We had already written it another time. Anars, apparently, seem to befashionable in the cultural and associative world. We don't spit on it,don't believe it. On the contrary, moreover: we are delighted! Don'texpect us to play killjoys or, even worse, guardians of the temple andorthodoxy. Anarchism belongs to everyone. Finally, let us understand:the Cercle Proudhon, we would have said to him "Hands off!"» In fact, wewould have even told him something else. "Shit," for example.We will therefore not say "Shit" to these cultural and associativeallies. We can speak kindly about them, without fear of being told thatthey are being brushed aside since we don't know them personally, onlyby name. Peuple & Culture and Barricade (associations based in Liège,subsidized to carry out continuing education activities in the field),for example, are stirring up the vein wholeheartedly: so much thebetter, let's say it again. Two dates planned: Thursday February 8, 2024from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., these two non-profit organizations areoffering an introductory conference evening on anarchism followed by anexchange to sharpen critical views on anarchist ideas. (We're justalmost copying and pasting, so as not to get in trouble!) One weeklater: on Thursday February 15, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the sameassociative pair invites you to an evening to discover the tool " TheRevenge of the Anars" with several game tables. The creator of the gamewill be present, Stéphane Jonlet, from the stable of organizedsecularism and researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for the Studyof Religions and Secularism at the Free University of Brussels.In Philippeville, moreover, the Maison de la Laïcité is organizing anaperitif meeting on February 20, during which "we will discuss togetherconcrete experiences that could be qualified as anarchist by mobilizingthe anthropology of David Graeber, theorist of North Americanlibertarian thought.» (Caramba! Another copy and paste!)What beautiful events (hi Marc Z. and thank you for coming!) are happilyflourishing, one might say, in which the words "anarchists" and"anarchism" are even written in full. Did we say it? We are not offendedby it, in the least, on the contrary. The proof is that we cordiallyadvertise these very pleasant moments of meeting. Moreover, we would bewrong to spit in the soup, given that the same Maison de la Laïcité dePhilippeville has given us the honor and kindness of inviting us inNovember 2023 to host a talk and even sell our books. And we havecollaborated with Barricade on several occasions. It is rather our ownmea culpa that we will make below.When we run out of inspiration to evoke anarchism, we have this verse onhand, which we bring out ourselves, unfortunately, a littleindiscriminately: "There is not one in a hundred and yet they exist!»Yeah... Times have changed. The anars are still not more numerous, guessa little. And yet, here we are talking about anarchism, in broaddaylight and at prime time. This is obviously because we now know:anarchists are not just the Bonnot gang. Yeah, but still, all the same:Germaine Berton shot a guy (a scoundrel), Alexandre Berkman shot a guy(another scoundrel)...What we mean, in short, is this. We ourselves, anarchists who aremembers of a recognized organization (the Anarchist Federation), by dintof playing the respectability card, coming out of the shadows to gainvisibility, participating in talks in partnership with well-establishedassociations, have we not contributed to watering down the revolutionaryscope of our message? Yes, we politely go to cultured circles to talkabout the comparative merits of Emma Goldman and Élisée Reclus, or thelabor scholarship of Pelloutier. But what? Anarchism is also, first andforemost, a revolutionary movement. For real. The idea remains to sweepaway the old world. To break with centuries of obedience, wage labor,exploitation, by all means. Including violence. Ferré's song is good.But you have to listen to it until the end: "We only ever see them whenwe're afraid of them!"»For now, it's just a question, not a condemnation. A question to askyourself. Perhaps there is no answer, anyway. By favoring the cultural,associative path, to disseminate our message of insubordination,freedom, self-management, refusal of all authority, do we... don't weanarchists also have a little stopped being scary?Alphonse d'Enletat, Ici & Now group (Belgium) of the Anarchist Federationhttp://ici-et-maintenant.group/index.php?article95/les-anarchistes-on-ne-les-voit-jamais-que-lorsque_________________________________________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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