In a country where federal entities are not always viewed favorably,
several Spanish specificist organizations and groups met this summer totake a first step towards strengthening their cooperation, which could
perhaps one day lead to the creation of a federal organization. The UCL
was present at these Meetings as an observer. ---- The first Spanish
Meetings of Specificist Anarchism[1]took place on July 29 and 30, 2024
near Barcelona. A little over sixty people from several Spanish
anarchist groups, mainly from Catalonia, Madrid and Andalusia, met to
establish the first bases of a coordination, or even a potential future
national specificist organization. Specificism is a movement close to
platformism, particularly present in Latin America and Spain.
The main groups present were Embat, a Catalan specificist organization
created eleven years ago and represented by about twenty members;
Batzac, a libertarian youth organization that emerged from Embat six
years ago with about ten members present; the FEL (Federation of
Libertarian Students), a former national organization now present almost
exclusively in Catalonia, represented by several representatives; Liza,
a Madrid specificist organization created less than two years ago with
more than twenty members on site; and several groups that are not
formally organized but claim to be specificists, notably from Granada in
Andalusia, or from the region of Galicia.
The stated aim of this meeting was to bring these organisations together
to gauge an interest in strengthening their coordination, or even to
initiate the beginnings of a process of creating a specific federal
organisation in Spain. The discussions during this weekend were dynamic
and fruitful, with Embat and Liza being particularly motivated to
continue working together. The form of this collaboration was not
discussed, as the discussions were still very preliminary. We will have
to wait and see whether this will lead to coordination or a federal
organisation.
Coming together to fight better
Embat also pointed out that if they wanted the process to continue, it
was crucial that it be done on common and solid bases, otherwise the
project would be doomed to failure. This was a remark addressed in
particular to Batzac, with whom relations are good, but sometimes a
little tense, Batzac being an organisation that has not yet completely
adopted specificism. The Galician and Andalusian groups expressed a very
strong desire to build local organizations and contribute as soon as
possible to this national collaboration.
The presence of the UCL at these days was very much appreciated and many
questions were asked about our form of organization, in particular about
the merger between Alternative libertaire and the Coordination of
Anarchist Groups, our revolutionary strategy, the motion "For a trans
counter-offensive" voted at the 2nd UCL Congress in 2023, or even about
how the UCL could help these organizations in the future. On the UCL
side, we hope that this process will lead to a strengthening of our
current in Spain, whatever the final form decided. We will always be
there to support our Spanish comrades. The road is still long, but the
first step, decisive and assured, has been taken.
Sano (Marseille)
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Espagne-Premieres-Rencontres-de-l-Anarchisme-Specifiste
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