Report on the regular meeting of members of the Anarchist Federation
---- In October, the regular autumn congress of the Anarchist Federation(AF) took place. Anyone who has been following our activities for sometime knows that the AF membership meets regularly twice a year. Thistime, the organization fell to the Pilsen group, and so we met in theWest Bohemian region after an incredible more than twenty years, if wedo not count the informal summer meeting in the middle of the woods fiveyears ago. ---- A fresh issue of the anarchist magazine Existence on thetopic of "Food" was available at the convention, which could then bebroken down into individual regions. The organizing team did notdisappoint and embodied the theme of Existence very delicately. Theincoming delegation, as well as those interested in membership, wereawaited by a large table strewn with vegan goodies to be eaten: homemadeTuscan bread; carrot-sunflower spread; vegan beetroot carpaccio witharugula, nuts and tofu à la Balkan cheese; apple bun; molasses bun;salted kohlrabi, pickled cucumbers, achokcha and wild mini tomatoes.They could also have Zapatista coffee, beer or lemonade with mint andlemon balm. As a main course, cauliflower à la buffalo wings with bakedpotatoes and dip was prepared for everyone. Great goodness. Since theWest Bohemian group AF has a somewhat rural character, a considerablepart of the raw materials came from its own sources. And to promote theidea of partial self-sufficiency in another way, there was also an offerof vegetable and herb seeds for use in the garden and on balconies.But the meeting was not only about food, although it was also about him,which only proves its ability to cement the community, as theaforementioned Existence discusses, among other things. It was alsopresented, discussed, approved, etc. Some of those who could notparticipate in person, joined through an online connection. Individualgroups presented their own activities, as well as those in which theirmembership was involved in some way or practically supported them sincethe last convention, as well as plans for the near future. And so therewas talk, for example, about the blockade of the March for Life, theFirst of May, the Trhlina infoshop, the Zdena center, self-educationalphysical and practical activities, association with a number ofcollectives, helping the resistance against the Russian invasion,charity events, the campaign against police violence against peoplewithout home, Anarchist book festival, Spring Zine Party, Fluff fest,Riot over River, LITR book fair, support of local zines, plastering ofA3 wall newspapers, struggle for affordable housing, Pride events,fascism of public space, activities for climate justice, distribution ofanarchist publications ... The description of the consumer collectiveproject, which has entered its first experimental phase, also arousedinterest, and after a year it should be evaluated and further developed.One of the most joyful moments was accepting new members. It was nostranger, as one of the conditions for admission is at least six monthsof active cooperation. The newcomers then outlined their ideas and areasin which they would like to be active. A group for organizing the nextconvention was agreed upon, tasks from the previous one were discussed,membership fees were paid, part of which was sent to support Irkutskanarchists. The distribution of responsibility for individual workgroups was addressed. It was decided on the primary notification ofevents via the akce.nolog.cz platform. The AF publishing house presentedthe edition plan for next year, as well as the main theme of the springExistence. The foreign secretariat of the federation reported onparticipation in international meetings, especially in St-Imier,Switzerland, during which many contacts were established, especially forpractical networking within Central and Eastern Europe. In the space foraction planning, among other things, there was talk about the first Brnobook fair, about the support of anarchists in Ukraine, about variouscommemorative events, MDŽ, November 17 and other activities that we willnot reveal yet.Conventions are always an opportunity to get excited for otheractivities. Now, with new energy, we can throw ourselves into the nextwork of building a movement for a better world without oppression andexploitation, according to our abilities, possibilities and mood.https://www.afed.cz/text/8039/podzimni-sjezd-af_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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