The present text —the core of which was taken from the introduction that we wrote for the French edition of Social Anarchism and Organization, by the Anarchist Federation of Rio de Janeiro (FARJ)[1]— aims to discuss the question of the specific anarchist political organization, based on the contributions of Mikhail Bakunin, Errico Malatesta and the Organizational Platform for a General Union of Anarchists, written by militants organized around the magazine Dielo Trudá, among whom were Nestor Makhno and Piotr Archinov. We are going to take up the contributions of Bakunin and Malatesta to establish a dialogue between them and the Platform, trace the similarities and differences between the proposals of anarchists who advocate an organizational dualism and those of the Bolsheviks, and we will see the proximity of Malatesta with the Synthesis, as well as the historical impact of the Platform, which will make it possible to elucidate the positions that have been disseminated about this debate. ... read full story / add a comment

The present text aims to discuss, from a theoretical-historical perspective, some organizational issues related to anarchism. It responds to the assertion, constantly repeated, that anarchist ideology or doctrine is essentially spontaneous and contrary to organization. Returning to the debate among anarchists about organization, this article maintains that there are three fundamental positions on the matter: those who are against organization and / or defend informal formations in small groups (anti-organizationism); supporters of organization only at the mass level (syndicalism and communitarianism), and those who point out the need for organization on two levels, the political-ideological and the mass (organizational dualism). This text delves into the positions of the third current, bringing theoretical elements from Mikhail Bakunin and then presenting a historical case in which the anarchists held, in theory and in practice, that position: the activity of the Federation of Anarchist Communists of Bulgaria (FAKB) between the twenties and forties of the twentieth century. [Português] [Castellano] ... read full story / add a comment

To begin the discussion on popular power it is important to return to the idea of a strategy of social transformation, since our political practice, as anarchists, is what could point toward this transformation. ... read full story / add a comment

This article covers the impact of the sanction on all sides. But the real losers are the working class and the oppressed people. It shows the way how we can fight back against both wars: the current military one and the sanctions war.
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Το παρακάτω κείμενο αποτελεί απάντηση των Αναρχικών Κομμουνιστών Meanjin (Anarchist Communists Meanjin) από τo Μπρίσμπεϊν της Αυστραλίας, σε άρθρο που φιλοξενήθηκε στην βρετανική αναρχική ιστοσελίδα Freedom News, με τίτλο “Fuck Leftist Westplaining” , αλλά και άλλων άρθρων με παρόμοια θεματολογία, που ως κύριο σκεπτικό τους έχουν την θέση πως η ευρωπαϊκή Αριστερά -και το Αναρχικό Κίνημα ειδικότερα- θα πρέπει να επικεντρώσει την κριτική της μόνο στην ιμπεριαλιστική επέμβαση του Ρωσικού Στρατού και να μην καταπιάνεται καθόλου στην παρούσα συνθήκη με το θέμα του ΝΑΤΟ και της δικής του ιμπεριαλιστικής επέκτασης και των σχεδιασμών του στην Ανατολική Ευρώπη. Οι συντάκτες του άρθρου φτάνουν δε μέχρι και το σημείο να θεωρούν θεμιτή τακτική για την παρούσα χρονική περίοδο την αποδοχή της συμμετοχής των χωρών της περιοχής στην Ευρωατλαντική Συμμαχία, ως “κίνηση αυτοπροστασίας” απέναντι στον Πούτιν. ... read full story / add a comment

En los últimos meses la situación política latinoamericana pareciera lograr cierta estabilidad, especialmente con la salida institucional a la revuelta en Chile luego de las elecciones. Sin embargo, en realidad, se abre otro capítulo en esta coyuntura, donde aún muchas cosas están en disputa y lejos se está de una “estabilización” política y económica en el continente.

La situación de la invasión militar rusa de Ucrania y todas las derivaciones y desarrollo que pueda tener van a impactar en nuestra región de un modo u otro. Ya en lo inmediato, los precios de las materias primas se han disparado en el mercado mundial, lo cual puede generar mayores ingresos en nuestras economías nacionales, pero no necesariamente mejorar su distribución, sino que se enriquezcan más las burguesías latinoamericanas, aumentando al final aún más nuestra dependencia económica. ... read full story / add a comment

En este escrito se presenta un análisis de la coyuntura socio política general para inicios de 2022 en los países centrales e imperiales, que identificamos como 15 Estados ubicados en América del norte, Europa occidental, Asia del este y Oceanía, desde la mirada del Grupo Libertario Vía Libre. Para esto se desarrolla en primer lugar una reflexión sobre las tendencias generales de estas potencias en materia de salud pública, actividad económica e inclinaciones políticas; continuando en segundo lugar con un análisis por países, centrado en la actividad de los gobiernos, el desarrollo económico y la luchas sociales de cada región y finalizando en tercer lugar, con una balance de la actividad de los movimientos populares en esta zona del mundo, detallando las protestas generales y las actividad del movimiento obrero, campesino, indígena, estudiantil, feminista, ecologista, de migrantes y de otros sectores sociales. ... read full story / add a comment

Marx & Engels Communist Manifesto from the perspective of an anarchist. Most of its class analysis is still valuable, but anarchists reject much of its political and economic program. ... read full story / add a comment

