AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS W]E REALLY T5SE1 EV5 PRONE TO OP5 CONFLICT4 ,BUT ?+S HAVE *ANG$ A LOT4 ,WE N[ HAVE CORDIAL RELATIONS ) ! ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E4 ,WE MEET REGUL>LY1 LOCALLY AS WELL AS F$]ALLY4 ,?AT'S H[ WE W]E ABLE TO MAKE COMMON PROPOSALS 9 PREP>ATION = ! ANTI-,G#h MOBILIZATIONS 9 ,FRANCE NEXT ,JUNE4 

,\R RELATIONS >E ALSO MU* IMPROV$ & HAVE CLE>LY 9CREAS$ ) ! ,NO ,PAS>AN NETWORK & ,ORGANIZATION ,COMMUNI/E ,LIB]TAIRE 7,O,C,L71 ?ANKS TO \R 9T]NATIONAL WORK4 ,\R ?REE ORGANIZATIONS >E MEMB]S ( ! NETWORK ,9T]NATIONAL ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOLID>ITY 7WWW4ILS-SIL4ORG74 ,WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY TOGE!R ON !SE ISSUES1 :I* ALL[S US TO CREATE RELATION%IPS ( CONFID5CE & HELPS M9IMIZE CONFLICTS4 

,A GOOD EXAMPLE ( !SE NEW RELATION%IPS BETWE5 AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS IS 0LE ,=UM ,LIB]TAIRE DE ,MONTREUIL0 7! AN>*I/ =UM ( ,MONTREUIL1 :I* IS AN EA/ ,P>ISIAN SUBURB71 :I* BR+S TOGE!R ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE1 LA ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E & ! ,C,N,T4 ,?IS =UM IS A COMMON VOICE1 & ! FIR/ MEET+ LA/ ,JUNE BR\<T TOGE!R AB\T A ?\S& PEOPLE1 :I* IS A FIR/ = ! AN>*I/S 9 ,MONTREUIL4 

,ANO!R 9ITIATIVE ?AT WAS UN?9KABLE A FEW YE>S AGO3 ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE1 LA ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E1 LE RESEAU ,NO ,PAS>AN1 ,C,N,T-,VIGNOLES1 L',ORGANIZATION ,COMMUNI/E ,LIB]TAIRE ET L',ORGANIZATION ,SOCIALI/E ,LIB]TAIRE 7,SWITZ]L&7 MET TOGE!R TO PREP>E OPPOSITION TO ,G#h MEET+S1 DISCUSS$ OP5LY & ACCEPT$ TO WORK AS A :OLE 9 ! SAME DIRECTION6 

,ON ! O!R H&1 WE CAN IMAG9E ?AT ! H]ITAGE ( A /RONG & ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 7AS IT IS ! CASE 9 ,FRANCE7 BR+S B5EFITS TO TODAY'S AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,:AT IS ! 9FLU5CE ( HAV+ WORK$ ) IMPORTANT !ORETICIANS SU* AS ,DANIEL ,GU]9 FROM ! TIME ( ! ,UNION DES ,TRAVAILLEURS ,COMMUNI/ES ,LIB]TAIRES 7,U,T,C,L7 OR ,GEORGES ,FONT5IS )9 ,A,L TODAY8 

,A,L3 ,WE HOLD TODAY A RI* !ORETICAL H]ITAGE4 ,ONE ( ! PA/ WEAKNESSES ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T HAS BE5 TO EI!R P]PETUALLY RE9V5T ! :EEL BY =GETT+ IT'S PA/1 OR REFUSE TO GET \T ( A SACR$ AN>*I/ DOGMA1 :I* DOESN'T P]MIT ADVANCEM5T4 ,PEOPLE LIKE ,DANIEL ,GU]9 BROKE ) !SE VICI\S CIRCLES & MADE IT POSSIBLE TO RE?9K \R /RUGGLE ALONG A NONSECT>IAN BASIS4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 = YE>S ?IS HAS BE5 MISUND]/OOD BY O!R COMPON5TS ( ! ,FR5* AN>*I/ MOVEM5T444 

,Y\ P>TICIPATE 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOLID>ITY 7,I,L,S71 AN 9T]NATIONAL NETWORK ( AN>*O-COMMUNI/ & AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATIONS ?AT SEEKS TO HELP ! MAT]IAL DEVELOPM5T ( ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 NOTABLY ! ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN MOVEM5T4 ,CAN Y\ EXPLA9 BRIEFLY ! PROJECTS ( ! ,I,L,S8 

,A,L3 ,! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOLID>ITY NETWORK WAS =M$ 9 #ba ON ! 9ITIATIVE ( ! ,SPANI% ,CONF$]ATION ,G5]AL DEL ,TRABAJO 7,C,G,T7 TO %>E REFLECTIONS ON \R /RUGGLES1 TO NETWORK ! 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS ?AT EV]YONE HAS BILAT]ALLY1 & TO SUPPORT CONCRETE PROJECTS ( 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY ?AT PROVE ?AT AN>*I/S CAN BUILD ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS4 

,! CURR5T PROJECTS >E SUPPORTIVE ( ,S\? ,AM]ICA4 ,9 ,URUGUAY1 WE >E HELP+ ! ,F,A,U F9ANCE A FREE SPACE 9 ,COLON1 & A TRUCK = /REET PROPAG&A4 ,9 ,BRAZIL1 WE'RE HELP+ ! ,F,A,G F9ANCE ! CON/RUCTION ( A COMMUNITY HALL 9 ,SEPE ,TI>AJU1 ! CREATION ( AN AN>*I/ PRESS & ! RECON/RUCTION ( ! W>EH\SE = A COOP]ATIVE ( 7/EEL7 RECYCL+ WORK]S4 ,9 ,>G5T9A1 WE SUPPORT \R ,O,S,L COMRADES PUBLICATION ',5 LA ,CALLE'4 ,\R NETWORK N[ HAS AB\T TW5TY ORGANIZATIONS & WE'VE ALREADY GIV51 TOGE!R1 MANY ?\S& DOLL>S TO \R ,S\? ,AM]ICAN COMRADES4 

,F9ALLY A BIG QUE/ION4 ,H[ DO Y\ SEE ! FUTURE ( ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T8 

,A,L3 ,AT ! LA/ ,A,L CONF]5CE1 9 ,NOVEMB] #b#b1 WE'VE NOTIC$ A QUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE PROGRESS ( \R ORGANIZATION4 ,WE'VE MOV$ ONE /EP AHEAD4 ,H[EV]1 WE'RE /ILL F> AWAY FROM BR++ AB\T ! PROJECT ( A TRUE AN>*I/ LEFT1 A REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT ?AT HAS A REAL POLITICAL IMPACT4 ,BUT ?+S >E ADVANC+ POLITICALLY4 ,! =MATION ( ! ,I,L,S NETWORK1 ! CAPACITY ( ! MA9 ,FR5* AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS TO REGR\P & WORK 9 ! SAME DIRECTION ON ! ANTI-,G#h MOBILIZATION >E 5C\RAG+ SIGNS4 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 WE ALSO SEE ! LIMITATIONS4 ,WE'RE LACK+ SPACES ( DEBATE1 TO CONFRONT IDEAS1 TO ELABORATE COLLECTIVELY4 ,Y\ ALWAYS PROGRESS BETT] BE+ NUM]\S ?AN ALONE4 

,IT'S NOT A QUE/ION H]E ( FALL+ 9TO BUREAUCRATIC SLIPS4 ,BUT IF \R T5D5CY WANTS TO PR(IT FROM TODAY'S /RUGGLES & FROM ! DEVELOPM5T ( \R IDEAS1 WE MU/ 9V5T NEW =MS ( COMMON WORK4  
  

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,AN>*O-COMMUNISM HAS A LONG HI/ORY & TRADITION 9 ,ITALY1 GO+ BACK TO ! #a#h#gS1 H[EV] IT SEEMS ?AT MO/ ( TODAY'S AN>*I/ GR\PS TRACE !IR HI/ORY TO ! /RUGGLES ( #a#i#f#h-#f#i4 ,W]E ANY ( ! OLD] AN>*O-COMMUNI/ T5D5CIES ABLE TO SURVIVE ! P]IOD ( FASCI/ REACTION & 9FLU5CE ! NEW] G5]ATIONS ( AN>*I/ MILITANTS8 ,ALSO1 :AT IS ! SPECIFIC HI/ORY ( 'PLAT=MI/' T5D5CIES 9 ,ITALY8 

,FD,C,A3 ,IT WAS #a#i#f#h-#f#i :5 ! OLD] MEMB]S ( ! ,FD,C,A FIR/ APPE>$ ON ! POLITICAL SC5E1 ! YE>S ( ! WORK]S' & /UD5TS' MOVEM5TS4 ,CLE>LY !Y C\LD NOT REMA9 UNAFFECT$ BY ! /RONG LIB]T>IAN1 BUT ABOVE ALL CLASS1 ELEM5TS EXPRESS$ 9 ?OSE MOVEM5TS4 ,:5 !Y APPROA*$ AN>*ISM1 !Y F\ND !RE ! ,F$]AZIONE ,AN>*ICA ,ITALIANA .<,ITALIAN ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION1 ,F,A,I.>1 A SYN!SIS ORGANIZATION1 :I* APP>5TLY (F]$ A SPACE BUT :I* 9 REALITY WAS NOT AN ORGANIZATION BUT A COLLECTION ( 9DIVIDUALS ( A RA!R 9DIVIDUALI/ T5D5CY4 ,H[EV]1 HI/ORICAL READ+S ON ,ITALIAN & 9T]NATIONAL AN>*ISM %[$ US ?AT !RE WAS 9/EAD A CONT9U\S L9E ( CLASS-/RUGGLE1 COMMUNI/ AN>*ISM />T+ ) ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL & PROCE$+ ?R\< ! SOCIAL /RUGGLES 9 MO/ P>TS ( ! WORLD AT ! />T ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY1 ! ANTI-,BOL%EVIK & ANTI-,/AL9I/ /RUGGLES NOT TO M5TION ! WORK C>RI$ \T BY AN>*I/S BO? BE=E & AFT] ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 ! ,R$ ,YE>S 9 ,ITALY1 ! ,MEXICAN ,REVOLUTION & ( C\RSE ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION4 

,9 ,ITALY1 ! CONT9UITY ( AN>*I/ COMMUNISM WAS DI/URB$ BY V>I\S EV5TS1 ! MO/ DISA/R\S ( :I* WAS )\T D\BT ! ECONOMIC 9FLU5CE ( ?AT ,ITALO,AM]ICAN ANTI-ORGANIZATION & NON-CLASSI/ AN>*ISM L9K$ ) ! J\RNAL 0,L',ADUNATA DEI ,REFRATT>I0 DUR+ ! FASCI/ & PO/W> P]IOD4 ,ONE =M ( 0REBELLION0 AGA9/ ?AT T5D5CY :I* HAD TAK5 OV] ,ITALIAN AN>*ISM DUR+ ! #a#i#eS WAS ! CREATION ( ! ORGANISATIONALI/ ,GRUPPI ,AN>*ICI DI ,AZIONE ,PROLET>IA .<,PROLET>IAN ,ACTION ,AN>*I/ ,GR\PS1 ,G,A,A,P.>4 

,!SE GR\PS HAD SOME EXCELL5T MEMB]S1 BUT FELL AP>T AFT] !Y W]E 0KICK$ \T0 ( ! WORLD ( 0(FICIAL0 AN>*ISM BY ! ,F,A,I4 ,LUCKILY1 DESPITE ! 0EXCOMMUNICATIONS01 MANY ( !SE COMRADES CONT9U$ !IR CLASS-/RUGGLE ACTIVITY & :5 !Y W]E TRACK$ D[N AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,SEV5TIES1 W]E ABLE TO PASS ON !IR EXP]I5CES & PROVIDE A L9K BETWE5 ! TWO P]IODS4 

,IT %\LD ALSO BE REMEMB]$ ?AT1 AT ?AT TIME1 WE W]E GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSE TO ! ,FR5* EXP]I5CE ) ! ,ORGANIZATION ,REVOLUTIONNAIRE ,AN>*I/E 7,O,R,A7 & ! ,SPANI% GR\PS :O W]E REORGANIZ+ AGA9/ ,FRANCOISM &1 LAT]1 FOLL[+ ! DEA? ( ,FRANCO4 ,TO SUM UP1 IT WAS ! UNION ( !SE =CES :I* 5ABL$ ! BIR? ( T]RITORIAL GR\PS DUR+ ! ,SEV5TIES :I* C\LD TAKE UP ! RE9S ( COMMUNI/1 CLASS-/RUGGLE AN>*ISM 9 ,ITALY1 & ALL[ ?IS T5D5CY TO 5JOY GREAT] VISIBILITY4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 A REVISION ( ! HI/ORY ( ,ITALIAN AN>*ISM WAS TAK+ PLACE4 ,/>T+ ) ! EXCELL5T /UDIES MADE BY ,MAS9I 7NOT BY *ANCE ONE ( ! MO/ PROM95T MILITANTS 9 ! ,G,A,A,P7 A S]IES ( /UDIES W]E />T$1 ABOVE ALL BY \R AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ COMRADE ,DADA4 ,H] VOLUME 0,L'AN>*ISMO 9 ,ITALIA3 FRA MOVIM5TO E P>TITO0 .<0,AN>*ISM 9 ,ITALY3 ,BETWE5 ,MOVEM5T & ,P>TY0.> WAS A TURN+ PO9T 9 /UDIES ON ,ITALIAN AN>*ISM4 ,IT HI<LI<T$ NOT ONLY ! COMMUNI/ BASIS ( AN>*ISM BUT ALSO ! ORIG9AL !ORIZATION ( ! PR9CIPLE ( 0ORGANIZATIONAL DUALISM0 .<#a.> :I* HAD ITS HI<E/ LEVEL ( !ORIZATION 9 ,ITALY DUR+ ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 FROM ,BAKUN9 TO C]TA9 CORRESPOND5TS SU* AS ,CELSO ,C]RETTI1 TO :OM ,BAKUN9 WROTE A LETT] CL>IFY+ ?IS QUE/ION 7REPUBLI%$ TOGE!R ) A LOT ( O!R MAT]IAL 9 ! BOOK74 

,REG>D+ PLAT=MISM 9 ,ITALY1 ,DADA PROVID$ NEW MAT]IAL :I* BR\<T NEW LI<T TO ! HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM :I* HAD UP TO ?AT PO9T BE5 C5T]$ ON ! ROLE ( ,MALATE/A1 A SYN!SIS M$IATOR = ALL T5D5CIES4 ,) ! PUBLICATION ( MEMOIRS RELAT+ TO ! ,P>IS MEET+S1 IT WAS DISCOV]$ ?AT ,FABBRI1 ,F$ELI & O!RS HAD BE5 9 CONTACT ) ,>%9OV4 ,EV5 /UDIES ON ! FASCI/ P]IOD1 BO? ON ! COMRADES 9 PRISON OR CONF9$ & ON ?OSE EXILES :O HAD FL$ DEA?1 DEMON/RAT$ FUR!R ! CONT9UITY BETWE5 ! COMMUNI/1 CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*ISM ( A L>GE P>T ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! PRE-FASCI/ P]IOD & ! DEBATES ( ?OSE YE>S4 

,TO SIMPLIFY1 IT CAN BE SAID ?AT ! *OICE ( NAME ( ! ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S HAD SOME SIGNIFICANCE1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! LI<T ( ! R$ISCOV]Y ( ! PREVI\S ATTEMPTS TO F\ND SIMIL> ORGANIZATIONS ! ,UNIONE DEI ,COMUNI/I ,AN>*ICI D',ITALIA .<,UNION ( ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S ( ,ITALY.> 9 #aiai 7:I* UN=TUNATELY MELT$ 9TO ! SYN!TI/ ,UNIONE ,AN>*ICA ,ITALIANA .<,ITALIAN ,AN>*I/ ,UNION1 ,U,A,I.>7 & ! ,F$]AZIONE DEI ,COMUNI/I ,AN>*ICI .<,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S.> 9 #aidd :I* UN=TUNATELY )DREW 9TO ! SYN!SIS ,F,A,I .<,F$]AZIONE ,AN>*ICA ,ITALIANA.>4 ,! COMRADES ( ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ T5D5CY :I* ROSE AGA9 AT ! />T ( ! '#gS = ! MO/ P>T DID NOT ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE DRAWN 9TO ! ,F,A,I1 DESPITE ! POLEMICS :I* ?IS ORGANIZATION (T5 /IRR$ UP 9 AN ATTEMPT TO DISC\RAGE !IR ATTEMPTS AT ORGANIZATION1 & ! RESULT IS A PROJECT :I* HAS LA/$ RI<T UP TO ! PRES5T DAY4 

,:5 DID ! ,FD,C,A FIR/ =M8 ,:AT SOCIAL MOVEM5TS OR AN>*I/ GR\PS DID ! ORIG9AL F\ND+ MEMB]S COME \T (8 

,FD,C,A3 ,! ,FD,C,A WAS BORN 9 #aihf :5 ! ,ORGANISZAZIONE ,RIVOLUZION>IA ,AN>*ICA .<,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,ORGANIZATION1 ,O,R,A.> UNIT$ ) ! ,UNIONE ,COMUNI/I ,AN>*ICI ,TOSCANA .<,TUSCAN ,UNION ( ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S1 ,U,C,A,T.>4 ,O,R,A HAD BE5 9 EXI/5CE = #a YE>S & HAD SECTIONS 9 SEV]AL REGIONS ( ,ITALY4 ,U,C,A,T HAD BE5 ACTIVE 9 ,TUSCANY = #e-#f YE>S4 ,! ,FD,C,A IS ! MO/ REC5T & MO/ SUCCESSFUL ,ITALIAN AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION S9CE #a#i#h#f4 

,H[ IS ! F$]ATION ORGANIZ$8 

,FD,C,A3 ,! ,FD,C,A IS A F$]ATION ( MILITANTS1 & SECTIONS >E =M$ BY SEV]AL MILITANTS 9 ! SAME T[N4 ,AS AN ORGANIZATION1 ! ,FD,C,A IS F\ND$ ON %>$ IDEOLOGICAL ELEM5TS4 ,!RE IS1 !RE=E1 UNITY ON !ORY1 UNITY ON BASIC /RATEGY & POLITICAL /RATEGY & G5]AL AGREEM5T ON TACTICS4 ,DEBATE IS ONGO+ AS F> AS POLITICAL /RATEGY & TACTICS >E CONC]N$1 :I* 9FLU5CES ! DEF9ITION ( ! ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM4 ,! POLITICAL ACTIVITY ( MILITANTS IS GOV]N$ BY ! PR9CIPLE ( COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY4 ,! DECISION-MAK+ BODY IS ! ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS1 :]E DECISIONS >E MADE ON \R POLITICAL !SES1 ON \R PRESS1 \R 9T]NAL BODIES 7SU* AS $ITORIAL TEAMS1 V>I\S COMMITTEES7 & :]E WE ELECT ! ,C\NCIL ( ,DELEGATES :I* RUNS ! ORGANIZATION BETWE5 CONGRESSES & :I* RESPECTS ! DECISIONS ( CONGRESS4 ,COMRADES >E ELECT$ TO ! ,C\NCIL ( ,DELEGATES ON BO? A T]RITORIAL BASIS & A POLITICAL BASIS4 ,! ,C\NCIL ( ,DELEGATES !N ELECTS A ,NATIONAL ,SECRET>IAT :I* HAS ! TASK ( REPRES5T+ ! ORGANIZATION & CO-ORD9AT+ ! ACTIVITIES ( ! F$]ATION4 

,9 :AT >EAS ( /RUGGLE IS ! F$]ATION ACTIVE8 ,H[ W\LD Y\ SAY ?AT 'PLAT=MISM' 9=MS Y\R ACTIVITY )9 !SE /RUGGLES8 

,FD,C,A3 ,! ,FD,C,A IS ACTIVE ABOVE ALL 9 ! >EAS ( ! UNIONS1 ANTI-MILIT>ISM1 5VIRONM5TALISM1 ! FI<T = SELF-MANAG$ SOCIAL SPACES & ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T4 

,PLAT=MISM *>ACT]IZES \R ACTIVITY 9 F\R DIFF]5T WAYS3 7#a7 A /RONG CLASS-/RUGGLE & UNITY-(-CLASS APPROA* TO ! /RUGGLES2 7#b7 C>EFUL1 DETAIL$ ANALYSIS ( ?OSE 9 /RUGGLE & ! /ATE ( ! /RUGGLE2 7#c7 ! SE>* = COMMON1 COLLECTIVE POLICIES AS A RESULT ( DEBATE )9 ! SECTIONS2 7#d7 \R APPLICATION ( ! ORGANIZATIONAL PR9CIPLE ( MULTIPLE MEMB]%IP1 :]EBY WE DRAW CLE> DI/9CTIONS BETWE5 ! TASKS & ROLES ( ! PROLET>IAT'S MASS ORGANIZATIONS & ! POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS ( AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S1 :]E CONFUSION & OV]LAPP+ BETWE5 ! TWO IS AVOID$ & :]E ! ACTIVITIES ( AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ MILITANTS >E 9=M$ BY ?IS4 

,:AT IS ! ,FD,C,A'S RELATION%IP TO ! ORGANIZ$ ,ITALIAN WORK]S' MOVEM5T 7! ,C,O,B,A,S1 ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,U,S,I OR MA9/REAM TRADE UNIONS78 

,FD,C,A3 ,MO/ ,FD,C,A MILITANTS >E ACTIVE )9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 BO? )9 ! ,C,G,I,L .<#b.> & 9 ! RADICAL GRASS-ROOTS UNIONS .<#c.>4 ,TODAY1 ! WORK+ CLASS IS DIVID$ BETWE5 ?REE TRADITIONAL UNIONS & FIVE OR SIX GRASSROOTS UNIONS4 ,WE >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 A W> BETWE5 UNIONS AS CLASS UNITY IS A FUNDAM5TAL ASPECT ( \R /RATEGY & SOME?+ :I* GOES BEYOND FIDELITY TO ANY P>TICUL> TRADE UNION4 ,?IS IS :Y WE TRY TO PROMOTE CO-ORD9ATION COMMITTEES ( DELEGATES1 T]RITORIAL COORD9ATION & CO-ORD9ATION ( LIB]T>IAN UNION ACTIVI/S3 TO A*IEVE A MORE RADICAL SYNDICALISM ) LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES4 ,SEV]AL ( !SE GRASSROOTS UNIONS CONTA9 0COBAS0 9 !IR NAME .<#d.>1 BUT !Y DIFF] FROM ! ,C,O,B,A,S ,CONF$]ATION :I* 9 \R OP9ION IS A SOME:AT CONFUS$ COLLECTION ( UNION1 POLITICAL & CULTURAL LAY]S4 ,!N !RE IS ! ,U,S,I .<,UNIONE ,S9DACALE ,ITALIANA.>1 :I* MA9TA9S ITS IDEOLOGICAL ID5TITY AS AN AN>*I/ UNION4 

,H[ AB\T O!R AN>*I/ GR\PS SU* AS ! ,F,A,I8 

,FD,C,A3 ,AS WE 9DICAT$ E>LI]1 DEAL+ ) ! ,F,A,I HAS ALWAYS BE5 DIFFICULT4 ,AL?\< IT IS NUM]ICALLY L>G] & HAS ITS PRESS 7! WEEKLY ',UMANITA ,NUOVA'71 ! ,F,A,I HAS ALWAYS BE5 DI/ANT FROM CLASS /RUGGLE & ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T4 ,REC5TLY1 H[EV]1 IT HAS BEGUN TO PAY MORE ATT5TION TO LABOR ISSUES & A S]IES ( DEBATES & COMMON 9ITIATIVES HAVE BE5 DEVELOP$ BETWE5 ! ,F,A,I & ! ,FD,C,A4 

,ITALY HAS A HI/ORY ( EXTRA-P>LIM5T>Y GR\PS 79CLUD+ AN>*I/S & 
AUTONOMI/S7 :I* HAVE C>RI$ \T >M$ ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ,/ATE4 ,H[ DO Y\ VIEW !SE ISOLAT$ 0DIRECT ACTIONS0 C>RI$ \T BY 9DIVIDUALS OR SMALL GR\PS8 ,IS !RE A PLACE = ?IS TYPE ( ACTIVITY )9 ! REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT8 

,FD,C,A3 ,AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S HAVE ALWAYS REJECT$ >M$ /RUGGLE AS ! EXPRESSION ( ELITI/1 CL&E/9E1 SELF-APPO9T$ VANGU>DS :I* >E DETA*$ FROM ! V]Y PROLET>IAT !Y >E TRY+ TO PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE ( H[ ?+S %\LD BE DONE4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 !Y CREATE A TRULY AU?ORIT>IAN RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! SO-CALL$ LEAD+ VANGU>D & ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,POLITICAL ASSASS9ATIONS CAN DE/ROY 9 MOM5TS YE>S & YE>S ( UNGLORI\S WORK 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 

,( C\RSE1 ,ITALY IS ONE ( ?OSE C\NTRIES :]E ! ,/ATE HAS ALWAYS MADE AN 9/RUM5T ( >M$ /RUGGLE1 TURN+ IT TO ITS ADVANTAGE1 PROVOK+ IT1 OR SIMPLY ALL[+ IT TO TAKE PLACE4 ,! ,ITALIAN ,/ATE EV5 0US$0 ! DRAMATIC EV5TS 9 ,G5OA 9 #b#a1 ) ! COMPLICITY ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC1 P>TICUL>LY ITS =EIGN ELEM5TS4 ,9 A REVOLUTION>Y CONTEXT !RE CAN ONLY BE ROOM = ! >M$ /RUGGLE ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 :]EV] ! PHYSICAL SURVIVAL ( ! CLASS & ! REVOLUTION IS ?REAT5$4 ,9 REC5T MON?S ! ROAD1 RAILWAY & PORT BLOCKS BY ?OSE ,FIAT WORK]S ?REAT5$ ) R$UNDANCY HAVE ATTRACT$ WIDESPREAD POPUL> SUPPORT4 ,!SE >E ( C\RSE ILLEGAL ACTIONS C>RI$ \T BY ?\S&S ( WORK]S :O1 = ! TIME BE+1 HAVE MANAG$ TO IMP$E ANY REPRESSIVE ACTION ON ! P>T ( ! ,/ATE4 

,:5 REPRESSION DOES /RIKE1 AS ) ! PO/-,G5OA 9VE/IGATIONS1 MASS MOBILIZATIONS HAVE BE5 ! RESPONSE1 LEAD+ TO ! RELEASE ( ! COMRADES :O W]E >RE/$4 

