Brazil, S?o Paulo, Rhizome - libertarian and autonomous trend (pt)

Why libertarian and autonomous trend? ---- Before presenting the results of our 
discussions about what is the Rhizome, we highlight some important caveats: we do not 
intend to present immutable definitions and do not want to cling to rigid concepts. While 
we understand that there are settings that can imprison collectives, we argue that the 
concepts and definitions should get out of our collective practices, and serve to 
strengthen these, allowing the construction of discourses that express thoughts and 
legitimations about our action. That is, we understand that the definitions presented here 
are only a single photo of a long movie. We want to build a collective dynamic, ongoing 
construction, which maintain a self-critical and constantly renews itself: the rhizome is 
not, is.

Exactly why intencionarmos that our group is fluid and open to change, choose the concept 
of tendency to define ourselves. Trend because we want the actions and reflections of our 
group tend to a political horizon, in this case, the horizon of the libertarian strand. 
Trend because what unites us are some methodological and programmatic agreements - some 
consensus about the ends we want, and about the appropriate means. Trend because we 
believe that through our work in microrealidade university can contribute so rhizomatic in 
broader struggles. Trend because we understand that it is also necessary to have 
collective commitment and respect this journey in order that she give the best possible 
way - are against discipline as a means of taming the bodies, but rather advocate the 
importance of compromise, "proceeds" of if it fulfills the tasks with which we are 
committed individually and collectively. However, we would like to emphasize that we aim 
lightness in no way mean that the rhizome should work as an advantage nor as a cult - do 
not want a group uniform or uniform! The Rhizome we came striving to build on these 
initial six months is not restricted to a collective people of a particular philosophical 
or ideological position, the Rhizome you want is merely a group of students participating 
in the student movement and share some goals and some methods fighting. Yes we want to 
influence the movement some practices and strengthening specific aspects of this, however, 
does not want to impose our views and as much as co-opt people not only want to accept or 
deny other positions. We do not want to be neither vanguard nor the rear of the movement. 
We want to propose, criticize and collectively build, shoulder to shoulder.

By saying that the rhizome is not restricted to a particular current political-ideological 
not wish in any way to deny that we do have some current proximity to, for example, with 
different lines of anarchism with situationism with autonomism with zapatismo , with some 
lines heterodox Marxist (autonomy, councilists, Lefebvrians ...). We want to make it clear 
that yes Rhizome is a tendency, not a party, which is a sector of the movement, not a 
political group. So yes we need some terms of long term goals, some converging horizons, 
however, that while these agreements engessem group. That's where the second part of the 
definition of the Rhizome: Why libertarian and autonomous?

Libert?rixs because we are against all forms of oppression, be they economic, political, 
ideological etc.. We are against the domination State (antiestatistas), we are against 
capitalist exploitation (anticapitalist), we are against the oppressions ethnic, gender 
and sexual orientation, and we are against the disciplinary institutions and ideologies 
that make us docile servants. We libert?rixs because we understand that only through 
direct action, only with xs pr?prixs oprimidxs performing their struggles without relying 
not have representatives, can we achieve progress towards a society without domination. We 
libert?rixs because we understand that we start building now, through our struggles, the 
society we want to live tomorrow - and by this, we advocate self-management and direct 
democracy as organizational forms. We libert?rxs because we understand that my personal 
freedom is extended to infinity when it meets another, it is because we believe that 
individual freedom has to be complementary to collective freedom. We claim because 
libert?rixs social freedom, not freedom selfish commonsense liberal. And also because we 
libert?rixs understand that only with a broad alliance of social movements of different 
popular sectors is possible the transformation we so desire.

And because we libert?rixs not want fights or coptar militant outfit. And Semos 
libert?rixs, we identify with the different historical and contemporary popular struggles 
against the domination of society. And because we libert?rixs, but we understand that 
there must be consistency between discourse and practice, and we're here to act, not to 
make empty speeches - the action and the way we act is intrinsic, inseparable part of who 
we are. And because we libert?rixs not ever present a proposal ready, locked and 
unchangeable; understand that the path is going, that building is constant and ongoing. 
And because we libert?rixs not read reality as a mere result of economic relations, but as 
a result of complex power relations of the different spheres of social reality. And 
because we libert?rixs, when we look around and see so much repression, inevitably, raise 
the sleeves of our shirt, and we will fight courageously - to destroy everything that 
oppresses us! Until we build an egalitarian and free!

And because we libert?rixs, are also autonomous. Freelancers argue that because the 
movements themselves must define their destiny - the paths should be decided by todxs of 
motion and movement, not in party offices, businesses, governments, or any other type of 
organization and institution. Autonomous because we want to emphasize the importance of 
the territorial issue in struggles contestativas.

For all this, we decided to engage in this collective project, and we are always open to 
todxs hoping to help build this alternative for the student movement.

Fighting for another university to build another company!