(en) Slovenia, Ljubljana, Call for participation at the International gathering of anarchist radios 2–5 April 2015

»VOICES OF ANARCHISM« ---- In November we shared our idea to organize an international 
gathering of anarchist radios in Ljubljana with our comrades in wider anarchist network. 
We have received a positive feedback and some intiatives have already confirmed that they 
plan to actively take part. We announce therefore that the gathering will be held between 
2-5 April 2015 in Ljubljana. ---- We believe that the gathering should be not only an 
opportunity to meet and exchange experiences but also to get our hands dirty and do some 
very practical work. In order for this to happen we need to do a lot of stuf before 
everybody converges to Ljubljana. And more crucially – we need active engagment from the 
rest of you! ---- We invite anarchist groups and individuals that are involved in radio 
activities (or are developing the initiatives for it) to engage in the meeting already 
during the preparations!


The goals of the meetings should be:

strenghten the relationships and personal contacts that can be used for practical 
cooperation on producing radio content;
introduce concrete tools for future cooperation/sharing;
make concrete steps towards a long-term perspective of establishing 24/7 multi-lingual 
anarchist radio.

Other important points:

the meeting should be done in form of concrete workshops where we already do things, 
launch tools/projects and not as a space where we only decide on things we will do after 
the meeting;
most of the things should be prepared/done before the meeting (for instance: internet 
platform) so the meeting is only a launching point for it;
We think there is space for 3 workshops that should be prepared by diferent groups/people.
Proposals for the agenda of the gathering:

1st workshop on new internet platform that would present useful tool for our cooperation 
and would be starting point for building online multi-lingual anarchist radio.
2nd workshop – production of 4 hours long anarchist show, live on our local Radio Študent.
3rd workshop - place for your initiative!
Get in touch with us as soon as possible if you are interested in participating in the 
gathering! And please share your proposals or concrete intiatives for the content of the 
gathering that you can prepare.

We will provide sleeping places and food for everybody! The gathering itself is 
self-managed and autonomously organized, so no fishy financial funds are involved. That 
also mean that at the moment we don't have money to cover travel costs. But we feel that 
money should not be a problem if people want to come. So let's find options to collect 
money that can be used to finance the costs.

Any ideas? Is there a possibility that you organize a small benefit event in your town? 
Let us know! Waiting for your reply, Èrna luknja collective,

Ljubljana, January 2015

Who are we?

The initiative comes from the collective of the anarchist radio show Èrna luknja (The 
Black Hole) on Radio Študent, in Ljubljana (Slovenia) - 
radiostudent.si/druzba/crna-luknja. Èrna luknja is also part of Federation of Anarchist 
Organisations (FAO) - a-federacija.org. Contact us through e-mail: crnaluknja@radiostudent.si

This email is not meant as a public call for participation, but as an open call for 
comrades to participate – so feel free to share information with collectives or 
individuals you know and share principles of organising who might be interested in the 
gathering.

(en) Slovenia, Ljubljana, Second Call for the Balkan Anarchist Bookfair, May 24th-26th, 2013

Practices of resistance, solidarity and the construction of communities against and beyond 
capitalism have always existed through history and have constituted an integral part of 
anarchist communities. Today the need for such practices has again spread far beyond our 
small communities and into the wider society. ---- Programme for Balkan Anarchist Bookfair 
2013 ---- Federation for Anarchist Organizing (FAO) invites everyone to come to Ljubljana 
this May and join us at the Balkan Anarchist Bookfair (BAB). It has been ten years since 
BAB started its voyage across the Balkans with the aim to connect local and regional, as 
well as international anarchist community and to provide space for exchange of anarchist 
ideas, practices, literature, materials, cultural events, workshops and public discussions.

By now the fact that we are living in the midst of a general social crisis has become 
undeniable. Finding ourselves in the middle of the whirlwind of capitalist destruction, we 
often feel weak and frustrated. Capitalism is destroying our lives daily and in so many 
different and very real ways. It is taking our future away from us. Often we are finding 
out that some of the old mechanisms of struggle, that were once the source of our power, 
are no longer effective enough. Yet it is all too clear that for us there can be no other 
option but to struggle and build against and beyond the existing. We certainly don?t lack 
useful analyses, critiques, seminars and conferences. It is time to take action.

Practices of resistance, solidarity and the construction of communities against and beyond 
capitalism have always existed through history and have constituted an integral part of 
anarchist communities. Today the need for such practices has again spread far beyond our 
small communities and into the wider society. The desert that capitalist devastation 
leaves behind, is a space that needs to be filled with imagination and everyday practices 
that stem directly from us and our desires. For everyone.

BAB is one of such spaces, where we can exchange experiences and strategies. Where in the 
context of these new social conditions we can open up questions and seek answers. Among 
the questions we want to discuss are: Are we indeed fighting on the new terrain and what 
it might be? What could new strategies of struggles be? What is the role of anarchists in 
contemporary social struggles? What have we learned from our past experiences?

We call on everybody to support the event with participation and materials. The entire 
event will be held entirely free of charge, organized under the principles of solidarity, 
mutual aid and the building of common power.

We are also accepting suggestions for the event?s programme at bab2013 [at] riseup.net

Informations will be updated at: http://www.a-federacija.org

Related Link: http://www.a-federacija.org