The Forum of Organized Anarchism: a Process in the Making. Statement of the Aims and Principles of the Fórum do Anarquismo Organizado (FAO), approved at the 2010 National Meeting, held recently in Porto Alegre. The Fórum do Anarquismo Organizado (Forum of Organized Anarchism – FAO) has existed since 2002 and up to 2010 was a [...]
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Declaration of the Aims and Principles of the Fórum do Anarquismo Organizado (FAO)
Posted: December 20, 2010 in 8. The Role of the Anarchist Organisation: PP's, 9. Especifismo Anarquista0
Theory, Ideology and Historical Materialism
Posted: June 28, 2010 in 7. Recent Writings, 9. Especifismo Anarquistaby Internal Education Secretary – Organização Socialista Libertária São Paulo, Brazil This is a quick English translation of a text which was produced as a result of theoretical debate by the OSL-SP together with other organizations in the Forum of Organized Anarchism (FAO). It deals with what theory and ideology are and what we understand [...]
by Federação Anarquista do Rio de Janeiro – FARJ We opted for the specific model of organisation – known by other names as “especifismo” or organisationalist anarchism – largely inspired by the Uruguayan Anarchist Federation (FAU). Through the discussions that we had, we came to the conclusion that it would be essential to work with [...]
Presentation Letter of the Pró-Coletivo Anarquista Organizado de Joinville
Posted: June 26, 2010 in 9. Especifismo Anarquista(Pro – Organized Anarchist Collective of Joinville) “… true anarchy cannot exist outside of solidarity, outside of socialism.” Errico Malatesta “Idea and action are inseparable, if the idea has ascendancy over the individual; and without action the very idea atrophies.” Piotr Kropotkin “Sometimes it is better to fight and get beat up than to run [...]
Interview with the Rio de Janeiro Anarchist Federation
Posted: June 26, 2010 in 9. Especifismo AnarquistaThierry Libertad / FARJ An interview with the Rio de Janeiro Anarchist Federation (FARJ), carried out by Thierry Libertad for the virtual journal Divergences, between December 2007 and February 2008. Thierry Libertad: What is the FARJ and since when has it existed? Rio de Janeiro Anarchist Federation (FARJ): The FARJ is a specific anarchist organisation, [...]
Who we are, what we want, the path we follow
Posted: June 26, 2010 in 8. The Role of the Anarchist Organisation: PP's, 9. Especifismo AnarquistaColetivo Comunista Anarquista (CCA) Brazilian Anarcho-Communist Group’s Statement of Purpose The Coletivo Comunista Anarquista (CCA – Anarchist Communist Collective) is an organizationalist especifist and federalist anarchist political grouping with a horizontal structure that seeks to act as an active minority inside the social movements – without transforming them into “puppet fronts” under the pretext of [...]
by Federación Anarquista Uruguaya – FAU “Huerta Grande” is a seminal text of South American Especifismo. It was written in 1972 as an internal discussion document of the Federación Anarquista Uruguaya, right before the brutal military coup was installed in 1973. This is the first English translation. Federación Anarquista Uruguaya, commonly known as FAU or [...]
by Felipe Corrêa Definitions of “Especifismo” (Specifism) and “Synthesis/Synthesism”, written for a “Dictionary of Anarchism” that is being organised by some comrades [in Brazil]. Especifismo Especifismo is a conception of anarchist organisation. The term is used and was first advocated by the Uruguayan Anarchist Federation (FAU), with which it refers to the anarchist current that [...]
The Social Question: Latin American Anarchism and “Social Insertion”
Posted: June 10, 2010 in 9. Especifismo Anarquistaby Michael Schmidt (ZACF) The most crucial issue facing the global anarchist movement today is not only how to win the battle for the leadership of ideas among the anti-capitalist movement, but how to ensure that direct action, mutual aid, collective decision-making, horizontal networks, and other principles of anarchist organising become the living practices of [...]
Especifismo: The Anarchist Praxis of Building Popular Movements and Revolutionary Organization in South America
Posted: June 10, 2010 in 9. Especifismo Anarquistaby Adam Weaver Throughout the world anarchist involvement within mass movements as well the development of specifically anarchist organizations is on the upsurge. This trend is helping anarchism regain legitimacy as a dynamic political force within movements and in this light, Especifismo, a concept born out of nearly 50 years of anarchist experiences in South [...]
