,! #aihi 0,CALL = A ,LIB]T>IAN ,ALT]NATIVE0 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,DANIEL ,GU]9 ,TEXT 3 ,S9CE ! W9T] ( #a#i#h#f-#a#i#h#g1 /RUGGLES HAVE FOLL[$ ONE AFT] ! O!R4 ,!Y DEM& TO BE GIV5 A COMBATIVE & 9NOVATIVE EXPRESSION4 ,! SIGNATORIES ( ?IS APPEAL ADDRESS ALL ?OSE WOM5 & M5 :O ?9K ?AT UND] CURR5T SOCIAL & POLITICAL CIRCUM/ANCES A NEW REVOLUTION>Y ALT]NATIVE MU/ BE E/ABLI%$4 ,9 \R EYES1 ! CREATION ( A REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T CAPABLE ( BUILD+ ON & TAK+ =W>D ! NEWLY REVIV$ /RUGGLES REQUIRES US TO TAKE TWO COMPLEM5T>Y PA?S3 ,! =MATION ( A NEW ORGANIZATION = A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM1 :I* IS :AT ?IS APPEAL IS PROPOS+2 ,! EM]G5CE ( A VA/ & NECESS>ILY PLURALI/1 ANTI-CAPITALI/1 SELF-MANAGEM5T MOVEM5T1 TO :I* ORGANIZ$ LIB]T>IANS WILL IMM$IATELY CONTRIBUTE & :]E !Y WILL BE ACTIVE ALONGSIDE O!R POLITICAL T5D5CIES4 ,WE HAVE 5T]$ A P]IOD ( AGITATION & /RUGGLE ?AT LAYS B>E ! 9ABILITY ( ! ,LEFT & ! UNION LEAD]%IPS TO RESPOND TO ! ASPIRATIONS ( ! POPULATION4 ,! 0,SOCIALI/0 ,P>TY 7,P,S7 MANAGES CAPITALISM1 ESP\SES ITS LOGIC1 & AB&ONS ANY WI% TO TRANS=M SOCIETY1 EV5 SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC RE=MISM4 ,IT OPPOSES ! 9T]E/S ( ALL POPUL> /RATA4 ,UND] COV] ( 05T]+ MOD]NITY0 IT WANTS TO IMPLEM5T A POLITICAL & SOCIAL CONS5SUS ) ! ,RITY ( NOTABLES & TE*NOCRATS :]E EV]Y?+ IS DECID$ AT ! SUMMIT1 )\T ANY REAL DEMOCRACY4 ,! ,FR5* 0,COMMUNI/0 ,P>TY 7,P,C,F7 HAS NOT HAD A REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE = SOME TIME4 ,ITS LEAD]%IP MAKES USE ( SOCIAL DISCONT5T1 BUT ! ONLY MODEL = SOCIETY IT HAS TO (F] IS A /ILL T]RIBLY BUREAUCRATIC ,U,S,S,R4 ,IT HAS A COMPLETELY UNDEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK & IMPOSES AN UNBE>ABLE GRIP ON HUGE SWA?S ( ! UNION & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,! UNION MOVEM5T IS CONFRONT$ ) ! REEM]G5CE ( /RUGGLES1 BUT ALSO ) ASPIRATIONS = SELF-ORGANIZATION ?AT >E BE+ VIGOR\SLY EXPRESS$4 ,! *ASM HAS NEV] BE5 SO WIDE BETWE5 UNIONIZ$ & NON-UNIONIZ$ WORK]S1 BETWE5 ON ! ONE H& UNION ORGANIZATIONS ?AT *OOSE & SELF-MANAGE !IR [N BATTLES1 & ON ! O!R H& ! FOSSILIZ$ UNION APP>ATUSES :I* >E (T5 TI$ TO ! ,P,S OR ! ,P,C,F4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y1 ALT]NATIVE1 & ECOLOGICAL ,LEFT1 ) ALL ITS V>IANTS1 DOES NOT PROPOSE A CR$IBLE & ATTRACTIVE ALT]NATIVE4 ,! TOP-D[N & C5TRALIZ$ ]RORS & MY?S 9H]IT$ FROM ,L59ISM CONT9UE TO WEI< HEAVILY ON SOME4 ,ON O!RS1 IT IS ! /RONG TEMPTATION TO 9TEGRATE 9TO 9/ITUTIONAL ELECTORAL POLITICS & TO CON/ITUTE A 0RADICAL RE=MI/ AXIS0 DUE TO ! REPEAT$ AB&ONM5T BY SOCIAL DEMOCRACY ( ITS PROJECT ONCE IT REA*ES P[]4 ,! BALANCE %EET ( ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T1 SU* AS IT EXI/S TODAY1 IS NO MORE POSITIVE & A DEBATE OV] ?IS PO9T IS NECESS>Y4 ,= V>I\S REASONS1 WE HAVE NOT SUCCE$$ 9 PUTT+ =W>D A CONTEMPOR>Y ALT]NATIVE4 ,& MANY ]RORS CONT9UE1 H]E & !RE1 TO T>NI% \R IMAGE3 DIVISIONS1 DISORGANIZATION1 A C]TA9 SECT>IANISM1 SOMETIMES AN UNREASON+ CULT ( SPONTANEITY1 AS WELL AS ! RETREAT 9TO 9ITIATIVES ?AT HAVE ! M]IT ( TE/IFY+ TO AN E?ICAL REFUSAL ( AN ALI5AT+ SOCIETY1 BUT :I* >E NEV]!LESS F> TOO IDEOLOGICAL & FAIL TO PROVIDE ! MEANS ( ACT+ ON SOCIAL REALITY4 ,! SIGNATORIES ( ?IS APPEAL AFFIRM ?AT !RE IS ROOM = A NEW LIB]T>IAN /RUGGLE1 ONE :I* IS NON-DOGMATIC1 NONSECT>IAN1 & ATT5TIVE TO :AT IS HAPP5+ & :AT IS *ANG+ 9 SOCIETY4 ,A /RUGGLE :I* IS OP5 & AT ! SAME TIME ORGANIZ$ TO BE EFFECTIVE4 ,A COH]5T1 WELL-DEF9$ MESSAGE1 BUT ONE ?AT IS NEV]!LESS NOT C>V$ 9 /ONE1 ?AT IS =EV] ! OBJECT ( REFLECTION & R5EWAL4 ,IT IS ! ASPIRATIONS EXPRESS$ 9 ! /RUGGLES = EQUALITY1 SELF-ORGANIZATION1 & ! REJECTION ( ! NEOLIB]AL LOGIC ?AT LEAD US TO ?IS CONCLUSION4 ,IT IS ALSO ! ROAD LEFT OP5 BY ! COLLAPSE ( YE/]DAY'S DOM9ANT MODELS3 SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 ,L59ISM1 & ,/AL9ISM4 ,MANY MILITANTS W\LD BE OP5 TO ! IDEAS ( A RESOLUTELY ANTI-CAPITALI/ & LIB]T>IAN CURR5T IF IT W]E ABLE TO 5GAGE ) CONTEMPOR>Y PROBLEMS4 ,F9ALLY1 MANY AN>*I/S & O!R ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS HAVE DI/+UI%$ !MSELVES1 SOME V]Y ACTIVELY1 9 ! REC5T BATTLES 9 ! UNION MOVEM5T1 9 ! /UD5T MOVEM5T1 9 ! FI,MANY AMONG !M FEEL ! MOVEM5T IS 9 NE$ ( MOD]NIZATION 9 ORD] TO PURSUE & /R5G!N !IR /RUGGLES1 GO+ BEYOND ! /RUCTURES & DIVISIONS )9 LIB]T>IANISM ?AT HAVE MO/ (T5 BE5 9H]IT$ FROM ! PA/4 ,WE PROPOSE TO BASE \RSELVES ON !SE PRACTICES 9 ORD] TO ORGANIZE TOGE!R A LIB]T>IAN ALT]NATIVE ?AT RESPONDS TO ! *ALL5GES ( \R TIME4 ,?IS P]SPECTIVE RE/S ON A /ATEM5T ( FACT3 NONE ( ! CURR5T LIB]T>IAN GR\PS IS CAPABLE ( SUFFICI5TLY REPRES5T+ ?IS ALT]NATIVE4 ,?IS OBJECTIVE /ATEM5T 9 NO WAY QUE/IONS ! VALUE ( ! WORK ( ! V>I\S