Inside this issue: Volume 5, No. 2

Grant Awards & Updates...Anarchism and Color Project, the Anarchist Prisoner, and the Drug War 3 Fall 2001

Update on the IAS...Anarchism in this "new era", our 5 year mark, 2001 Fundraising campaign 2

What's Happening: Books and Events from around the world 4

Writing ContesL.deadline extended for call for essays on the new social movement 13 An Interview with Osvaldo Bayer, Argentinean Public Intellectual and Social Historian By Fernando Trujillo Fernando Trujillo, Argentinean Aires, is where he spends the But you're asking me about activist and miter, received a grant majority of his life. As always the '30s, I don't know any award from the IAS for his pro when in Buenos Aires, Bayer is at thing about the anarchism of © ject, The FACA and the Anar home alone. But this tranquility is the '30s..." chist Movement in Argentina, an illusion; Bayers days in this 1930-1950. Translation by Peter city are incredibly fatiguing, with Obviously not! How old Larsen. (Footnotes on page 16.) lectures, talks and invitations to were you at that time, ten? events and meetings throughout Well look, in 1940 I was thir I am with Osvaldo Bayer in bis Argentina. The Department of teen. My contact with anar austere study in the residential Human Rights founded by him in chism started in the '60s, district of Belgrano in the city of the School of Philosophy and Hu when the building was in ■ to Buenos Aires, Argentina. As manities of the University of Bue Humberto Primo Street(l) would have happened normally, nos Aires, although abandoned by with all the old guys, who Bayer himself receives the inconven him only last year, has not been died one by one... ient visit with his usual friendli able to do without him. I had ness. Exile has cut his life in two. mentioned to him by telephone that The FORA(2) was in Hum Now he has a home in Germany, I wanted him to tell me something berto Primo Street? where his companion, children and about the '30s and the activities of No, the Argentinean Liber 1 grandchildren await him. Far the FACA and Bayer upon re tarian Federation's building away, however, in this Buenos ceiving me bypasses the question was. Continued on page 6 tu Anarchism and the Struggle to Move Forward Q 3 By Kim Fyke & Gabriel Sayegh

(Allfootnotes are on page 13) strategy to help move us anarchist principles, and has I- towards such a world. yielded an anarchism rooted «/> © in activism. known novel by Ursula X The question of how to move The Dispossessed,L e G u i n , d e t a i l well- s a U forwardforces us to examine a All too often, we assume that CL functioning society built upon number of weaknesses and simply being anarchists anarchist principles. (1) contradictions within means we are against < Anarchists are often adept at contemporary anarchism: oppression, and thereby we z . imagining a new and different U . S . a n a r c h i s m i s w i l l f u l l y o v e r l o o k t h e < world, and, inevitably, we predominantly white, upper/ complex problems of white must ask ourselves: how are we middle class, and led by men; supremaq', patriarchy, and O o going to achieve this? Visions consistently avoids leadership classism. We often mistake such as LeGuin's are often issues; and has an unhealthy activism for building a free borne from rigorous anti- aversion to building or society. And we create authoritarian, multi participating in organizations. informal hierarchies by failing dimensional critiques of These weaknesses contribute to deal with issues of current society- its problems, to anarchism's incredibly leadership and power. To failures, and contradictions. isolated position on the Left, move forward we must Yet within the current U.S. its perceived irrelevance to address these- our greater anarchist trend, there is a many people who might painful absence of articulate S f t * otherwise identify with Continued on pa^e 10 Page 2 PERSPECTIVES ON ANARCHIST THEORY

IAS Update Perspectives on Anarchist Theory "Since September 11"... the news media's of anarchist ideas and we need to raise singular preoccupation with the recent terror $20,000 by January 20002 in order to keep attacks does announce a compelling truth: Fall 2001, Vol. 5 No. 2 doing so. We are also frustrated with having there is a new reference point in American to turn down deserving grants or give less politics that seems to have obliterated all money to the projects we do choose, and so Newsletter of the Institute others. Even among anarchists the phrase I appeal to everyone to give a little more this for Anarchist Studies "Since Seattle," which was the point of de year, whether it's $5 or $1000, so that we can parture for so much of activism and theory, begin to increase our grant awards. We have Editor: now seems to have been trumped by "Since our great selection of books for donors and, Rebecca DeWitt September 11th. This is nothing new as an most importandy, we have another round of archists have always had to respond to an grants coming up. Anarchist writers are agenda set by someone else. However, we emerging just as we wanted them to do, so Subscription Rates must respond to this agenda while continu please help us help them! (Two issues per year) ing to pursue our long term tasks: the devel - Rebecca DeWitt L\S Donors Free opment of a radical vision of social change Individuals S5 and the construction of counter-institutions that embody this vision. This makes it more Institutions $10 • The Interview with Todd May (Fall Bulk (25 Copies)- $25 important than ever for the L\S to carry on 2000) has been published in the maga with its mission to promote and develop zine "El Rodaballo" n°13 (Inviemo anarchist theory. We can be sure of one 2001). Translated by Fernando Trujillo. (Please make checks payable thing: the alternatives have to exist in order to the Institute for Anarchist for anyone to utilize them. • Our writing contest deadline has been Studies) extended to December 15, 2002. See To that end, here at the L\S, we continue to page 13 for more details. Disclaimer: the views ex award grants and publish our newsletter and pressed in Perspectives do not find that our services continue to be in great • See our website for up to date informa demand. At different times, ideas for other necessarily represent the views tion on L\S supported projects, past of the L\S as a whole. The ma projects and directions for the L\S are dis issues of the newsletter, how to apply cussed but we always find ourselves return terial in this newsletter is © the for a grant, and our brochure in several Institute for Anarchist Studies. ing to the basics. In fact, our grant awards different languages. are becoming increasingly competitive due to an overall increase in the amount of qual http://flag.blackened.net/ias IAS Board of Directors: ity applications we are receiving. Paula Emery, John Petrovato, This Summer's round of grants indicate the Letter to the IAS: Chuck Morse, Paul Glavin, level of quality and diversity of ideas within In the conversation with Rebecca DeWitt, (Spring Cindy Milstein, Ashanti Alston, the anarchist movement, which we strive to 2001 Interview with Diva Agostinelli Wieck), I Dan Chodorkoff, nurture. Carlos Fernandez's and Jena inadvertently proved my point about the unreliabil Brooke Lehman Cephas' project, Anarchists of Color, confronts ity with oral history. In talking about the person anarchism with the often ignored issue of who made disparaging remarks about the old General Director: race and how people of color contribute to Why? people, I let anger overcome good sense. My Rebecca DeWitt and change anarchism; Ronald Campbell's remarks [Diva said that, in order to justify his liking serving in the Army, an old com project, The Anarchist Within: Anarchist Prison ers Building a Movement, seeks to extend our rade, quoted in Paul Avrich's book Anar chist Voices, said the Why? Group was not P.O. Box 1664 understanding of how anarchism develops in Peter Stuyvesant Station the prison environment and can be incorpo supportive of those who chose to either enlist or not avoid the draft during WWII] New York, NT 10009 - USA rated into anarchist theory as a whole; and are obviously speculation and I should have said so. E-mail: [email protected] Bill Weinburg, with his book, Pachamama I do not know why, nor do I have airy hard facts Web: http://flag.blackened.net/ias Betrayed: Ecological Crime and Indigenous Resis tance in the Andean Drug War, continues his therefore I should not have said what I did. Yet I Phone: (718)349-0438 do speculate as to why a person would say untrue thorough investigation into what the "Drug War" is really about. These new projects, as things and mean spirited things about bis former The L\S is a nonprofit, well as all the projects we have supported, comrades. I also will say that my 'negative" attitude tax-exempt organization. are slowly becoming part of a new body of towards history is not meant to disparage the really anarchist thought. good work done by Avrich and others—only that we add the proverbial bit of salt. ~ Diva Agostinelli Wieck We are infinitely pleased with our facilitation VOLUME 5, NO. 2 Page 3

