Militant kindergarten

Militant Kindergarten is an annual 15-week seminar hosted by the Center for Especifismo Studies. This seminar uses Social Anarchism and Organisation by FARJ, an important text of the especifista anarchist tendency, to learn about and cultivate anarchist theory, strategy, and militancy through group discussion. Militant Kindergarten occurs online beginning every January.

If you would like to register or have questions, please contact especifismostudies [at] gmail [dot] com

Militant Kindergarten Resources:

Social Anarchism and Organisation: English translation of Anarquismo Social e Organização, by the Anarchist Federation of Rio de Janeiro (Federação Anarquista do Rio de Janeiro – FARJ), Brazil, approved at the 1st FARJ Congress, held on 30th and 31st of August 2008. Jonathan Payn (trans.)

Audiobook, produced by Center for Especifismo Studies:

Reading Guides

Part 1-7

Part 8-14

Part 15

Supplementary Readings:

“How do you say especifismo in English?”

Contributions to Especifismo

A Companion to the English Translation of Social Anarchism and Organisation

Discussing the Centre-Periphery Model of Class Struggle

Bakunin, Malatesta and the Platform Debate

Militant Kindergarten promotional flyer available for download:

Schedule 2023

Discussion meetings: Saturdays 3-5 PM Pacific Standard Time

First discussion meeting 7 January 2023

Last discussion meeting 15 April 2023

Section I (2 weeks)

Part 15 (p. 69-75)

Part 15 (p. 75-79)

Section II (3 weeks)

Parts 1, 2, and 3 (p. 6-15)

Parts 4 and 5 (p. 16-29)

Part 6 and 7 (p. 30-39)

Section III (7 weeks)

Part 8 (p. 40-49)

Part 9 (p. 50-54)

Part 10 (p. 55-57)

Part 11 (p. 58-59)

Part 12 (p. 60)

Part 13 (p. 61-64)

Part 14 (p. 65-68)