,DOES ! ,FD,C,A MA9TA9 9T]NATIONAL TIES ) O!R PLAT=MI/ GR\PS8 

,FD,C,A3 ,SURE1 WE HAVE /ABLE RELATION%IPS ) MO/ ( ! ORGANIZATIONS = :OM ! ,PLAT=M WAS AN 9SPIRATION1 BO? 9 ,EUROPE & FUR!R AFIELD4 ,WE CONSID] ! ,A,P LI/ TO BE MO/ USEFUL = 9T]NATIONAL DEBATE & ON ! OCCASION ( ,G5OA #ba WE PROMOT$ A MEET+ BETWE5 ,PLAT=MI/ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT AN 9T]NATIONAL NETWORK ( COOP]ATION BETWE5 AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATIONS W\LD BE A MO/ VALUABLE TOOL4 ,AT ! MOM5T1 ! ,FD,C,A IS P>T ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOLID>ITY 7,I,L,S7 PROJECT TOGE!R ) O!R LIB]T>IAN POLITICAL GR\PS & CLASS /RUGGLE UNIONS4 

,:AT IS SOME ( ! CURR5T ACTIVITY ( ! F$]ATION8 ,FUTURE PLANS8 

,FD,C,A3 ,EA* ,FD,C,A SECTION HAS ITS [N ACTIVITIES 9 RELATION TO ! T]RITORY IT IS P>T (1 AS ! ,F$]ATION VIEWS ITSELF AS A POLITICAL =CE 9 RELATION TO ! MOVEM5TS & O!R POLITICAL GR\PS4 ,9 ! %ORT T]M1 WE WILL OBVI\SLY BE BUSY ) ! ANTI-MILIT>I/ CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ! W> 9 ,IRAQ4 ,\R POLICY IS TO BUILD MASS ANTI-MILIT>I/ COMMITTEES :I* OP]ATE ACCORD+ TO LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES :]E !RE CAN BE ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE P>TICIPATION ( ALL ?OSE :O OPPOSE W>1 >MIES & CAPITALISM4 

,ON ! UNION FRONT1 WE WILL BE WORK+ 9 ! FI<T AGA9/ ! LAW :I* SEEKS TO P]MIT ! FRE$OM ( DISMISSAL = ! BOSSES1 TOGE!R ) ! FI<T CONNECT$ ) ! R5EWAL ( NATIONAL WORK CONTRACTS 9 V>I\S SECTORS 9VOLV+ NE>LY FIVE MILLION WORK]S4 ,WE WILL BE P>T ( ! MOVEM5T 9 DEF5SE ( NON-RELIGI\S1 PLURALI/1 /ATE $UCATION AGA9/ ! RE=M ( ! $UCATION SECRET>Y4 ,AL?\< WE >E P>T ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 WE DO NOT TAKE P>T 9 ! ,SOCIAL ,=UMS4 ,WE >E ORGANIZ+ \R #cRD ,NATIONAL MEET+ 9 ,JUNE 7Y\ >E ALL 9VIT$1 BY ! WAY674 ,!N = ! FUTURE1 \R MO/ AMBITI\S PROJECT IS ! USUAL ONE TO DEVELOP & NURTURE ! ,F$]ATION4  
  

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,) ! COLLAPSE ( ,SOVIET ,COMMUNISM & GR[+ DISSATISFACTION ) CAPITALI/ RE/ORATION 9 ,EA/]N ,EUROPE1 A NEW G5]ATION ( REVOLUTION>IES FROM =M] ,SOVIET-,BLOC C\NTRIES HAS COME TO EMBRACE AN>*ISM4 ,N,E,F,A,C HAS MA9TA9$ FAIRLY CLOSE RELATIONS ) ,ORGANISACE ,REVOLUCNI* ,AN>*I/U ,SOLID>ITA1 A RELATIVELY Y\NG ORGANIZATION ) A SIMIL> POLITICAL ORI5TATION TO \RSELVES FROM ! ,CZE* ,REPUBLIC4 ,?IS IS AN 9T]VIEW ) ,VADIM ,B>AK & ,J9DRI* ,LUKAS1 TWO ACTIVE MILITANTS FROM ,O,R,A,S4 ,P>T ( ?IS 9T]VIEW WAS ORIG9ALLY CONDUCT$ 9 #a#i#i#h1 & PR9T$ 9 ,R$ @& ,BLACK ,REVOLUTION _?#d 7!ORETICAL MAGAZ9E ( ! ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,MOVEM5T74 ,ADDITIONAL QUE/IONS APPE> H]E = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,S9CE ?IS 9T]VIEW WAS PUBLI%$1 ,O,R,A,S HAS SPLIT4 ,! >GUM5TS & CONTRADICTIONS 9 ,O,R,A,S ?AT >E PLA9LY VISIBLE 9 ! 9T]VIEW1 HAVE L$ TO A SPLIT BETWE5 ?OSE :O N[ ID5TIFY PRIM>ILY AS LEFT COMMUNI/S & C\NCIL COMMUNI/S1 & ?OSE :O /ILL ID5TIFY !MSELVES AS PLAT=MI/ AN>*O-COMMUNI/S4 ,ATTA*$ TO ! 5D ( ?IS 9T]VIEW IS A /ATEM5T FROM A NEW GR\P1 ! ,AN>*O-,KOMUNI/ ,ALT]NATIVE 7,A,K,A71 MADE UP ( ! PLAT=MI/ SIDE ( ! SPLIT4  
  

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,O,R,A,S3 ,AN>*ISM />T$ H]E 9 ! #a#h#hS AS A Y\? SECTION ( A PATRIOTIC & LIB]AL MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! ,AU/RO-,HUNG>IAN MON>*Y4 ,:5 ! ,SOCIAL 
,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY WAS E/ABLI%$1 ITS LEFT W+ WAS REPRES5T$ BY LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/S1 BUT AFT] SEV]AL YE>S !Y W]E =C$ TO BREAK AWAY4 ,UNTIL ,W,W,I ! MO/ P[]FUL LIB]T>IAN CURR5T WAS AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,A /RON<OLD ( ,CZE* AN>*O-SYNDICALISM WAS 9 ! ,NOR!RN ,BOHEMIAN M9+ REGIONS4 ,AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S W]E SOON ORGANIZ+ !IR [N UNION F$]ATION1 ! ,CZE* ,G5]AL ,UNION ,F$]ATION 7! ,C,G,U,F74 ,REPRESSION BY ! /ATE /RANGL$ ! ,C,G,U,F 9 #a#i#h1 BUT C\LD NOT DE/ROY ! SYNDICALI/ SPIRIT AMONG WORK]S & NEW SYNDICALI/ UNIONS LIKE ! ,REGIONAL ,M9]S ,UNITY W]E =M$4 

,BY #a#i#a#d1 ! ,F$]ATION ( ,CZE* ,AN>*O-,COMMUNI/S 7! ,F,C,A,C7 WAS ALSO WELL E/ABLI%$ AMONG ,CZE* WORK]S4 ,SYNDICALI/S & AN>*I/S PUBLI%$ A LOT ( PAP]S SU* AS ',! ,PROLET>IAN'4 ,AN>*I/S E/ABLI%$ SOME CONSUM]S' COOPS4 ,DUR+ ,W,W#a !RE WAS A G5]AL CLAMPD[N ON ! ,CZE* LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T A LOT ( MILITANTS W]E EI!R JAIL$ OR M>*$ TO ! FRONT2 MANY W]E KILL$4 ,UNLIKE SYNDICALISM1 ! ,F,C,A,C SURVIV$ ! W>4 

,9 #a#i#a#h1 ON #a#d? ,OCTOB]1 ! ,F,C,A,C'S MILITANTS1 TOGE!R ) LEFT ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS1 ORGANIZ$ A #b#d-H\R G5]AL /RIKE ?AT 9 FACT M>K$ ! 5D ( ! ,AU/RO-,HUNG>IAN ,EMPIRE'S DOM9ATION ( \R NATION4 ,?IS EV5T MADE ,CZE* NATIONALI/ POLITICIANS1 :O DID NOT WANT TO BREAK AWAY FROM ! EMPIRE UNTIL ?AT MOM5T1 />T NEGOTIATIONS ) ! EMPIRE AB\T \R 9DEP5D5CE4 ,/RIK]S W]E DEM&+ \R RI<T TO NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE & A CREATION ( ! ,CZE*OSLOVAK ,SOCIALI/ ,REPUBLIC4 ,AFT] A DAY ! /RIKE WAS CALL$ (F BY ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC LEAD]%IP4 ,ON ,OCTOB] #b#h?1 ORD9>Y PEOPLE MA9LY 9 ,PRAGUE ROSE UP AGA9 TO F9I% (F ! DECAY+ ,AU/RO-,HUNG>IAN AU?ORITIES4 

,AT ?AT TIME ! LEAD+ AN>*O-COMMUNI/ 9TELLECTUALS W]E ALREADY MOV+ T[>DS ,L59ISM4 ,ONE ( !M BECAME AN ,M,P 9 ! P>LIAM5T ( ! NEW REPUBLIC & ANO!R WAS A M9I/] ( ! FIR/ GOV]NM5T4 ,ON ! O!R H& IT TELLS A LOT AB\T AN>*O-COMMUNI/ 9FLU5CE AT ! TIME4 ,9 #aiah ! AN>*O-COMMUNI/S BECAME ! LEFT W+ ( ! ,CZE*OSLOVAK ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 7! ,C,S,S,P74 ,9 #a#i#b#c1 AN>*O-COMMUNI/S W]E EXPELL$ FROM ! ,C,S,S,P & !IR LEAD]S MANEUV]$ !M 9TO A LA/ /EP BE=E AN OP5 UNIFICATION ) ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 7,C,P71 :I* HAD ALREADY BE5 E/ABLI%$ 9 #aiba BY LEFT ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS & LEFT AN>*O-COMMUNI/S1 :O OP5LY CONV]T$ TO ,BOL%EVISM 79 FACT !Y W]E ! FIR/ H]E TO TRANSLATE ,L59'S WORKS47 ,?IS LA/ /EP L$ TO ! =MATION ( ! ,9DEP5D5T ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 7! ,I,S,P74 ,9 #aibe ! ,I,S,P1 DESPITE RESI/ANCE FROM ! LA/ REMNANTS ( SYNDICALISM ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,CZE*OSLOVAK ,M9]S1 :I* WAS TI$ TO ! AN>*OCOMMUNI/S AB&ON$ F$]ALISM & O!R AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES & JO9$ ! ,C,P4 

,WAS !RE AN>*I/ ACTIVITY 9 ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA 9 ! LEAD UP TO ! ,VELVET ,REVOLUTION 7#a#i#h#i78 

,O,R,A,S3 ,YES1 !RE WAS AN AN>*I/ M9ORITY 9 AN ILLEGAL P>TY CALL$ ! ,LEFT ,ALT]NATIVE 7,L,A74 ,?IS P>TY WAS V]Y SMALL & COMPOS$ MA9LY ( 9TELLECTUALS & /UD5TS :O BELONG$ TO V>I\S CURR5TS ( DEMOCRATIC & REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALISM4 ,!Y OPPOS$ ! ,COMMUNI/ REGIME & PURSU$ A PROGRAM ( SOCIALISM BAS$ ON WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T & DIRECT DEMOCRACY4 ,AS FRE$OM ( SPEE* & ASSOCIATION DID NOT EXI/1 ! ,L,A REMA9$ CONF9$ TO BE+ A MORE OR LESS DISCUSSION GR\P1 NOT AN ORGANIZATION ACTIVE AMONG WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE4 

,DUR+ ! ,VELVET ,REVOLUTION ! ,L,A GA9$ SOME CR$IBILITY AMONG ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 & 9 ,PRAGUE ! C5T] ( ! REVOLUTION IT MADE SIGNIFICANT /EPS TO BECOM+ A REAL WORK+ CLASS ALT]NATIVE4 ,9 ! FIR/ LOCAL ELECTIONS1 #a1 PEOPLE VOT$ = ! ,L,A 9 ,PRAGUE4 ,BUT BY !N ! REVOLUTION HAD BE5 USURP$ BY C>E]I/ DISSID5T 9TELLECTUALS & =M] ,COMMUNI/ BUREAUCRATS4 ,!Y TOOK OV] A MOVEM5T ( ,CITIZ5S' ,=UMS & ! /ATE APP>ATUS1 & BY MEANS ( A MASSIVE PROPAG&A CAMPAIGN SUCCE$$ 9 P]SUAD+ PEOPLE ?AT WE C\LD NOT HAVE SOCIALISM ) DEMOCRACY ?AT ! ONLY WAY WAS ! WE/]N 'M>KET ECONOMY' IDEA4 

,?IS NEW SITUATION SAW ! ,L,A ONCE MORE 9 A POSITION ( ISOLAT$ DISCUSSION CIRCLES4 ,?IS TIME IT WAS FATAL4 ,SOME ( ITS LEAD+ FIGURES W]E MOV+ T[>DS A PROM>KET POSITION1 SECT>IANISM OCCURR$ & 9 ! 5D ITS 9T]NAL CONFLICTS DE/ROY$ IT4 ,TELL US A LITTLE AB\T Y\R =MATION4 ,IS ,SOLID>ITA A COMPLETELY NEW ORGANISA- TION OR DID Y\ DEVELOP FROM ANO!R ORGANIZATION8 

,O,R,A,S3 ,SOLID>ITA DEVELOP$ FROM ! ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/ ,F$]ATION 7,A,S,F71 :OSE ROOTS REA* TO ! ,L,A4 ,AFT] #a#i#i1 9 A TIME ( ! GREATE/ ILLUSIONS AB\T ! M>KET ECONOMY & CONSEQU5TLY ! GREATE/ ISOLATION ( ! LEFT 7NO MATT] :E!R PRO-M>KET OR SOCIALI/71 ! ,A,S,F SANK 9TO A DEEP SECT>IANISM & DOGMATISM :I* IT HAS NOT RECOV]$ FROM YET4 

,BUT AFT] ?IS 9T]VAL1 !RE WAS A *ANGE3 ,! FIR/ UNION /RUGGLES OCCURR$2 /UD5TS F\<T BACK AGA9/ ! 9TRODUCTION ( FEES = $UCATION AT UNIV]SITIES2 !RE WAS MORE & MORE SUPPORT AMONG PEOPLE = 5VIRONM5TALI/ CAMPAIGNS2 9 G5]AL ! DISCONT5T ( ! WORK+ POPULATION WAS GR[+4 ,A M9ORITY 9 ! ,A,S,F DID ITS BE/ TO BE 9VOLV$ 9 ?IS F]M5T & TRI$ TO TRANSLATE ITS EXP]I5CE FROM ?OSE /RUGGLES 9TO AN 9T]NAL DEBATE 9 ! ,A,S,F4 ,?AT DEBATE %\LD HAVE *ANG$ ! ,A,S,F 9TO AN ACTIVE & EFFECTIVE LIB]T>IAN ORGANIZATION4 ,H[EV]1 ! MAJORITY 9 ! ,A,S,F REFUS$ TO DISCUSS \R PROPOSALS & WE HAD TO LEAVE4 ,S9CE ?AT TIME 7#a#i#i#f71 ,SOLID>ITA HAS BE5 WORK+ TO BUILD ITSELF4 ,\R !ORETICAL & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPM5T IS NOT F9I%$ YET4 ,?R\< CONT9U\S 9VOLVEM5T 9 LOCAL AS WELL AS NATIONAL /RUGGLES ( WORK]S & Y\NG PEOPLE1 & ?R\< DISCUSSIONS1 WE >E ACCUMULAT+ EXP]I5CE & CL>IFY+ \R IDEAS4 ,WE DESCRIBE \RSELVES EI!R AS AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S OR LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/S4 

,H[ HAS 0PLAT=MISM0 9FLU5C$ ,SOLID>ITA-,O,R,A & 9=M$ Y\R GR\P'S ACTIVITY8 

,O,R,A,S3 ,9 ! SECOND HALF ( ! #a#i#iS WE ACCEPT$ ! PLAT=MI/ TRADITION ( AN>*O-COMMUNISM AS ! BE/ ONE (F]$ BY AN>*ISM3 = BO? ITS EMPHASIS ON CLASS /RUGGLE & PRO-ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTION1 AS WELL AS = ITS ORI5TATION T[>DS ! WORK+ CLASS RA!R ?AN ! ACTIVI/S' <ETTO4 

,H[EV]1 ! SELF-REFLECTION ( \R FUNCTION+ HAS REM9D$ US ?AT \R GR\P LACKS DEEP]1 CRITICAL DISCUSSIONS :I* W\LD ALL[ US TO LOOK = ! MO/ COH]5T !ORY_/PRAXIS2 ?IS SELF-REFLECTION HAS 9FLU5C$ FUR!R FUNCTION+ ( ,O,R,A,S4 

,! DISCUSSIONS1 :I* WE HAVE TRI$ TO DEVELOP S9CE !N1 CONC]N ! FUNDAM5TAL QUE/IONS SU* AS 0,:AT IS ,CAPITAL801 0,:AT PRECISELY IS ! FUNDAM5TAL CONTRADICTION ( CAPITALISM801 0,>E UNIONS POSSIBLE WEAPONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS = COMMUNIZATION ( SOCIETY801 0,:AT >E ! POSSIBILITIES & LIMITS ( REVOLUTION>Y M9ORITY 9 NON-REVOLUTION>Y TIMES801 0,H[ CAN WE 9VOLVE \RSELVES 9 DAY-TO-DAY CLASS /RUGGLES & /ILL KEEP \R REVOLUTION>Y ATTITUDES804 ,!SE >E PRACTICAL QUE/IONS = US1 :I* WE AS PROLET>IANS )9 ! 7LIB]T>IAN7 COMMUNI/ T5D5CY ASK \RSELVES & :I* SPR+ FROM C]TA9 EXP]I5CES ( \RS EXP]I5CES ?AT WE GA9 FROM ! CLASS /RUGGLES & WORKPLACES & FROM ! 0ACTIVI/0 9VOLVEM5T ) ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT NOT BURD5+ \RSELVES ) DIFFICULT CRITICAL DEBATE = ! B5EFIT ( 0POLITICAL REALISM0 & 0ACTION 9 ! H]E & N[0 DOES NOT PAY (F4 ,H[EV]1 WE ALSO ?9K ?AT BECOM+ 0REVOLUTION>Y0 ACADEMICS W\LD NOT BE ! RI<T PA? TO TAKE4 

,! ,PLAT=M 9DE$ WAS NOT ! ,BIBLE = US2 IT MEANT ! BEG9N+ & NOT ! 5D ( REVOLUTION>Y !ORY 7ALSO1 WE TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ?AT IT IS CONC]N$ ) BUILD+ MASS ORGANIZATION 9 REVOLUTION>Y TIMES74 ,WE />T$ TO SE>* ALSO = ANO!R S\RCES ( 9SPIRATION3 WE HAVE RETURN$ TO ,M>X & HAVE ABSORB$ 9FLU5CES ( LEFT COMMUNISM1 ,SITUATIONISM1 C\NCIL COMMUNISM & AUTONOMI/ ,M>XISM4 ,WE UND]/& !M NOT AS SOME PETRIFI$ SETS ( DOCTR9E1 ONE ( :I* WE C\LD ACCEPT SEP>ATELY OR MIX !M ALL ME*ANICALLY1 BUT WE REG>D !M AS ! HI/ORICAL EXPRESSIONS ( PROLET>IAN MOVEM5T TO :I* WE CAN RELATE4 ,& WE ?9K ?AT ?IS PROCESS HAS TO BE CONT9U\S4 ,?AT MEANS ?AT :ILE SOME ( US >E 9CL9$ RA!R T[>DS ! 0PURE PLAT=MISM0 & O!RS W\LD RA!R CALL !MSELVES SIMPLY 0COMMUNI/S04 ,WE REFUSE TO BL9DLY ADH]E TO ANY IDEOLOGY4 ,ON ?IS LEVEL WE /RIVE = ! !ORETICAL REFLECTION ( A REAL MOVEM5T ( ! PROLET>IAT4 

,:AT IS ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ,SOLID>ITA & O!R AN>*I/ GR\PS ACTIVE 9 ! ,CZE* ,REPUBLIC & ,SLOVAKIA8 ,IS !RE MU* COLLABORATION8 ,>E !RE ANY =MAL AN>*I/ NETWORKS BETWE5 ! V>I\S =M] ,EA/]N ,BLOC C\NTRIES8 

,O,R,A,S3 ,\R RELATION%IP ) O!R AN>*I/ GR\PS SEEMS TO BE RELATIVELY GOOD4 ,ON SOME ACTIONS WE CO-OP]ATE ) ! ,CZE*OSLOVAK ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 7,C,S,A,F71 ,M>* #h? ,FEM9I/ ,GR\P 7,F,S#h,B71 ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,ACTION 7,A,F,A71 ,F$]ATION ( ,SOCIAL ,AN>*I/S 7,F,S,A71 & ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS6 7,U,L674 ,ALSO1 TO V>I\S EXT5TS1 SOME ( \R MEMB]S & SUPPORT]S COLLABORATE ) ,A,F,A1 & WE DI/RIBUTE SOME ( ! MAT]IALS ( ALL !SE GR\PS4 

,AS = ! =MAL AN>*I/ NETWORKS BETWE5 ,EA/]N ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES1 !RE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY4 ,RA!R IT IS MORE ( AN 9=MAL1 ?\< ORGANIZ$1 EX*ANGE ( 9=MATION ?R\< MAIL+ LI/S 7ALT]-,E,E MAIL+ LI/1 = 9/ANCE7 & OCCASIONAL VISITS4 ,ALSO AN 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MAGAZ9E 0,ABOLI%+ ! ,BORD]S ,FROM ,BEL[0 %\LD BE MEANT AS A TOOL = AN EX*ANGE ( 9=MATION4 

,:AT IS ,SOLID>ITA'S POSITION RELATIVE TO ! UNIONS8 ,DO Y\ FAVOR ! =MATION ( NEW SYNDICALI/ UNIONS8 

,O,R,A,S3 ,DESPITE ALL ! PROBLEMS ) ! PRES5T UNIONS1 WE BELIEVE 9 WORK+ 9SIDE !M4 ,WE BELIEVE !Y >E REAL WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATIONS4 ,)9 !M WE >GUE = A SYNDICALI/ ALT]NATIVE ( COMBATIVE & DEMOCRATIC UNIONS RUN 'BY WORK]S = WORK]S'1 :]E ALL DELEGATES W\LD BE IMM$IATELY RECALLABLE SO ?AT WORK]S W\LD CONTROL !IR [N /RUGGLES4 ,UNIONS %\LD BE ACTIVE NOT ONLY 9 A WORKPLACE1 BUT ALSO 9 COMMUNITIES4 ,!Y %\LD TAKE P>T 9 /RUGGLE AGA9/ RACISM & FASCISM1 9 5VIRONM5TAL CAMPAIGNS4 ,!IR F9AL GOAL %\LD BE TRANS=MATION ( ?IS SOCIETY ( M>KET DICTATOR%IP 9TO A LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ SOCIETY ( SOCIAL JU/ICE1 WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T & GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY4 

,?AT K9D ( UNION CAN COME 9TO EXI/5CE ONLY ?R\< \R ACTIVE P>TICIPATION 9 PRES5T DAY UNIONS & ?R\< A RANK & FILE MOVEM5T 9 !SE UNIONS = CONTROL OV] !IR ORGANIZATIONS & FI<TS4 

,H[ IS ,SOLID>ITA 9VOLV$ 9 WORKPLACE /RUGGLES8 ,I HAVE READ REPORTS AB\T ! 0,WORK]S ,ACTIONS ,GR\PS0 Y\ HAVE =M$ 9 V>I\S FACTORIES4 ,:AT IS ! /RATEGY BEH9D !SE GR\PS8 ,H[ EFFECTIVE HAVE !Y BE5 9 ADVANC+ MILITANCY & SELF-ORGANIZATION AMONG WORK]S8 

,O,R,A,S3 ,N[ WE >E 9VOLV$ 9 WORKPLACE /RUGGLES MA9LY AS 9DIVIDUALS1 :O WORK ON A P>TICUL> JOB4 ,?US SOME ( \R MEMB]S PRACTICE ABS5TEEISM1 SABOTAGE1 SL[ WORK1 OR OCCASIONALLY P>TICIPATE 9 SOME COLLECTIVE ATTEMPTS AT RESI/ANCE 7= EXAMPLE1 AN ATTEMPT ( CLEAN+ WORK]S TO FI<T = %ORT] H\RS & HI<] PAY74 ,AS ,O,R,A,S WE HAVE OCCASIONALLY TRI$ TO 9T]V5E 9 FACTORIES1 :]E MASS LAY(FS HAVE OCCURR$4 

,EXAMPLES ( AN OLD] =M ( ?IS K9D ( 9T]V5TION >E 0,WORK]S ,ACTION ,GR\PS0 7,W,A,G74 ,ACTUALLY1 WE TOOK ?IS IDEA FROM /RIK+ ,CZE* M9]S FROM ! ,KOHI-NOOR M9E1 :O SPONTANE\SLY DEVELOP$ A PRACTICE :]E ! MO/ RADICAL WORK]S ACT$ AS AN 9=MAL GR\P1 :I* 9 SOME K9D />T$ &_/OR PROLONG$ ! /RUGGLE4 ,AS ?IS WAS 9 ! TIME ( RELATIVELY WIDESPREAD 9DU/RIAL UNRE/1 9 :I* UNIONS PROV$ TO PLAY FULLY ON ! SIDE ( ! CAPITALI/S1 WE TRI$ TO VOICE ?IS P>TICUL> M9]'S TACTIC 79DEP5D5T ( UNIONS1 & TO SOME EXT5T EV5 AN ANTI-UNIONI/ POSITION7 TO O!R WORK]S1 :O FELT ?AT UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( UNIONS !Y W]E LOS+4 ,9 TWO CASES WE W]E TO SOME EXT5T SUCCESSFUL1 BECAUSE A K9D ( ,W,A,GS WAS E/ABLI%$ & !Y TRI$ TO PUT UP RESI/ANCE4 ,9 ! ,ZETOR TRACTOR FACTORY ?REE WORK]S ( ! #h-MEMB] ,W,A,G H&$ \T LEAFLETS CALL+ = A G5]AL WORK]S ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD AT A P>TICUL> H\R4 ,?IS ASSEMBLY 9 FRONT ( COMPANY HEADQU>T]S WAS ATT5D$ BY AB\T #a1 ( !IR WORKMATES4 ,H[EV]1 AS ?IS IDEA ( ! RESI/ANCE \TSIDE & AGA9/ UNIONS HAD NOT ORGANICALLY ORIG9AT$ FROM !IR PREVI\S /RUGGLE 7AS 9 ! CASE ( M9]S71 BUT HAD COME AS A M$IAT$ EXP]I5CE FROM AN \TSIDE GR\P1 !Y W]E NOT ABLE TO DEVELOP ?IS SITUATION ANY FUR!R4 ,W,A,G WAS 9TIMIDAT$ BY JO9T EF=TS ( UNIONS & MANAGEM5T1 & GA!R$ WORK]S W]E NOT PREP>$ TO DO ANY?+ !MSELVES4 ,AN IMPORTANT FACTOR 9 ?IS DEF9ITELY ALSO WAS ?AT WORK]S !MSELVES S5S$ ?AT UND] OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS ?AN !Y HAVE NO *ANCE ( ACCOMPLI%+ ANY SIGNIFICANT VICTORY4 ,EV5 ! M9]S W]E ABLE ONLY TO PUT (F ! CLOSURE ( !IR PIT4 ,TO SOME EXT5T 7& ) ! SAME \TCOME7 ,W,A,GS ALSO CONTRIBUT$ 9 ! CASE ( ,ZETOR1 & AN AIRCRAFT FACTORY ,L,E,T ,KUNOVICE1 :]E WORK]S SELF-ORGANIZATION F9I%$ AFT] A SPONTANE\S DEMO4 