Grant Awards

The L\S Board of Directors was pleased zine. Jena Cepha is currently studying Pachamama Betrayed: Ecological Crime and to award grants to the following indi architecture as an undergraduate with a Indigenous Resistance to the Andean Drug viduals for July 2001: focus on gentrification and affordable Wars. This book seeks to deconstruct housing and she has been engaged in the Orwellian euphemism of the "War $2000 to Carlos Fernandez and Jena grassroots activism for over ten years, on Drugs" to reveal how US military Cephas for their two part project Anar including the Youth Power! Anti-racist involvement in Latin American has not chists of Color (recently renamed The conference in Detroit, 1996. changed since the era of "gunboat diplo Quilombo Project). This project will ex macy." By dissecting corporate interests plore the experience and theories of $1000 to Ronald Campbell for his in Columbia and examining indigenous people of color within anarchism. The project The Anarchist Within: Anarchist resistance movements against US plans first part of the project, in the form of Prisoners Building a Movement. This project for the region, which violate interna interviews and reports, will describe the will examine contributions made by tional standards on war crimes and actual presence of people of color in imprisoned anarchists to the anarchist genocide, it will make a case for the contemporary US anarchism. The sec community and will cover the various revival of anti-war activism in the US ond part will consist of an overview of organizations and projects founded by and forge ties between the US and An the theories used by anarchists of color these prisoners, as well as their recep dean activist communities. Bill in comparison with anarchist canon and tion by fellow prisoners, prison adminis Weinberg is the author of War on the will seek to revaluate anarchist theory in trators, and the anarchist community. Land: Ecology and Politics in Central Amer the light of this comparison. They have While many prisoners have written for ica (Zed, 1990) and Homage to Chiapas: created a website for this project: various anarchist publications, this pro The New Indigenous Struggles in Mexico http://www.quilomboproject.org. Car ject focuses on anarchist groups operat (Verso, 2000). los Fernandez is pursuing an under ing within prison. Ronald Campbell has graduate degree in Film Studies while been actively involved in anarchist sup If you are interested in applying for a his activist work ranges from protests port groups as well as, while serving grant, please send a SASE to the L\S at against the Gulf War to prison reform time, anarchist groups within prison. P.O. Box 1664, Peter Stuyvesant Sta work and his work has been published tion, New York, NY 10009; or print an in Arsenal Magay'ne and Onward Maga $1000 to Bill Weinberg for his book, application from our website

Grant Updates

Caitlin Hewitt-White has completed Andres Perez and Felipe del Solar Kevin Doyle has completed research her study, "Gender in Current Anti- will comlete the first of their three part and is now working on a draft of his Globalization Activism in Canada" and work, Chile: Anarchist Practices Under Pino play, Orange Fire, a three act play about published the following articles: in April chet, by the end of October. Focusing on the life, beliefs and struggles of Irish 2001 she published "Women talking the 70's era of anarchism in Chile, they anarchist Captain Jack White (1879- about sexism and oppression in the have studied important historical docu 1946). He plans to complete the play movement," in Rip It Up, a special issue ments and conducted interviews. They this Fall. He was awarded $1000 in June of the Guelph Peak about corporate will next focus on anarchism in the 80's 2000. globalization and the movement against and 90's. They were awarded $2000 in it; in September 2001 "Gender in Anti- January 2001. Alberto Villareal is working on his Globalization Activism" in Kick It Over Spanish translation of Remaking Society. (No. 39); and 'Women talking about Will Firth has completed the first part His work will be completed in March sexism in the anti-globalization move of his three piece translation project. 2002. He was awarded $2500 in January ment," in RESIST! A Grassroots Collection Entitled, "Russian Capitalism and the 2000. of Stories, Poetry, Photos and Analysis from Global Economy" by the MPST in Mos the FTAA Protests in Quebec City and Be cow. This piece is available on the L\S Joe Lowndes' essay, Anarchism and the yond, edited by Jen Chang et al. Halifax, website. He is working on the transla Rise of Rightwing Anti-statism, has become .S.: Fernwood, 2001. She is currently tions of two essays on Nestor Makhno, much larger over time. He plans to pub working on a full length manuscript, one by Russian anarchist Ida Melt and lish his work as a book in Spring 2002. which will be submitted to Femwood another by N. Sukhogorskaya, originally Of the chapters and drafts that he has Books. She also has plans to to write published in Nestor Ivanovich Makhno completed, one chapter is currendy be additional chapters that delve further (ed. VF Verstyuk, Dzvin Publishers, ing considered for a collection of essays into the theoretical implications of the Kiev 1991). He was awarded $500 in on populism edited by Ernesto Laclau project. She was awarded $2000 in Janu January 2001. and Fransisco Panizza. He was awarded ary 2001. $1000 in June 1998. - Page 4 PERSPECTIVES ON ANARCHIST THEORY

What's Happening: Books and Events By Chuck Morse

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Globalize Resistance! ?W>&f$l (Autonomedia, 2001, 256 pages) ex- Anarchists have had an extraordi '"'"HWHfcTR«3 ..,s»-:' amines the Zapatista rebellion as part nary influence upon the anti- of a broader assault against global !ij) &TATE globalization movement and bear ||XK *■ Ass* capital. Essays in the book look at the considerable responsibility for its Zapatistas directly as well as their confrontational, decentralized character. human rights. It contains an essay by impact upon radical movements around However, we cannot afford to gloat Temma Kaplan, author of Anarchists of the globe. Lynn Stephen's Zapata Lives!: over our accomplishments: we must Andalusia, among others. Histories and Cultural Politics in Southern study this movement and nurture its Mexico (University of California Press, revolutionary potential. Restructuring and Predecessors January 2002, 460 pages) chronicles Resistance: Diverse I 'o/'ces of Struggle in West The contemporary resurgence of anar recent political events in southern Mex ern Europe is one of several new publica chism has roots in years of anti- ico up to and including the July 2000 tions that can help us in this task. This authoritarian political and cultural work. election of Vicente Fox. Stephen fo book examines some of the rapid For a perspective on the radical urban cuses on the meaning that Emiliano changes in social, political and economic culture that has shaped the lives and Zapata, anarchist and great symbol of relations that have been occurring in consciousness of many US activists, land reform and human rights, had and Western Europe, particularly European readers will want to pick up Tearing has for rural Mexicans. She documents Unification, and the new social conflicts Down the Streets: Adventures in Urban Anar the rise of the Zapatista rebellion in they have produced. The book contains chy by Jeff Ferrell (Palgrave, November Chiapas and shows how it was under contributions from (mainly) Western 2001, 304 pages). This book looks at stood in other parts of Mexico, particu European activists directly involved in how "graffiti artists, young people, radi larly in Oaxaca. Stephen illuminates the diverse grassroots movements. Its sev cal environmentalists, and the homeless cultural dimensions of these political enty-seven chapters chart the break clash with police on city streets in an events, showing how indigenous Mexi down of social consensus in post-WWII attempt to take back urban spaces from cans and others fashioned their own Western Europe and the growth of new the developers and "disneyfiers."" Act responses to neoliberal economic policy, challenges to the social order produced Up!, with its decentralized, colorful, and which ended land reform, encouraged by this breakdown. Analyses of restruc media-sawy approach, is certainly a privatization, and produced increasing turing processes and accounts predecessor of the anti- socioeconomic stratification in Mexico. of resistance are intertwined globalization movement. The She shows how activists appropriated with each other, demonstrating group's history is documented symbols of the Mexican revolution to their inseparability. It is edited in From ACT UP to the WTO: build the contemporary political move by Kolya Abramsky and avail Urban Protest and Community ment, examines the history of land ten able from AK Press (UK) or Building in the Era of Globalisa ure, racism, gender issues in the Zapa d i r e c t l y f r o m r e s r e s - tion, edited by Benjamin tista movement, the Zapatista uprising [email protected] (2001, 566 Shepard and Ronald Hayduk of die 1990s, its aftermath, and more. pages). Another useful work is (Verso Books, February 2002, The Zapatista Reader. A Literary Anthology The Other Davos: The Globalisa 360 pages). Direct Action in includes reflections on the Zapatistas by tion of Resistance to the World British Environmentalism, edited writers such as Bill Weinberg, Eduardo Economic System, edited by Fran by Benjamin Seel (et al), ex Galeano, and many others. It is edited cois Houtart and Francois amines the resurgence of di by Tom Hayden, the primary author of Polet (Zed Books, 144 pages, 2001). rect action in the UK's environmental SDS's Port Huron Statement and now- a This anthology contains articles pro movement during the 1990s. This an schmuck in the Democratic Party duced at the counter-summit held at the thology discusses topics such as protest (Thunder's Mouth Press /Nation 1999 meeting of the World Economic camp tactics, die anti-roads movement, Books, November 2001, 400 pages). Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Also of among odiers (Roudedge, 2001, 256 interest is Women Resist Globalisation, pages). The Broad View edited by Sheila Rowbotham and A broad treatment of the anarchist Stephanie Linkogle (Zed Books, 224 Zapatistas movement and tradition can be found in pages, December 2001). This book ana In many respects the Zapatista launched a new- edition of The Anarchist Papers, lyzes resistance to globalization led by the first salvo in the war against global edited by Dimitrios Roussopoulos groups diat are exclusively or signifi capitalism and their movement contin (Black Rose, 2001, 216 pages). This is cantly female in the Northern and ues to produce invaluable lessons for sue contains articles by Murray Book Southern regions of the globe. It focuses radicals worldwide. Auroras of the Zapatis chin, Cornelius Castoriadis, among oth on women's grassroots activism in the tas: Local c~ Global St niggles of the Fourth ers. A similarly broad treatment will be two key areas: claims to livelihood and World War by Midnight Notes accessible to French readers in L'Anar- VOLUME 5, NO. 2 Page 5

