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Ruymán Rodríguez: Neighbourhood anarchism. A surmounting thesis

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

If you struggle you can lose If you don’t struggle you are lost On a wall in Cordoba Ruymán Rodríguez‘s “neighbourhood anarchism” is the child of his militant experience in the Federación de Anarquistas Gran Canaria (FAGC).  It is an effort … Continue reading →

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To be an anarchist: Ruymán Rodríguez

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

We share once again an essay, in translation, by Ruymán Rodríguez of the FAGC – Federación de Anarquistas Gran Canaria (alasbarricadas.org 26/03/2017).  What follows is a critical reflection on what it means to be an anarchist, born of Rodríguez’s experience with the FAGC. … Continue reading →

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In solidarity with Ruymán Rodríguez and the FAGC

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

On the 30th of April 2015, in Santa María de Guía, Grand Canary, the anarchist activist Ruymán Rodríguez, member of the Federación de Anarquistas de Gran Canaria (FAGC)/Anarchist Federation of the Grand Canary, member of the recently created Sindicato de … Continue reading →

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Anarchist myths

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

We share below a reflection by Ruymán Rodríguez of the Federación de Anarquistas Gran Canaria on the limits of an anarchism exclusively thought in terms of anti-statism and anti-capitalism.

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Anarchism in the streets: Federación de Anarquistas Gran Canaria (FAGC)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Julius Gavroche

Get into the neighbourhoods, don’t be afraid of hostility, suspicion, quarrels and base passions, that, I assure you, you will encounter.  Take advantage rather of the fact that the virtual recuperation penetrates even into those with an empty stomach.  Seek … Continue reading →

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Renzo Novatore: My iconoclastic individualism

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Julius Gavroche

Anarchy is not a social form, but a method of individuation. No society will concede to me more than a limited freedom and a well-being that it grants to each of its members. But I am not content with this … Continue reading →

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Elisée Reclus: On anarchist colonies

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Julius Gavroche

As a complement to our last post, the essay “The limits of community” by Ruymán Rodríguez, we share the first of two essays, among others cited by Rodríguez, that help to further understand the bases of his reflection.  The first essay, … Continue reading →

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The limits of community

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Julius Gavroche

We share an essay by Ruymán Rodríguez that critically evaluates the radical poltical potential of the idea of community.  Without defending the need to abandon the creation of communities as part of a larger anarchist political project, Rodríguez nevertheless argues … Continue reading →

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The many ZAD of Bure, france: Autonomy before nuclear power

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

A convivial society should be designed to allow all its members the most autonomous action by means of tools least controlled by others. People feel joy, as opposed to mere pleasure, to the extent that their activities are creative; while … Continue reading →

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La Esperanza commune, Gran Canaria: Revolution through okupation

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Julius Gavroche

Whether in time of revolution or in time of peace, the worker must be housed somehow or other; he must have some sort of roof over his head. But, however tumble-down and squalid your dwelling may be, there is always … Continue reading →

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