,FROM !SE EXP]I5CES WE CONCLUD$ ?AT AL?\< UND] SOME CONDITIONS A REVOLUTION>Y GR\P CAN 9SPIRE WORK]S SELF-ORGANIZATION1 IT CANNOT MOVE ! P>TICUL> /RUGGLE ( WORK]S ANY FUR!R IF ! WORK]S DO NOT DO ?IS !MSELVES1 ON ! BASIS ( !IR [N EXP]I5CE & P]CEPTION ( !IR [N CONDITIONS4 ,?US 9 A NEXT CASE ( MASS LAY(FS 7,FLEXTRONICS ,BRNO MOV+ ITS OP]ATIONS TO ,*9A71 WE JU/ MADE A LEAFLET DESCRIB+ 9DIVIDUAL =MS ( A PASSIVE RESI/ANCE AGA9/ LAY(FS1 EXPLA9+ !M AS A LAT5T =M ( CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,WE KNEW ?AT WORK]S !MSELVES REALI/ICALLY DO NOT BELIEVE 9 A POSSIBILITY TO PREV5T ! RELOCATION ( ! PLANT & DO NOT EV5 /RIVE = PRES]V+ ?OSE %IT-JOBS4 ,?AT IS :Y WE JU/ TRI$ TO CONTRIBUTE TO !IR SELF-AW>5ESS & EXPRESS \R [N CONCLUSIONS D]IV$ FROM !IR EXP]I5CE ) MULTI-NATIONAL CAPITAL4 

,:AT IS SOME ( ! CURR5T ACTIVITY ( ,SOLID>ITA8 ,FUTURE PLANS8 

,O,R,A,S3 ,WE HAVE BE5 ABLE TO LAUN* DISCUSSIONS & READ+ GR\PS 7MO/ REC5TLY >\ND ,DAUVE'S ',ECLIPSE & ,RE-,EM]G5CE ( ,COMMUNI/ ,MOVEM5T'7 ) RELATIVE SUCCESS4 ,!SE HAVE >\S$ ! 9T]E/ ( NEW PEOPLE1 :O TAKE P>T 9 !M ALONG ) US & ?AT IS POSITIVE4 

,ONE ( \R MO/ IMPORTANT CONTEMPOR>Y PROJECTS IS ',AL>M3 ,! ,9T]NET ,MAGAZ9E ( ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNISM'4 ,AS WE NOTE 9 ! MISSION /ATEM5T1 ITS AIM 0IS NOT TO MAKE A C\NT]WEI<T TO (FICIAL NEWSPAP]S3 WE JU/ WANT TO EXPRESS \R EV]YDAY EXP]I5CE ( LIFE 9 ! CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 ITS REFLECTIONS & ! AN>*I/COMMUNI/ T5D5CY1 :I* IS AN EXPRESSION ( ?IS EXP]I5CE3 T5D5CY1 :I* REJECTS PRES5T PRIVATE CAPITALISM 9 ! SAME WAY AS /ATE CAPITALISM1 :I* RUL$ ! ,EA/]N BLOC BE=E #a#i#h#i1 AS >BITR>Y =MS TAK5 BY ! DICTATOR%IP ( CAPITAL40 ',AL>M' CONTA9S NEWS FROM CLASS /RUGGLES ALL OV] ! WORLD & FROM /RUGGLES ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & O!R ANTI-CAPITALI/ M9ORITIES1 AS WELL AS IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( REVOLUTION>Y !ORY4 ,BESIDES ?IS WE IRREGUL>LY PUBLI% A PAP] CALL$ ',SOLID>ITY' AIM$ PRIM>ILY AT PROLET>IANS1 & SOME PAMPHLETS4 

,\R ,PRAGUE COLLECTIVE IS ALSO 9VOLV$ ) RUNN+ AN 9FO-CAFE CALL$ 0,MOLE'S ,COLUMN01 :I* CO/S US A LOT ( 5]GY1 TIME & MONEY4 ,9 ?IS WAY WE W\LD LIKE TO EXPRESS \R GRATITUDE TO ALL =EIGN COMRADES1 :O HAVE S5T CONTRIBUTIONS = ?IS PROJECT1 AS WELL AS TO ?OSE :O S5D !IR PRESS MAT]IALS TO READ+ ROOM_/LIBR>Y1 :I* WILL BE ! P>T ( ! 9FO-CAFE 7,TROPLO91 ,LOR5 ,GOLDN]1 ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE1 ,W,S,M1 ,N,E,F,A,C1 ,I,C,G1 ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,P]SPECTIVES1 ETC474 ,& AGA9 ,I HAVE TO M5TION \R COMRADES1 :O WORK ) ,A,F,A & TRY TO DEVELOP A COMMUNI/ CRITIQUE ( ANTI-FASCISM & SE>* = COMMUNI/ WAYS ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ FASCISM4 

,REC5TLY WE W]E 9VOLV$ 9 A CAMPAIGN & PROTE/S AGA9/ ,N,A,T,O SUMMIT1 :I* TOOK PLACE 9 ,PRAGUE 9 ,NOVEMB] #b#b4 ,AS ,O,R,A,S1 WE HAVE NOT BE5 9VOLV$ ) ! ORGANIZ]S' COLLECTIVE = ! :OLE TIME1 BUT 9 ACCORDANCE ) \R CAPACITIES WE HELP$ \T ) SOME SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES4 ,9 ! ,MORAVIAN REGION WE MADE A SPEAK+ T\R EXPLA9+ \R POSITION T[>DS ,N,A,T,O1 REFUS+ CAPITALI/ W>S & PEACE & >GU+ = 0,NO ,W> ,BUT ,! ,CLASS ,W>0 & 9 ! SAME SPIRIT WE CO-ORGANIZ$ A SMALL] ANTI-,N,A,T,O GA!R+ 9 ,BRNO4 ,WE ALSO P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! PROTE/S !MSELVES1 9 ! ,M$ICAL ,GR\P & 9 ! SELF-ORGANIZATION ( DEMON/RATORS AGA9/ POLICE PROVOCATEURS & CAPITALI/ M$IA4 ,WE W]E ALSO BR++ TOPICAL NEWS FROM ! /REETS 9 0,AL>M04 

,AS = ! FUTURE PLANS1 WE >E DET]M9$ TO FUR!R DEVELOP REVOLUTION>Y !ORY & SE>* = NEW MODES ( 9T]V5TION 9 CLASS /RUGGLES1 AL?\< WE HAVE NO ILLUSIONS ?AT ?IS WILL BE ANY?+ O!R ?AN A V]Y *ALL5G+ PROCESS4  
  

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,WE >E A SMALL1 NEWLY E/ABLI%$ GR\P ( REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S1 :O FEEL ! NE$ ( FUR!R ACTIVE COOP]ATION AFT] \R RESIGNATION FROM ! ,ORGANIZATION ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/S -- ,SOLID>ITY4 

,\R ASC5D+ DISCONT5T ) ! CURR5T TR5DS 9 ?IS ORGANIZATION & 9T]P]SONAL DISAGREEM5TS PROMPT$ \R RESIGNATION4 ,IT IS OV] A YE> ?AT ! ISSUE ( REVOLUTION>Y !ORY & PRACTICE HAVE BE5 DISCUSS$ 9 ,SOLID>ITY & N[ADAYS ,O,R,A,S IS F9ALLY LEAV+ ! POSITIONS ( AN>*O-COMMUNISM1 :I* WAS 5TIRELY CONFIRM$ AT ! LA/ ,O,R,A,S CONF]5CE 9 ,PRAGUE4 ,!RE SEV]AL MEMB]S ( ,O,R,A,S CLE>LY EXPRESS$ ?AT !Y NO MORE CONSID] !MSELVES TO BE AN>*I/S & ?AT !Y BELIEVE ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T TO BE ANTI-REVOLUTION>Y4 ,SU* MOVEM5TS AS ! LEFT COMMUNISM & ! COMMUNISM N[ADAYS 9SPIRE ,O,R,A,S4 ,= ?AT REASON A FRACTION ( MEMB]S FROM ,BRNO1 ,UH4 ,HRADI/E & ,PR]OVSKO LEFT ,O,R,A,S 9 PROTE/ & F\ND$ ! ,AN>*O-,COMMUNI/ ,ALT]NATIVE4 ,WE DID SO = SEV]AL REASONS3 

,AL?\< ! IDEAS ( ! LEFT COMMUNISM OR ! C\NCIL COMMUNISM CAN BE 9SPIR+ 9 MANY CASES1 WE OBJECT TO ! REFUSAL ( ! PLAT=M TRADITION 9 AN>*I/ MOVEM5T AS ( ! DIRECTIONS TO =M ! TACTICS ( A REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION1 :I* IS BE+ REJECT$ BY A NUMB] ( LEFT COMMUNI/S & SAID TO BE CONTRA REVOLUTION>Y4 ,FUR!RMORE WE DISAGREE ) ! REFUSAL ( POLITICAL ACTIVISM & ! SYNDICAL ELEM5TS 9 ! WORK]'S /RUGGLE4 ,WE /ILL BELIEVE ! AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION TO BE AN IDEOLOGICAL 0VANGU>D0 ?AT ASSOCIATES ! MO/ LIB]T>IAN-CONSCI\S P>T ( ! WORK+ CLASS & ALSO TO BE ! HELP] & ! MA/]M9D ( ! ORGANIZATION ( WORK]S 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM4 ,) \R UNIONIZATION WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ! LIMITATION ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN IDEOLOGIES SU* AS BOL%EVISM & ITS SCIONS1 FASCISM & NATIONALI/ SOCIALISM 

,WE DON'T REJECT ACTIVISM1 ACCORD+ TO US IT HAS /ILL BE5 ONE ( ! BE/ WAYS TO SPREAD REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS AMONG WORK]S1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME WE DON'T ?9K IT TO BE ! ONLY WAY4 ,WE WILL CONT9UE TO SUPPORT ! TRADE UNION /RUGGLE1 AS ?\< ) EMPHASIS PUT ON ITS 9DEP5D5CE & ! PROMOTION ( SOLID>ITY & AUTONOMY PR9CIPLES4 ,?AT IS BECAUSE WE DON'T ?9K ! ORGANIZ+ AT WORKPLACES HAS \TLIV$ ITS USEFULNESS4 ,!RE >E /ILL MANY POSSIBILITIES ( RADICAL TRADE UNION ACTIVITIES 9 BO? \R C\NTRY & ! WORLD4 ,IT IS TRUE1 ?AT !SE >E RE=MI/1 BUT ONLY ?ANKS TO ! /RUGGLE = P>TIAL ELEM5TS ! WORK CLASS CAN GA9 REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS & LE>N SELF-UNIONIZ+4 

,WE DON'T FEEL \RSELVES TO BE AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 AUTONOMS1 ECOPRIMITIVI/S1 OR AN>*O-9DIVIDUALI/S4 ,WE >E AN>*O-COMMUNI/S & ?AT IS :Y WE CONSID] ! REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION IMPORTANT4 ,TEMPOR>ILY1 WE PLAN ?IS NEW PROJECT AS A PROPAG&I/ COLLECTIVE ( ! PEOPLE1 :O WANT TO SPREAD ! IDEAS ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE ) ALL !IR =CES 7BY MEANS ( BRO*URES1 LEAFLETS1 MAGAZ9ES & PUBLIC ACTIVITIES7 & TO DEVELOP !ORETICAL DISCUSS ?AT CAN LAT] LEAD TO A MORE PR(IL$ AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION BAS$ ON PLAT=MI/ PR9CIPLES4 

,WE WANT TO CONT9UE 9 EV]Y?+ ?AT WE CONSID] POSITIVE1 :I* WAS />T$ 9 ! TIMES ( /ILL 0AN>*I/0 ,SOLID>ITY & 9 :I* WE P>TICIPAT$ ACTIVELY4  
  

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,S\? ,AFRICA IS A C\NTRY :]E PLAT=MI/ 9FLU5CE HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON ! BURGEON+ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,! ,BIKI%A ,M$IA ,COLLECTIVE IS A Y\NG PLAT=MI/ ORGANIZATION ?AT =M$ \T ( ! REMNANTS ( ! ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION1 :I* DISSOLV$ 9 #a#i#i#i4 ,!Y HAVE A V]Y ACTIVE PRES5CE 9 NUM]\S SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & POPUL> /RUGGLES1 & CONT9UE TO PROVIDE AN 9SPIR+ EXAMPLE ( :AT CAN BE ACCOMPLI%$ :5 AN>*I/S GET ORGANIZ$4 ,?OSE ( US FROM ,N,E,F,A,C HAVE ALWAYS MA9TA9$ GOOD RELATIONS ) COMRADES FROM ! ,B,M,C1 & WE >E V]Y PLEAS$ TO BE ABLE TO 9CLUDE !M 9 ?IS S]IES4 ,BEL[ IS AN 9T]VIEW ) ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT1 :O IS ! GR\P'S 9T]NATIONAL SECRET>Y4  
  

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,CLASS ,AGA9/ ,CLASS 7,N,E,F,A,C-,BO/ON7  

  

,C\LD Y\ />T BY GIV+ A G5]AL HI/ORY ( CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*ISM 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA8 

,B,M,C3 ,! FIR/ KN[N AN>*I/ ACTIVITY 9 S\!RN ,AFRICA OCCURR$ 9 ! #a#h#gS :5 ! BLACK FLAG FLEW OV] ! ,KIMB]LEY DIAMOND DIGG+S DUR+ AN 9DU/RIAL DISPUTE4 ,IT IS ?\<T ?AT SEV]AL EXIL$ ,COMMUN>DS P>TICIPAT$ 9 ?IS UPRIS+4 ,BETWE5 #ahif & #a#i#e1 AN>*I/ MILITANTS DEPORT$ FROM ,PORTUGAL SP5T TIME 9 JAILS 9 ,MOZAMBIQUE4 ,IT WAS !RE1 9 ! E>LY DAYS ( ! #b? ,C5TURY1 ?AT ! AN>*I/ PR9T] ,JOSE ,E/EVAM1 HAV+ BE5 RELEAS$ FROM PRISON1 E/ABLI%$ ! FIR/ KN[N AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION 9 ! REGION1 ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,LEAGUE 7,R,L7 ( ,L\R5CO-,M>QUES1 A CITY :I* TODAY IS ! CAPITAL ,MAPUTO4 

,AN>*ISM EM]G$ 9 LATE N9ETE5?-C5TURY ,S\? ,AFRICA1 NOTABLY ?R\< ! PIONE] WORK ( ,H5RY ,GLASSE4 ,IT WAS ONLY 9 ! E>LY #a#iS ?AT ! MOVEM5T BEGAN TO ASSUME A MORE ORGANIZ$ =M4 

,! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION1 F\ND$ 9 ,CAPE ,T[N1 9CLUD$ AN>*I/S AS WELL AS O!R LEFTI/S1 RANG+ FROM RADICALS TO RE=MI/S 7! F\ND] ( ! ,S,D,F1 ,WILFRID ,H>RISON1 DESCRIB$ HIMSELF AS A PHILOSOPHICAL AN>*I/74 ',! ,VOICE ( ,LABOR'1 A WEEKLY RADICAL LABOR PAP]1 />T$ 9 #aih OR SO & BEGAN TO COV] AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ & AN>*I/ IDEAS ) 9CREAS+ FREQU5CY1 & 9 #aia TWO SPECIFICALLY ,I,W,W-/YLE ORGANIZATIONS EM]G$3 ! ,I,W,W & ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY1 EA* ( :I* ID5TIFI$ ) A DIFF]5T FACTION 9 ! ,I,W,W SPLIT 9 ! ,U,S & ELSE:]E OV] 0POLITICAL ACTION40 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 !Y W]E QUITE HO/ILE TO ONE ANO!R6 

,9 #a#i#a#e1 A F> MORE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPM5T TOOK PLACE3 ! F\ND+ ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE 7,I,S,L71 :I* BR\<T TOGE!R ! VET]ANS ( ! BY!N DEFUNCT ,I,W,W & ,S,L,P AS WELL AS A RADICAL ANTI-W> GR\P ?AT HAD EM]G$ )91 & HAD LEFT1 ! RI<TW+ ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,LABOR ,P>TY4 ,! ,I,S,L SOON ADOPT$ AN ,I,W,W APPROA*2 NEV] CALL+ !MSELVES AN>*I/S1 !Y W]E COMMITT$ TO A REVOLUTION>Y 9DU/RIAL UNIONISM ?AT W\LD UNITE ,S\? ,AFRICAN WORK]S ACROSS RACE1 E?NICITY & SKILL4 

,AT ! TIME1 ,S\? ,AFRICA'S WORK=CE WAS DIVID$ RACIALLY1 ) MO/ SKILL$ JOBS BE+ ! PRES]VE ( :ITES1 UNSKILL$ LABOR UND]TAK5 BY BLACKS 7UND] 9D5TURE CONTRACTS & /RICT CONTROLS OV] MOVEM5T & RESID5CE71 ) ,9DIANS1 ,COLOR$S 70MIX$-RACE01 A L>GE GR\P7 & POOR :ITES FALL+ SOME:]E 9 ! MIDDLE4 

,! ,I,S,L TRI$ 7)\T MU* SUCCESS1 AL?\< ,I,S,L MILITANTS BECAME LEAD+ RADICAL UNIONI/S 9 ,WITWAT]SR& UNIONS71 TO RE=M :ITE CRAFT UNIONS 9 AN ,I,W,W DIRECTION1 :IL/ ALSO BEG9N+ ATTEMPTS AT UNIONIZ+ O!R WORK]S3 9 #aiag ! ,I,S,L HELP$ F\ND ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ,AFRICA 7,I,W,A1 ORIG9ALLY CALL$ ! ,I,W,W BUT *ANG$ AFT] A MON? OR SO7 9 ,JOHANNESBURG1 ?IS BE+ ! FIR/ TRADE UNION = BLACK WORK]S 9 ,S\? ,AFRICAN HI/ORY & PROBABLY ! FIR/ 9 ,BRITI% COLONIAL ,AFRICA2 ?AT SAME YE> IT ALSO F\ND$ ! ,9DIAN ,WORK]S ,9DU/RIAL ,UNION 9 ,DURBAN2 9 #aiai IT F\ND$ TWO UNIONS 9 ,KIMB]LY1 MA9LY BAS$ AMONG ! PR$OM9ANTLY COLOR$ WORK=CE !RE1 !SE BE+ ! ,CLO?+ ,WORK]S ,9DU/RIAL ,UNION1 :I* ALSO EM]G$ 9 O!R C5T]S1 & ! ,HORSE ,DRIV]S ,UNION4 

,ANO!R ,I,W,W ALIGN$ GR\P1 ! ,9DU/RIAL ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE 7,9D,S,L71 :I* TOOK A /RICTLY ANTI-ELECTORAL L9E 7! ,I,S,L SAW ELECTIONS AS A PLAT=M = PROPAG&A71 EM]G$ 9DEP5D5TLY 9 ,CAPE ,T[N 9 #aiah AS A SPLIT FROM :AT ITS F\ND]S SAW AS A PASSIVE1 PROPAG&A-ONLY ,S,D,F4 ,!Y LAUN*$ A MON?LY PAP] 5TITL$1 IRONICALLY1 ,! ,BOL%EVIK 7A T]M ?AT AT ?AT TIME WAS SYNONYM\S ) 09SURRECTIONI/074 ,! ,9D,S,L ALSO =M$ A UNION1 MA9LY AMONG COLOR$ FACTORY WORK]S1 CALL$ ! ,SWEET & ,JAM ,WORK]S ,9DU/RIAL ,UNION4 ,LIKE !IR C\NT]P>TS 9 ! ,I,S,L1 ,9D,S,L MEMB]S BECAME V]Y PROM95T 9 ! ,CAPE MA9/REAM UNION F$]ATION1 BUT ) LITTLE EFFECT 9 T]MS ( W9N+ ! ORGANIZATIONS AS A :OLE TO AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,! =MATION ( UNIONS AMONG BLACKS1 COLOR$S & ,9DIANS FROM #aiag ONW>DS M>K$ AN IMPORTANT /EP =W>D = ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN AN>*I/S & AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S4 ,! ,I,W,W & ,S,L,P HAD1 BE=E ,WORLD ,W> ,I1 ACTIVELY OPPOS$ RACIAL PREJUDICE AMONG :ITE WORK]S1 & PREA*$ 9T]-RACIAL UNIONISM1 BUT REMA9$ 5TIRELY1 IT SEEMS1 BAS$ AMONG :ITES4 

,! MA9 BODY ( ,I,S,L & ,9D,S,L MEMB]S W]E ALSO :ITES1 MA9LY WORK+ CLASS AS WELL1 ) A L>GE NUMB] ( ,EA/ ,EUROPEAN ,JEWS AS WELL AS ,SCOTS1 & ,IRI% REPRES5T$4 ,H[EV]1 ) ! UNIONS =M$ FROM #a#i#a#g1 ! OV]ALL RACIAL COMPOSITION ( ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ 0MOVEM5T0 7AS OPPOS$ TO SPECIFIC GR\PS LIKE ! ,I,S,L & ,9D,S,L7 *ANG$ RADICALLY4 

,! LEAD+ BLACK1 COLOR$ & ,9DIAN WORK]S 9 !SE UNIONS ADOPT$ AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ IDEAS1 & EI!R JO9$ ! ,I,S,L1 OR TOOK !SE IDEAS ) !M 9TO ! ,AFRICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS1 :I* ON ! ,WITWAT]SR& HAD1 BY #a#i#a#h1 A SIGNIFICANT AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ PRES5CE 9 ITS LEAD]%IP1 :OSE VIEWS W]E MADE FELT 9 ! #a#i#a#h-#a#i P]IOD 9 P>TICUL>4 ,= ! ,I,S,L1 ! ,9D,S,L & ! MILITANTS 9 ! UNIONS ASSOCIAT$ ) !SE ORGANIZATIONS1 REVOLUTION>Y 9DU/RIAL UNIONS W]E SE5 AS S]V+ SEV]AL COMPLEM5T>Y FUNCTIONS3 UNIT+ WORK]S ACROSS RACE & COMBAT+ PREJUDICE2 PROVID+ ! BASIS = MASS CAMPAIGNS AGA9/ RACIAL LAWS2 & LAY+ ! BASIS = A 0G5]AL LOCK\T ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS0 & WORK] SELFMANAGEM5T4 

,9 #a#i#b#a1 ! ,I,S,L1 ,S,D,F & ,9D,S,L ALL PLAY$ A LEAD+ ROLE 9 F\ND+ ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,S,A4 ,?IS M>K$ ! DEA? KNELL ( ! 0FIR/ WAVE0 ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+ 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,AL?\< SOME KEY FIGURES 9 ! ,C,P,S,A CONT9U$ TO HOLD SYNDICALI/ & ANTI-RACI/ VIEWS1 SU* AS ,P]CY ,FI%]4 ,! HUGE PURGES ?AT TOOK PLACE 9 ! ,P>TY 9 ! #a#i#cS1 ! WEI<T ( ,/AL9I/ IDEAS1 BOO/$ BY ! IMM5SE PRE/IGE ( ! ,U,S,S,R1 & ! RISE ( ,TROTSKYISM & ,BLACK ,NATIONALISM ALL CONTRIBUT$ TO ! DECL9E ( LIB]T>IAN CURR5TS4 ,C,P,S,A EXPELLEES ) A LIB]T>IAN BACKGR\ND T5D$ TO BECOME ,TROTS 7E4G4 ,FRANK ,GLASS FROM ! ,CAPE7 OR MOVE 9TO NATIONALISM 7E4G4 ,JOHNNY ,GOMAS FROM ,KIMB]ELY74 

,IT IS NOTABLE ?AT MANY ( ! BLACK1 COLOR$ & ,9DIAN MILITANTS 9 ! ,I,S,L & ,9D,S,L-L9K$ UNIONS1 JO9$ ! ,C,P,S,A4 ,! ,I,W,A BECAME ABSORB$ 9TO A NEW BLACK G5]AL UNION1 ! ,I,C,U1 F\ND$ 9 #aiba 7A SUCCESSOR TO AN ORGANIZATION ( ! SAME NAME F\ND$ 9 ,CAPE ,T[N 9 #aiai :I* HAD V>I\SLY CO-OP]AT$ & COMPET$ ) ! ,I,W,A SECTION !RE ON ! ,CAPE ,T[N DOCKS74 

,! ,I,C,U DID ADOPT A V]SION ( ! ,I,W,W PREAMBLE1 & ! RHETORIC ( ! G5]AL /RIKE1 BUT CANNOT BE CONSID]$ MORE ?AN QUASI-SYNDICALI/3 ! REVOLUTION>Y G5]AL /RIKE JO/L$ ) NATIONALI/ MILL5>IANISM1 ,G>VEYISM & TRADITIONAL IDEOLOGIES 9 AN UN/ABLE 7& T]RIBLY ORGANIZ$7 UNION MELANGE ?AT SURVIV$ UNTIL ! #a#i#dS1 BUT WAS EFFECTIVELY DEAD BY ! LATE #a#i#bS4 

,FOLL[+ ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,I,C,U1 AN>*ISM & AN>*O-SYNDICALISM MA9TA9$ ONLY A TWILI<T EXI/5CE 9 ! %AD[ ( ,/AL9ISM & ,BLACK ,NATIONALISM4 ,DUR+ ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION ( #a#i#c#f-#a#i#c#i1 SEV]AL ,S\? ,AFRICANS F\<T ON ! SIDE ( ! REPUBLIC AGA9/ ! FASCI/S1 AS P>T ( ! #d1 VOLUNTE]S FROM #ec NATIONS :O DEF5D$ ! REPUBLIC1 BUT IT IS NOT KN[N IF ANY ( !M W]E SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/4 ,RESE>* WILL BE DONE 9TO ?IS ASPECT4 

,AL?\< SOME AN>*I/ MAT]IALS W]E AVAILABLE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA 9 LAT] YE>S = 9/ANCE1 ?R\< ! RADICAL ,VANGU>D ,BOOKS 9 ,JOHANNESBURG & AL?\< SOME AN>*I/ MAT]IALS W]E BANN$ AFT] #aie 79 T]MS ( ! SWEEP+ 0,SUPPRESSION ( ,COMMUNISM ,ACT10 :I* ALSO BANN$ ! ,C,P,S,A71 IT WAS ONLY 9 ! #a#i#hS ?AT ! BEG9N+S ( A NEW WAVE1 A 0SECOND WAVE0 ( ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/ ACTIVISM BEGAN4 