chisme a-t-il un Avenir?: Histoire de Femmes, tion, listeners should obtain Canciones a consummate anti-fascist and post-war D'Hommes et de leurs Imaginaries (trans: Anarquistas (anarchist songs) produced anarchist activist. This book recounts What is the Future for Anarchism? The His recently by Grupo "Paso a la Yerdad". his extraordinary life, which included tory of Women, Men, and Their I isions). decades of anarchist activity, meetings This work derives from a 1999 confer with figures such as Quico Sabate and ence of the same name held in Tou Che Guervera, and much more louse, France and examines issues in the (Ediciones B, 2001, 304 pages). history of anarchism, its presence in contemporary social movements, and its Labor future (Atelier de Creation Libertaire, The lessons of the IWW are vital for June 2001, 555 pages). A less contempo anyone who wants to bring a revolution rary but sweeping treatment of the anar ary spirit back to the labor movement. chist tradition in Europe is available in Greg. Flail's Harvest Wobb/ies: The Indus Gaetano Manfredonia's L'Anarchisme en trial Workers of the World and Agricultural Europe (Presses Universitaires de France, Laborers in the American West, 1905-1930 2001, 158 pages). This French language (Oregon State University Press, 2001, work analyzes the formation of die an This 36 track CD contains anarchist 288 pages) analyzes how- "harvest Wob- archist movement, its influence upon songs from Spain as well as Argentina blies" organized the migrant and sea the European labor movement, and its (write: Grupo "Paso a la Yerdad", Apar- sonal workers who were so essential and possible future in the 21SI century. tado 2372, 39080 Santander, Spain or so exploited on the farms of the West. [email protected]). Nuances Emma Goldman The literature on anarchism has gener Living My Life Paris will host The Emma Goldman Collo ally become more specialized as the Biographies and autobiographies are quium in Paris at the Universite Paris movement has grown. An extensive essential documents for the history of Mil, 2 rue de la Liberte, 93526 Saint- treatment of the relationship between anarchism and two new- studies of anar Denis, France, from November 30 to anarchism and Judaism is available (in chists who lived during the movement's December lsl, 2001. This conference Italian) in L'Anarchico e L'Ebreo: Storia heyday will be published soon. The will feature presentations by numerous di un Incontro (Trans: The Anarchist World's Most Dangerous Woman: A New scholars of Goldman's life and politics. and the Hebraic: History of an Encoun Biography of Emma Goldman by Theresa ter, Eleuthera, 2001, 238 pages). This and Albert Moritz draws upon previous Bookstores work contains essays on thinkers such as ignored resources in Europe and the US Two new anarchist bookstores/ Gustav Landauer, Gershom Scholem, and places special emphasis on Gold information centers have opened re studies of Jewish anarchist movements man's years in Canada (Subway Books, cently. Anarchists have filled the vac in Poland, Argentina, and many other 2001). Frank Ray Davis's Ricardo Flores uum left by the closure of New York's issues. Portuguese readers will want to Magon: the Man who Saw Tomorrow will be Blackout Books by opening Mayday pick up Foucault eo Anarquismo (trans: the first English-language biography of Books. It is located in the lobby of the Foucault and Anarchism) by Salvo Yaccaro this leading Mexican anarchist (See Theater for the New City at 155 1st Ave (Editora Achiame, 2001, 40 pages). Sharp Press, 2001). nue, New York, NY (between 9th & 10th Streets). It is open Thursday to Homage to Catalonia Post-War Anarchism Sunday, 12-6 PM. For more information The already vast information on anar Many historians of anarchism would call (212) 894 3749, ext. 2156 or write chist participation in Spanish social lead us to believe that the movement [email protected]. Comrades in revolution of 1936 continues to in died when World War Two began, but Sao Paulo, Brazil have recently opened crease. Miguel Iniguez's Esbosp de una this assertion is not true and increasingly the Instituto de Cultura e Acao Libertaria Enciclopedia Historica del Anarquismo difficult to sustain thanks to the expand (trans: Institute of Libertarian Culture and Espaiiol (trans: Sketch of an Historical Ency ing literature on post-WWII anarchism. Action) at Praca Americo Jacumino, 89., clopedia of Spanish Anarchism) will be an Margareth Rago's Portuguese language Ao lado do metro Vila Madalena., Sao indispensable resource for Spanish read Entre a Historia e a Liberdade: Luce Fabbri e Paulo, capital, phone: (Oil) 38657028. ers interested in the history of Spanish o Anarquismo Contemporaneo (trans: Be The Instituto will contain a bookstore, a anarchism (Anselmo Lorenzo, 2001, 648 tween History and Liberty: Luce Fabbri and meeting space, and many other vital pages). This will be complemented by Contemporary Anarchism) studies the life resources for anarchists. - End the first English language translation of and times of this remarkable Uru the first volume of lose Peirat's seminal guayan/Italian anarchist theorist and book on the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist activist (Fundacao Editora Da Unesp, union: The CNT in the Spanish Revolution 2000, 368 pages). Bernard Thomas's (Meltzer Press, 2001, translated by Paul Spanish-language Lucio, el Anarquisla Sharkey and Chris Ealham). For an au Irreductible (trans: Lucio. the Irreducible An dio introduction to the Spanish Revolu archist) narrates the life of Lucio Urfubia, Page 6 PERSPECTIVES ON ANARCHIST THEORY

An Interview with Osvaldo Bayer, Argentinean Public Intellectual and Social Historian

Continued from page I Severino, that I later proved to be false. even arrived as far as the country-house You made contact with people of the On the other hand there were others in Burzaco where they lived together FACA? who worked in La Antorcha and appre and which was Severino's last dwelling. Well it wasn't really called the FACA. It ciated him very much, such as Alberto She was a girl of sixteen... She's always was called the FLA(3) and they remem Bianchi(8). For me Alberto Bianchi was denied it! She phoned me up and said, bered the FACA as something of the one of the most important fighters for "No Bayer, you have to make this cor remote past. Shordy we had to move this tendency, which, of course, didn't rection in the book. I wasn't sixteen, I because of the continuation of 9th July foresee that the FLA was going to turn was seventeen..." What a difference! Of Avenue(4) to Brazil Street [the present into a place for meetings and weekends. course, being seventeen, she was a location of the FLA], premises which I Then there were very valuable people, young lady, because the main point of have known since their birth. who came from the FORA or the inte the press attack was that he was living rior of the country, who met in the with a minor. I wanted to ask you about your book FLA, like Borda, who was a great Severino Di Giovanni. Was it the first fighter, who was in La Forestal(9), a So, you wrote this book in the '60s, militant activity of anar quiet man, but who made it but you were aware of the Patagonia chism in Argentina that The Italo-Argentinian an perfecdy clear for me that issue earlier... you became acquainted archist group of Severino Severino had never betrayed Yes, I already knew that topic, because with? di Giovanni first attacked the cause or any thing of the my father was a history buff, who had Yes, absolutely. It was the North American establish sort. What happened is that lived with my mother in Rio Gallegos first, then came Los Anar ments with bombs at the Severino's attacks were used (11) during the entire strike. It interested time of the murder of quistas Expropiadores by the police to persecute him a lot and he collected the workers' [The Expropriator Anar Sacco and Vanzetti, and anarchists who were mili leaflets and newspapers of the period. chists]. I started in the then Fascist Italian firms. tants at surface level [with] That way, I had a lot of material as well year's '65 and '66, and I At the same time the the objective of criminaliz as my father's accounts. group carried out several had the luck that, except ing the entire libertarian for those killed by the hold-ups to finance a se movement. And a lot of Then you moved to Santa Fe(12)? cret press which in 1930 police, the majority of the anarchists complained say No, they moved to Neuquen(13). What was to publish two volumes companeros of Severino's of 'Social Writings' by ing, "...but Severino happened is my mother went to Santa group were still living. should've warned us...", but Elisee Reclus in Italian. Fe, where her sisters lived, to have her And those that belonged Severino, who was always last two children. The eldest was born in to groups hostile to (http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/ spain/barbieri.html) running from the police, Rio Gallegos, Franz, the second, was Severino, too, like Abad could never warn anybody born in Neuquen. Then they moved to de Santillan, for example. And the men of anything. So that's how I was able to Conception del Uruguay(14) and I was who had founded La Antorcha in the reconstruct, bit by bit, both of these born, but my mother went to Santa Fe early '20s, they were all living, and a few tendencies. Those two tendencies of the to have us. But I was conceived in Con of the memories were still alive, too. In '20s were really hard on each other. cepcion del Uruguay! Imagine that! [he fact, so many were that they didn't like it laughs]...they decided to go to live in at all that I was dedicating time to Were you able to see Fina(l 0) then? Tucuman(15). So, my first four years Severino Di Giovanni, who was an en No, Fina didn't want to receive me. She were spent in Tucuman and I still have emy. They still expressed solidarity with was tired of the "crows", the journalists memories of when I was four. It's in Lopez Arango(6) and his companero, who sought sensationalist material and credible how I still remember the carts Diego Abad de Santillan. Santillan did cops-and-robbers treatment of the case. loaded with sugar cane passing by. But even- thing possible to stop me from But then, when the first edition was when I was four, I went to live in Bernal writing this book. The wounds were still published, when she saw that it was en the Province of Buenos Aires... when very much open and there was a lot of something different, she phoned me and I was seven we came to live in Belgrano hate involved. For them Severino was explained why she hadn't received me [from suburban Buenos Aires, Bernal, to the antithesis of anarchism, not only before. She was happy with the book a residential district in the City of Bue him, but the people who surrounded because of how it handled the love be nos Aires, Belgrano]. Then I lived here him too. tween Severino and her, but she wanted till I got married. to know where I'd found the material But amongst them there were anar and the letters that I'd quoted. Of How did you take up contact with the chists like Moran(7)... course, I'd studied all of the material in libertarian movement? Like Moran, yes, doubtlessly...But the court records, in the police records Since my student times in Germany, I'd Severino got the full brunt of Santillan's of the case, I'd done the entire circuit, been strongly attracted to the libertarian hate. He made statements to me about I'd visited the places they'd lived in, I'd movement. I'd read a lot. Over there I'd VOLUME 5, NO. 2 Page 7