EXI/+ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,WE DO NOT REJECT !M4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 WE 9VITE ALL ORGANIZATIONS1 LOCAL GR\PS1 REVIEWS1 & 9DIVIDUALS TO FOLL[ ! PROCESS1 TO EXPRESS !MSELVES & P>TICIPATE 9 IT4 ,!IR V>I\S EXP]I5CES MU/ NOT BE REJECT$ & =GOTT54 ,A NEW ORGANIZATION WILL BE ALL ! MORE RI* IF IT W]E TO SUCCE$ 9 BR++ TOGE!R & CAPITALIZ+ ON ! MANY CONTRIBUTIONS ?AT PREC$$ IT4 ,BUT WE HAVE TO DO ?+S DIFF]5TLY IF WE >E TO RESPOND TO A NEW SITUATION4 ,! BE/ WAY =W>D SEEMS TO US TO BE ONE ?AT W\LD TAKE SOCIAL & MILITANT PRACTICE AS ITS />T+ PO9T AS AN ELEM5T ( A PROCESS UND] ! CONTROL ( RANK-&-FILE 9DIVIDUALS & COLLECTIVES SPEAK+ FROM !IR EXP]I5CE1 BEYOND ! TRADITIONAL DIVISIONS4 ,! 9ITIATIVE WE >E PUTT+ =W>D IS !RE=E ! WORK ( A COLLECTIVE ( 9DIVIDUAL SIGNATORIES & WE 9VITE EV]YONE TO JO9 9 ?IS PROCESS4 ,A CONTEMPOR>Y AFFIRMATION ( A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM IS POSSIBLE1 ELABORAT$ ON ! BASIS ( \R SOCIAL PRACTICE & AN ANALYSIS ( SOCIETY ?AT TAKES 9TO ACC\NT ITS PR(\ND ECONOMIC1 SOCIOLOGICAL1 & CULTURAL TRANS=MATIONS3 ,AN AGGRESSIVE1 RESOLUTELY ANTI-CAPITALI/1 CLASS /RUGGLE ORI5TATION 9 ! CONDITIONS ( TODAY'S SOCIETY4 ,A /RATEGY ( C\NT]-P[]S :]E WORK]S1 ! Y\NG1 & ! UNEMPLOY$ ORGANIZE !MSELVES & IMPOSE PR(\ND TRANS=MATIONS ?R\< !IR AUTONOM\S /RUGGLES4 ,?IS IS A /RATEGY ?AT WE OPPOSE TO ?AT ( *ANGE ?R\< 9/ITUTIONAL ME?ODS1 ! ACTIONS ( P>TIES & (FICE-HOLD]S1 & ! ILLUSION ( POLITICAL RE=MISM4 ,BAS+ \RSELVES ON !SE /RUGGLES WE CAN TODAY DEF5D A RESOLUTELY EXTRA- & ANTI-P>LIAM5T>Y /RUGGLE )\T IMPRISON+ \RSELVES 9 PURELY IDEOLOGICAL CAMPAIGNS4 ,A SELF-MANAGEM5T P]SPECTIVE & A COMBATIVE /RATEGY ) REVOLUTION AS ITS GOAL IS PRACTICABLE N[3 ?IS LIB]T>IAN /RUGGLE WILL BASE ITSELF 9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & ! PRACTICE ( ITS MILITANTS1 PRACTICES ?AT >E BROAD-BAS$1 9CLUSIVE1 & C>RI$ \T )\T SECT>IANISM4 ,PRACTICES ?AT IMPLY NOT ONLY ! SELF-MANAGEM5T ( /RUGGLES BUT ALSO 9VOLVEM5T 9 TRADE UNION ACTIVITY 9 ALL ( TODAY'S ORGANIZATIONS 7I4E41 AS MU* 9 ! ,C,F,D,T1 ! ,C,G,T1 ! ,F,51 & EV5 ,F,O AS 9 ! ,C,N,T & ! 