,FOLL[+ ! ADOPTION ( ! >M$ /RUGGLE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA 9 #aifa BY ! ,A,N,C'S >M$ W+1 ,UMKHONTO WE ,SIZWE 7,M,K71 SEV]AL LIB]T>IANS JO9$ 9 ! FI<T4 ,AT LEA/ ONE AN>*I/1 ,?OMAS ,MEY]1 A :ITE TEA*] ( BLACK /UD5TS 9 ! F> NOR? ( ! C\NTRY1 IS KN[N TO HAVE JO9$ ,M,K AS AN AN>*I/ & WAS 9VOLV$ 9 SMUGGL+ MAT]IALS 9TO ,S\? ,AFRICA FROM NEI<BOR+ ,BOTSWANA4 

,!RE WAS A REVIVAL ( 9T]E/ 9 AN>*ISM AMONG /UD5T GR\PS 9 #aifh AS A RESULT ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLT ( ?AT YE> :I* SAW /UD5TS PROVOKE A NATIONAL CRISIS ?AT SAW #a-MILLION WORK]S GO \T ON /RIKE1 MANY T[NS BECOME SELF-MANAG+ & ! NE>-COLLAPSE ( ,G5]AL ,*>LES DE ,GAULE'S REGIME4 ,AT ! !N :ITES-ONLY ,UNIV]SITY ( ! ,WITWAT]SR&1 = 9/ANCE1 ?REE /UD5TS RAN ON AN AN>*I/ TICKET = ! ,/UD5TS' ,REPRES5TATIVE ,C\NCIL 9 #aifh & ONE WAS ELECT$1 BUT !IR UND]/&+ ( AN>*ISM T5D$ TO BE *AOTIC & WAS OV]%AD[$ BY ! ,TROTSKYI/S & O!R AU?ORIT>IAN ,COMMUNI/ GR\PS4 

,FROM ! #aigc ,DURBAN /RIKES ONW>DS1 ! BLACK TRADE UNION MOVEM5T1 :I* HAD BE5 MORIBUND S9CE ! LATE #a#i#bS 7EXCLUD+ ! #aidf M9]'S /RIKE7 WAS REVIV$ & SYNDICALI/ ELEM5TS AGA9 DEVELOP$4 ,LEAD+ REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALI/S AT ?IS TIME 9CLUD$ ,RICK ,TURN]1 :O WAS ASSASS9AT$ 9 #a#i#g#h1 APP>5TLY BY AN AP>!ID DEA? SQUAD4 

,BY ! TIME ! ,CONGRESS ( ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,TRADE ,UNIONS 7,C,O,S,A,T,U7 WAS F\ND$ 9 #a#i#h#e1 SYNDICALISM1 USUALLY T]M$ ! 0WORK]I/0 T5D5CY1 WAS V]Y P[]FUL4 ,VIGOR\S DEBATES TOOK PLACE )9 ,C,O,S,A,T,U BETWE5 ! SYNDICALI/S & ! ,S,A,C,P-ALIGN$ 0POPULI/S0 :O WANT$ IT TO ALLY ) ! CROSS-CLASS NATIONALI/ ,A,N,C4 ,AL?\< ! POPULI/S WON ! >GUM5T1 SYNDICALISM REMA9$ /RONG )9 ,C,O,S,A,T,U AT ! TIME4 

,9 ! #a#i#hS1 :ITE1 & TO A LESS] EXT5T1 ,9DIAN Y\? 9VOLV$ 9 ! PUNK SUBCULTURE PLAY$ A ROLE 9 ! REVIVAL ( AN>*ISM1 :IL/ !RE W]E ALSO 9DIVIDUAL BLACK AN>*I/S 9 A NUMB] ( T[N%IPS4 ',Z9ES W]E ! MA9 =M ( AN>*I/ WRIT+ AT ?IS /AGE1 & ANALYZES ( ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN SITUATION W]E RA!R WEAK1 ) 'Z9ES REFLECT+ ! PUNK SUBCULTURE = ! MO/ P>T4 ,! 0MOVEM5T0 AT ?IS /AGE HAD NO ORGANIZATIONAL =M1 NO PLAT=MS & NO NOTICEABLE EFFECT ON ! BIG /RUGGLES ( ! P]IOD1 BUT DID =M P>T ( ! ANTI-MILIT>I/1 ANTI-RACI/ CULTURE ( RESI/ANCE4 

,9 #a#i#i#b1 TWO YE>S BE=E AP>!ID CAME TO AN 5D1 BUT :ILE NEO-FASCISM1 /ATE-SPONSOR$ DEA?-SQUAD ACTIVITY1 MILIT>Y CONSCRIPTION & MURD]\S L>GESCALE BATTLES BETWE5 ! NATIONALI/ 0LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS0 LIKE ! ,A,N,C W]E COMMON1 AN ORGANIZ$ GR\P1 CALL$ ! ,AN>*I/ ,REVOLUTION>Y ,MOVEM5T 7,>,M7 WAS =M$4 ,BUT IT WAS NOT V]Y COH]5T & SO NOT V]Y EFFECTIVE4 ,A L>GE SECTION ( ! ORGANIZATION REMA9$ )9 ! C\NT]-CULTURAL <ETTO2 H[EV]1 AN ,>,M SECTION AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ! ,WITWAT]SR& CAMPUS :I* 9CLUD$ PEOPLE ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ',REVOLT' 'Z9E1 PRODUC$ 9 #aiib CONSCI\SLY FOCUS$ ON WORK 9 ! /UD5T MOVEM5T & HAD SOME SUCCESS 9 RECRUIT+ AN 9TEGRAT$ MEMB]%IP1 & DEVELOP+ AN ANALYSIS ( ,S\? ,AFRICAN CAPITALISM ?AT S\<T TO L9K ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ AP>!ID TO ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM1 >GU+ = A WORK]S DEMOCRACY RA!R ?AN A B\RGEOIS PO/-COLONIAL REGIME4 ,IT PRODUC$ A ONCE-(F MAGAZ9E ',UNRE/'4 

,9 RETROSPECT ! /UD5T SECTION ( ,>,M WAS SOME:AT TOO DOGMATIC & EXTREMI/4 ,9 #a#i#i#e1 FOLL[+ ! #aiid ALL-RACE G5]AL ELECTION ?AT BR\<T ! ,A,N,C TO P[]1 ! ,>,M BECAME ! ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION 7,W,S,F71 :I* GREW BY #aiii TO >\ND #d MEMB]S1 >\ND #h.0 ( !M BLACK & WORK+ CLASS4 ,! ,W,S,F WAS 9FLU5C$ DEEPLY BY ! PLAT=MISM ( ! ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,MOVEM5T 9 ,IREL&1 & DEVELOP$ A RIGOR\S SET ( POSITION PAP]S & MAT]IALS1 :I* WE C>RY ONL9E TODAY UND] \R 0LIT]ATURE0 SECTION ( ! ,ZABALAZA WEBSITE4 ,! !ORETICAL WORK ( ! ,W,S,F M>K$ AN 5ORM\S /EP =W>D = ,S\? ,AFRICAN AN>*ISM & CONT9UES TO PROVIDE ! BASIC FRAMEWORK ( IDEAS = CURR5T ORGANIZ$ ,S\? ,AFRICAN AN>*I/S4 ,! ,W,S,F WAS ORIG9ALLY BAS$ 9 ,JOHANNESBURG BUT SOON L9K$ UP ) AN>*I/S 9 ,DURBAN & ,CAPE ,T[N1 BECOM+ ! FIR/ NATIONAL AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION S9CE ! #a#i#aS4 ,! ,W,S,F PRODUC$ ! J\RNAL ',WORK]S' ,SOLID>ITY'1 :I* 9CORPORAT$ ,UNRE/4 ,IT CAME \T TWICE A YE>4 

,9 ! E>LY #a#i#iS1 ! ,DURBAN ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 7,D,A,F7 WAS =M$1 CONSI/+ ( ?REE GR\PS3 A PROPAG&A COLLECTIVE1 A GRE5 COLLECTIVE & A 0RIOT GRRL0 COLLECTIVE4 ,! PROPAG&A COLLECTIVE WAS 9ITIALLY KN[N AS ! ,AN>*I/ ,AW>5ESS ,LEAGUE1 !N LAT] ,L& @& ,FRE$OM & ?R\<\T ! #a#i#iS1 IT PUBLI%$ ! J\RNAL ',FRE$OM' :I* WAS 9 ,5GLI% ) SOME >TICLES 9 ,ZULU4 ,L& @& ,FRE$OM CONT9UES TODAY AS ,ZABALAZA ,BOOKS 7,Z,B74 ,! ,D,A,F 9ITIALLY WORK$ ALONGSIDE ! ,W,S,F1 BUT DECL9$ AN 9VITATION TO JO9 IT1 BE+ F> MORE AFF9ITY-BAS$1 BUT A ,DURBAN SECTION ( ! ,W,S,F WAS E/ABLI%$4 ,! ,D,A,F TRANS=M$ 9TO ! ,AN>*I/ ,WORK]S' ,GR\P 7,A,W,G7 9 ! LATE #a#i#iS BUT ! ,A,W,G COLLAPS$ SEV]AL MON?S LAT] BECAUSE ( 9T]NAL POLITICAL & P]SONAL DIFF]5CES4 ,I W\LD P]SONALLY SAY ITS COLLAPSE CAME AB\T BECAUSE IT REPUDIAT$ PLAT=MISM1 RELY+ ON WEAK FRI5D%IP-BAS$ AFF9ITY GR\P ORGANIZ+4 ,9 PRACTICE1 :AT HAPP5$ WAS ?AT :5 MEMB]S HAD A FALL+ \T1 ! ,A,W,G FELL AP>T BECAUSE !IR POLITICAL 0CEM5T0 WAS NOT /RONG 5\<4 

,! ,W,S,F WAS 9VOLV$ 9 WORK]S' M>*ES1 /UD5T OCCUPATIONS1 & PROPAG&A WORK2 IT EV5 FLIRT$ ) ! NOTION ( =M+ A UNION AT ONE /AGE6 ,H[EV]1 IT SAW ITSELF AS A SPECIFIC POLITICAL GR\P1 & NOT A UNION1 SU* AS ! ,I,W,W OR ,C,N,T4 ,W,S,F SAW ITSELF MORE AS AN ,F,A,I1 & 9 G5]AL AIM$ TO WORK )9 EXI/+ UNIONS1 RA!R ?AN =M NEW R$ UNIONS4 ,IT ALSO MA9TA9$ EXT5SIVE 9T]NATIONAL L9KS1 9CLUD+ ) AN>*I/S 9 O!R ,AFRICAN C\NTRIES1 BUT UNTIL ! REC5T SIGN+ UP ) ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOLID>ITY 7,I,L,S7 WE HAD NO CONTACT ) ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN GR\PS1 MA9LY DUE TO LANGUAGE B>RI]S4 ,?ANKS TO \R 9VOLVEM5T ) ! ,I,L,S1 ?IS IS N[ *ANG+ & WE SEE IT AS IMPORTANT BECAUSE CONDITIONS = ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ! ,F,A,G 9 ,BRAZIL >E F> MORE SIMIL> TO ?OSE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA ?AN ?OSE ( ,EUROPEAN OR ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ORGANIZATIONS4 

,9 ,AUGU/ #a#i#i#h1 FOLL[+ A TALK GIV5 9 ,LUSAKA1 ,ZAMBIA1 BY MYSELF TO AN AUDI5CE ( AB\T #d MEMB]S ( ! ,M>XI/-,L59I/ ,SOCIALI/ ,CAUCUS & ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,ZAMBIA ,CUBA ,FRI5D%IP ,ASSOCIATION1 ! ,AN>*I/ @& ,WORK]S' 
,SOLID>ITY ,MOVEM5T 7,A,W,S,M7 WAS E/ABLI%$ BY SELF-TAU<T AN>*I/ ,WIL/> ,*OONGO4 ,IT WAS ! FIR/ KN[N AN>*I/ GR\P 9 ,C5TRAL ,AFRICA S9CE ! HEY-DAY ( ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ 9FLU5C$ ,9DU/RIAL & ,COMM]CIAL ,UNION 7,I,C,U7 :I* PEAK$ AT #a1 MEMB]S 9 #aibg ) A SECTION 9 ,ZAMBIA4 ,! ,A,W,S,M CONSI/$ ( BO? WORK] & /UD5T MEMB]S4 ,CLOSE RELATIONS W]E MA9TA9$ BETWE5 ! ,A,W,S,M & ! ,W,S,F1 BUT ! =M] APPE>S TO HAVE COLLAPS$ 9 MID-#a#i#i#i FOLL[+ ,*OONGO'S DEA? BY MAL>IA4 

,9 #a#i#i#i1 ! ,W,S,F WAS DISSOLV$ = A RANGE ( REASONS1 ! =EMO/ ( :I* W]E3 WEAK 9T]NAL $UCATION1 LEAD+ TO A DEGREE ( ORGANIZATIONAL 9EFFECTIV5ESS2 ! VIEW ?AT IT WAS PREMATURE TO LAUN* A SPECIFIC AN>*I/ POLITICAL ORGANIZATION1 AS \R SMALL NUMB]S TRAPP$ US 9 ! CLASSIC <ETTO ( ! F> LEFT 7AN ORGANIZATION ?AT />TS SMALL REMA9S SMALL BECAUSE IT IS TOO SMALL TO ATTRACT S]I\S ATT5TION AS AN ALT]NATIVE = WORK]S2 A ,CAT*-#b#b SITUATION72 & ! FACT ?AT OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS HAD YET TO *ANGE )9 ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,OV] ! PA/ TWO YE>S1 ?OSE OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS HAVE N[ *ANG$1 ) ! CLASS N[ />T+ TO MOBILIZE AGA9/ ! NEO-LIB]AL REGIME ( ! ,A,N,C4 

,H[ DID ! ,BIKI%A ,M$IA ,COLLECTIVE FIR/ =M8 

,B,M,C3 ,! EX-,W,S,F MILITANTS *OSE TO FOCUS ON BUILD+ AN>*I/S RA!R ?AN BUILD+ AN ORGANIZATION4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! /RATEGIC FOCUS %IFT$ FROM TRY+ TO W9 PEOPLE TO AN ORGANIZATION1 & 9/EAD TO ! BROADE/ POSSIBLE DIFFUSION ( RELEVANT AN>*I/ MAT]IALS & LIT]ATURE TO ! WIDE/ LAY] ( WORK]S1 ) AN EMPHASIS ON ! BLACK UNEMPLOY$ Y\?4 ,! GR\NDWORK = FUTURE AN>*I/ ACTION C\LD BE LAID 9 ?IS WAY4 ,9 #a#i#i#i1 TWO PROJECTS 7NOT ORGANIZATIONS7 W]E PRIORITIZ$3 ,BIKI%A ,M$IA ,COLLECTIVE1 F\ND$ 9 #a#i#i#i1 & ,ZABALAZA ,BOOKS1 :I* WAS ALREADY E/ABLI%$ 9 ,DURBAN :I* WORK$ CLOSELY TOGE!R TO PRODUCE & DI/RIBUTE A WIDE RANGE ( PAMPHLETS & MAT]IALS1 &1 MORE REC5TLY1 A J\RNAL CALL$ ',ZABALAZA' 7ISSUE _?#d ( :I* IS CURR5TLY 9 PRODUCTION74 

,MILITANTS W]E EXPECT$ TO BE 9VOLV$ 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE3 = 9/ANCE1 ,BIKI%A AFFILIAT$ TO ! ,ANTI-,PRIVATIZATION ,=UM 7,A,P,F7 9 ,JOHANNESBURG1 & ! ,ZABALAZA ,ACTION ,GR\P TO ! ,CONC]N$ ,CITIZ5S' ,=UM 7,C,C,F7 9 ,DURBAN4 ,! MA9 OBJECTIVE ( ! PROJECTS IS TO PROVIDE !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL SUPPORT = ! EM]G5T SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 

,H[ W\LD Y\ SAY 'PLAT=MISM' HAS 9FLU5C$ Y\R ACTIVITY8 

,B,M,C3 ,PLAT=MISM HAS PROV5 TO BE A VITAL 9/RUM5T 9 WELD+ TOGE!R AN ORGANIZATION ( H>DCORE CLASS-W> AN>*I/S OV] ! PA/ DECADE4 ,IT HAS GIV5 US ! ORGANIZATIONAL & 9TELLECTUAL TOOLS NECESS>Y TO TAKE ON ! TASKS WE HAVE & TO /AY ! DI/ANCE4 ,DUR+ ! ,W,S,F DAYS IT 5ABL$ US TO ANALYZE ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN TRANSITION 9 A NON-S5TIM5TAL LI<T & TO FOCUS ON PRACTICAL ACTIVISM4 

,S9CE ! F\ND+ ( ! ,B,M,C1 ) ! ,WORK]S' ,LIBR>Y @& ,MUSEUM1 WE MANAG$ TO C>VE \T AN 9DEP5D5T ANTI-GOV]NM5TAL SPACE 9 V]Y HO/ILE CIRCUM/ANCES 7,A,N,C & ,S,A,C,P OPPOSITION1 F9ANCIAL BANKRUPTCY & CORRUPTION74 ,?IS NOT ONLY HELP$ E/ABLI% US AS S]I\S1 H>D-WORK+1 PRACTICAL & CON/RUCTIVE ACTIVI/S ?AT COMMUNI/S & O!RS W]E =C$ TO TAKE S]I\SLY DESPITE \R SMALL SIZE1 BUT LOCAT$ US AT ! HE>T ( ! NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5TS :5 !Y DEVELOP$ LAT]4 ,I BELIEVE PLAT=MISM WAS VITAL TO 5SUR+ WE KEPT COOL1 FOCUS$ & SELF-DISCIPL9$ 5\< TO WEA!R ! /ORMS & REA* ! PO9T WE >E AT N[3 READY TO =M A REGIONAL AN>*I/ F$]ATION BAS$ AMONG ! BLACK POOR1 AT ! B>RICADES ( ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 

,Y\ DEF9E Y\RSELVES =EMO/ AS A PROPAG&A GR\P4 ,>E !RE ANY PLANS TO EV5TUALLY L9K UP ) O!R ,S\? ,AFRICAN AN>*I/ GR\PS & DEVELOP+ 9TO A MORE =MAL AN>*I/ F$]ATION8 

,B,M,C3 ,WE HAVE ALL BE5 L9K$ FROM ! \TSET 9TO A REGIONAL AN>*I/ NETWORK & CO-OP]ATE ON A NUMB] ( DIFF]5T PROJECTS4 ,MANY PROJECTS HAVE CROSS-MEMB]%IP4 ,BRIEFLY1 ! MA9 ELEM5TS ( ! REGIONAL NETWORK >E3  

,BIKI%A ,M$IA ,COLLECTIVE 7,CAPE ,T[N @& ,JOHANNESBURG PROPAG&I/S @& ACTIVI/S3 RAN ! ,WORK]S' ,LIBR>Y @& ,MUSEUM 9 ,JOHANNESBURG1 PRODUCES NEW WORKS ON AN>*ISM APPLI$ TO LOCAL CONDITIONS2 FI<TS AGA9/ H\S+ EVICTIONS1 WAT] @& ELECTRICITY CUT(FS2 SOME 9VOLVEM5T 9 WORK]S' RADIO7  

,ZABALAZA ,BOOKS 7,JOHANNESBURG PUBLI%]S & PRODUC]S ( AN>*I/ PAMPHLETS1 FLI]S1 BOOKS @& ,T-%IRTS1 PUBLI%ES ,FRE$OM1 RUNS ! ZABALAZA4NET WEBSITE7  

,ZABALAZA ,ACTION ,GR\P 7,UMLAZI1 ,DURBAN T[N%IP MILITANTS3 BUILT ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,WORK]S' ,C\NCIL2 RUNS WORK%OPS AT ! ,WORK]S' ,COLLEGE1 FI<TS EVICTIONS @& CUT(FS7  

,WORK]S' ,C\NCIL 7,DURBAN RANK @& FILE NETWORK ( #f WORK]S BELONG+ TO DIFF]5T TRADE UNIONS7  

,=E/ ,CITY ,COLLECTIVE 7,JOHANNESBURG URBAN ECOLOGY GR\P 9VOLV$ 9 ANTI-MILIT>ISM & SELF-DEF5SE7  

,%E%A ,ACTION ,GR\P 7,S[ETO T[N%IP /UDY GR\P & COMMUNITY FOOD G>D57  

,PEOPLE'S ,LIBR>Y 7,S[ETO T[N%IP TOOL& BOOK-L5D+ LIBR>Y1 /UDY GR\P & COMMUNITY FOOD G>D57  

,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS 7REGIONAL CLASS W> PRISON] @& REFUGEE_/IMMIGRANT SUPPORT1 RUNS ! NONSECT>IAN ,ANTI-,REPRESSION ,NETWORK & PUBLI%ES ,BLACK ,AL]T7  

,R$ @& ,BLACK ,=UM 7,JOHANNESBURG QU>T]LY AN>*I/ DISCUSSION GR\P = PEOPLE 9T]E/$ 9 AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVES ON SOCIAL ISSUES7  
  

,9 ADDITION1 !RE IS ! ,SMI?FIELD ,/UDY ,GR\P 7RURAL GR\P BAS$ 9 ! ,FREE ,/ATE1 FI<T+ F>M EVICTIONS & NEO-,NAZI F>M]S4 ,!IR EMPHASIS ON FASCISM RA!R ?AN ! CAPITALI/ /ATE AS ! PRIM>Y 5EMY MAKES !M ! SOLE LOCAL GR\P ) A SUB/ANTIAL DIFF]5CE TO US74 ,!RE >E ALSO 9DIVIDUAL AN>*I/S 9 C5T]S LIKE ,KHAYELIT%A 7,CAPE ,T[N T[N%IP71 ,PRETORIA & ! ,JOHANNESBURG 9N] CITY ?AT WE CONNECT )4 

,\R REGIONAL MEMB]%IP 9CLUD+ ALL GR\PS1 = Y\R 9T]E/1 IS AB\T #abb BLACK1 #ac :ITE1 #a ,9DIAN1 #a COLOR$1 ( :I* A M9ORITY ( AB\T A QU>T] >E WOM51 A DI/9CT WEAKNESS AT ?IS /AGE1 :I* WE BELIEVE WILL *ANGE AS WE GET MORE 9VOLV$ 9 ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,! 0RACIAL0 SPREAD PRETTY MU* REFLECTS ! NATIONAL POPULATION4 ,MO/ >E UNEMPLOY$ URBAN BLACK Y\?1 BUT ONE ( \R OLDE/ ACTIVE MEMB]S IS A #d#b-YE>-OLD ,CLASS ( '#g#f T[N%IP MILITANT4 

,EXP]I5CE1 CL>ITY ( AN>*I/ !ORY_/PRACTICE & 5?USIASM V>IES1 BUT WE HAVE SOME REALLY TIRELESS FIRE-BR&S :O WILL LIT]ALLY WALK = F\R H\RS TO REA* A MEET+6 ,MEMB]S >E MO/LY WORK+ CLASS & COME FROM A V>IETY ( POLITICAL BACKGR\NDS1 9CLUD+ ! ,S,A,C,P1 ,TROTSKYI/ T5D5CIES1 ,P,A,C1 ,A,N,C & EV5 ! ,I,F,P4 ,WE HAVE ,*RI/IAN1 ,MUSLIM & A!I/ MEMB]S4 ,WE HAVE NO >M$ W+1 BUT \R COLLECTIVE MILIT>Y EXP]I5CE IS NOTABLE3 WE HAVE MEMB]S :O DUR+ AP>!ID W]E >MY CONSCRIPTS & O!RS :O W]E T[N%IP MILITIAM54 

,ON ,DECEMB] #a#f1 #b#b1 AT ,S[ETO1 ! ,B,M,C1 ! ,ZABALAZA ,ACTION ,GR\P 7,Z,A,G71 ,ZABALAZA ,BOOKS 7,Z,B7 & ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS 7,A,B,C-,S,A7 PROPOS$ AT A MEET+ ) ! ,%E%A ,ACTION ,GR\P 7,S,A,G7 & ! ,PEOPLE'S ,LIBR>Y 7,P,L7 ! F\ND+ ( A REGIONAL AN>*I/ F$]ATION TO BE NAM$ ! ,ZABALAZA ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION 7,Z,A,C,F74 ,! NAME REFLECTS ! P[]FUL ATTRACTION ( EGALIT>IAN COMMUNISM 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,! ,Z,A,C,F WAS PROPOS$ BECAUSE ( ! RAPID EXPANSION ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 9 ! T[N%IPS ( ,GAUT5G1 ,DURBAN & ,CAPE ,T[N 9 P>TICUL> 7! MOVEM5T TRIPL$ OV] ! PA/ YE>72 ! NE$ TO COORD9ATE BETWE5 !SE GR\PS 9 ORD] TO EFFECTIVELY 5GAGE ) ! DYNAMIC NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 BO? URBAN & RURAL >EAS2 ! NE$ TO UNITE ! S\!RN ,AFRICAN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 BAS$ ON CLE> 7ANTI-7POLITICAL1 TACTICAL & /RATEGIC L9ES 9 ORD] TO PROVIDE A HOME TO G5U9E GRASSROOTS REVOLUTION>IES2 & ! NE$ = AN EFFECTIVE AN>*I/ /RATEGY = COMBAT+ CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION & /ATE REPRESSION & TO 9JECT ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICS 9TO ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 

,WE DO NOT WI% TO M]ELY BUILD AN ORGANIZATION = ITS [N 5DS1 BUT A7 BECAUSE HI/ORY %[S US ?AT SPECIFIC AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS >E REQUIR$ TO =M AN IDEOLOGICAL_/PRACTICAL C5T] ( GRAVITY TO WELD MILITANT GRASSROOTS =CES 9TO A LIB]T>IAN WEAPON AGA9/ ! ELITES1 EV5 ?OSE )9 ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS2 B7 ?AT AT TIMES ( RAPID GR[?1 AN>*I/ $UCATION & CO-ORD9ATION IS VITAL 9 ORD] TO PRES5T A SOLID *ALL5GE TO ,M>XI/-,L59I/S & O!R OPPORTUNI/S ON ! GR\ND4 

