How do we deal with the inevitable zigzagging?

Militant style is not a final product or a glossy presentation. It consists of daily tasks that have a strategic direction.

If the conditions change, the priorities and strategic line need to change

The path that a specific organization follows has to be related to the conditions of a more or less stable general situation, but when there is no way forward, another one must be fought for and produced through struggle.

The Simple Machine Model

To develop a shared strategic perspective, it’s important to articulate both a plan for what we’re trying to do and a narrative of what we’ve done. This allows us to work together to refine our specific organizational perspective and share it with others, outside of the Center for Especifismo Studies (CES), in the form of writings, discussion groups, and public seminars.

Level-headed anarchism: especifismo’s leading role

[Translated by the Center for Especifismo Studies (CES)]Original Spanish article available here: https://www.regeneracionlibertaria.org/2024/09/30/anarquia-y-cabeza-fria-el-especifismo-como-punta-de-lanza/ “Revolutions without theory don’t make any progress. We, the “Friends of Durruti”, have outlined our thinking; it can be changed with the demands of large-scale, social unrest, but it’s inevitably based on two crucial elements: a program and rifles” [1]. The anarchist […]

STEAL AND CAPTURE: Framework for an especifismo critique of “big tent” political projects

by the Center for Especifismo Studies (CES) While just critiquing problematic political tendencies won’t make them disappear, as we’ve said before: when anarchists don’t intervene and attempt to imprint our strategic vision on social movements, other ideological forces will. It’s important to be able to argue against other strategic proposals in debates. This framework, in […]

A Response to Critics of Especifismo*

Not a “side project” or a form of co-optation, but a strategic organization: Dealing with skepticism and criticism of especifismo From the concept of a “specific anarchist organization” comes the term “especifismo”. It’s a current of anarchism that defends the need for a theoretical, strategic, and tactical organization oriented toward a libertarian socialist society. The […]

The December Document from Militant Kindergarten

“The social and political tracks don’t always need to be laid at the same time by the same people. It’s wrong to think that the protagonists of revolution are only ever individuals or “great men”. This kind of thinking obscures the work of people who, on a daily basis, are committed to the social transformation […]

Interview with OSL (Libertarian Socialist Organization) from Brazil [Part 1]

The following is the first part of a much longer interview Embat did with their sister organization OSL. This first part focuses on OSL and their conception of anarchism.*** [It was translated from Catalan by the Center for Especifismo Studies.] 1. What’s the origin of OSL? Our organization, although new, has a history that goes […]

DRIVING TRACTORS WITH YOUR GAL PALS

Specific Organization: how, why, and to what ends? by Gustave Translated by the Center for Especifismo Studies Things have changed and are probably less unbearable for us today than for women 10, 15, 20 years ago. Still, since (cis-straight) patriarchy continues to structure the lives of each and every one of us, getting rid of […]

The November Document from Militant Kindergarten

“The distinction between theory and ideology allows us to be less dogmatic, so while roles obviously need to be rotated, we shouldn’t be afraid of specialization. This goes back to the reoccurring point that the militants are responsible for the organization and the organization is responsible for the militants. Still, to prevent the establishment of […]