Books by Osvaldo Bayer (some books are also available in German and Italian): • Anarchism And I "wlence: Severino Di Giovanni In Argentina. 1923-1931. Introduction Bv Alfredo M. Bonanno and Jean Weir. Translated By Paul Sharkey. London : Elephant Editions. 1985 (1986 Printing) • La Patagonia Rebelde. Mexico, D.I-'. : Editorial Nueva Imagen, 1980. • Exilio I |uan Gelman, Osvaldo Bayer. Buenos Aires : Editorial l.cgasa, 1984. • Argentine Writer Osvaldo Bayer Reading From I lis Work [Sound Recording]. 1984. Library Of Congress. • A Contrapelo : Conversaciones Con Osvaldo Bayer. Introduction Reportaje Ulises Gorini. • Buenos Aires : Instituto Movilizador De Eondos Cooperativos, 1999 • Ftitbol Aigentino: Pasidn Y Gloria De Xuestro Deporte Mas Popular. Buenos Aires : Editorial Sudamericana. C1990. • ElPopulismo En La Argentina. Buenos Aires : Plus Ultra, ("1974. become a militant of the Socialist Stu gin, and some said diat they had to dents' League, who were left-socialists, check out if I was nazi or not. It was a Pcron's decree, by which, I can't re left of the social democrats. They had a really shitty environment, controlled by member, seven or eight percent of their very libertarian tendency and there I the old guys, the old guys who had lost earnings were to be discounted for the read die classics. So, when I came back to peronism. Eva Peron Foundation [founded by Eva from my studies in '56, I already had a Peron to give money to the poor]. So libertarian posture. What happened is I You have told me that you were once the Maritime Workers said "no". The wanted to enter the Socialist Parry here, a sailor. When was that? Maritime Workers and the Railway but the internal disputes were so tre That was before I went to study in Ger Workers were the only unions still in the mendous that they didn't accept me. many. I had to work to save for mv hands of the socialists and the anar The old guys who represented die right studies, and first I worked in an insur chists. Well, the anarchists still had in wing of the party and feared the growth ance agency belonging to some Ger fluence within the sailors union, not of the youth thought that I'd come to mans. My third job was in the merchant amongst the leaders but amongst the break the voting tie in the committee to marine. One of my brothers was an rank and file members, amongst the their disadvantage, because the assembly officer there, and he had me enter as an mechanics. I attended the assembly of associates had to accept me. I re apprentice commissar}-. The commissar where the automatic discount was re member that assembly, it was padietic! ies were the ones who did the adminis jected - it was to be voluntary, he who It embarrassed me, because they tied trative paper pushing on the ships. But wanted to donate, should donate. We twice or three times! And all I wanted on the second day Captain Almiron saw embarked upon the steamer Madrid, and was to be a member. So, I thanked me and said, you're not going to stay the strike started before we arrived in them, and good bye, never again, ... here doing numbers in the office. Come Rosario(20). So, I said to the captain, never again the Socialist Party-! Then I to the bridge, You're going to be an "O.K., I'm on strike", and he answered, started to go now and then to the lec apprentice helmsman. So, for six "You're not going to fool around, you're tures at the Libertarian Federation in months I was an apprentice helmsman. not going to strike if no one's going to Humberto Primo Street. We went from stop working here". Buenos Aires to Bayer's book, La Patagonia Rebelde. "What do you mean, How big of an influence did the FLA Puerto Caballero to ( The Rebellious Patagonia) is about the nobody's going to have in the social movement at that the North of Asun strikes of 1921-1922 in the Argentinean stop working - we time? cion along the far South where about 1500 Patago have to follow the I'd say very little, because peronism had River Parana. It nian workers were murdered by the decisions of the as completely defeated anarchism. And was a very nice Argentinean Army. It was banned in the sembly?" "Look, not anarchism had committed some grave period, dangerous 70's by the government and even pub one Paraguayan or errors. All the people who were against because the crew licly burned with other subversive books. Corrcntino's going to Severino Di Giovanni when I started my was Paraguayan stop working here". research took me to be an enemy. And then. The Paraguayans and Correntinos And that's the way it was, I was the only there were those who had openly col (18) held shindigs on top of the barges striker on the steamer Madrid, and of laborated with the "Libertadora" (16). with an accordion and some played the course when we arrived in Rosario, they Openly! So much so that some syndi harp(19) really well and they danced all disembarked me and told the Coast cates [until that moment they were pero night long, those nights of full moon Guard that I was a striker. It was 2 nist] were taken by the marine infantry. and heat. At the beginning I went but it o'clock in the morning. A jeep came to These syndicates held a banquet in the was very dangerous because I was the pick me up and took me to the Coast Libertarian Federation for Admiral only pale face there. I was going to have Guard Station. They made me stand at Rojas(17)...Well, they were ferociously to close myself up in my cabin [he attention for about six hours straight. anti-peronist and unbearably anti laughs]. Those trips were really nice, communist. Furthermore, I arrived until the Maritime Workers' Strike was there with my surname of German ori called because they wouldn't accept Continued ou page 8 Page 8 PERSPECTIVES ON ANARCHIST THEORY

Bayer's years in exile....In a coup on March 24, 1976, a military junta seized power in Argentina and went on a campaign to wipe out left-wing terrorism with terror far worse than the one they were combating. Between 1976 and 1983 - under military rule - thousands of people, most of them dissidents and innocent civilians unconnected with terrorism, were arrested and then vanished without a trace.