,! PROPOSAL 9CLUDES ! FOLL[+3 

,P,R,9,C,I,P,L,E,S3 ,?AT ! ,Z,A,C,F BE F\ND$ ON REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/-COMMUNI/ PR9CIPLES4 ,BY AN>*ISM WE MEAN OPPOSITION TO ALL =MS ( AU?ORITY1 BE !Y SOCIAL1 POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC & BY COMMUNI/ WE MEAN A MODE ( PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION BAS$ ON ! PR9CIPLE 0FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO ABILITY1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO NE$04 ,?AT ! F$]ATION /&S = DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 FUNCTIONAL EQUALITY1 HORIZONTAL F$]ALISM1 WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T1 & REVOLUTION>Y ANTI-CAPITALISM & ANTI/ATISM4 ,?AT ! ,Z,A,C,F BASE ITSELF ON ! PR\D FI<T+ TRADITION ( MORE ?AN #ad YE>S ( AN>*I/-COMMUNI/ HI/ORY & ON ?OSE AN>*I/S LIKE ,?OMAS ,?IB$I1 ,B]N>D ,SIGAMONEY1 ,KAPAN ,REUB5 & ,TALBOT ,WILLIAMS :O F\ND$ ! REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALI/ UNIONS 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA 9 #a#i#a#g-#a#i#a#i4 ,?AT ! F$]ATION BASE ITSELF ON ! #aibg ',ORGANIZATIONAL ,PLAT=M ( ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/S'3 F$]ALISM1 TACTICAL & !ORETICAL UNITY1 & COLLECTIVE ACTION & RESPONSIBILITY4 

,/,R,U,C,T,U,R,E3 ,?AT ! ,Z,A,C,F BE A HORIZONTAL F$]ATION ( AN>*I/ PROJECTS1 GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS1 NETWORK$ TOGE!R 9 COMMON REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ CAUSE4 ,?AT EA* GR\P1 PROJECT & 9DIVIDUAL RETA9 ITS AUTONOMY ( ACTION1 SO LONG AS IT IS NOT DEEM$ BY A MAJORITY ( ! F$]ATION TO BE 9 CONTRADICTION ( F$]ATION OR AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES4 .<,I 5VISAGE ?AT ! FUNCTIONS ( ! V>I\S GR\PS PUBLI%+1 PRISON] SUPPORT ETC WILL CONT9UE UND] ! ,Z,A,C,F.>4 ,?AT ! F$]ATION DECIDES AT ITS ANNUAL CONGRESSES ON JO9T PROJECTS & ?AT IT MA9TA9 CON/ANT CONTACT ) ALL MEMB]S TO 5SURE EFFICI5T CO-ORD9ATION ( ALL AIMS4 

,M,E,M,B,],%,I,P3 ,?AT MEMB]%IP ( ! ,Z,A,C,F BE RE/RICT$ TO RELIABLE1 CONV9C$ AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>IES :O AGREE TO ABIDE BY ! F$]ATION'S PR9CIPLES & :O >E ACTIVE 9 ! RADICAL SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,?AT MEMB]%IP BE ON AN 9DIVIDUAL BASIS .<BY 9VITATION ONLY1 ,I PROPOSE.>1 BUT ?AT A GR\P ?AT HAS ALL ITS MEMB]S JO9 BE CONFIRM$ AS A MEMB] SECTION ( ! F$]ATION4 

,F,U,N,C,T,I,O,N,S3 ,?AT ! PRIM>Y FUNCTIONS ( ! ,Z,A,C,F BE TO A7 PROVIDE !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO REVOLUTION>Y WORK+ CLASS AUTONOM\S ORGANIZATION & TO DEF5D ! CLASS AGA9/ POLITICAL OPPORTUNI/S2 B7 PROVIDE !ORETICAL & MAT]IAL SUPPORT TO ! BROAD] AN>*I/1 AUTONOMI/ & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN LEFT MOVEM5T 9 ! REGION2 C7 MA9TA9 REGUL> CONT95TAL & 9T]NATIONAL CONTACTS ) ! GLOBAL REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,C,O,N,G,R,E,S,S,E,S3 ,?AT ! ,Z,A,C,F %\LD HOLD REGIONAL CONGRESSES ONCE A YE> :I* WILL SET ! 5TIRE F$]ATION'S TACTICS & /RATEGY = ! =?COM+ YE>4 ,?AT A MAJORITY ( ! F$]ATION CAN CALL AN EM]G5CY REGIONAL CONGRESS )9 A MON? IF NE$$4 ,?AT SUB-REGIONAL MEET+S BE HELD 9 ! MA9 C5T]S ( ACTIVITY F\R TIMES A YE> OR MORE FREQU5TLY AS REQUIR$4 ,?AT ! F\ND+ CONGRESS E/ABLI%ES ! RULES ( DECISION-MAK+ AT CONGRESSES & MEET+S 79CLUD+ :AT IS MEANT BY T]MS LIKE 0MAJORITY071 SO LONG AS !Y CON=M TO AN>*I/ & PLAT=MI/ PR9CIPLES4 ,?AT DECISION-MAK+ BE AS F> AS POSSIBLE BY CONS5SUS4 ,?AT CONGRESS CAN ELECT IMM$IATELY-RECALLABLE COMMISSIONS TO COV] F$]ATION PROJECTS SU* AS PR9T+ ITS J\RNAL4 ,?AT GR\PS & PROJECTS CONV5E !IR [N MEET+S AS FREQU5TLY AS !Y DEEM NECESS>Y TO 5SURE EFFICI5T OP]ATIONS4 

,AN>*I/S & AN>*I/ GR\PS FROM ACROSS ! C\NTRY >E CURR5TLY BE+ POLL$ ON ! PROPOSAL ) ! 9T5TION TO DRAW UP A DRAFT CON/ITUTION = DEBATE AT ! F\ND+ CONGRESS ( ! ,Z,A,C,F LAT] ?IS YE>1 POSSIBLY >\ND ,MAY ,DAY4 

,:AT >E SOME ( ! MA9 DIFFICULTIES ( CLASS /RUGGLE ORGANIZ+ 9 PO/AP>!ID ,S\? ,AFRICA8 

,B,M,C3 ,!RE >E TWO SETS ( PROBLEMS2 PRACTICAL & POLITICAL4 ,PRACTICAL PROBLEMS 9CLUDE ! EXTREME POV]TY ( ! PEOPLE 7#g#e.0 ( ALL HOMES DON'T HAVE FOOD SECURITY1 H5CE ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY FOOD G>D5S74 ,?IS MEANS ?AT \R ACTIVI/S & ?OSE !Y WORK ) >E (T5 HUNGRY & TOO BROKE TO PAY = TRANSPORT & TELEPHONES1 :I* 9 TURN MAKES NETWORK+ & MEET+ DIFFICULT4 ,POV]TY ALSO MEANS ?AT PRACTICAL PROJECTS >E DELAY$ BECAUSE ( A LACK ( FUNDS & ?AT ,B,M,C & ,Z,B 7:I* HAVE EMPLOY$ MEMB]S7 HAVE HAD TO PROVIDE ?+S SU* AS BUILD+ MAT]IALS OR TOOLS4 ,ANO!R PRACTICAL PROBLEM IS ! MIGRANT LABOR SY/EM1 COMB9$ ) TRADITIONAL DUTIES :I* URBAN SONS @& DAU<T]S (T5 HAVE TO P]=M AT HOME 9 ! RURAL >EAS4 ,?IS MEANS COMRADES SOMETIMES SIMPLY DISAPPE> = MON?S ON 5D1 NOT HAV+ BE5 ABLE TO PHONE TO AL]T US1 ONLY TO REAPPE> 9 SOME DI/ANT P>T ( ! C\NTRY4 

,POLITICAL PROBLEMS 9CLUDE ! AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE ( ! RUL+ NEO-LIB]AL ,A,N,C1 :I* IS 9 GOV]NM5T ) ! SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC ,S,A,C,P & ,ZULU *AUV9I/ ,I,F,P T[>DS ! 0ULTRA-LEFT04 ,?IS HAS 9VOLV$ OV] #e >RE/S LA/ YE>1 MANY ( !M PREEMPTIVE1 POLICE ATTACKS ON PEACEFUL M>*ES1 ASSAULTS ON COMRADES 9 JAIL BY POLICE1 ! ?REAT5$ OR ACTUAL DEPORTATION ( =EIGN-BORN ACTIVI/S1 DEMONIZATION ( ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 ! MA9/REAM M$IA1 & SPY+ & H>ASSM5T BY ,NATIONAL ,9TELLIG5CE ,AG5CY SPOOKS4 ,ANO!R POLITICAL PROBLEM IS ! DEMOBILIZATION & DEMORALIZATION ( CIVIL SOCIETY3 ! ,A,N,C-ALIGN$ ,C,O,S,A,T,U HAS HAD ITS MILITANTS SIL5C$ BY 9T]NAL GAGG+ ORD]S & ITS MILITANT UNIONS R5D]$ 9EFFECTIVE BY G]RY-M&]+1 ?AT ! MASS-BAS$ ALT]NATIVE /RUCTURES 7PEOPLE'S MILITIA1 /REET COMMITTEES1 RADICAL CIVICS1 RANK @& FILE WORK] NETWORKS7 HAVE L>GELY BE5 DISB&$1 (T5 BY ! ,A,N,C :I* FE>$ GRASSROOTS OPPOSITION4 ,A ?IRD POLITICAL PROBLEM IS ! 0SAVIOR0 /ATUS ( ! LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS1 ESPECIALLY ! ,A,N,C & P>TICUL>LY ?AT ( ,NELSON ,M&ELA AMONG POOR ,S\? ,AFRICANS1 ) CAPITALI/ M$IA *OIRS S++ !IR PRAISES4 

,=TUNATELY ! NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5TS HAVE GR[N \T ( & AWAY FROM !SE AU?ORIT>IAN P>TIES1 USUALLY >\ND NUCLEI ( H>D5$ /REET ACTIVI/S4 ,F\R?LY1 !RE IS ! USUAL GAME BE+ PLAY$ BY ! ,TROTSKYI/S ! L>GE/ ACTIVE POLITICAL LEFT FACTION :O >E ATTEMPT+ TO MONOPOLIZE & COMM& ! NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 TRANS=M+ !M 9TO A ,WORK]S' ,P>TY4 ,=TUNATELY1 !RE IS MU* RANK @& FILE OPPOSITION TO ?IS OPPORTUNISM4 ,F9ALLY1 UNLIKE ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 WE HAVE NO ELD] AN>*I/ MOVEM5T TO RELY ON = EXP]I5CE4 ,ALL ! O!R LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS 9 ! REGION W]E & >E AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO SPREAD ! AN>*I/ MESSAGE 9 A C\NTRY ?AT HAS =GOTT5 ITS AN>*I/ PA/4 ,! ADVANTAGE ( ?IS IS WE >E />T+ FROM SCRAT* & DO NOT HAVE TO DEAL ) LUNATIC FR+E T]RORI/ OR PRIMITIVI/ FACTIONS4 ,MORE BROADLY SPEAK+1 ,S\? ,AFRICA'S LEVEL ( DEVELOPM5T BY COMP>ISON TO ITS NEI<BORS PUTS IT 9 A POSITION :]E ITS SOCIAL-POLITICAL RESI/ANCE IS =C$ TO DEVELOP 9 A VIRTUAL VACUUM1 ) SIMIL> MOVEM5TS 9 NEI<BOR+ C\NTRIES :I* HAVE T9Y 9DU/RIAL PROLET>IATS =C$ BY NECESSITY TO ALSO BE T9Y4 

,:AT SORT ( 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS DOES ! ,B,M,C MA9TA98 

,B,M,C3 ,WE HAVE HAD 9T]MITT5T CONTACT ) ! ,AW>5ESS ,LEAGUE 7,A,L7 9 ,NIG]IA1 :OSE BOOK ',AFRICAN ,AN>*ISM' WE HAVE K9DLY BE5 ALL[$ TO REPR9T 9 A *EAP] $ITION = S\!RN ,AFRICA1 & HAVE REC5TLY MADE CONTACT ) COMRADES 9 !  
,ANTI-,CAPITALI/ ,CONV]G5CE ( ,K5YA 7,A,C,C,K71 A NEWLY-=M$ JO9T AN>*I/ & SOCIALI/ NETWORK4 ,BUT OV]ALL1 AN>*I/ CONTACTS >E FEW & F> BETWE5 9 ,AFRICA & W>1 POOR COMMUNICATIONS1 POV]TY & MIGRANT LABOR MAKE MA9TA9+ CONTACTS DIFFICULT4 ,! ,C,N,T-,VIGNOLES & ! ,I,W,A-,A,I,T COV] MO/ GR\PS 9 ,FRANCOPHONE C\NTRIES SU* AS ,MOROCCO & ,BURK9A ,FASO4 ,BIKI%A'S MILITANTS HAVE 9VOLV$ !MSELVES 9 AT LEA/ ONE 9T]NATIONAL EV5T A YE>1 BELIEV+ PRACTICAL 9T]NATIONALISM TO BE VITAL TO ! SUCCESSFUL CREATION ( A CO-ORD9AT$ GLOBAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,AT HOME1 WE HAVE P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! MASS PROTE/S AGA9/ ! B\RGEOIS-CAPITALI/ EV5TS ( ! ,WORLD ,CONF]5CE ,AGA9/ ,RACISM 7,W,C,>7 9 ,AUGU/ #ba & 9 ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,WORLD @sUMMIT ON @sU/A9ABLE ,DEVELOPM5T 7,W@s@s,D7 9 ,JOHANNESBURG 9 ,AUGU/ #b#b4 ,WE HAVE MA9TA9$ CLOSE L9KS )1 9 P>TICUL>1 ! ,S,A,C 7,SW$571 ! ,C,N,T-,VIGNOLES 7,FRANCE71 ! ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E 7,FRANCE_/,BELGIUM71 ! ,W,S,M 7,IREL&71 ! ,C,G,T 7,SPA97 & ,N,E,F,A,C 7,U,S,A_/,CANADA74 ,BIKI%A & ,ZABALAZA ,BOOKS W]E BO? SIGNATORIES TO ! 9T]NATIONAL PLAT=MI/_/AN>*O-COMMUNI/ /ATEM5TS ISSU$ AT SOME ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION ACTIONS 9 REC5T YE>S & S5T DELEGATES TO ! 0,O!R ,FUTURE0 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ GA!R+ 9 ,P>IS1 ,FRANCE1 9 ,APRIL_/,MAY #b1 ! ANTI-,EUROTOP AN>*I/ CONGRESS 9 ,GO!NBURG1 ,SW$51 ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,S,A,C 9 ,JUNE #b#a1 & ,I,L,S MEET+ AT ,PORTO ,ALEGRE1 ,BRAZIL1 9 ,JANU>Y #b#c4 ,IT WAS AT ! 0,O!R ,FUTURE0 EV5T 9 ,P>IS ?AT ,BIKI%A TOOK P>T 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL DISCUSSIONS ?AT SUGGE/$ ! =M+ ( A NEW NETWORK TO L9K ! L>GE AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNIONS ?AT FELL \TSIDE ! ,I,W,A-,A,I,T & SMALL] AN>*I/ POLITICAL GR\PS SU* AS \RSELVES ?AT FELL \TSIDE ! ,I,A,F-,I,F,A4 ,BIKI%A & ,ZABALAZA ,BOOKS 5DORS$ ! F\ND+ ( ,9T]NATIONAL ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOLID>ITY 7,I,L,S7 9 ,MADRID1 ,SPA91 9 ,MAY #b#a1 & TODAY1 BO? ORGANIZATIONS1 PLUS ! ,ZABALAZA ,ACTION ,GR\P BAS$ 9 ,DURBAN1 >E MEMB]S ( ! ,I,L,S4 ,\R APPROA* HAS ALWAYS BE5 DELIB]ATELY NONSECT>IAN T[>DS ALL G5U9E AN>*I/ =MATIONS1 SO WE REMA9 ON FRI5DLY T]MS )1 = 9/ANCE1 BO? ! ,I,W,A-,A,I,T & ! EXPELL$ AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATIONS N[ GR\P$ UND] ! ,I,L,S4 

,:AT >E Y\R FUTURE PLANS = ! GR\P8 

,B,M,C3 ,SPECIFICALLY1 9 ! ,AFRICAN CONTEXT1 \R OBJECTIVES >E TO3  

,WRITE NEW AN>*I/ PAMPHLETS ?AT ANALYZE ! *ALL5GES FAC+ ! S\!RN ,AFRICAN WORK+ CLASS1 PEASANTRY & POOR & :I* PROVIDE AN>*I/ SOLUTIONS TO !SE2  

,PROVIDE !SE !ORETICAL MAT]IALS TO ! EM]G+ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 & 9 P>TICUL> TO FI<T AGA9/ ! ATTEMPTS ( ! ,M>XI/-,L59I/S 9 ! ,SOCIAL ,MOVEM5TS ,9DABA & ! ,L&LESS ,PEOPLE'S ,MOVEM5T TO TRANS=M !SE =MATIONS 9TO A ,WORK]S' ,P>TY1 ?AT TRI$-&-FAIL$ AU?ORIT>IAN NON-OPTION2  

,PROVIDE PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO ! EM]G+ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 BY LIB]AT+ ?OSE JAIL$1 BROADCA/+ 9=MATION AB\T SOCIAL /RUGGLES1 WORK+ 9 COMMUNITY G>D5S1 PROVID+ MAT]IAL AID LIKE BUILD+ MAT]IALS1 P>TICIPAT+ 9 ACTIONS AGA9/ ! POLICE & O!R ?UGS SUB-CONTRACT$ BY ! /ATE2  

,NETWORK ALL ,ANGLOPHONE AN>*I/ GR\PS ON ! CONT95T1 HELP !M ) MAT]IALS & 5ABLE !M TO CONTRIBUTE DISCUSSION PIECES TO \R J\RNAL1 ) A VIEW TO NOT ONLY PRODUC+ NEW ,AFRICAN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PRACTICES1 BUT PRACTICAL 9T]-CONT95TAL SOLID>ITY2  

,E/ABLI% ! ,ZABALAZA ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION 7,Z,A,C,F7 AS ! ,I,L,S REPRES5TATIVE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,! ,Z,A,C,F W\LD PROBABLY ALSO SEEK MEMB]%IP ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ( ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATIONS 7,I,A,F72  

,BY DO+ ALL ( ! ABOVE1 REE/ABLI% ,S\? ,AFRICA'S REC5TLY-LO/ FI<T+ TRADITION ( GRASSROOTS MILITANCY T[N%IP MILITIA1 /REET COMMITTEES1 AUTONOM\S CIVICS1 RANK @& FILE SYNDICALI/ NETWORKS1 ! V]Y POPUL> ORGANIZATIONS ?AT BR\<T AP>!ID TO ITS KNEES 9 ORD] TO MEET ! *ALL5GES ( ! DOME/IC & GLOBAL NEO-LIB]AL REGIMES4 ,FROM ?IS /RONG1 HORIZONTALLY F$]AT$ BASE1 ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN POOR W\LD HAVE ! ABILITY TO LAUN* A SOCIAL REVOLUTION ?AT W\LD \TFLANK \R B\RGEOIS COMMUNI/S & RESONATE ACROSS ,AFRICA & ! WORLD4  
  
  

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,! ,F$]ACAO ,AN>QUI/A ,GAU*A HAS BE5 >\ND S9CE #a#i#i#e1 & IS NAM$ AFT] ! 0GAU*O0 REGION ( S\!RN ,BRAZIL1 NAMELY 9 ! /ATE ( ,RIO ,GR&E DO ,SUR :]E ?IS ORGANIZATION IS FROM4 ,! CAPITAL CITY1 ,PORTO ,ALEGRE1 IS WELL KN[N = ITS ANNUAL HO/+ ( ! ,WORLD ,SOCIAL ,=UM 7,W,S,F74 ,I WAS 9 ,BRAZIL AT LA/ YE>'S ,W,S,F & GOT TO MEET A FEW ,F,A,G MEMB]S1 & 9 ?AT %ORT AM\NT ( TIME WAS V]Y IMPRESS$ ) ! ORGANIZATIONAL WORK & D$ICATION ( ! GR\P1 :O W]E SIMULTANE\SLY HO/+ ! ,JORNADAS ,AN>QUI/AS ,CONF]5CE DUR+ ! ,W,S,F1 & CONT9U+ ) !IR [N WORK4 ,BEL[ IS AN 9T]VIEW ) ,LUCIANA1 ! ,F,A,G'S 9T]NATIONAL SECRET>Y4 ,TRANSLATION BY ,TONY4  
  

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,! ,F,A,G1 9 ITS =MATION1 WAS 9FLU5C$ BY ! ,URUGUAYAN ,F,A,U1 & IS CURR5TLY A P>T ( ! ,S,I,L 7,9T]NATIONAL ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOLID>ITY74 ,:AT AN>*I/ GR\PS DO Y\ WORK ) CLOSELY 9 ,S\? ,AM]ICA8 ,HAS ! ,S,I,L BE5 A B5EFICIAL 9T]NATIONAL NETWORK = GR\PS 9 ! S\!RN HEMISPH]E8 ,:AT K9D ( SOLID>ITY WORK IS NECESS>Y FROM ! AN>*I/ GR\PS 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA & ,EUROPE8 

,F,A,G3 ,! ,F,A,G MA9TA9S RELATIONS ) V>I\S ,BRAZILIAN & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN GR\PS ?R\< ! 9T]NET & REGUL> MAIL ) NEWSLETT]S & BULLET9S4 ,9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 WE MA9TA9 RELATIONS MORE FREQU5TLY ) ,O,S,L FROM ,>G5T9A1 ,C,U,A,C FROM ,*ILI1 ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,Y\? FROM ,BOLIVIA1 ,9DIG5ES ,COMMUNITY ,FLORES ,MAGON DE ,OAXACA FROM ,MEXICO1 ,QUILOMBO ,LIB]T>IA FROM ,BOLIVIA1 & ( C\RSE ! ,F,A,U 9 ,URUGUAY1 ) :OM WE HAVE AN ORGANIC RELATION4 

,9 ,BRAZIL WE HAVE A DIRECT RELATION ) ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION ,CABOCLA FROM ,BELEM DO ,P>A 7NOR? ( ,BRAZIL ,AMAZONIA71 ,LIB]T>IAN ,/RUGGLE FROM ,SAO ,PAULO1 ,/UD5T ,MOVEM5T FROM ,MATO ,GROSSO DO ,SUL1 ,LIB]T>IAN ,CON/RUCTION ,GOIANA FROM ,GOIANA1 ,QUILOMBO ,CECILIA FROM ,BAHIA & LOTS MORE4 ,ALL ! ,BRAZILIANS H]E M5TION$ ADH]E TO 0SPECIFISMO40 

,TO ! ,F,A,G1 ! ,I,L,S WAS A BIG L&M>K TO OV]COME SECT>IANISM & BEG9 BUILD+ SOLID>ITY ?R\< SOME BASIC PR9CIPLES %>$ BY BO? 0SPECIFISMO0 & AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 OR ?R\< O!R AN>*I/S & REVOLUTION>IES ?AT >E P>T ( ,I,L,S4 ,! CLASS SOLID>ITY1 DIRECT /RUGGLE & 9T]V5TION 9 ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS REPRES5TS A BIG GAP :]E ! GLOBAL DOM9ANT CLASS TRIES TO FRAGM5T ! REVOLUTION>Y WILL4 ,WE HAVE RECEIV$ SOLID>ITY FROM ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ,S,A,C 7,SW$571 ,APOYO ,MUTUO 7,SPA971 ! ,FR5* SECTIONS ( ,I,L,S 7,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE1 ,NO ,PAS>AN1 ,O,C,L71 ! ,O,S,L FROM ,SWITZ]L&1 & ! ,F,A,U ITSELF4 

,WE ?9K ?AT ! TYPE ( SUPPORT ?AT ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN ORGANIZATIONS NE$ ! MO/ IS GOOD /RUCTURE & POLITICAL SUPPORT 9 !IR CAMPAIGNS = ! LIB]ATION ( POLITICAL PRISON]S & O!R CAMPAIGNS :]E WE CAN C\NT ON 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY4 ,/RUCTURALLY1 EV]Y ORGANIZATION 9 ! P]IPH]AL C\NTRIES HAS PROBLEMS3 IT IS A GREAT EF=T TO MAKE A SIMPLE NEWSLETT]4 ,H]E 9 ,BRAZIL \R BIG NE$ IS )\T A D\BT A PR9T+ PRESS4 

,DOES ! ,F,A,G ADH]E TO 0SPECIFISMO0 LIKE ! ,F,A,U 9 ,URUGUAY8 ,?IS SEEMS TO BE A BR& ( PLAT=MISM P>TICUL> TO ! S\!RN CONE ( ,S\? ,AM]ICA4 ,C\LD Y\ ELABORATE ON ! DIFF]5CES & :AT 9FLU5CE EA* HAS 9 ! PR9CIPLES ( ,F,A,G8 

,F,A,G3 ,TODAY1 0SPECIFISMO0 IS MORE A PRACTICE ?AN A !ORY4 ,F,A,U & ,F,A,G HAVE TRI$ V]Y H>D TO BUILD ! DEF9ITION ( ! SAME !ORY4 ,BE=E !Y GOT TO KN[ PLAT=MISM1 ! ,F,A,U />T$ TO ELABORATE ON 0SPECIFISMO40 ,NOT TOO LONG AGO WE GOT ACCESS TO ! TEXT ( ,DIELO ,TR\DA1 & ! FIR/ TRANSLATION WAS DONE TO ,BRAZILIAN ,PORTUGUESE TEXTS ( ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/S S]VES AS A BASE1 %[+ ! NE$ = AN>*I/S TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES4 ,TO ACT AS AN>*I/S 9SIDE ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 MA9TA9+ A DI/ANCE ( DISCUSSION & DEVELOPM5T ( POLITICS ?IS ,MALATE/A ALSO TALKS AB\T4 

,?IS SECTION ( ! TEXT IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT TO US4 ,TODAY1 ! 0SPECIFISMO0 COV]S ! FOLL[+ CONCEPTS3 ,/RUCTUR$ AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION 9 A F$]AL MANN]1 SU* AS A DELEGATION SY/EM & EXECUTIVE PROCE$+1 FUNCTIONAL SO ?AT IT CAN BE SPREAD 9 A L>GE GEOGRAPHIC >EA )\T ! NE$ ( ASSEMBLIES & FREQU5T MEET+S2 PRACTICE & !ORY DIRECT$ TO ?IS ]A & = A PLACE :]E ! ORGANIZATION IS IMPLEM5T$2 AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION CONC5TRAT$ TO ! ,PR9CIPLES ( ,DECL>ATION1 ,ORGANIC ,*>TS & ,/RATEGIES DIRECT$ TO ! ,G5]AL ,/RATEGIES4 ,EXACT /RATEGIES >E ! %ORT-T]M OBJECTIVES ( ! ORGANIZATION1 & ! ,G5]AL ,/RATEGIES >E ! LONG-T]M OBJECTIVES4 ,\R ACTION1 9 CONJUNCTION ) ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 IS BALANC$ TO ! DIFF]5CES ( POLITICAL-IDEOLOGICAL ON A SOCIAL LEVEL4 

