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 […]

The October Document from Militant Kindergarten

“Our individual freedom can only be realized collectively, so we insist on revolutionary militancy which, for us, is a commitment to taking everyone with us to the future we want to see. It’s a commitment to keep the movement going. By militating, we make sacrifices and take big risks. There are both micro and macro […]

The September Document from Militant Kindergarten

“In Militant Kindergarten radicalized and radicalizing people participate in an educational project together. For the success of this seminar year after year, our ideas have to be dynamic and capable of communicating to the actual participants. Everything that we do relies on our ethics and builds upon our principles. Especifismo militants seek to build real […]

The August Document from Militant Kindergarten

“The specific anarchist organization is the grouping of anarchist individuals who, through their own will and free agreement, work together with well-defined objectives. Its function is to coordinate, converge, and permanently increase the social force of anarchist militant activities, providing a tool for solid and consistent struggle, which is a fundamental means for the pursuit […]

The July Document from Militant Kindergarten

“We seek to create proper concepts, aiming to give original character to the theory that we wanted to create, and in this endeavor, we think we have been very successful as we, in our view, construct and formalize a coherent theory, articulating classical and contemporary theories, as well as our own conceptions. We desired to […]

The June Document from Militant Kindergarten

“By especifismo, we refer to a conception of anarchist organization that has two fundamental axes: organization and social work/insertion. These two axes are based on the classical concepts of differentiated actuation of anarchism in the social and political levels (Bakuninist concept) and specific anarchist organization (Malatestan concept). This whole set of conceptions and experiences contributes […]

O Documento de Janeiro

por Center for Especifismo Studies, 2023 “Dominação e exploração se manifestam de diferentes formas dependendo do contexto, mas em todos casos, anarquistas buscam uma sociedade igualitária que marcaria o fim das divisões de classe. A organização política tem como objetivo finalista o socialismo libertário, uma sociedade livre da dominação de classe e da exploração capitalista, […]

Popular Power: People’s Ability to Organise their Own Society

Author: Federación Anarquista Uruguaya PDF file size: 294 KB Download PDF Faced with the obvious historical failure of certain currents designated as socialist, a broad theoretical and political debate was opened up. Much of the material that was incorporated into it turned out to be nothing more than the old failed discourse now updated and […]