Interview continued from page 7 mum commander. There was also the back. He has a really beautiful book. Journalists' Association, a minority un One day we're going to do a reproduc And it was then that they tore up your ion of gorilas [reactionaries]. There, in tion with some publisher. Any way, card? the Syndicate, I learnt a lot. when I got back [from Patagonia]... the Ah, I've already told you about this, communists really betrayed the posture then. Yes, then the Under-prefect came Were you independent within the un we had chosen, which was a completely and said, "Watch what I'm going to do ion or did you belong to any certain with your embarkation card". He tore it independent one. They wanted to bend tendency? it, twist it, and so finally I didn't want to up into Utde pieces and threw them in No, I belonged to a tendency..., there have anything more to do with that the garbage. And he said, "You are were two "lists" [tendencies] in the un never going to sail again on an Argentin [Green] list. I left it and continued com ion, one Blue and White(25), who were ean vessel." And he was right. pletely independendy. At that time I was right peronists on the absolute Right and director of a magazine called Imagen, a more a group of intelligence servicemen current events magazine of German Had you already registered at the and collaborators, always mixed together style, which went pretty- well. But then School of Philosophy and Humani with the SIDE [Secretaria de Inteligencia ties? the owner sold it to Alberto J. Armando del Estado, State Intelligence Secre First I registered in medicine, because I (27) and to that son of a bitch of a wanted to learn about the body before tariat]. We were the Green List, the inde painter, the one that always has ads call pendent list, formed out of radicales(26), learning about the soul. I passed my first ing him the best painter, what's his socialists, communists and anarchists. name?...Perez Celis, unbearable. I had year of medicine... and I left medicine to The list, because of the communists, was enter philosophy. There I became ac to deal with him. He's miserable, egotis introduced orders from the Central tic, a horrible painter. I don't know how quainted with... well, "they" came to Committee [of the Communist he keeps pulling off what he does. He's speak to me about peronism! Peron had Party]...We carried out a lot of strug considered to be the best Argentinean given the School of Philosophy and Hu manities over to Catholic Fundamental gles... in the assemblies and the interior painter, any way, let's leave him. Well, I of the country. I traveled throughout the ism and the Right, so you only saw Saint carried on with my work there. world and I was under arrest for 63 days. Thomas and Saint Augustine. The CEU, That was in '63, a little after Illia'd been Centro de Estudiantes Universitarios You were still with the Clarin, you had elected [President of Argentina] and started to work on Di Giovanni, you'd [University Students' Center] were the took power on the 12th of October. I collected all that material for La Pata peronists who dominated the School was arrested during the dictatorship that and kicked the shit out of you. Their gonia. had Guido as president, after the mili- boss was Jorge Cesarsky(21), you re Yes, I started to work on Di Giovanni, cos' coup d'etat, and I was under arrest and then the Clarin positioned me as the member—After that, I continued with from the 2nd of April till the 20th of Chief of Politics and one of my report journalism until [eventually] I accepted to go to Patagonia [with the Esquel(22) June, in the women's prison. After that, ers was named Felix Luna. So, one fine that was everybody's joke with me! [he newspaper]. I went with a contract with day he told me, "I want to start a history the owner of the chain of newspapers of laughs] They had moved all the women magazine. Would you help me?" and I because there wasn't enough room in said, "Yes, I'm very interested." and he Chubut(23), who [contracted] me for the the men's prisons - they were all full! In asked me, "What would you like to do?" Esquel paper. I went there with all my our pavilion there were seventeen com "I'd like to do research on the crimes of family, because I intended to stay for a munists and two others. Well, I was few years. But right after a year they the beginning of the century, really get there for 63 days. You learn a lot... Well, kicked me out, the gendarmerie(24) that into the nitty-gritty-, and describe it all." after that my life went back to its normal And he said to me, "O.K., do it. But do is, because of my subversive articles, work, and little by little I started with my some history too." And so I started to Because, they said, Esquel was a border research projects. town. And so it was that I returned to collaborate with the magazine Todo es Buenos Aires as a sort of national jour Historia. I signed the cop-and-robber When you had gone to Esquel, was articles with a pen name and the other nalistic hero, because they had kicked that your first contact with Patagonia? me out and they had put me in the can. ones with mine. The first issue started Did you start to do research there? The day I arrived in Buenos Aires I with the Palomar(28) affair. I liked the Yes, yes, mostly to collect data, because started working for the newspaper topics where I could still find the partici someone always appeared who knew Clarin. Only a short time afterwards, pants, not from the previous century, something. There was an old journalist where all you have left are the newspa they elected me to be Adjunct Secretary and I once wrote an article on him. The General of the Press Workers' Syndicate pers and documents. I always liked do Horse-back Journalist he was called and and I immediately went on to be the ing research where I could find people he wrote his articles on horse back. He to interview. And in all the research General Secretary, the journalists' maxi went to all the villages, always on horse work I found the participants alive - the VOLUME 5, NO. 2 Page 9

In 1983, after democracy was restored, a national commission was appointed to investigate the fate of the disappeared. Its report revealed the systematic abductions of men women and children, the existence of about 340 well organized secret detention centers, and the methodic use of torture and murder. Records of the atrocities were destroyed by the military. The disappeared have not been heard of to this day. members of Di Giovanni's group, the back here in '83 and Olivera [who Mothers of the Disappeared members of the expropriator bands and had the rights after Fabio] finally A group of mothers who began demonstrat groups. Absolutely everybody of La gave it up. ing in the Plaza de Mayo, demanding that Patagonia was still living, the soldiers the government give them answers as to were 62 years old. So all my historical Why did he give it up? where their children were. Bayer is very in articles are based on oral testimony, He was really enthusiastic, we'd volved with this group. except for one topic, which interested already started with the wardrobe, http://www.madres-lineafundadora.org/ me very much, which was the sinking of even-thing was ready, with the the Ro sales, the only Argentinean ship script written and everything else, and I'm encouraged by the picketeers' move that sunk with the saving of all of the one day he phoned me and said, "Look ment^) and by the movements of the officers and the drowning of all the Osvaldo, I can't do it." I asked him, campesinos and the unemployed. It's other crew members. It was the first "Why not? Don't just tell me that." And reaUy curious, because they appear time that the matter was researched. The he answered, "Look, Severino's a nice spontaneously... They are Uving exam work on Di Giovanni appeared in two terrorist and each time he places a ples of the phenomenon of the [Madres pretty long articles. After that, the editor bomb, the people in the cinema are go de Plaza de Mayo (Mothers of the Dis of the Galerna publishers called me to ing to give him a tremendous applause. appeared)]. When there are demonstra say, "We're going to publish a book [on It's going to cause some really messy tions, people go into the streets. It is as Di Giovanni]." So I told him I had tons problems, and I've already had enough if the absolute and total defeat of ten of material and that I'd had to summa of the experience of La Patagonia Re years ago had somehow been overcome. rize to fit all of it into the magazine. belde [Rebellious Patagonia]" These movements are calling the atten Then I started to put the book together. tion of the First World. The huge dem It was among the highest sellers for 24 But it [the movie] was the success of onstrations against the World Trade weeks, I think. his life... Organization, the system isn't working. True, but there was no way. And then The system is finding absolutely no so It has to be the historical number one who called me? Fabio, who had even- lution to any problem either of the First best seller of the history in the Argen thing all ready. He described each scene World or of the Third World...I have tinean press. I still see kids of 20 or to me, everything... WeU, after Fabio real confidence that we're going to have so reading it as if it were the Bible. appeared Desanzo, the one who did a more and more revolutionary climate! Yes, it was, until it was prohibited by Evita. And I flady refused him. He said, You see that the bourgeois parties don't that son of a bitch, Lastiri(29), before "I've got great news, Bayer, Fabio's just know what to do. They change one guy, Peron did it. And then began the whole given me the rights." I asked him, "Who put in an other one, they make ridicu adventure with the film, which was go is Fabio to give the rights to you?" De lous speeches... If you Ustened to the ing to be done on Di Giovanni. sanzo went on, "I'm reaUy very happy, thing in Tucuman..., it's just one more it's the dream of my Ufe..." And I asked radical speech, it seems Uke they'd Did you actually write a script? again, "Who is he to give you the rights? looked for one of Yrigoyen's(33) Yes, first with Roberto Bezza. Then Stop fucking around with me, don't speeches..."AU of us have to be united, there was Fabio [Leonardo Fabio, movie hassle me with this stuff any more. That aU of us have to be together..." Yeah! director], who had it for ten years or gendeman had no right! Keep yourself Who united, who?! "Unite! The Mother more, and after Fabio the famous Ital out of these things..." Poor Desanzo... Land is in danger!" Such stupidity, at ian, the one who made "Christ Stopped So, weU, after Desanzo nobody touched least the peronists put a Utde salt on at Eboli", Gino? I wish he'd made it. the stuff again, until the matter with things, they at least seem to be revolu Just when he was about to make it the Luis Puenzo(31) began... tionaries when they speak... bombing took place in Milan, a bomb in a bank that killed sixteen people, and he Now Luis Puenzo has the rights, is he One sees more and more people who said to me, "No, in no way are we going considering filming? are excluded, marginalized. Those to do the Ufe of a terrorist." Well, that's I don't know. I hope not, because he's who are integrated and who have an the way it stayed till I returned from trash. income are terrified of loosing it, of exile.. .In the mean time there was Fabio loosing their integration. All the again, who spoke to me from Columbia. Give us your evaluation of the situa movements which you have men I remember it was snowing in Germany tion, today, half way through 2001. tioned are all movements which have and he phoned me at three in the morn What is the situation of progressive nothing to do directly with produc ing saying, "We're going to do it on the politics, of the Left, of humanists tion. You've mentioned the Madres Cote d'Azur, it's all set." Imagine, what faced with the offensive of the Right, and the picketeers, are they generally a tide, "Severino Di Giovanni on the of capitalism at its most voracious outside the system? Cote d'Azur" [he laughs]. After I got point? Continued on page 16 Page 10 PERSPECTIVES ON ANARCHIST THEORY

Anarchism and the Struggle to Move Forward:

Continued from page 1 through leadership development and institutional structures, which afford weaknesses- in order to develop the coUective action, and the development men both privileges and a sense of intermediary structures necessary to of democratic structures, (definition by entitlement. bring about an anti-authoritarian world. National Organisers Alliance) (4) We need to reexamine what it means to The majority of self-declared anarchists Activism and Organizing - Where be an 'activist', and what we tend to come from upper/middle class Anarchists Stand think of as an 'organizer'. Many backgrounds, but are largely without a Throughout this article, we use the anarchists who utilize organizing complex-analysis of class. By complex- terms activism and organising in methods may identify themselves as analysis, we mean an analysis which digs opposition to each other, as a way to activists simply because they do not further than that of 'owning class/ illustrate the necessity of organizing, not know about the idea of organising. It is working class'—an analysis which stems to create strict dichotomies between the important to examine how we practice from, and engages in, the voices and two. We can think of activism this way: our poUtics and who we are working experiences of working class/poor Activism: a doctrine or practice that with, because to achieve coUective people. One brief example of this lack emphasizes direct vigorous action Uberation we wiU need to work with the of class analysis can be seen within some especially in support of or opposition to one side mass of society. Doing this witt require anarchist cultural practices: perhaps in of a controversial issue, (emphasis ours) us to prioritize relationships with others, attempt to find autonomy from wealth (Definition from Merriam-Webster i.e. organizing, rather than prioritizing and privilege, many anarchists from Dictionary, http:// www.m-w.com) issues, i.e. activism. upper/middle class backgrounds take on roles of voluntary 'poverty', creating We can also learn about activism from Breakdown: racism, sexism, and entire subcultures wherein 'poverty' is June 18 organizer Andrew X: Defining classism in the U.S. anarchist an aesthetic of value. Wliile ostensibly ourselves as activists means defining movement rooted in a desire for simpUcity, this so- *our* actions as the ones which wiU The U.S. anarchist 'movement' is caUed poverty, taken on as a cultural bring about social change, thus dominated by white people, and its attribute, often itself becomes the disregarding the poUtics and practice are currendy rooted "ourcommitment activity of expression of class analysis. This in white privilege. (5) As a result, volunteer 'poverty' quickly mocks the to activism has thousands upon anarchism in the U.S. has become struggles facing many working class/ been developed thousands of other defined by white privilege and white poor people, and can be terribly ... . . non-activists. with an almost ... . , supremacy. As a group, white anarchists aUenating to anyone whose been forced to Activism is based are largely without an anti-racist analysis Uve in poverty. We must develop a oppositional Q n t h { g of, and practice against, white supremacy radical, complex class analysis if we are stance towards misconception that and white privilege. Critiques of to work with working class/working organizing" it is only activists capitaUsm put forth from the anarchist poor people in constructing viable, who do social movement are largely void of any class-conscious economic alternatives. change-whereas of course class struggle analysis of white supremacy. This is is happening aU the time. (2) particularly problematic, as the two In this self-imposed isolation, we have cannot be separated. (6) chosen to build activist projects, which are Over the last three decades, anarchist severely limited in that they have been activism has taken form through many By internaUzing sexism, men often largely thought of, designed, built, and dynamic projects and issue-based silence and marginalize women's voices. implemented by white upper/middle campaigns. By definition, though, The history and current work of class people to attract, draw in, and activism has not- and can not- be the anarchist women has been largely politicise other white, middle class people, most way through which the revolutionary relegated to obscurity by a patriarchal of whom already sympathize or identify project is built, because activism elevates poUtical practice wherein women are expUcidy with anarchist poUtics. Rather issues over relationships with human beings. (3) both undervalued and made invisible. than build an anti-authoritarian While the- politic of anarchism Anarchist men do not come together revolutionary project in the U.S., this emphasizes relationships, our enough (or at aU) to discuss how male strategy has instead sensed to build an commitment to activism has been power and privilege shapes the anarchist isolated sub-movement of white activists developed with an almost oppositional trend. And while anarchist men who join forces around a common stance towards organising, which is, at its sometimes prioritize the voices and adherence to anarchist poUtics and root, about building relationships: histories of- women, this becomes perpetuate the very structures instigated Organising. An organizer is a person who q u i c k l y t o k e n i s t i c w h e n s u c h by capitaUst society. is responsible to a defined constituency prioritization is not coupled with active and who helps build that constituency work to change the underlying social The anarchist movement is in dire need VOLUME 5, NO. 2 Page 11

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of an anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-classist the destruction of power- a view that is build and strengthen coUective efforts; analysis and a commitment to bring that flawed and rooted in privilege. Power and as teacher/educator, working with theory into action. This can be given away, take away, others to develop their own sense of commitment must be to reclaimed, and exercised- but it power, capacity to organize and analyze, challenge oppression by cannot be destroyed. It is the visions of Uberation and abiUty to act in "What anarchists transforming the institutions way in which power can be the world for justice. EUa beUeved that are missing is a and structural mechanisms that reclaimed and exercised good leadership created opportunities give oppression power. We conception of collectively that anarchists for others to realize and expand their must also address how, as should devote themselves to. own talents, skiUs and potential to be leadership that individuals, we perpetuate male leaders themselves. This did not mean we find relevant" supremaq% white supremacy, If we deny the existence of that she didn't chaUenge people or and classist ideas and leaders in our work, we create a struggle with people over poUtical behaviors. These are perfect environment for the questions and strategies. Rather, this expressions of both institutional reaUties creation of internal hierarchies while at meant that she struggled with people and psychological socializations, under the same time limiting our capacity to over these questions to help develop which every person in the U.S. is chaUenge those who abuse power. This principled and strategic leadership subjected to and often benefits from or question of how power is used- power over capable of organizing for social is targeted by (or both). Devising plans people or power with people- is crucial to transformation." (9) to address these problems can be found address when thinking about leadership. by examining anarchist leadership and Baker did not beUeve in the 'single' the complexities of becoming more Rethinking Leadership leader, which anarchists righdy criticize. organized. "A position of leadership is in some Instead she sought to develop new types sense unavoidably a position of of leadership. Baker described good There's No Anarchist Leadership or authority. As Anti-authoritarians, we leadership as group-centered leadership, Let's Ignore that Big Pink Elephant in need to create systems that make leaders meaning that leaders form in groups and the Room accountable to the broader body of are committed to building coUective The question of leadership in anarchist people who make up a movement or power and struggling for coUective c i r c l e s b r i n g s u p a h o s t o f organization. We must also develop a goals. This is different than leader- contradictions, which anarchists too practice of leadership that consciously centered groups, in which the group is often avoid by denying that leadership subverts those authoritarian tendencies, dedicated to the goals and power of that exists. This is complete hogwash. As and assists in generaUzing leadership leader. (10) Love and Rage points out: "Anarchism skiUs among the people." (8) tends to assume a theoretical posture of As Crass deftly notes in his article, total hostiUty towards leadership. But What anarchists are missing is a Baker's practice as an organizer was every anarchist group or project that conception of leadership that we find infused with principles and ethics that lasts any length of time has clearly relevant; one that defines leadership by could be considered anarchist, though identifiable, if informal, leadership." (7) the processes, activities, and Baker herself probably never identified relationships in which people engage, as such. Such models of leadership are When we deny that leadership exists, we rather than as the individual in a specific crucial points of study for anarchists. aUow for informal hierarchies rooted in role, having authoritarian power over racism, classism, and sexism to form. others. 'Group Leadership' can only be realized These hierarchies are built on power, through building relationships. Building and in their construction, people with Organizers throughout history have relationships and taking coUective action privilege take on leadership roles. In struggled with this question of non- is the root of what it means to organize these 'invisible' hierarchies, some hierarchical leadership. Civil rights/ people. But to consider building people exercise power over others, rather SNCC organizer Ella Baker relationships, we must consider the than exercising power with others. demonstrated one different form of material, social, and psychological reaUty leadership. As Chris Crass writes, "Ms. of power. To build libratory Critiques of power may be at the heart Baker had an innovative understanding relationships with people, it is crucial to of anarchist theory but there is a of leadership, an idea which she thought have an analysis of power as it relates to disturbing trend to deny that power of in multiple ways: as faciUtator, our social status, material access, and exists in anarchist spaces, and to utilize creating processes and methods for psychological development. As James anarchist rhetoric to deny the existence others to express themselves and make Mumm writes, "Relationships are always of leaders and power. Furthermore, decisions; as coordinator, creating poUtical, and as such are the foundation many anarchists define their poUtics by events, situations and dynamics that Continued on page 12 Page 12 PERSPECTIVES ON ANARCHIST THEORY

Anarchism and the Struggle to Move Forward: Building a World of Vision By Kim Fyke & Gabriel Sayegh