,ON ! POLITICAL-IDEOLOGICAL LEVEL 7POLITICAL GR\PS1 9CLUD+ ! ,F,A,G7 %\LD 5HANCE ! SOCIAL & POPUL> MOVEM5TS1 BUT )\T TRY+ TO MAKE IT 0AN>*I/01 MORE MILITANT4 ,! SOCIAL MOVEM5T %\LD NOT HAVE A POLITICAL IDEOLOGY1 ! ROLE %\LD BE TO UNITE & NOT BELONG TO A POLITICAL P>TY4 ,9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS IT IS POSSIBLE TO UNITE MILITANTS & BUILD A UNIFI$ BASE1 :I* IS NOT POSSIBLE 9 AN IDEOLOGICAL LEVEL4 

,BECAUSE WE KN[ ?AT WE >E NOT GO+ TO MAKE ! REVOLUTION BY \RSELVES1 WE NE$ TO BE AW>E ?AT WE NE$ TO UNITE ) O!R POLITICAL =CES )\T LOS+ \R ID5TITY4 ,?IS ID5TITY IS ! AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION1 & IS ! AV5UE BY :I* WE WANT TO BUILD UNITY ) O!R POLITICAL =CES 9 ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 ,! ,F,A,G HAS /RUCTURES 9 ! NUCLEUSES 9 NEI<BORHOODS & CITIES :]E IT ACTS1 & ?OSE NUCLEUSES CONTA9 AUTONOM\S TACTICS BUT NOT /RATEGIES4 ,! /RATEGY & ! WORK PLAN >E FREQU5TLY REEVALUAT$ & READJU/$ )9 ! ANALYSIS ( ! :OLE 9 \R ,F$]AL ,ASSOCIATION1 BR++ TOGE!R DELEGATES FROM EA* NUCLEUS4 

,! ,F,A,G HAS DEVELOP$ SOME RELATION%IP ) 0RANK & FILE0 ( ! ,M,/ 7,MOVEMI5TO ,SEM ,T]RA ,BRAZILIAN L&LESS MOVEM5T71 A GR\P :I* IS TRULY A REFLECTION ( ,BRAZIL'S P>TICUL> POLITICAL CLIMATE4 ,9 :AT O!R WAYS IS ,F,A,G TRY+ TO PUT =W>D AN AN>*I/ AG5DA & ALT]NATIVE GIV5 ! P>TICUL> SITUATION ( ,BRAZIL8 

,F,A,G3 ,WE HAVE CONTACTS ) ,M,/ BUT WE >E NOT MEMB]S ( ,M,/4 ,M,/ IS )\T A D\BT ! BIGGE/ & ! MO/ COMBATIVE POPUL> MOVEM5T FROM ,BRAZIL1 AL?\<1 IT IS A TOOL ( ORGANIZATION = ! F>M]S4 ,F,A,G CONC5TRATES ITS ACTIVITIES 9 ! URBAN ZONES ( S\? ,BRAZIL4 ,9 ! URBAN ZONES1 ! /RUGGLE TO BR+ ! WORK]S TOGE!R HAS NOT BE5 ACCOMPLI%$1 LIKE ! ,M,/ HAS DONE 9 ! RURAL >EAS4 ,! ,M,/ HAS TRI$ TO CREATE ALT]NATIVES = ! /RUGGLES 9 ! CITY BUT HAS NOT BE5 ABLE TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ) ! BIG UNEMPLOYM5T RATE 9 ,BRAZIL1 ! OPPRESS$ URBAN CLASS 9 L>GE P>T IS NOT CONC5TRAT$ 9 FACTORIES BUT RA!R 9 SMALL T[NS1 VILLAGES & SLUMS4 #g.0 ( \R PEOPLE LIVE ) MIS]ABLE JOBS1 :AT WE CALL 0BICOS04 ,!Y >E CON/RUCTION WORK]S1 0CAMELOS0 7/REET V5DORS71 TRA% COLLECTORS1 MAIDS1 SECURITY GU>DS1 REPAIR WORK]S1 ETC4 ,!RE=E LEAV+ ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION AWAY FROM FACTORIES2 !Y WORK NE>BY :]E !Y LIVE & />T FAMILIES4 

,!RE=E ! ,F,A,G ACTS 9 !IR P]IPH]AL COMMUNITIES ?R\< :AT WE CALL 0ESPACOS SOLID>IOS0 7SOLID>ITY T]RITORIES71 ! ,POPUL> ,RESI/ANCE ,COMMITTEES4 ,!SE T]RITORIES HAVE ! MISSION TO BR+ ! PEOPLE TOGE!R TO FI<T = !IR RI<TS1 WORK = ! COMMUNITY1 LITTLE BY LITTLE1 DISCUSSION & ACTION WILL BUILD AN UND]/&+ ( POPUL> P[] & SELF-E/EEM4 ,WE LIVE 9 VILLAGES1 SLUMS & PROJECTS1 & AS RESID5TS WE GET O!R RESID5TS = ! /RUGGLE1 LOCAL GA!R+S1 TO $UCATE MUTUALLY & GO = A DR9K TOGE!R4 

,FROM ! SIMPLE/ ACTIVITIES TO ! COMPLICAT$ ONES1 WE BUILD :AT WE CALL 0TECIDO SOCIAL0 ?AT TODAY IT IS WORN \T BY ! FRAGM5TATION ( ! OPPRESS$ CLASS4 ,! COMMITTEES HAVE ! ROLE ( SPEAK+ & BUILD+ RELATION%IPS NOT ONLY BETWE5 ! RESID5TS BUT ALSO BETWE5 ! POPUL> ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! REGION3 ,MO!RS' ,CLUBS1 ,COMMUNITY ,RADIOS1 ,SOCC] ,CLUBS1 ,CULTURAL ,GR\PS1 ,NEI<BORHOOD ,ASSOCIATIONS1 ,UNIONS1 ETC4 ,?IS WAY WE TRY TO =M A SOLID>ITY GR\P BETWE5 ALL ! ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! COMMUNITY1 9CREAS+ /R5G? MUTUALLY 9 DIRECTION ( ! /RUGGLE4 ,WE ALSO ACT 9 ,/UD5T ,ASSOCIATIONS 9 ,UNIV]SITIES1 ) A GR\P ( /UD5TS ?AT WORK 9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 & WE ALSO 9T]V5E 9 ! ,9DEP5D5T ,M$IA ,C5T] 7,I,M,C74 ,WE DO ?IS 9 ORD] TO GIVE !M MORE POPUL> *>ACT] & TO MAKE !M A TRULY POPUL> MOVEM5T4 ,ALSO WE SUPPORT LOCAL RADIO /ATIONS1 & WE AVOID JU/ PUTT+ BUN* ( 9=MATION OV] ! 9T]NET BECAUSE ONLY #c.0 ( ! POPULATION HAS ACCESS4 ,BEYOND ! WORK AT ! SOCIAL LEVEL1 !RE IS ALSO ! WORK ON ! IDEOLOGICAL LEVEL4 ,! ,F,A,G HOLDS FREQU5T DEBATES 9 \R HEADQU>T]S1 & DOES GRAFFITI1 MURALS1 & O!R PUBLIC ACTIVITIES ?AT EXPRESS \R AN>*I/ IDEOLOGY & \R POSITION AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T4 

,H[ DOES A REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION RELATE TO ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC P[] ( ! ,WORK]S ,P>TY 7,P,T78 ,?IS WILL ALWAYS BE A CONTRADICTION AN>*I/S FACE3 WE HOPE = A GR[+ LEFT MOVEM5T1 & A G5]AL %IFT LEFT1 YET WE WILL SIMULTANE\SLY BE 9 OPPOSITION TO !SE =CES :I* MA9TA9 LIB]AL &_/OR AU?ORIT>IAN T5ETS4 ,DOES ! ,F,A,G HOPE TO BE ! 0?ORN 9 ! SIDE0 ( ! ,P,T :I* PROVOKES !M TO MOVE F>!R ,LEFT8 ,OR DOES ! ,F,A,G HOPE TO SIPHON (F ! MORE RADICAL SUPPORT ( ! ,P,T 9TO AN>*I/ RANKS8 

,F,A,G3 ,! ,P,T IS A V]Y FRAGM5T$ P>TY4 ,9 ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS LIKE ! ,M,/ & ,M,T,D 7,! ,UNEMPLOYM5T ,MOVEM5T7 !RE >E VALUABLE MILITANTS ?AT BELONG TO ,P,T :O >E COMPLETELY DISAPPO9T$ ) ! C\RSE ?AT ! P>TY HAS TAK54 ,H[EV]1 BECAUSE !Y DO NOT SEE AN ALT]NATIVE YET1 !Y /ILL BELIEVE ?AT ! ,P,T CAN *ANGE TO ! REAL LEFT4 ,!RE >E ALSO O!RS :O >E DISAPPO9T$ & >E GA!R+ /R5G? TO BUILD A NEW WORK]S P>TY ) A MORE REVOLUTION>Y *>ACT] BAS$ ON ,M>XI/-,L59ISM & ,TROTSKYISM4 

,9 \R OP9ION1 ! ,P,T IS TODAY ! (FICIAL LEFT P>TY ( ! C\NTRY ?AT NE$S TO EXI/ TO LEGITIMIZE A FALSE & CORRUPT DEMOCRACY1 WAS HELP$ BY ! ,BRAZILIAN B\RGEOIS TO W9 ! PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS4 ,!Y >E ! ONLY POLITICAL P>TY ABLE TO CREATE A SOCIAL PACT ?AT CALMS D[N ! SOCIAL CONFLICTS1 CALM+ D[N ! ,M,/1 %UTT+ UP ! HUNGRY & MIS]ABLE )\T =CE 7AT LEA/ = ! MOM5T74 ,WE CAN OBS]VE ?IS ) \R LONG EXP]I5CE ( ! ,P,T 9 ! CAPITAL ( ,RIO ,GR&E DO ,SUL4 ,:AT ! ,P,T IS ABLE TO DO IS TO CALM D[N ! SOCIAL CONFLICTS ) ! PHRASE ( 0E/AMOS TODOS GOV]N&O0 70,WE >E ALL GOV]N+07 & PLANN+ SOCIAL PROJECTS ?AT WILL QUIET D[N ?OSE MOVEM5TS ?AT >E MO/ COMBATIVE4 ,MIS]Y & UNEMPLOYM5T >E /ILL ! SAME1 ) ! DISGUISE ?AT WE >E ALL P>TICIPAT+1 EV]Y?+ WILL GET BETT]4 ,ONE WAY ! ,P,T DOES ?IS IS TO P>TICIPATE 9 BUREAUCRATIC *ANNELS ( POPUL> P>TICIPATION :]E ! 0HUNGRY0 POPULATION SITS D[N TO DISPUTE A MIS]ABLE #a.0 ( ! GOV]NM5T BUDGET4 ,IF ! DEM& IS APPROV$ BY POPUL> VOTE1 IT /ILL HAS TO BE APPROV$ BY ! EXECUTIVE4 ,9 TURN ! EXECUTIVE ALLEGES LACK ( FUNDS & REJECTS ! PROJECT1 PO/PON+ ! PROMISE PROJECT = ?REE YE>S4 

,! POPUL> MOVEM5T FROM ,PORTO ,ALEGRE & ! ,/ATE AS A :OLE1 TODAY IS ! MO/ LAWFUL & CONTROLL$ 9/ITUTION 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,?IS IS ! MEAN+ ( ! 0CONSCI\S CITIZ50 ( ! ,P,T4 

,DOES ! ,F,A,G MA9TA9 AN OP5 =UM ) O!R AN>*I/S 9 ,BRAZIL1 ESPECIALLY ?OSE :O >E DETRACTORS ( PLAT=MI/ & 0ESPECIFI/A0 IDEAS8 ,H[ CAN ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/S (F] DIALOGUE ) ?OSE O!R AN>*I/ T5D5CIES1 HOPEFULLY P]SUAD+ !M TO \R POSITION1 YET MA9TA9 AN EV5 C\RSE 9 \R ORGANIZ+ WORK8 

,F,A,G3 ,WE MA9TA9 A RELATION%IP ) GR\PS & ORGANIZATIONS ( 0SPECIFISMO0 :I* WE CALL ,F,A,O 7,=UM ( ,ORGANIZ$ ,AN>*ISM7 ?AT />T$ 9 ,BELEM DO ,P>A 9 #b#b4 ,BE=E ?AT1 WE HAD :AT WE CALL$ ,NATIONAL ,CO-ORD9ATION ( ! ,ORGANIZ$ ,AN>*I/S BUT DUE TO ! DIFFICULTY ( TRAVEL & ! NUMB] ( MEET+S1 WAS NOT ABLE TO SU/A9 ITSELF4 

,9 FACT1 WE HAVE TRI$ V>I\S WAYS ( NATIONAL ORGANIZ+ & HAVE NOT F\ND ! BE/ WAY4 ,\R C\NTRY IS V]Y BIG & ! PRICE TO TRAVEL IS NOT ACCESSIBLE4 ,IT IS EASI] = US TO GO BY REGIONS1 LIKE US FROM ,CONE ,SUL1 ! PEOPLE FROM ,C5T] ,WE/1 ,EA/ & ,NOR?1 BUT BECAUSE !RE >E NOT MANY ( US 0ESPECIFI/AS0 ?AT W]E ABLE TO MA9TA9 ! WORK ?R\< ! YE>S1 WE FEEL ! NE$ TO GET TOGE!R4 

,WE ALSO FEEL ! NE$ TO HAVE SPACE TO MEET & $UCATE PEOPLE & LET GR\PS KN[ \R EXP]I5CES 9 CASE !Y W\LD LIKE TO =M AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,= ?IS1 ! ,F,A,O =M$ :I* IS A ONCE A YE> EV5T4 ,WE >E GO+ TO DO AN ,F,A,O ,ASSEMBLY N[ DUR+ ! ,W,S,F BECAUSE IT IS EASI] = \R 0COMPANHEIROS0 FROM O!R /ATES TO COME TO ,PORTO ,ALEGRE = FREE4 

,ANO!R OP5 SPACE = $UCAT+ :I* IS OP5 TO ! AN>*I/ ( ALL T5D5CIES & ALSO MILITANTS ) O!R IDEOLOGIES >E ! ',JORNADAS ,AN>QUI/AS'1 :]E WE CAN EXPOSE \R WORK4 ,! OPPORTUNITY TO GA!R A L>GE NUMB] ( PEOPLE FROM \R C\NTRY TO TALK AB\T ,F,A,G 1 0SPECIFISMO0 & TO CREATE NEW ORGANIZATIONS IS R>E4 ,! ,9T]NET HAS ITS LIMITATIONS1 !RE=E MAK+ IT H>D = \R 0COMPANHEIROS0 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( \R ACCOMPLI%M5TS & LE>N FROM \R MI/AKES 9 ! SAME MANN] ?AT IT IS H>D = US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! EXP]I5CES ( O!R GR\PS & ORGANIZATIONS4 

,:AT K9D ( CONTRADICTIONS HAS ,F,A,G FAC$ 9 DEAL+ ) SU* ISSUES AS SEXISM & RACISM8 ,DO WE NE$ TO HAVE A UNIT$ CLASS BAS$ REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 OR IS !RE ROOM = O!RS TO ORGANIZE SEP>ATELY 9 CLASS-BAS$ AN>*ISM8 

,F,A,G3 ,!ORETICALLY1 WE >E BUILD+ A NEW CONCEPT ( SOCIAL CLASS4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ! /RUGGLE = SOCIAL CLASS /ILL EXI/S1 BUT ! CONCEPT ?AT CLASS IS BAS$ ONLY ON ECONOMICAL LEVEL IS NOT A TRUE REALITY TODAY1 BO? 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA & ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,WE HAVE BE5 DISCUSS+ & SE5 9 PRACTICE ?AT ! OPPRESS$ CLASS IS COMPOS$ ( DIFF]5T FACTORS1 NOT ONLY ECONOMIC2 SOCIAL FACTORS1 IDEOLOGIES1 GEOGRAPHICAL1 POLITICAL1 G5D]1 E?NICITY1 !SE FACTORS1 OR SOME ( !SE FACTORS COMB9$1 DEF9E :O IS ! OPPRESS$ & :O IS ! OPPRESSOR4 ,9 ! SOCIAL & POLITICAL LEVEL1 WE BELIEVE ?AT A DISCUSSION AB\T G5D] & E?NICITY IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y BUT WE MU/ HAVE A DISCUSSION & PRACTICE ?AT DOES NOT ISOLATE US )94 ,?IS WAY1 ! DIFF]5T OPPRESSIONS >E ID5TIFI$1 BUT !Y %\LD COMMUNICATE BETWE5 !MSELVES & NOT CREATE MORE SEP>ATION ( ! PEOPLE ?AT >E ALREADY V]Y MU* SEP>AT$ BY CAPITALISM4 ,?IS DE/ROYS SOLID>ITY & COOP]ATION4 ,M5 %\LD DISCUSS & ACT REG>D+ ! OPPRESSION ( WOM54 ,:ITES1 ,9DIG5\S PEOPLES1 ,BLACKS & ,ASIANS %\LD CO-ORD9ATE ACTIONS AB\T E?NIC DISCRIM9ATION4 

,IS !RE ANY P>ALLEL TO ! ,>G5T9E MODEL ( ASSEMBLIES ?AT C\LD TAKE HOLD 9 ,BRAZIL 9 ! EV5T ( AN ECONOMIC D[NTURN8 ,& :AT IS ,F,A,G'S OP9ION ( AN>*I/ 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! ,>G5T9E SITUATION8 

,F,A,G3 ,IT IS V]Y POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CRISIS 9 ,BRAZIL LIKE 9 ,>G5T9A2 IT IS 9 \R ASSESSM5T = ! NEW YE>4 ,ONE ( \R COMRADES W5T TO ,>G5T9A = A MEET+ ( POPUL> MOVEM5TS & WAS V]Y IMPRESS$ ) :AT IS BE+ DEVELOP$ BY ! PEOPLE4 ,! 0SOLID>ITY SPACES0 ?AT WE TRY TO DO H]E1 IS BE+ DONE !RE ) 9T5T ( CLASS 9DEP5D5CY 79DEP5D5CY FROM POLITICAL P>TIES1 GOV]NM5TS & BUS9ESS PEOPLE74 ,AT ?IS PO9T !Y HATE ! POLITICIANS1 9CLUD+ ! ONES FROM ! LEFT1 ?AT >E ALWAYS EXPELL$ FROM ! ASSEMBLIES1 EXCEPT ! ONES ?AT WORK TOGE!R ) ! PEOPLE4 ,?OSE :O >E NOT SIDE-BY-SIDE OR WORK+ DAILY AT ! PICKET L9ES & 9 ! SOLID>ITY SPACES >E IMM$IATELY EXPELL$ & RIDICUL$4 

,:AT ! PEOPLE >E BUILD+ 9 ,>G5T9A IS AN EXAMPLE = ! O!R ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN C\NTRIES ?AT >E /ILL SLEEP+ LIKE ,BRAZIL4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ?IS SITUATION IS AN EXAMPLE = ANY AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION TO USE TO CREATE A /RATEGY = BUILD+ A P>ALLEL P[]4 ,9 \R OP9ION1 :AT IS MISS+ 9 ,>G5T9A IS A PROJECT ( POPUL> P[]1 A /RATEGY1 SO ?AT A SOCIAL TRANS=MATION TAKES PLACE4 ,!RE IS SPONTANEITY BY ! PEOPLE1 BUT !RE IS NOT 7ONE OR MORE7 POLITICAL GR\PS ?AT >E ABLE TO FI<T OR BUILD A PROJECT TO MANAGE ! C\NTRY 9 EV]Y LEVEL1 BUILD+ DUAL P[]4 

,WE DO NOT HAVE 9=MATION ( ! ACTIONS ( \R ,>G5T9E COMPANHEIROS 9 ! POPUL> MOVEM5TS FROM !RE1 :AT WE HAVE IS REPORTS FROM ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ONLY1 BUT NOT FROM ! AN>*I/S 9 !SE MOVEM5TS4 ,WE W\LD LIKE TO KN[ MORE AB\T ! ACTIONS TAK51 LIKE H[ ! AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION SURVIVES ALL ! SOCIAL DEM&S1 :]E !Y >E 9TEGRAT$1 IF !Y >E BUILD+ 'POPUL> P[]'1 H[ !Y WORK ) ! O!R LEFTI/ MOVEM5TS4 ,WE W\LD LIKE TO HAVE ALL ?IS 9=MATION BECAUSE IT W\LD BE $UCATIONAL = US AS WE MO/ LIKELY WILL GO ?R\< SIMIL> SITUATIONS 9 ! NE> FUTURE & WE >E V]Y MU* 9T]E/$ 9 WORK AT ! SOCIAL LEVEL ) ! MOVEM5TS :]E \R ,>G5T9E COMPANHEIROS >E 9TEGRAT$4 

,IT HAS BE5 NOT$ ?AT ! ,WORLD ,SOCIAL ,=UM HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY WAT]$ D[N ) LIB]AL POLITICS4 ,! ,W,S,F SEEMS BO? A BOON & A H9DRANCE TO ,F,A,G AS AN ORGANIZATION 9 Y\R HOME /ATE ( ,RIO ,GR&E DO ,SUL4 ,H[ HAS ! GR\P CONT9U$ TO MA9TA9 A LEVEL ( P>TICIPATION 9 ! ,=UM8 ,WILL !RE BE ANO!R ,JORNADAS ,AN>QUI/AS 9 #b#c8 

,F,A,G3 ,\R CRITICISM T[>DS ! ,W,S,F IS /ILL ! SAME3 IT IS A PROPAG&A =UM = ! LEFTI/ GOV]NM5TS1 :]E !Y TRY TO OBTA9 POLITICAL & /RUCTURAL SUPPORT AT ! 9T]NATIONAL LEVEL = !IR HUMANIT>IAN PROJECTS ( CAPITALISM 7NATIONAL-DEVELOPM5T71 BY US+ ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS AS A FRONT = ! SUPPOS$ 0DEMOCRACY & POPUL> P>TICIPATION04 ,F,A,G WILL NOT P>TICIPATE 9 ANY %APE OR =M 9 ! ,W,S,F ?IS YE>4 ,WE >E ORGANIZ+ FROM ! POPUL> ORGANIZATIONS :]E WE >E 9TEGRAT$1 ! ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN ,GA!R+ ( ,AUTONOM\S ,POPUL> ,ORGANIZATIONS4 ,?AT WILL TAKE PLACE DUR+ ! ,W,S,F1 BUT IT IS NOT P>T ( ! PROGRAM OR ! /RUCTURE ( ! ,W,S,F4 ,IT IS A GA!R+ ( COMBATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ?AT >E POSITION$ AGA9/ ! DEP5D5CY ( ! POLITICAL P>TIES1 GOV]NM5TS1 & CORPORATIONS & WILL DISCUSS ! DIFF]5T ACTIONS ?AT WE CAN BUILD FROM \R ACTIVE LOCATIONS4 ,F,A,G WILL BE PRES5T ?R\< COMMITTEES ( POPUL> RESI/ANCE1 /UD5T GR\PS1 ,I,M,C & ! ,TRA% ,COLLECTORS ,MOVEM5T1 !SE >E ! SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS :]E WE >E 9TEGRAT$ & >E ORGANIZ+ ! ,GA!R+4 ,WE HAVE ORGANIZ$ 9T]V5TIONS 9 ! ,WORLD ,SOCIAL ,=UM ,RALLY ) \R [N =CES ?AT WILL ACT 9 A DI/+UI%$ MANN]1 TRY+ TO EXPRESS \R CRITICISM TO ,W,S,F4 

,WE WILL ALSO HAVE ! SECOND $ITION ( ! ',JORNADAS ,AN>QUI/AS' AS PROPAG&A ( \R IDEAS ( ORGANIZ$ AN>*ISM & SOCIAL 9TEGRATION4 ,9 ?IS YE>'S ',JORNADAS' WE WILL HAVE ! OP5+ ( WORK%OPS1 & IF GR\PS >E WILL+ TO (F] WORK%OPS & TALK AB\T !IR EXP]I5CES1 !Y WILL HAVE ! OPPORTUNITY = ?IS4  
  

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,AN>*ISM HAS HAD A TREM5D\S RESURG5CE 9 PO/-,P9O*ET ,*ILI4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ ACTIVE GR\PS TODAY IS ! ,CONGRESO DE ,UNIFICACION ,AN>CO-,COMUNI/A 7,C,U,A,C71 A RELATIVELY Y\NG ORGANIZATION ) /RONG PLAT=MI/ 9FLU5CE4 ,! ,C,U,A,C =M$ >\ND ! SAME TIME AS ,N,E,F,A,C4 ,\R RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE %>$ A SIMIL> PA? ( GR[? & DEVELOPM5T OV] ! PA/ ?REE YE>S1 & COMRADELY RELATIONS CONT9UE TO EXI/ BETWE5 US4 ,BEL[ IS AN 9T]VIEW ) ,JOSE ,ANTONIO ,GUTI]REZ1 ! ,C,U,A,C'S 9T]NAL SECRET>Y1 & ,JUAN1 ! GR\P'S G5]AL SECRET>Y4  
  

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,C\LD Y\ BEG9 ) A %ORT HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM 9 ,*ILI8 

,C,U,A,C3 ,AN>*ISM 9 ,*ILI HAS A LONG TRADITION4 ,BY ! E>LY #a#h#iS1 !RE WAS A GREAT NUMB] ( WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS BE+ =M$4 ,9 SOME CASES ! ORGANIZATIONS HELD /RONG L9KS ) ! =M] >TISANS MOVEM5T1 BUT 9 O!RS !RE WAS A %>P OPPOSITION BETWE5 ! NEW CLASS /RUGGLE ORGANIZATIONS & ! MUTUALI/ IDEOLOGY ( ! >TISANS4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS CONTEXT ?AT ! FIR/ AN>*I/ >TICLES & IDEAS />T TO APPE>1 T[>DS #a#h#i#g1 :5 9 ! WORK]S PRESS Y\ C\LD READ >TICLES ( ,KROPOTK94 ,?AT YE>1 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,UNION WAS =M$1 & ?\< IT WAS NOT EXPLICITLY AN>*I/1 IT IS H]E ?AT ! NUCLEUS ( AN>*ISM />TS TO GA!R4 ,9 #ahih ! FIR/ DECL>$ AN>*I/ PAP] APPE>S1 CALL$ ,EL ,REBELDE1 & ?AT YE> ! AN>*I/S />T ORGANIZ+ NEW K9DS ( WORK]S UNIONS = ! CLASS /RUGGLE2 !Y CALL$ !M ,SOCI$ADES DE ,RESI/5CIA4 

