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To be an anarchist: Ruymán Rodríguez
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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Tagged anarchism, Federación de anarquistas Gran Canaria, Ruymán Rodríguez, spain
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In solidarity with Ruymán Rodríguez and the FAGC
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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Tagged anarchism, Federación de anarquistas Gran Canaria, Okupations, Ruymán Rodríguez, spain
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Anarchist myths
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.
Anarchism in the streets: Federación de Anarquistas Gran Canaria (FAGC)
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
Renzo Novatore: My iconoclastic individualism
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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Tagged anarchism, autonomy, community, individualism, Renzo Novatore
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Elisée Reclus: On anarchist colonies
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
The limits of community
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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Tagged 15M, anarchism, autonomy, community, Occupations, Okupations, Ruymán Rodríguez, spain
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The many ZAD of Bure, france: Autonomy before nuclear power
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
La Esperanza commune, Gran Canaria: Revolution through okupation
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
Ruymán Rodríguez: Neighbourhood anarchism. A surmounting thesis
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 →