Continued from page 11 people, and to develop leadership of aU direction." —Sam Dolgoff (14) of aU conceptions of power." (11) members. Organizers- many of whom Without ideas and strategies to get us are radicals participating in the 'from here to there', we faU back on an Organizations: a historical necessity revolutionary project through the often unspoken, but readily existent, in the struggle for social structure of an organization- organize assumption that if everybody became transformation people and develop leadership in anarchists, or beUeved in We would not be wrong to assert that in the people they organize with. anarchism, we'd aU of a Many anarchists today's anarchist trend, most anarchists sudden reach our goals. This hold a strong resereation to any formaUy incorrectly equate Organizations can also be useful is both dangerous and naive. organized structure. We would argue, in developing both a person's organizations with W h e n w e t a l k a b o u t however, that it is precisely this lack of poUtical analysis and long-term authoritarianism, but transforming society, we're structure that has weakened Anarchism poUtical goals. Consider the structured talking about transforming and caused many anarchists, Uke the perspective of Frantz Fanon, . m. . people's Uves, and about this now-defunct Love and Rage, to doubt who, , argued . . that , . . a defined o r g a n i z a t i o n d o e s we must be serious, "the viability of anarchism as a organization is absolutely crucial not necessari'y respectful, and fuUy aware of theoretical framework for revolutionary to aid in the transformation of contradict anarchism, our impacts poUtics in the 21st century, in some cases the consciousness of human beings, to the point of saving they were no where genuine revolution arises. He We are poised at a potentially longer anarchists." (12) Many anarchists writes, "The success of the struggle revolutionary moment. We must incorrectly equate organizations with presupposes clear objectives, a definite consider how we wiU harvest the authoritarianism, but structured methodology and above aU the need for building Ubratory energy and contribute organization does not necessarily the mass of the people to realize that anarchist ideas and principles to its contradict anarchism. The their unorganized efforts can only be a formation. We do not need to create authoritarianism of some organizations temporary dynamic. You can hold out is due to the poUtics, principles, and expUcidy anarchist organizations to do for three days- maybe even for three this. In fact, we would argue against people that make up the organization, months- on the strength of the ad such. We need to work with existing not in the idea of organization itself. mixture of sheer resentment contained groups, or work with others outside of in the mass of the people; but you'U... our anarchist sub-group to create new Organizations have been central to never overthrow the terrible enemy Uberation movements throughout U.S. organizations. We have to confront the machine, and you won't change human fact of leadership and to work on history. Interestingly, when examining beings if you forget to raise the these movements, we find that many of developing different forms of leadership consciousness of the rank-and-file. which are anti-authoritarian and 'group them were influenced or driven by Neither stubborn courage nor fine centered'. We need to engage in concepts familiar to anarchists. Self- slogans are enough." (13) vigorous educational campaigns, build determination was a central element to the relationships with the people we are struggles of Black, Native American, Building organization does more than organizing with, and support the Puerto Rican, et al nationaUst struggles. just give a place for people to practice Movements Uke the Civil Rights and development of individuals that they poUtics. It estabUshes structures that might begin to act on their own behalf student movements of the 60's were shape the relationships people have with and become organizers (leaders) in their committed to direct action. The labor each other- as in power with others or ovvn right. The poUtics of anarchism are movements of the teens and thirties, the power over others. Within these in many ways rooted in building queer Uberation movement of the 60's structures, accountabiUty- an element relationships. It is our task to develop and 70's, and the women's' Uberation anarchists have much to learn about- these poUtics in such a way that we are movement aU incorporated ideas and can be built into the processes. With engaged in organizing people, and not just practices which anarchists caU mutual aid. organization, structures can be built and committed to issues. processes developed to prevent the Organizations are necessary because creation of hierarchies and to develop As anarchists, we understand that they serve as the structure within which accountable leadership. transforming society wiU require a radical or revolutionary ideas can means that reflect the ends we wish to unfold. The direction and fuel for these Moving Forward- Where to begin? achieve: breaking down hierarchy, ideas comes from the people who make "There is no "pure" Anarchism. There is consensus building, and personal up the organization- the base, the only the appUcation of Anarchist transformation- the very processes that constituenq' of the group. The role of principles to the reaUties of social Uving. the organization should be to bring spoke to us and brought many of us to The aim of Anarchism is to stimulate anarchism in the first place. It is our about improvements in the Uves of forces that propel society in a Ubertarian task now to develop strategic methods VOLUME 5, NO. 2 Page 13 to move us closer to Uberation. Moving forward means first being clear about An Anti-Authoritarian Response to the War Efforts where we stand- having a grasp of our weaknesses, our strengths, and our September 21, 2001 poUtics. In this way, we can make clear This letter was originally written as a working We want to address three important decisions about how to proceed. In the document for activist groups to use in respond issues in this letter: structure, poUtics, words of James Mumm, we would do and the future. better to "stop trying to build a movement ing to the events on September 11, 2001. of anarchists, and instead build an Dear Comrades, STRUCTURE anarchistic movement." (15) - End We are Uving through scan- times. We anticipate that the anti-war move If you have any comments or would like discuss the article with the authors, contact at: Clearly the US Government and its aUies ment wiU experience divisions similar to beUeve they have a grand opportunity to those that beset the peace movement anarchiststrategy@,botmail. com reaUgn domestic and international rela during the Gulf War. In other words, Footnotes tionships in their interest. This is fright national organizing efforts wiU be spUt 1 LeGuin, Ursula K. The Dispossessed. New York: into two organizations: one will be paci Harper Prism, 1974. ening: major shifts in the poUtical land 2 Andrew X. Give up Activism. Available online at scape threaten to tear the ground from fist and more Ubertarian in character, www.infoshop.org/octo/j 18_rtsl .html#give_up. beneath our feet. and the other wiU be more miUtant and 3 For more on the contradictions between activism and organizing, see Mumm, James. Active Revolution: New Stalinist. Both wiU be top-down mobiU- Directions in Revolutionary- Social Change Chicago: However, these glacial shifts in the po zations, built around well-known Active Resistance. 1998. 4 National Organizers Alliance. "What is an Utical scene also offer anti-authoritarians "leaders", and awash with a moraUsm Organizer?" Online. Internet. Available online at: a unique opportunity to obtain a new, that would turn off even the most open- www.noacentral.org more secure footing in our struggle minded citizens and activists. 5 For in-depth analysis of white supremacy in the anarchist trend and the anti-globalization movement, against economic exploitation, poUtical see Colours of Resistance. Available Online at Thus, we think our immediate chaUenge www.tao.ca/--colours. hierarchy, and cultural domination. Po 6 For detailed analysis of the connections between Utical conditions are changing radicaUy is to ensure that the anti-war mobiliza white supremacy and capitalism, see the Challenging and, if we respond correctly, we have tions are decentralized and democratic White Supremacy Workshop web page. Available the chance to advance our movement to in structure: specificaUy, that those do online at www.cwsworkshop.org/. 7 Love and Rage Revolutionary Anarchist Federation. a much higher level. ing the work make the decisions in these After Winter Must Come Spring. Oakland: self- organizations. We recommend the published, 2000, p. 25 8 Love and Rage, page 26 First of aU, we must not be cowed by model of assembUes, spokescouncUs, or 9 Crass, Chris. Looking to the Light of Freedom. May present circumstances, as disturbing as other horizontal networks of smaU, de 2001. Available at www.tao.ca/~colours/crass8.htm centralized groups that are unified 10 Crass, Looking to the Light of Freedom they are. On the contrary: recent events 11 Mumm, Active Revolution caU upon us to exercise poUtical leader around an anti-authoritarian vision of 12 Love and Rage, p. 28 social change. This wiU assure that those 13 Frantz Fanon. The Wretched of the Earth. New ship in the best, most principled and York: Grove Press, 1963. pg 136 visionary sense of the term. This is our at the base hold decision-making power 14 Dolgoff, Sam. Tlie Relevance of Anarchism to chaUenge, and one that we can meet and thus that the mobilization reflects Modem Society. 1970. Online. Available online at with an anti-authoritarian vision and the poUtical consciousness of the base, http://flag.blackened.net/libenv/spunk/Spunkl91.txt.- 15 Mumm, Active Revolution poUtics. which is typically more radical and sane than that held by the leadership. It wiU We beUeve it is imperative that anti- still be possible for sectarian groups to authoritarians formulate a coherent re infiltrate the base, but much harder for sponse to the war buildup and their role them to seize control. 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Decentralized poUtical structures have tribute to the emergence of new anar Utde significance unless complemented chist praxis, theory informed by practice. This purpose of this letter is to explore by a decentraUzed, radicaUy democratic Submissions should be between 3000 the contours of an anti-authoritarian and 10,000 words. Written work al poUtics. We need to have radicaUy de mocratic goals as weU as methods, anti- ready funded by the IAS will not be position on recent events. We encourage considered. The winning essay will re you to discuss this letter with your authoritarian means and ends. Our re ceive $1000 and excerpts will be pub friends and comrades and to prepare for sponse to the war must be concrete, lished in the IAS newsletter. broader discussions that we intend to immediately comprehensible, and one initiate in the near future. Continued on page 14 Page 14 PERSPECTIVES ON ANARCHIST THEORY