,SO AN>*ISM 9 ,*ILI HAD A /RICTLY WORK+ CLASS ORIG91 9VOLV$ S9CE ITS V]Y BEG9N+ 9 ! MASS MOVEM5T & ! WORK]S ORGANIZATIONS1 TO SU* A PO9T1 ?AT EV5 ! (FICIAL HI/ORY HAS TO ADMIT ?AT ! P>5TS ( ! WORK]S MOVEM5T 9 ,*ILI >E ! AN>*I/S1 BECAUSE IT WAS !IR SOCIETIES = RESI/ANCE ?AT EVOLV$ 9TO ! UNIONS4 ,ANO!R IMPORTANT ASPECT ( ! AN>*ISM H]E IS ?AT IT WAS A LOCAL MOVEM5T4 ,9 ,>G5T9A1 = 9/ANCE1 ! CORE ( ! MOVEM5T ON ITS E>LY YE>S W]E ,ITALIAN & ,SPANI% IMMIGRANTS1 BUT 9 ,*ILI ! IMMIGRATION WAS LITTLE & HAD A SMALL IMPACT OV] ! NEWBORN SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT AN>*ISM >RIV$ ?R\< ,>G5T9E 9FLU5CE BUT ! MILITANTS H]E :O GOT ! MESSAGE1 W]E ,*ILEAN BORN4 

,BY ! TURN ( ! C5TURY ! SOCIETIES = RESI/ANCE W]E MULTIPLY+1 AMONG DOCKWORK]S1 COAL M9]S1 NITRATE M9]S1 C>P5T]S1 %OEMAK]S1 PR9T]S1 & CON/RUCTION WORK]S4 ,BY #a#i#c1 ! FIR/ IMPORTANT /RIKE ( ! C5TURY1 ( ! DOCKWORK]S 9 ,VALP>AISO1 WAS L$ BY ! AN>*I/S & !IR ORGANIZATIONS4 ,ANO!R IMPORTANT MOVEM5T WAS TO OCCUR 9 #a#i#e1 ?AT WAS A G5]AL PROTE/ & /RIKE 9 ,SANTIAGO1 AGA9/ ! RIS+ CO/ ( LIV+1 & P>TICUL>LY ON ! CO/ ( ! MEAT2 ALSO ?IS YE>1 A FIR/ ATTEMPT TO F$]ATE ! REVOLUTION>Y UNIONS WAS MADE1 & ! ,F,T,* 7,*ILEAN ,WORK]S ,F$]ATION7 WAS BORN1 H[EV] IT WAS %ORT-LIV$ BECAUSE ( ! H>% REPRESSION4 ,9 #a#i#f1 9 ! NOR?1 ANO!R G5]AL /RIKE ]UPT$4 ,ALL ( !SE MOVEM5TS & ALL ( ! M9OR /RIKES AS WELL1 TO CON/ANTLY FACE ! MO/ BRUTAL REPRESSION ( ! >M$ =CES1 & ! NUMB] ( DEAD >E C\NT$ BY HUNDR$S4 ,BUT ! WOR/ ( ! CRIMES AGA9/ ! PEOPLE 9 ?OSE YE>S1 & A H>D BEAT AGA9/ AN>*ISM WAS ! ,SANTA ,M>IA ,S*OOL SLAU<T]4 ,?IS TOOK PLACE 9 ! NOR?1 9 ,IQUIQUE2 ,DECEMB] #b#a1 #a#i#g4 ,! NITRATE WORK]S1 L$ BY KN[N AN>*I/S1 W5T ON A /RIKE FROM !IR M9ES 9 ! PAMPA 7A GRASSL&S REGION 9 ,S\? ,AM]ICA71 TO ! NE>E/ CITY ( ,IQUIQUE1 W]E !Y W]E ALL %OT ) >TILL]Y1 LEAV+ AN UNC]TA9 NUMB] ( DEAD WORK]S1 SOME:]E BETWE5 #b & #c#f4 ,!IR CRIME WAS TO ASK = BETT] WAGES1 & TO BE PAID 9 CA%1 & NOT ) FI*AS 7A TYPE ( PRIVATE CURR5CY1 NOT LEGAL T5D]7 ?AT W]E EX*ANG$ = PRODUCTS 9 ! W>EH\SES ( ! PATRON 7BOSS74 

,AFT] ?IS1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T HAD UPS & D[NS1 & BY #aiad ! ,=,* WAS =M$1 ?AT LA/$ = A %ORT AM\NT ( TIME1 BUT SET ! F\NDATIONS = ! IMPORTANT ,*ILEAN SECTION ( ! ,I,W,W1 9 #a#i#a#i1 ?AT HAD >\ND #b1 MEMB]S4 ,ALSO1 9 ?OSE YE>S ! AN>*I/ HAD =M$ ! ,LEAGUE ( ! ,R5T1 ?AT GA!R ! PEOPLE FROM POOR NEI<BORHOODS 7CONV5TILLOS7 DEM&+ BETT] H\S+1 LAY+ ! F\NDATIONS = ! IMPORTANT COMMUNITY MOVEM5TS TO COME4 ,AS WELL1 !Y W]E 9VOLV$ 9 F\ND+ ! ,/UD5TS ,F$]ATION1 ,F,E,*1 HAV+ AN IMPORTANT PRES5CE BY ! 5D ( ?AT DECADE4 ,BO? ! ,F,E,* & ! ,I,W,W1 AS WELL AS ! :OLE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T W]E FI]CELY PUNI%$ = !IR REVOLUTION>Y C\RAGE 9 #a#i#b1 ) NEW IMPRISONM5TS1 SLAU<T]1 RAIDS & DE/RUCTION ( WORK]S HALLS4 

,9 ,PUNTA ,>5AS1 ! EXTREME S\? ( \R C\NTRY1 ! ,F,O,M1 ( A /RONG AN>*I/ 9FLU5CE WAS PUNI%$ AS WELL1 ! SAME YE> ?AT 9 ! ,>G5T9E ,PATAGONIA ! ,=,A WORK]S W]E MASSACR$4 ,BUT ! MOVEM5T WAS TOO /RONG TO BE BEAT5 D[N JU/ BY REPRESSION4 ,SO !Y US$ A MORE SUBTLE TACTIC3 9 #aibe ! UNIONS BECAME LEGAL1 & ! AN>*I/S DIDN'T KN[ :AT TO DO1 :ILE ! AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNI/S 5T]$ ! LEGALIZ$ UNIONS & />T$ GETT+ ! 9FLU5CE !Y W]E =M]LY D5I$ BY ! RESI/ANCE UNIONS4 ,= LONG ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T WAS H&ICAPP$ BY A DOGMATIC APPROA* & WAS PROGRESSIVELY LOS+ 9FLU5CE4 

,ANO!R IMPORTANT PROBLEM 9 ! DECL9E ( ,*ILEAN AN>*ISM WAS ! ,IBANEZ C\P 9 #a#i#b#g3 BY !N1 ALL ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T WAS PURSU$ & SMA%$1 & ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T WAS DISMANTL$ ?R\< A PROGRAM ( 0UNION CLEANS+04 ,?\< UNIONS W]E ILLEGAL BE=E #a#i#b#e1 AN>*I/S NEV] HAD TO FACE A LONG TIME ( CL&E/9ITY3 & POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS CAN SURVIVE CL&E/9ITY1 BUT ?AT IS MU* H>D] TO UNIONS4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 SOME GR\PS LIKE 0,SIEMPRE60 W]E ACTIVE 9 CL&E/9ITY & SOME CL&E/9E ISSUES ( ! CON/RUCTION WORK]S PAP] C\LD APPE>4 ,9 #aica ,IBANEZ WAS OV]?R[N ?R\< MASS ACTION1 & ! NEW ,C,G,T WAS =M$ TO BR+ TOGE!R :AT WAS LEFT ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,! ,I,W,W CONT9U$ TO EXI/ AS WELL4 ,SOME LOOSE PROPAG&A GR\PS W]E =M$ & AN ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION WAS E/ABLI%$4 ,BUT MANY LEAD+ AN>*I/S1 SEE+ ! NE$ ( A REVOLUTION>Y POLITICAL ORGANIZATION BESIDES ! UNIONS4 ,!Y W]E UNABLE TO SOLVE ?IS PROBLEM )9 AN>*ISM1 SO !Y JO9$ =CES ) SOME LEFTI/S & REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XI/S TO =M ! ,*ILEAN ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 ?AT REJECT$ BITT]LY BO? ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL & ! SECOND ONE4 

,S9CE !N1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T KEPT LOS+ 9FLU5CE1 EXCEPT = ! %OEMAK]S1 BEAK]S1 SOME CON/RUCTION TRADES1 BRICK MAK]S1 & PR9T]S1 UNTIL ! 5D ( #a#i#dS1 :5 A NEW G5]ATION ( AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S />T$ WORK+ DIRECTLY 9 ! LEGAL UNIONS1 & ?US BROKE !IR LONG ISOLATION4 ,?IS WAY1 #aidi SAW ! FIR/ POPUL> /RIKE 9 SO LONG ) A /RONG AN>*I/ 9FLU5CE4 ,!N 9 #a#i#e1 ! ,MOVEM5T = ! ,UNITY ( ! ,WORK]S 7,M,U,N,T7 WAS =M$1 AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATION ) ?IS NEW APPROA*4 ,?IS WAS FUNDAM5TAL TO =M A S+LE WORK]S F$]ATION = #a#i#e#c1 ?AT WAS CALL$ ,C,U,T 7,UNIQUE ,WORK]S ,C5TRAL71 :OSE DECL>ATION ( PR9CIPLES WAS P>TLY R$ACT$ BY AN>*I/S1 & :I* HAD SOME AN>*I/S 9 ! NATIONAL SECRET>Y4 

,! BREAK CAME 9 #a#i#e#e1 :5 A TWO DAY G5]AL /RIKE PUT ! AN>*I/S & COMMUNI/S FACE TO FACE3 ! PRESID5T WAS AB\T TO GIVE UP HIS GOV]NM5T1 & ! AN>*I/S W]E DEM&+ ! ,C,U,T TO TAKE CONTROL ( ! ECONOMIC SITUATION2 ON ! O!R H&1 ! COMMUNI/S SAID ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO E/ABLI% DIALOGUE ) ! AU?ORITIES4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! DIVISION LEAD ! /RIKE TO NO?+1 & ! AN>*I/S LEFT4 ,BY ! 5D ( ! DECADE ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,MOVEM5T ,JULY #g? 7,M,L#g,J7 WAS =M$1 & !Y />T$ = ! FIR/ TIME1 GIV+ A S]I\S ?\<T TO AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION4 ,!N ! ,MOVEM5T ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,=CE 7,M,F,R7 WAS =M$ 9 ! E>LY SIXTIES TO GA!R REVOLUTION>Y T5D5CIES1 ) A /RONG PRES5CE ( ! AN>*I/S4 ,UNABLE TO ORGANIZE BE=E1 & 9 A TIME ( REALLY BIG LEFTI/ P>TIES1 AN>*ISM SOON WAS =GOTT51 BUT NOT ITS PRACTICE1 ?AT WAS PRES5T 9 ! BEG9N+ ( ! MOVEM5T & SURVIV$ ?R\< ITS LIFE4 

,?US1 WE CAN SEE A /RONG MOVEM5T = POPUL> P[] ) A /RONG LIB]T>IAN 9FLU5CE1 DUR+ ! ,POPUL> ,UNITY GOV]NM5T 7#a#i#g-#a#i#g#c7 SOME EXP]I5CES W]E MADE FROM ! RANK & FILE1 LIKE ,9DU/RIAL ,NETWORKS & ,COMMITTEES = ,CONSUMPTION1 ?AT W]E RUDIM5T>Y =MS ( SELF-MANAGEM5T1 ?AT W]E BO? ! PRODUCT ( ! SPONTANE\S LIB]T>IAN T5D5CIES 9 ! PEOPLE1 BUT W]E BETT] UND]/OOD ALSO AS ! EXPRESSION ( A LIB]T>IAN TRADITION & PRACTICES ?AT SURVIV$ ! V]Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,) ! SY/EMATIC SUPPRESSION ( LEFTW+ MOVEM5TS DUR+ ! ]A ( ,P9O*ET'S DICTATOR%IP 7#a#i#g#c-#a#i#i71 WAS ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ABLE TO SURVIVE & DIRECTLY 9FLU5CE ! NEW] G5]ATIONS ( MILITANTS1 OR W]E AN>*I/ IDEAS 0R$ISCOV]$0 ONCE ?IS P]IOD ( REACTION 5D$8 

,C,U,A,C3 ,DUR+ ! DICTATOR%IP1 !RE WAS SOME AN>*I/ ACTIVITY1 AS WELL AS SOME ACTIVITY ( AN>*I/S 9 V>I\S MOVEM5TS & GR\PS4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS ACTIVITY WAS V]Y LIMIT$ & OBSCUR$ BY ! HUGE TRADITIONAL P>TIES ( ! LEFT & BY ! FACT ?AT WE C\LDN'T BE MORE ?AN A BUN* ( COMRADES 9 A REALLY MASSIVE MOVEM5T4 ,9 ! MIDDLE SEV5TIES1 SOME AN>*I/S TOOK P>T 9 :AT WAS CALL$ ! E>LY ,RESI/5CIA1 >\ND ! ,M,R,P 7,MOVEM5T ( ,POPUL> ,RESI/ANCE71 ?AT WAS ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,M,I,R1 & IT WAS 9 ?IS WAVE ( ACTIVITY1 ?AT BY ! LATE SEV5TIES A RESI/ANCE GR\P ) SOME AN>*I/ 9FLU5CE WAS CREAT$4 ,?IS WAS CALL$ ,BRIGADAS ,POPUL>ES 7,POPUL> ,BRIGADES74 ,?IS ACTIVITY WASN'T IDEOLOGICAL1 & WE C\LDN'T TELL ! PRES5CE ( AN>*I/S !RE IF WE DIDN'T KN[ ! COMRADES ?AT W]E ACTUALLY 9VOLV$ !RE4 

,BY ! E>LY #a#i#hS1 AS ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! DICTATOR%IP />T$ TO PU% =W>D1 ! AN>*I/ PROPAG&A />T$ TO SEE ! LI<T AGA94 ,WE %\LD REMEMB] ! ROLE ?AT MANY ( \R OLD COMRADES PLAY$ 9 ?IS4 ,COMRADES LONG TIME GONE1 LIKE ,ALI/E4 ,BUT WE %\LD LIKE TO M5TION A COMRADE ?AT WAS CRUCIAL = ! REVIVAL ( ! LIB]T>IAN PRACTICES 9 \R C\NTRY3 COMRADE ,JOSE ,EGO ,AGUIRRE1 :OSE REC5T DEA?1 ON ,DECEMB] #a#e? ( ! LA/ YE> /RUCK US ALL ) A DEEP SORR[4 ,?IS COMRADE ALONE US$ TO /& \TSIDE S*OOLS1 FACTORIES & UNIV]SITIES1 TO GIVE AN>*I/ PROPAG&A TO ! WORK]S OR /UD5TS ?AT W]E COM+ \T4 ,?US1 HE =M$ AN AN>*I/ GR\P ( /UD5TS 9 ! E>LY '#hS TO />T PR9T+ \T SOME PROPAG&A & TO HELP ! /RUGGLE 9 ! S*OOLS1 A V]Y ACTIVE SEGM5T ( SOCIETY AGA9/ ! DICTATOR4 ,?IS GR\P1 ( AB\T SEV5TE5 /UD5TS WAS F\ND$ 9 #aiha BY ! ,C,N,I1 ! POLITICAL POLICE1 DUR+ A MEET+ & !Y W]E ALL IMPRISON$ TO BE 9T]ROGAT$1 BY ,GUATON ,ROMO1 A FAM\S HANGMAN ( ,P9O*ET1 9 *>GE ( ! TORTURES4 ,ONE ( ! /UD5TS ?AT WAS !RE1 TOLD US ?AT1 AS ! ,P9O*ET REGIME DECL>$ A W> AGA9/ 0,M>XISM01 !Y DIDN'T KN[ :AT TO DO :5 !Y />T$ TALK+ AB\T AN>*ISM1 ECOLOGY & O!R ?+S !Y HAV5'T HE>D 9 !IR LIVES4 ,SO AFT] A :ILE !Y RELEAS$ !M1 AFT] GIV+ !M A GOOD BATT]+1 HAV+ US$ ELECTRICITY ON !M1 & HAV+ TORTUR$ VICI\SLY ,EGO ,AGUIRRE1 !N ALREADY AN OLD MAN1 9 ORD] !Y 0LE>N$0 !Y %\LDN'T GET 9 TR\BLE4 ,BUT !Y DIDN'T4 ,SO ! AN>*I/ PROPAG&A KEPT ON GO+ & WAS SPECIFICALLY WELCOM$ AMONG ! Y\?2 MANY Y\NG AN>*I/S />T$ P>TICIPAT+ ACTIVELY 9 ! HUMAN RI<TS MOVEM5T1 ANTI-MILIT>I/ MOVEM5T & 9 ! MOVEM5TS AGA9/ TORTURE4 

,ALSO1 9 ! COMMUNITIES 7POBLACIONES71 :]E ! MOVEM5T ( RESI/ANCE WAS /RONG1 Y\ F9D SOME AN>*I/S 9 ! ,M,I,R & EV5 LAT] 9 ! ,F,P,M,R 7,PATRIOTIC ,FRONT 0,MANUEL ,RODRIGUEZ01 ?AT />T$ AS ! >M$ BRAN* ( ! ,*ILEAN ,C,P & !N1 9 #a#i#h#g1 SPLIT71 9VOLV$ 9 ! /RUGGLE ( RESI/ANCE4 ,AMONG UNIV]SITY /UD5TS1 Y\ F9D ?AT ! FIR/ AN>*I/ COLLECTIVES />T TO EM]GE3 ! GR\P ,JOSE ,DOM+O ,GOMEZ ,ROJAS 7NAM$ AFT] A ,*ILEAN AN>*I/ /UD5T :O DI$ 9 #aib 9 A MADH\SE AS A PRODUCT ( ?REE WEEKS ( NON/OP BRUTAL TORTURE7 WAS =M$ 9 ,UNIV]SIDAD DE ,*ILI 9 #a#i#h#c1 ! YE> ?AT ! MASSIVE NATIONAL PROTE/ AGA9/ ! DICTATOR%IP />T$ TO OCCUR4 

,! ,R,I,A1 AN AN>*I/ GR\P 9 ! ,CA?OLIC ,UNIV]SITY1 WON ! ELECTIONS ( ! F$]ATION ( /UD5TS 9 #a#i#h#d4 ,EV5 BE=E1 9 #a#i#h1 :5 ! /UD5T F$]ATION 9 ! ,UNIV]SIDAD DE ,*ILI TOOK ITS FIR/ /EPS TO ORGANIZE CL&E/9ELY1 ! PAP] ( ! /UD5TS ',DESP]T>' 7,AWAK5+71 REPRODUC$ >TICLES ON ! AN>*I/ /UD5TS ( ! #bS1 :I* %[S A R5EW$ 9T]E/ 9 LIB]T>IAN IDEAS4 ,?IS S]VES TO DEMON/RATE ?AT ! GR[+ ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T !N1 9 ! N9ETIES1 HAS DEEP ROOTS 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! DICTATOR%IP1 & ?AT ! EM]G5CE ( ! FIR/ COLLECTIVES CAN BE TRAC$ TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( A VA/ MASS MOVEM5T ( DIRECT ACTION BETWE5 #aihc & #a#i#h#f4 

,! FIR/ AN>*I/ PAP] TO APPE> DUR+ DICTATOR%IP WAS ',H,O,M,B,R,E ,Y ,S,O,C,I,$,A,D'1 9 ,SANTIAGO1 #a#i#h#e1 ?AT CONT9U$ TO BE PUBLI%$ UNTIL #a#i#h#h1 ) ! 9T]NATIONAL HELP ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ EXILES 9 ,FRANCE L9K$ TO ! ,F,A4 ,IT WAS USEFUL TO BR+ TOGE!R ! SURVIVORS ( ! OLD G5]ATION ( AN>*I/S & AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S FROM ! PA/ DECADES1 & IT HAD REALLY GOOD ANALYSIS ON ! C\RSE ( ! /RUGGLES 9 ,*ILI4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 ! RES\RCES W]E SC>CE1 ! CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE IT DIFFICULT1 & ! NUMB] ( ISSUES LIMIT$ SO IT HAD LITTLE IMPACT \TSIDE ! V]Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,BY #aihh O!R PAP]S />T$ TO APPE>3 9 ,CONCEPCION1 APPE>$ ,EL ,ACRATA1 L9K$ TO ! ,T,A,S,Y,S1 A SOCIAL C5T] ( GREAT IMPORTANCE 9 ?AT CITY1 ?AT BR\<T TOGE!R UNIONS & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS2 A YE> LAT]1 9 #a#i#h#i1 9 ,SANTIAGO1 />T$ TO APPE> ',ACCION ,DIRECTA'1 PRODUC$ BY PEOPLE ?AT P>TICIPAT$ 9 ',H,O,M,B,R,E ,Y ,S,O,C,I,$,A,D'1 PLUS A GOOD NUMB] ( Y\NG COMRADES ?AT W]E GETT+ CLOSE TO ! MOVEM5T 9 ! LA/ TIME4 ,SO !N Y\ CAN SEE ?AT ! OLD MOVEM5T WAS M]G+ ) ! NEW ONE1 ( Y\NG PEOPLE ?AT WAS DISAPPO9T$ ) ! OLD POLITICAL ME?ODS1 & ) ! TRADITIONAL P>TIES & H[ !Y ALLI$ ! SO-CALL$ 0TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY0 ) ! DICTATOR4 

,:AT HAPP5$ 9 ! E>LY #a#i#iS WAS A VIRTUAL 0BOOM0 ( AN>*I/ IDEAS & PRACTICES1 ?AT MAKE IT SEEM LIKE A R$ISCOV]Y1 BUT IT IS ACTUALLY WELL L9K$ TO :AT HAPP5$ 9 ! #a#i#hS4 ,?IS 0BOOM0 WAS PRODUC$ BY AN 9T]E/ 9 NEW ME?ODS ( ORGANIZATION BY MANY Y\NG PEOPLE1 BY NEW P]SPECTIVES ( H[ SOCIETY %\LD BE AFT] REVOLUTION 7!SE TWO FACTORS C\LD BE ATTRIBUT$ TO ! PREVI\S AN>*I/ PROPAG&A7 & BY ! V]Y FAILURES & MI/AKES ( ! LEFTI/ P>TIES TO BR+ AB\T ! SO MU* PROMIS$ *ANGES 9 SOCIETY1 :AT MANY ( !IR OLD SOCIAL BASIS ( SUPPORT REG>D$ AS 0TREASON04 ,BUT ALSO1 !RE IS SOME?+ ELSE ?AT MAKES ! MOVEM5T SEEMS TO APPE> 9 ! N9ETIES FROM NO:]E1 & IS ! %>P CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! CONTEXT 9 ! EI<TIES & N9ETIES3 PREVI\SLY ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T WAS IMM]S$ 9 A HUGE MASS MOVEM5T1 :5 9 ! '#iS1 ! MASS MOVEM5T WAS DRA/ICALLY R$UC$ BY ! DEMOCRATIC MIRAGE4 

,SO ! AN>*I/ SEEM$ TO BE MORE 9 ! :OLE POPUL> MOVEM5T1 9 RELATIVE T]MS1 EV5 ?\< !IR NUMB]S C\LD BE SIMIL>4 ,ALSO1 ! AN>*I/ REPRES5T$ AN EXCEPTION TO ! G5]AL 0RULE0 ( ! MOM5T3 :ILE ALL ( ! LEFTI/ P>TIES W]E LOS+ MILITANTS 9 NUMB]S ( ?\S&S & 5T]+ A PHASE ( CRISIS1 AN>*ISM WAS HEAL?Y & GETT+ NEW MILITANTS EV]Y:]E4 ,SO ?AT PH5OM5ON ALSO HELPS TO GIVE ! IMPRESSION ?AT ! MOVEM5T APPE>$ FROM NO:]E 9 ! N9ETIES1 & GIVES A C]TA9 CR$IT TO ! 0R$ISCOV]Y0 IDEA ON ,*ILEAN AN>*ISM4 ,BUT ! TRU? IS ?AT IT WAS P>T ( A :OLE & S+LE PROCESS ?AT />T$ 9 ! E>LY '#hS4 

,:5 DID ! ,C,U,A,C =M8 ,:AT WAS ! POLITICAL BACKGR\ND ( ! F\ND+ MEMB]S8 

,C,U,A,C3 ,?\< ! ,C,U,A,C WAS (FICIALLY =M$ ,NOVEMB] #b#i1 #a#i#i#i1 AT ! 5D ( ! ,FIR/ ,*ILEAN ,AN>*O-,COMMUNI/ ,CONGRESS1 ! PROCESS ?AT LEAD TO ITS BIR? />T$ A C\PLE ( YE>S BE=E4 ,9 ! BEG9N+ ( ! #a#i#iS1 :5 ! MIRAGE ( ! NEW DEMOCRATICALLY ELECT$ GOV]NM5T HAD VANI%$1 A GOOD LOT ( ! Y\? CAME TO AN>*ISM DISAPPO9T$ BY ! TRADITIONAL P>TIES & !IR AU?ORIT>IAN /RUCTURES1 BY ! DEMOCRACY ?AT DIDN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE !Y PROMIS$ YE>S AGO1 BUT IT SEEM$ MORE LIKE ! RI<T ( ! PEOPLE TO ELECT A NEW DICTATOR EV]Y SIX YE>S1 & BY ! WAY EV]Y?+ REMA9$ ! SAME1 & MO/ ( ! DICTATOR%IP 9/ITUTIONS REMA9$ UNT\*$4 

,MANY 9 ?IS NEW G5]ATION ( AN>*I/S CAME FROM SOME ( ! /RONGE/ P>TIES 9 ! LEFT3 COMMUNI/S1 SOCIALI/S 7?AT US$ TO BE MORE RADICAL ?AN ! ,C,P1 & DIDN'T JO9 ! 9T]NATIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRACY UNTIL ! E>LY N9ETIES71 & FROM ! ,M,I,R 7,MOVEM5T ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,LEFT74 ,) ! TIME1 & ) ! DEEP5+ ( ! CRISIS ( ! LEFTI/ P>TIES 9 ! E>LY '#iS1 MORE & MORE Y\NG ) NO PREVI\S POLITICAL MILITANCY />T$ TO JO9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,BY ! MID '#iS1 MANY />T$ TO ?9K 9 A MORE S]I\S MANN] AB\T ! ISSUE ( ! ORGANIZATION1 AB\T ! NE$ TO />T ORGANIZ+ AN>*I/S 9 SU* A WAY TO MAKE \R ACTIVITY 9 ! POPUL> RANKS A FRUITFUL ONE4 ,BY ?AT TIME 7#a#i#i#d71 MANY ATTEMPTS TO ORGANIZE AN>*I/S W]E MADE1 BUT ALL ( !M FAIL$4 ,! YE> #a#i#i#g1 = 9/ANCE1 !RE WAS HELD AN AN>*I/ CONF]5CE 9 ,SANTIAGO1 ORGANIZ$ BY COMRADES FROM ,TEMUCO :I* TRI$ TO =M ! 0,NATIONAL ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T01 BUT IT RESULT$ TO BE A COMPLETE DISA/] BECAUSE ( ! 9ABILITY ( ?OSE :O ATT5D$ ! CONF]5CE TO COME TO AN AGREEM5T AB\T ! MO/ BASIC ISSUES4 ,S9CE !N WE KNEW ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO BR+ ALL ?OSE CLAIM+ TO BE 0AN>*I/S01 JU/ BECAUSE ( ?AT FACT1 9TO ONE ORGANIZATION4 ,SO WE />T$ TO REFLECT AB\T \R FAIL$ ORGANIZATIONAL ATTEMPTS & />T$ TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM \R [N EXP]I5CE4 