A group of Ukrainian anarchists living in Kyiv declared that they have joined popular resistance against Russian invasion and organized their own group- leading to many debates among anarchist circles. As long as we do not exactly know their own circumstances, one might think that they are purely pro-NATO people, confused nationalist-anarchists or even neo-Nazi supporters. Actually, they are not! According to their declarations before and during the war, they do exactly know what NATO, capitalism, nationalism and imperialism is; and they are against all of them. For me, they are just a group of comrades who found themselves in the middle of a war and trying to find out a way to defend their own lives and their own ideas. ... read full story / add a comment

In this article, I use the framing of the class struggle and the action of revolutionary militancy to reflect on three fundamental concepts: propaganda, solidarity, and education. ... read full story / add a comment

Both NATO and Russia must be opposed, and should war eventuate, our job is not to pick a side but to work to end the war as quickly as possible. Should war break out then the spectre of 1917 needs to be made a reality again. The best defence against imperialist wars will always be a powerful, militant working-class and the fear of revolution that brings. ... read full story / add a comment

Международна анархистка декларация относно пандемията COVID-19

Пандемията Ковид-19 засегна всеки аспект от човешкия живот. Тя има пагубен ефект върху физическото и психическото здраве на хората, социалните ни отношения и общностите ни, нашия поминък и свободата на придвижване. Освен това значително ограничи способността ни да организираме ефективни политически протести и укрепи контрола на държавата. ... read full story / add a comment

The theoretical elements and historical experiences discussed undergird the theses developed throughout this article. Anarchists have a conception of power and a general project around it that forms their conception of class, understood in relation to a certain type of power (domination), and constitutes the foundation of their notion of social change, which is characterized by: their belief in the capacity for action of the subjects that are part of the distinct oppressed classes, their implication in the transformation of that capacity into social force, their commitment to permanent growth of this force, and their defense of a revolutionary process that allows for overcoming enemy forces and replacing the power of domination over society by a self-managing power. ... read full story / add a comment

Covid-19 pandemisi insan yaşamının her alanını etkiledi ve insanların fiziksel ve mental sağlığı, sosyal ilişkileri ve toplulukları, geçim koşullarımız ve hareket etme özgürlüğümüz üzerinde yıkıcı etkileri oldu. Ayrıca etkili siyasi eylemler örgütleme kabiliyetimizi önemli ölçüde kısıtlayarak devletin elini güçlendirdi. ... read full story / add a comment

La pandémie de COVID-19 a affecté tous les aspects de la vie humaine. Elle a eu un effet dévastateur sur la santé physique et mentale des personnes, sur les relations sociales et les communautés, sur nos moyens de subsistance et notre liberté de mouvement. Elle a également réduit de manière significative notre capacité à organiser une protestation politique efficace et a renforcé l’État.
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La pandemia di COVID-19 ha colpito ogni aspetto della vita umana. Ha avuto un effetto devastante sulla salute fisica e mentale delle persone, sulle relazioni sociali e sulle comunità, sui nostri mezzi di sussistenza e sulla libertà di movimento. Ha anche ridotto significativamente la nostra capacità di organizzare una protesta politica efficace e ha rafforzato lo Stato. ... read full story / add a comment

The Covid 19 pandemic has impacted every aspect of human life. It has had a dev-astating effect on people’s physical and mental health, social relations and communities, our livelihoods, and freedom to move about. It has also significantly curtailed our ability to organise effective political protests and strengthened the hand of the State. ... read full story / add a comment

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha afectado todos los aspectos de la vida humana. Ha tenido un efecto devastador en la salud física y mental de las personas, en las relaciones sociales y las comunidades, en nuestros medios de subsistencia y en la libertad de movimiento. También ha reducido significativamente nuestra capacidad para organizar protestas políticas efectivas y esencialmente ha fortalecido el Estado. ... read full story / add a comment

First of all, I would like to acknowledge the invitation from the comrades at Ekintza Zuzena magazine, who, after reading the book Anarchism and Popular Power: South American Theory and Practice, were interested in the present topic and decided to put it up for debate. For me and for the anarchist current to which I belong, especifista anarchism, the debate on power in general and popular power in particular is of the utmost importance, not only for a rereading of anarchist classics, but also for political practice of a revolutionary character. Therefore, we must salute and celebrate the decision. In Latin America there is some controversy around these issues, but in different countries and for many groups and organizations—this is the case, for example, for the nine Brazilian organizations that make up the Brazilian Anarchist Coordination [Coordenação Anarquista Brasileira] (CAB) and the Uruguayan Anarchist Federation (FAU)—there has been broad agreement for some years now. It is important that this debate continues to take place in Europe, and that in some way links up with others that are taking place, such as the one that the Federation of Anarchist Communists (FdCA) is conducting based on the contributions of the Brazilian CAB. ... read full story / add a comment

Not every step that is necessary is suitable for solving at the level of the individual workplace. Cities need a massive expansion of public transport and improvement of facilities for active transport modes like walking and cycling. Mobilising public transport workers alone, however, would be insufficient to achieve the power necessary to get the system expanded to the degree required. These questions, and some others, would have to be resolved at the society-wide level by the labour movement as a whole. ... read full story / add a comment