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Continued from page 13 ciUation commission on global terror. that gives poUtical content to our de This assembly will define the terms of mocratic structures. terror and die appropriate responses to it. There are existing decentrahzed, Presently we are aware of two positions grassroots networks and organizations on the war: that could provide basis for such an initiative. The rightwing position asserts that the US is entitled to take unilateral miUtary Third, we must oppose miUtary action action against whomever. This position against Osama Bin Laden, Afghanistan, C&ini in herlnenlit is not reasoned, just retaliatory, and is or anyone else until these first two con ditions are met. thus utterly barbaric. The argument Clara Solomon, Anarchist crumbles when faced with questions of social justice. FUTURE July 30, 1913 to December 20, 2000 We believe that anti-authoritarians We neglected to mention a very impor The liberal-left position condones mili should work to radicaUze the anti-war movement. We should ensure that it is tant and sad event in the last issue of tary action against Osama Bin Laden if - and only if - the UN or some pre democratic and decentraUzcd in struc Perspectives: the death of Clara Solo mon on December 20th, 2000. Clara ture, that its demands are anti- existing international legal bodv decides was a Ufelong anarchist, an accom- that such action is required and deter authoritarian in content, and that we use mines its nature. This appears to be Z this movement to build cooperative pUshed pianist, and a lovely comrade and friend. She instiUed feelings of con relationships with the oppressed and Magazine's position, as well as many fidence in all those she encountered and others. enraged throughout the world who share our horror at the US's impeding her warm words of encouragement were This position is inadequate because it miUtary action and the world it seeks to especially important to younger activists create. (such as myself). Her cosmopoUtan in appeals to the poUtical authority of the UN (and/or similar bodies). This is un telligence, steadfast commitment to an tenable because the UN is an illegitimate We beUeve there is a great potential to archism, and gentle manner pushed create a radicaUy democratic and deeply many of us to fight harder and to be poUtical body and thus incapable of more bold. I am one among many who oppositional movement against the war. determining a just or unjust response to wiU miss her deeply. ~ Chuck Morse die terror attacks. The UN is iUegitimate We beUeve this movement could sustain because a) it presupposes the nation- the accompUshments of the struggle state, which is inherently anti against global capital and bring our democratic and b) because the US has movement to a new level of engage veto power over many of the UN's most ment, diversity, and radicalism. important decision-making bodies, such as the Security Council. Another world is possible, Marina Sitrin (active with the Direct Action Network) The anti-authoritarian position must & Chuck Morse (active with the Insti tute for Anarchist Studies) obviously be much more radical than the Uberal-left position. We beUeve that - End anti-authoritarians should advance the The authors encourage readers to use this letter following demands: as a way to begin discussing how we can re First, all war criminals must be brought spond as anarchists to current American activi to justice (and judged by an international ties. people's tribunal). Osama Bin Laden, Augusto Pinochet, Henry Kissinger, and If you would like to respond to this article and/ those who have committed acts of ter or connect with groups that are using this docu ment for activist purposes, please contact Chuck ror and violence must be held account Clara and Sidney Solomon at Blackout Books. able for their actions and dealt with ac Morse at cwmorse@ue)iyorkuet.uet, or Marina NYC. for an exhibit of Sidney s paintings. Sitrin at cordingly. To learn more about Clara, please visit Second, there should be an international This letter is also available in Spanish from the this website set up in her honor: IAS website: grass roots assembly/plebiscite/ http://vvwvv.clarasolomon.org encuentro/assemblv/truth and recon- http://flag.blackened.net/ias VOLUME 5, NO. 2 Page 15

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Interview continued from page 9 only way is by the people being the pro nally created to fulfill 25 The colors of the Argentinean flag. tagonists within an enormous mutual They're outside the system, in one way 26 Members of the Partido Radical, the Radical ity ... but in an other they're the ones who -End Party, liberal bourgeois party. Successive use of made the French Revolution, right? The radical implies of the Partido Radical. 2~ Conservative, populist president of Boca Juniors, ones who started to throw stones, think / A street in the old district of San Telrno of Buenos ers aside, the urban plebes. They threw Aires the most popular Football team of Argentina. stones and started the whole thing. All 2 Federation Obrera Regional Argentina, Argentin 28 Famous case of corruption invoking the donation ean Regional Workers' Federation. of a large tract of land to be used as the site for the the rest, you see, stayed National Military School, and its subsequent back...Communism has been defeated. 3 FLA, Federation Libertaria Argentina, the continuation of the FACA, Federation Anarxo fraudulent purchase and resale to the state, involving Look, socialism doesn't exist any more - Comunista Argentina, Argentinean Anarco Com military officers and radical politicians, and obviously socialism as a party-. The parties which munist Federation huge quantities of money. 29 President of the House of Representatives, who in try to organize are organized by village 4 A centrally located mnlti-laned avenue, the con 1974 because of the Campora's renunciation, as priests who know the poor and distrib struction of which determined the demolition of many ute food...or by the Right, isn't it so? sumed the Presidency of the Nation before Perron's city blocks. With torturers who are recognized by 5 Anarchist publication, opposed to La Protesta. assumption 30 Bayer speaks about "la Strage di Pia^a the people and say, "These guys are 6 Secretary of edition of the anarchist daily, La Font ana". "It was a bomb in the Banca Nationale tough and they're going to kill the delin Protesta, who, according to most testimonies, was di Lat'oro, in Pia^^a Fontana in Milan, December assassinated by Di Giovanni in 1929 as corollary of quents, right? Finally!" That is how the an extensive ideological and political battle fought in 1969. It was in fact the bombing of which Pinelli Right thinks and there are more than a libertarian publications in Argentina. For further was aca/sed." [Thanks Leslie Ray, who gives me few of them...like Bussi(34) [General these data] details see Bayer's book. Domingo]. ~< General secretary of the maritime workers' union, 31 Director of the film The Official Story, Oscar one of the most important of the workers' movement award winner in the '80s. Although good, it is based There is always a public for the on "the theory of the two demons" (Teoria de los dos of the '20s and '30s, as well as being a well-known demonios, the reactionary, official view about the Right... expropriator and proponent of direct action. 8 Rector of the University of La Plata and impor dictatorship years) Always, yes always. And especially when 32 Movimiento de los piqueteros, a protest move there's some big danger, like now: tant militant of the FACA. 9 Workers' struggle against a British tannin com ment, of which the basic tool is blocking the flow of Cavallo(35) falls and inflation will take traffic on roads and highways, which has gained its toll. We will relive the last few pany, which ocatpy decades of history of the workers' considerable strength in Argentina in the last ten movement in Argentina. months of Alfonsin's(36) presidency. 10 America Scarf6, Di Giovanni's adolescent lover. years and which in July of this year was declared And what will happen then? Then sud 11 Coastal town in the extreme South of continental illegal. 33 Radical, twice President of Argentina, removed denly someone [will] launch a proclama Argentina. tion, it could be Rico(37), Seineldin(38) 12 Small city in northeastern Argentina on the from power in his second term by the military corn) or Patti(39), or it could be Bussi again. River Parana)) d'etat of 1930. 34 Appointed inspector-general of the province of You can just imagine how the Avenida 13 Small city in northern Patagonia. Tuaimdn during the military dictatorship, against 14 Town in northeastern Argentina on the River the Mayo(40) is going to be opened up whom the lawsuits for genocide and torture have yet so that they can parade...And we Uruguay. to be concluded, and who, nevertheless, was elected 15 Largest city of northwestern Argentina. thought that it had already finished, but 16 Term used to designate the military coup d'etat Governor ofTucumdn during the '90s. it hasn't. At any moment, imagine - not 35 Neo-liberal "Chicago boy" (Milton Friedman against the peronist government on 16th of Septem the same ones as before - [a military ber, 1955, and the succeeding dictatorial process, disciple). President of the Central Bank during the figure] makes a proclamation saving, which lasted three years, until the results of the military dictatorship, Minister of Economy under "Ladies and Gendemen, this is chaos, elections of 1958. Ex-president Menem, present Minister of Economy in De la Rua's radical government. the army has to keep vigil over the des 17 The lice-president after the ultra-reactionary cortp 36 Hyperinflation and civil unrest. d'etat of December 1955, when he together with tiny of the Mother Land."...Any way, 37 Nationalist military officer who stood out during there're people in the streets, yeah, peo Arambnru dislodged moderate military command, who had carried out the cortp d'etat in September, the Mahinas-faulkland Islands War. ple in the streets... 38 Military companion of Rico's, from whom he frompower. took distance upon the arrival of Menem's peronist 18 Argentineans from the Province of Corrientes, on Why anarchism today? the River Parana, opposite Paraguay. government in 1989; imprisoned for a frttstrated Because libertarian socialism is the 19 The national instrument of Paraguay, surpris cortp d'etat during the '90s; these days maintains relations with a chavista -so named after the Vene- way...or as I prefer to say, libertarian ingly similar to the Celtic harp. solidarism. That's where we find the 20 First large port upstream. ytelati general Chdve^- group within the army. 39 Ex-police official and torturer who received srtp- essence of a better world, the essence of 21 Famous rightist and leader of combat grortys of port from scared sectors of the middle class who he a society formed from the grass roots peronism of the right. convinced with the promise of law and order during 22 Town in west-central Patagonia. up, through the people's discussion, the the campaign -which he won- for mayor of Escobar, 23 Central province of Patagonia. a small city in northern metropolitan Buenos Aires,. protagonism of the people. 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