,SOME GR\PS W]E =M$ ?AT TRI$ TO BE AN ANSW] TO ?AT ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEM WE W]E FAC+2 ) TIME1 BY ! BEG9N+ ( #a#i#i#i1 PEOPLE FROM !SE GR\PS />T$ TALK+ & ?9K+ AB\T ! POSSIBILITY ( COM+ TOGE!R 9 ONE ORGANIZATION1 ?AT WAS MORE ?AN M]ELY 0ONE-ORGANIZATION-PLUS-ANO!R01 BUT :I* MEANT A DECISIVE /EP =W>D 9 \R V]Y UND]/&+ ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T UNTIL !N1 TO />T ?9K+ ( IT AS A MATURE POLITICAL =CE TO BE IMM]S$ 9 ! POPUL> /RUGGLES & ?AT SAW ITSELF AS A REAL TOOL 9 ! /RUGGLE ( ! EXPLOIT$4 ,= ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO LOSE FE> TO ! SUPPOS$ 0CORRUPTION0 9H]5T TO ORGANIZATION2 IT WAS NECESS>Y TO FI<T = BUILD+ AN ORGANIZATION ABLE TO HAVE A CONCRETE 9T]V5TION 9 ! MASS MOVEM5T4 

,! COMRADES FROM A GR\P CALL$ ,C,O,M,U,N,I,T,A,N,C,I,A 7MADE ( A MIXTURE ( ! WORDS 0COMMUNISM0 & 0MILITANCY07 />T$ MAK+ REFLECTIONS AB\T ! NE$ ( A SPECIFIC AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION 9 ! C\NTRY ?AT C\LD ?9K AN>*ISM = \R CURR5T REALITY4 ,?AT WAS ALSO AN 9T]E/ = ! PEOPLE ( ! PAP] ,H,O,M,B,R,E ,Y ,S,O,C,I,$,A,D1 ?AT WAS WORK+ AB\T ! BASIC IDEAS = ! REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION1 & ALSO = COMRADES ?AT W]E ORGANIZ$ 9 !IR COMMUNITIES 7POBLACIONES71 9 BO? ,VILLA ,FRANCIA & ,PUDAHUEL1 TWO POPUL> >EAS ( ,SANTIAGO1 ) A LONG LEFTI/ & REVOLUTION>Y TRADITION4 ,SO AS WE W]E COM+ TO AGREEM5TS1 WE DECID$ TO M]GE 9TO ONE ORGANIZATION2 BUT = ?AT PURPOSE TO BE SUCCESSFUL1 WE ?\<T ( NOT MAK+ ! SAME MI/AKES FROM ! PA/4 ,WE DECID$ TO ORGANIZE A ,CONGRESS 7CONF]5CE7 TO JO9 EF=TS & ORGANIZATIONS4 ,SO WE />T$ PREP>+ DOCUM5TS = DISCUSSION TO BE AVAILABLE SOME WEEKS BE=E ! ,CONGRESS 7AB\T PROPAG&A1 UNIONS1 ORGANIZATION1 IMM$IATE HI/ORY ( \R MOVEM5T1 ETC471 WE PUBLI%$ BO? ! ',MANIFE/O ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/S' ( ,GEORGES ,FONT5IS & ',! ,PLAT=M' ( ! ,DIELO ,TR\DA GR\P4 ,AS WE KNEW IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ORGANIZE ! :OLE LOT CLAIM+ TO BE AN>*I/S1 WE DECID$ TO PUT SOME 0CONDITIONS0 TO ?OSE TO P>TICIPATE1 AS IT WAS TO 9VOLVE MORE PEOPLE ?AN ?OSE 9 ! ORGANIZ+ GR\PS4 ,?OSE CONDITIONS W]E3 HAV+ ! WILL TO GET ORGANIZ$1 TO UND]/& AN>*ISM AS A PRODUCT ( CLASS /RUGGLE1 TO HAVE ACTUAL 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! POPUL> MOVEM5T1 & TO UND]/& ! NE$ = SOCIAL REVOLUTION 7) ALL ! IMPLICATIONS ( IT74 ,ALSO1 ! V]Y NAME GIV5 TO ! ,CONF]5CE 0,CONGRESO ,AN>CO-,COMUNI/A0 WAS TO S]VE AS A FILT]4 ,SO ! DAY ( ! ,CONF]5CE CAME1 IT LA/$ = TWO DAYS 7#b#h? & #b#i?7 & 9 ! 5D1 WE HAD \R BR& NEW ORGANIZATION4 ,\R ANALYSIS ( \R PREVI\S FAILURES & \R SOLUTIONS TO SUCCE$ ?IS TIME PROV$ TO BE SUCCESSFUL4 

,AB\T ! POLITICAL BACKGR\ND ( \R MILITANTS1 AS WE'VE SAID1 A GOOD NUMB] ( !M COME FROM PREVI\S MILITANCY 9 TRADITIONAL P>TIES ( ! ,*ILEAN LEFT1 LIKE ! ,M,I,R1 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY ( ! EI<TIES4 ,O!RS COME FROM ! NEW MOVEM5T ( ! MID-N9ETIES & O!RS COME FROM ACTUAL WORK ( ! ORGANIZATION1 LIKE /UD5TS OR COMMUNITY WORK4 

,H[ IS ! GR\P ORGANIZ$8 ,>E !RE ACTIVE *APT]S 9 DIFF]5T CITIES8 

,C,U,A,C3 ,! ,C,U,A,C IS ORGANIZ$ UND] F$]ATIVE PR9CIPLES2 H[EV]1 IT IS ONLY ONE S+LE ORGANIZATION4 ,! BASIS ( \R ORGANIZATION IS ! WORK 9 FRONTS1 & CURR5TLY WE >E ACTIVE ON ! ,/UD5TS' ,FRONT & ,POBLACIONES' ,FRONT2 ! ,UNION ,FRONT IS AB\T TO BECOME ACTIVE AGA94 ,IT IS 9 ! FRONT W]E ! MILITANTS HAVE MORE ( !IR ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE1 BECAUSE ?IS IS :]E !Y DEVELOP & C>RY ! ACTUAL POLICIES ( ! ORGANIZATION4 ,!RE !Y HAVE ! ASSEMBLIES = ! DISCUSSION ( ! G5]AL PROBLEMS & RESOLUTIONS & TASKS = ! ,C,U,A,C4 ,EV]Y FRONT HAS DELEGATES ?AT REPRES5T !IR DISCUSSION TO ! MEET+ ( ! ,C\NCIL 7CONCEJO71 ?AT IS ASSI/$ BY ! DELEGATES & ! SECRET>IAT4 

,9 ! CITIES AP>T FROM ,SANTIAGO1 ! ONLY ACTIVE BRAN* IS ,VALP>AISO1 A T[N NE> ,SANTIAGO4 ,BUT !RE >E CLOSE L9KS TO SOME GR\PS 9 ,CONCEPCION 7,ASAMBLEA DE ,CONV]G5CIA ,LIB]T>IA71 ,*ILLAN & ,TEMUCO 7,MOVIMI5TO ,LIB]T>IO ,JOAQU9 ,MURIETA7 & WE HOPE = ! FUTURE TO E/ABLI% MORE =MAL L9KS ) ?OSE GR\PS1 9 ORD] TO BUILD A NATIONAL LIB]T>IAN FRONT4 

,! ,C,U,A,C IS AN AN>*O-COMMUNI/ GR\P1 ) /RONG PLAT=MI/ 9FLU5CE4 ,H[ DID MEMB]S ( Y\R ORGANIZATION FIR/ BECOME 9T]E/$ 9 PLAT=MI/ IDEAS & ME?ODS ( ORGANIZATION8 ,:AT L$ TO ?IS !ORETICAL DEVELOPM5T8 

,C,U,A,C3 ,AS WE ALREADY M5TION$1 WE EVOLV$ CLOSE TO ! PLAT=MI/ TRADITION BECAUSE ( \R [N EXP]I5CE1 & ! DIFFICULTIES & FAILURES WE PREVI\SLY FAC$ 9 GIV+ AN ORGANIZATIONAL %APE TO ! MOVEM5T4 ,WE />T$ ?9K+ ( \R NE$ TO GET ORGANIZ$ 9 A S]I\S WAY & WE >RIV$ TO V]Y SIMIL> CONCLUSIONS TO ?OSE 9 ! PLAT=M1 )\T HAV+ ANY KN[L$GE ( ITS EXI/5CE1 = IT WAS VIRTUALLY UNKN[N 9 ! ,SPANI% SPEAK+ MOVEM5T4 ,BUT H& 9 H& ) \R REFLECTIONS ON ORGANIZATION1 ?AT >OSE FROM \R [N EXP]I5CE & W]E SURPRIS+LY 0PLAT=MI/40 ,?\< WE IGNOR$ ?IS1 WE ALSO UND]/OOD FULLY ! NE$ TO DI/ANCE \RSELVES FROM ?OSE :O W]5'T CLE> AB\T ! REVOLUTION>Y TRADITION ( AN>*ISM3 ?US1 WE SAW ! NE$ TO UND]/& AN>*ISM AS A CLASS /RUGGLE REVOLUTION>Y !ORY1 ?AT NE$S TO BE ABSOLUTELY 9VOLV$ 9 ! MASS MOVEM5T1 & NOT TO BE ISOLAT$ ONLY AMONG A BUN* ( 0[N]S ( ! TRU?04 ,?IS IS IMPORTANT TO M5TION1 BECAUSE ALL TOO (T5 PLAT=MISM IS R$UC$ TO A 0RECIPE0 = ORGANIZATION1 :51 9 REALITY1 IS MORE ?AN ?AT4 

,AS ,>%9OV PO9TS \T 9 HIS >TICLE 0,! OLD & NEW 9 AN>*ISM01 ! ORGANIZATIONAL P>T IS ONLY ,O,N,E ASPECT ( ',! ,PLAT=M'4 ',! ,PLAT=M' IS MORE ?AN A DOCUM5T ON ORGANIZATION3 IT IS A SUMM>Y ( ! MO/ BASIC & G5]AL ASPECTS ( CLASS /RUGGLE & REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM1 & ITS ORGANIZATIONAL P>T IS D]IV$ NATURALLY FROM ?IS UND]/&+ ( AN>*ISM4 ,ONE CANNOT ACCEPT :OLEHE>T$LY ITS ORGANIZATIONAL ME?OD & REJECT BITT]LY ITS O!R ASPECTS1 BECAUSE ONE EXPLA9S ! O!R4 

,SO WE >RIV$ AT 0PLAT=MI/0 OP9IONS ?R\< \R [N PRACTICE & )\T KN[+ ! EXI/5CE ( SU* A DOCUM5T4 ,SO IT WASN'T REALLY A SURPRISE ?AT WE ASSUM$ IT AS SOON AS WE HAD NOTICE ( IT1 & ?AT ! ORGANIZATION1 AS SOON AS IT =M$1 FAMILI>IZ$ ITSELF TO IT & HAD A WIDE ACCEPTANCE ( PLAT=MISM AS \R AN>*I/ TRADITION4 ,BUT IT MI<T BE 9T]E/+ H[ WE GOT TO KN[ A TEXT ?AT WAS NOT AVAILABLE 9 ANY ,SPANI% TRANSLATION & WAS ABSOLUTELY UNKN[N = US4 ,IT WAS ONLY ?ANKS TO A MI/AKE ?AT WE KNEW AB\T IT3 COMRADES 9 ',H,O,M,B,R,E ,Y ,S,O,C,I,$,A,D' PAP]1 ORD]$ A PAMPHLET TO ,5GL&1 ! ONE WAS NOT AVAILABLE BY ! MOM5T4 ,SO 9/EAD ( ! ONE WE HAD ORD]$1 WE RECEIV$ ! ',MANIFE/O ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/S' ( ,GEORGES ,FONT5IS1 & WE W]E REALLY DELI<T$ TO SEE ?AT \R REFLECTIONS W]5'T SO 0ORIG9AL0 & ?AT !RE W]E O!R COMRADES :O DREW1 FROM !IR [N EXP]I5CE1 CONCLUSIONS SIMIL> TO US4 ,WE TRANSLAT$ ?IS TEXT IMM$IATELY 9TO ,SPANI%1 S5T IT TO ! PR9T%OP & />T$ ITS DI/RIBUTION4 ,& BECAUSE ( ,FONT5IS' TEXT1 WE GOT A NOTION ?AT IT WAS AN AN>*I/ TRADITION1 & ?AT !RE EXI/$ ',! ,PLAT=M'4 

,?ANKS TO A COMRADE FROM ! ',BLACK ,FLAG' MAGAZ9E 7,U,K7 & FROM ! PEOPLE ( ! ,W,S,M1 WE GOT A COPY ( ',! ,PLAT=M'1 ! ONE WE TRANSLAT$ AS WELL 9TO ,SPANI% 7PRESUMABLY = ! FIR/ TIME7 & PUBLI%$ 9 ',H,O,M,B,R,E ,Y ,S,O,C,I,$,A,D' PAP]4 ,?IS IS H[ WE REALIZ$ ( ! EXI/5CE ( ! PLAT=MI/ TRADITION4 ,AL?\< 9 ,SPANI% WE ALMO/ NEV] HAVE US$ ?IS EXPRESSION2 =TUNATELY1 !RE IS A /RONG ASSOCIATION 9 ,*ILI BY ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T ( ! WORD 0AN>*O-COMMUNI/0 ) \R ME?ODS & PR9CIPLES1 ?AT >E PLAT=MI/1 SO 9/EAD ( PLAT=MI/1 IT IS SAID PLA9LY AN>*O-COMMUNI/S4 

,! PLAT=MI/ POSITIONS HAVE BE5 ( A P>AM\NT IMPORTANCE 9 ! MOVEM5T1 EV5 BEYOND ! V]Y ,C,U,A,C1 & >E />T$ TO GET ACCEPT$ MORE & MORE BY O!RS 9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,S9CE ! ,C,U,A,C WAS =M$1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,*ILI HAS GR[N & HAS GOT DEF9ITELY MORE MATURE4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT IS NO CO9CID5CE1 & ?AT IS BECAUSE ( ! S]I\S WORK 9SIDE ( ! POPUL> MOVEM5T :AT IS A POSITIVE EFFECT ( NEW LIB]T>IAN ME?ODS4 ,PROBABLY !RE WAS NO O!R WAY = AN>*ISM TO GR[ & TO SUCCE$ 9 ORGANIZ+1 PLAT=MISM AS A NE$$ DEVELOPM5T 9 ! LOCAL MOVEM5T4 ,BUT :AT IS C]TA9LY UND5IABLE IS ?AT \R ORGANIZATION1 ?ANKS TO \R POSITIVE ASPECTS1 & DESPITE SOME MI/AKES1 HAS MADE A GREAT DEAL 9 %[+ ! AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION = ! /RUGGLE AS A REAL POSSIBILITY1 AL?\< WE >E F> FROM SATISFI$ & BELIEVE ?AT !RE IS /ILL MU* MORE TO BE DONE4 ,\R ORGANIZATIONAL /ATE IS /ILL WEAK1 WE >E /ILL NOT 5\< AS WE'D LIKE1 & WE W\LD LIKE TO HAVE MORE PRES5CE 9 DIFF]5T SOCIAL /RUGGLES4 

,:AT >EAS ( /RUGGLE IS ! ,C,U,A,C ACTIVE8 ,DO Y\ FEEL ?AT HAV+ AN ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/ GR\P HAS HELP$ Y\ BE MORE EFFECTIVE 9 GA9+ AN>*I/ 9FLU5CE )9 !SE /RUGGLES8 

,C,U,A,C3 ,\R ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVE AT DIFF]5T LEVELS3 IT IS ACTIVE ON UNIV]SITY /UD5TS PROBLEMS1 P>TICIPAT+ 9 /UD5TS UNIONS & 9 CAMPAIGNS AGA9/ ! PRIVATIZATION ( UNIV]SITIES ?AT HAS L$ TO SOME /RIKES & OCCUPATIONS2 IT IS ACTIVE 9 ! POPUL> NEI<BORHOODS1 P>TICIPAT+ 9 $UCATIONAL ACTIVITY & POPUL> RADIO PROGRAMS1 9 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION & 9 DIFF]5T LOCAL PROBLEMS2 & HAS SOME ACTIVITY 9 UNIONS1 ?AT FAC$ SOME PROBLEMS & CURR5TLY WE >E DO+ \R EF=TS TO />T ?AT WORK AGA9 9 AN ORGANIZ$ WAY4 

,( C\RSE ! ORGANIZATION HAS BE5 ( GREAT IMPORTANCE1 & ?ANKS TO ?AT WE HAVE BE5 ABLE TO MULTIPLY ! AN>*I/ 9FLU5CE1 TO GIVE IT SOME COH]5CE & TO HAVE A CONCRETE PRES5CE ) PROPOSALS & PRACTICAL POLICIES4 ,ALSO1 ! ORGANIZATION BR+S MORE MATURITY & MAKES Y\R OP9ION ONE Y\ CAN GIVE SOME CR$IT TO4 ,& NOT ONLY ! ORGANIZATION HAS BE5 ( USE OR HELP TO ! V]Y AN>*I/S1 ALSO WE BELIEVE1 IT HAS BE5 ( USE TO ! PEOPLE :O WE >E WORK+ )1 BECAUSE A S]I\S AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IS NE$$ 9 ! /RUGGLE1 & 9 SOCIETY4 

,:5 WE >E DISCUSS+ GETT+ ORGANIZ$1 & SOME SO-CALL$ AN>*I/S MAKE A BIG DEAL BECAUSE !Y >E AFRAID ( ORGANIZATIONS1 & Y\ SEE !M SO RELUCTANT TO ORGANIZE1 SO MESS$ UP ) AB/RACT PHILOSOPHY1 SO SC>$ ( *ANG+ SOCIETY1 IT IS A BIT DI%E>T5+4 ,WE NE$ A MOVEM5T TO *ANGE SOCIETY1 ?AT'S ! IMPORTANT TASK & WE %\LD NEV] LOSE SI<T ( ?AT4 ,& TO *ANGE SOCIETY WE NE$ ORGANIZATION1 & ?US WE HAVE TO LE>N TO WORK ) O!R PEOPLE & LOSE ! COMPLEX ( BE+ ! C5T] ( ! UNIV]SE4 ,!SE 0COMRADES0 >E ! ONES :O GIVE M]IT TO ! AU?ORIT>IAN'S CLAIMS ?AT ONE CANNOT SUPPOS$LY GET ORGANIZ$ 9 A LIB]T>IAN WAY4 ,& IF WE HAVE FE> TO ORGANIZE1 9 ! 5D WE WILL BE HELP+ CAPITALISM 9 NOT PLAY+ A MATURE ROLE 9 ! /RUGGLE1 & ! AU?ORIT>IANS1 WILL ONCE AGA9 BE ! ONLY OPTION LEFT4 

,:AT >E SOME FUTURE PLANS = ! ,C,U,A,C8 

,C,U,A,C3 ,?IS YE>1 9 FACT1 \R ORGANIZATION HAS MADE MANY PLANS4 ,BUT AS ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+1 WE HOPE TO EXP& & /R5G!N \R CURR5T /RUGGLES1 & TO BECOME ACTIVE 9 NEW SOCIAL REALITIES1 RALLY+ ! 9ACTIVE AN>*O-COMMUNI/S1 TO OP5 NEW FRONTS = \R /RUGGLE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WE NE$ TO KEEP ON WORK+ ON ! ACTIVITY & ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE ( ! ,C,U,A,C1 = ! GR[+ PROCESS WE >E GO+ ?R\<1 & TO CONT9UE ADAPT+ \R TOOL1 ?AT IS1 \R POLITICAL ORGANIZATION1 9 ! FACE ( ! *ALL5GES ( ! AGITATION & ! POPUL> MOVEM5T1 ?AT WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL ) DUE TO ?IS ONGO+ CRISIS4 ,WE >E NOT GO+ TO WAIT TO BE CAU<T BY SURPRISE1 BUT WE %\LD RA!R BE WELL ORGANIZ$ & ON GU>D4 

,WE >E ALSO GO+ TO HELP1 ) ALL ( \R EF=TS1 9 ! UNITY ( ! ,*ILEAN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 ?ANKS TO ! POSITIVE SIGNALS GIV5 BY MO/ ( ! AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP ! L9KS ( SOLID>ITY1 BAS$ MA9LY UPON A COMMON CLASS-/RUGGLE PRACTICE1 SPR++ \T FROM ! CONCRETE FI<TS4 ,?US1 WE HOPE TO BE PAV+ ! ROAD = AN ,AN>*O-,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION 9 ,*ILI4 ,& WE CAN'T BE BL9D4 ,WE KN[ ?AT /R5G!N+ \R LOCAL WORK1 TOGE!R ) ! GR[? ( O!R ORGANIZATIONS 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA & ! RE/ ( ! WORLD1 >E /RIV+ TO ! SAME GOAL3 A R$ & BLACK 9T]NATIONAL66 

,REPRESSION IS /ILL A /RONG REALITY 9 ,*ILI1 ) /REET DEMON/RATIONS R\T9ELY ATTACK$ BY POLICE4 ,GIV5 ?IS POLITICAL CLIMATE1 :AT SORT ( FUTURE DO Y\ SEE = AN>*ISM 9 ,*ILI8 

,C,U,A,C3 ,IT IS ! TRU? ?AT REPRESSION OV] ! LA/ :ILE UNVEILS1 ONCE AGA91 ! ROLE PLAY$ BY ! MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IP 9 ! NEO-LIB]AL ADJU/M5T ?AT IS N[ /RANGL+ US4 ,BECAUSE1 EV5 ?\< ! T]ROR YE/]DAY WAS COMPLETE & P]SI/5T1 TODAY UND] ! ,CONC]TACION 7COALITION ( GOV]NM5T71 WE HAVE SE5 NO?+ BUT A MASK$ DICTATOR%IP1 MANIPULAT+ ! NEWS1 ) C5SOR%IP1 POLITICAL P]SECUTION & MURD]1 UND] A PROGRESSIVE & EV5 LEFTI/ ES!TIC ( \R PRESID5T ,RIC>DO ,LAGOS4 ,?AT IS A ?REAT1 BECAUSE EV]Y FAIR PROTE/ ( \R PEOPLE AGA9/ !IR PLANS1 !Y CALL T]RORISM1 WE SUFF] FROM ! LEGAL REPRESSION FROM ! ,CON/ITUTION MADE UND] ,P9O*ET'S REGIME4 ,?IS WAY1 WE SEE ?AT NEO-LIB]ALISM 9 ,*ILI HAS HAD DIFF]5T /AGES1 & WE UND]/& ,P9O*ET'S REGIME AS ONE MORE ( ! PUPPET GOV]NM5TS SETTL$ BY ! YANKEE IMP]IALISM1 & ?AT ! CURR5T ONE IS NOT GO+ TO *ANGE ! REPRESSIVE APP>ATUS1 BUT 9/EAD1 WILL MAKE IT MORE & MORE P]FECT4 ,AS AN EXAMPLE1 LET'S CITE ! CASE ( ! MURD] ( A Y\NG ,MAPU*E FI<T]1 CALL$ ,ALEX ,LEMUN1 9 ,NOVEMB] #b#b4 ,ALEX P]I%$ UND] POLICE GUNS :ILE P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! OCCUPATION ( ! L&S ( HIS ANCE/ORS4 ,CYNICALLY1 ! ,HOME ,SECRET>Y EXPRESS$ HIS 0REGRET = :AT HAPP5$01 BUT AT ! SAME TIME ?REAT5$ SAY+ ?AT NO ACTION \TSIDE \R CURR5T NORMS & CON/ITUTION WILL BE TOL]AT$1 & IF NECESS>Y1 !Y WILL USE ALL !IR =CE4 ,ONE WEEK LAT]1 )\T ANY S]I\S 9=MATION 9 ! NEWS1 WE W]E VISIT$ BY ,U,S,A ,DEF5SE ,SECRET>Y ,DONALD ,RUMSFELD1 BECAUSE ( ! ,FIF? ,CONF]5CE ( ,DEF5SE ,SECRET>IES ( ! ,AM]ICAS1 9 :I*1 DESPITE ALL !IR PLATITUDES AB\T DEF5SE1 IT WAS AGRE$ ! CO-ORD9ATION ( ! HEMISPH]IC REPRESSION TO SUFFOCATE ! POPUL> /RUGGLES 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,!N1 :AT HAPP5$ TO ,LEMUN1 WASN'T IT A SIGNAL ( OB$I5CE TO ! PLANS ( ! ,P5TAGON1 REPRES5T$ BY ,RUMSFELD8 

,WELL1 ?IS IS ONLY A GLIMPSE ( ! REPRESSIVE SITUATION N[ADAYS 9 ,*ILI1 & ! ANSW]S %\LD NOT BE F\ND SOME:]E ELSE ?AN 9 ! COLLECTIVE ACTION ( ! V]Y AFFECT$1 ! PEOPLE4 ,BECAUSE1 9 SPITE ( ! 9SECURITY1 ( ! CON/ANT SIEGE1 ( ! FE> TO ! REACTION1 WE KN[ ?AT IF WE ISOLATE \RSELVES FROM ! MASSES1 IF WE BEHAVE LIKE A GANG1 WE >E GO+ TO BE GIV+ ! *ANCE TO ?OSE 9 P[] TO DISMANTLE \R ORGANIZATION4 ,& SPECIALLY BECAUSE \R PR9CIPAL AIM IS ! G5]ATION ( ! POPUL> P[]1 ?R\< ALL ! ACTIVITY WE DO 9 OP5+ SOLID>ITY NETWORKS1 = ! PEOPLE TO ORGANIZE & COME TOGE!R1 WE %\LD /AY !RE1 OBVI\SLY NOT LEAV+ ! PROBLEMS ( ! RESI/ANCE1 ( SECURITY1 ( ! REVOLUTION>Y VIOL5CE TO ! 0METAPHYSICS02 BUT KN[+1 AT ! SAME TIME ?AT ! ANSW]S WILL COME FROM ! HE>T ( \R ACTIVITY4 ,! FUTURE ( ! ,C,U,A,C IS DET]M9$ BY ITS [N PR9CIPLES1 & 9 ! 5D1 BY ! MATURITY ( AN>*ISM AS SU*4  
  

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