WORLD WORLDWIDE EUROPE FRANCE - news journal UPDATE - (en) France, Lamouette Enragee: A Look Back at the "Maquis Meetings for Emancipation" in Minerve (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 From August 10th to 15th, the annual Meetings for Emancipation were

held in the Commune du Maquis (34210 Minerve). The organizers invited La
Mouette Enragée to present her work on the worker survey, as well as the
resulting book, "Before Going Around the World, Going Around the
Workshop." This discussion took place under a marquee in the unusually
warm summer weather-for us Boulogne residents-and took place in the
city. Our now well-rehearsed presentation was relatively brief, allowing
ample space for discussion. It should be noted that the issue of
management, which is the subject of a chapter in the book, was addressed
this time, as we had been asked to do several times before.

We are obviously delighted by the many comments from the audience that
this work has generated. It would be tedious to summarize all the
discussions in a few lines. Briefly, we will say that they primarily
focused on the methodology used and the rise of precariousness among
private sector employees.

The Maquis pour l'Émancipation meetings are also, and above all, a place
for informal exchanges over meals and moments of relaxation. While many
questions could not be addressed during the debate, we enjoyed
continuing the discussion over drinks, a good meal, and even by the
pool. It was also an opportunity to network with individuals and groups
from all over France and beyond; an opportunity to discuss the relevance
of the workers' survey today, as well as to deepen our critique of work
under the regime of capitalist accumulation.

In this difficult social context for the proletariat, this type of
event, a place for meeting, reunion, and above all for calm (while
potentially contradictory) debate, gives a little hope for the times ahead.

Thanks again to the organizers, and long live the Commune!

NOTE:

A small rural federation, La Commune du Maquis is located in the hamlet
of Bois-Bas, 12 km from the village of Minerve (34210), in the heart of
the countryside. The Maquis extends its almost 270 hectares between the
Cesse River and the foothills of the Montagne Noire, some 45 km from
Narbonne, 60 km from Béziers, as well as from Carcassonne and Mazamet.
Collectively owned by a group of over 80 individuals and legal entities,
this space was acquired to, among other things, foster the emergence of
practices that transcend private property and enable self-government
through collective self-organization. Attached is this summer's program.
For more information, visit: https://lacommunedumaquis.noblogs.org

Marseille, Lille, Boulogne-sur-mer, September 3, 2025

https://lamouetteenragee.noblogs.org/post/2025/09/05/retour-sur-les-rencontres-du-maquis-pour-lemancipation-de-minerve/
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