9DEP5D5T UNIONS74_<#a_> ,BUT ALSO A CLASS-BAS$ APPROA* \TSIDE AS WELL AS 9SIDE ! WORKPLACE1 9 ALL ASPECTS ( LIFE & SOCIETY4 ,/RUGGLES AGA9/ ! PATRI>*AL ORD]4 ,AGA9/ RACISM & = EQUALITY4 ,AGA9/ IMP]IALISM1 DICTATOR%IPS1 & AP>!ID4 ,AGA9/ MILIT>ISM4 ,AGA9/ NUCLE> 5]GY & = ! DEF5SE ( ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,/RUGGLES BO? ( Y\NG PEOPLE 9 $UCATION & ?OSE :O >E EI!R UNEMPLOY$ OR 9 CASUALIZ$ EMPLOYM5T4 ,?IS LIB]T>IAN AFFIRMATION AN*OR$ 9 PRES5T-DAY REALITIES IS V]Y MU* )9 ! L9EAGE ( ONE ( ! MAJOR CURR5TS 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T4 ,WE >E REF]R+--)\T DOGMATISM1 )\T WI%+ TO PRODUCE A NAIVE APOLOGIA1 & ?US NOT )\T A CRITICAL SPIRIT1 BUT ) A TOTAL 9DEP5D5CE ( M9D--TO ! ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 TO ! REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALI/S1 TO ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 TO ! LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/S OR AN>*I/COMMUNI/S1 )\T NEGLECT+ ! CONTRIBUTION ( C\NCIL COMMUNISM1 TRADE UNIONISM1 SELF-MANAGEM5T CURR5TS1 FEM9ISM1 & ECOLOGY4 ,)\T LOS+ SI ON CONTEMPOR>Y ISSUES IMPLIES SYN!SES & MU* MOD]NIZATION ON ! WAY TO A NEW POLITICAL CURR5T FAC+ T[>DS ! FUTURE4 ,WE DO NOT FETI%IZE ORGANIZATION1 BUT 9 ORD] TO ELABORATE & DEF5D ?IS /RUGGLE1 ORGANIZATION IS A NECESSITY4 ,AN ORGANIZATION MEANS3 ! POOL+ ( RES\RCES1 EXP]I5CES1 DIFF]5T FOCUSES1 & POLITICAL $UCATION2 A PLACE = DEBATE = ! ELABORATION ( COLLECTIVE ANALYZES2 A MEANS ( QUICKLY CIRCULAT+ 9=MATION & ( COORD9ATION2 ! SE>* = A /RATEGY :I* 5GAGES ) PRES5T-DAY REALITIES2 A PLAT=M ?AT EXPRESSES \R ID5TITY4 ,WE MU/ SEEK A =M ( SELF-MANAGEM5T ( ORGANIZATION ?AT IS BO? DEMOCRATIC & F$]ALI/2 ?AT DOES NOT LEAD TO CONFUSION2 ?AT ORGANIZES CONV]G5CES )\T D5Y+ DIFF]5CES2 ?AT (F]S A COLLECTIVE FRAMEWORK )\T H9D]+ ! FREE SPEE* & ACTIVITY ( ALL4 ,A SELF-MANAG$ ORGANIZATION1 :]E ! MA9 ORI5TATIONS >E DECID$ DEMOCRATICALLY BY ALL1 BY CONS5SUS OR1 IF NOT1 BY VOTE4 ,AN EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION ) ! NECESS>Y /RUCTURES & MEANS4 ,AN ORGANIZATION AIM$ AT 9T]NATIONAL PRACTICES & AN 9T]NATIONAL DIM5SION AT A TIME :5 ,EUROPE IS 9 PREP>ATION4_<#b_> ,IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! CASE ?AT ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ /RUGGLE CANNOT BE CONTA9$ )9 ! N>R[ FRAMEWORK ( EA* /ATE4 ,WE MU/ ALSO /RESS ?AT WE >E NOT PROPOS+ A SECT ?AT WILL HAVE NO O!R 5D ?AN ITS [N GR[?4 ,WE MU/ CREATE A =M ( ACTIVISM :]E COMMITM5T WILL NOT BE ALL-CONSUM+ & ALI5AT+4 ,ONE ( ! 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