A-Infos (en) Brazil: 1st Libertarian Encounter: Anarchism & Social Movements, in Fortaleza [pt]

 From 8-11 December 2008, the Organização Resistência Libertária (ORL - 
Libertarian Resistance Organization) will be hosting the 1st Libertarian 
Encounter in Fortaleza (north-eastern Brazil). The event will see the 
participation of members of anarchist political organizations from various 
Brazilian cities, militants from the social movements, sympathisers and the 
curious. Through this initiative, he hope to create a space for exchanging 
experiences and methodologies between people who are involved in developing 
ideas and concrete forms in the anti-capitalist struggle from a libertarian 
perspective.

There will be four days of workshops, debates, discussions, lectures, 
exhibitions, cultural activities and informal meetings around themes such as 
social anarchism, libertarian education, independent media, homeless and housing 
movements, social ecology, the student movement, libertarian organization, 
ethnic resistance, the anti-capitalist struggle and more.

We believe that the anti-capitalist struggle can only make important and 
long-lasting advances if its social roots and dimensions are continually 
widened. Therefore, we think that anarchism must be present inside the social 
struggles and at their service, encouraging autonomy, direct action, combativity 
and direct democracy. This insertion must in no way seek to manage the struggles 
or submit them to particular interests, but instead contribute in such a way 
that they can go beyond their immediate demands and take on a libertarian, 
revolutionary nature seeking to overthrow capitalist society.

We invite everyone to participate in this occasion for meeting and getting to 
know each other, so that we can join forces and make longer, stronger steps 
towards developing and building opportunities for organization and struggle with 
an anti-capitalist, libertarian perspective.

The great are only great because we are on our knees! Rise up!!


Programme

Monday 8 December

4.00pm - Welcoming invitees and participants

6.00pm - Opening

6.30pm - Debate: Social Anarchism and Building Counterpower, with Felipe Corrêa 
(Federação Anarquista do Rio de Janeiro – FARJ) and Mateus Júnior (Magão) 
(Organização Resistência Libertária – ORL)
Venue: Pátio da História – UFC


Tuesday 9 December

9.00am - Workshops and video showings*

2.00pm - Roundtable: The Workers' Movement and the Anarchist press, with 
Adelaide Gonçalves (Universidade Federal do Ceará - UFC) and Rogério Nascimento 
(Universidade Federal de Campina Grande – UFCG)
Venue: Auditório da História – UFC

6.30pm - Debate: Anarchism and the Social Movements, with Alexandre Samis 
(FARJ/Movimento dos Trabalhadores Desempregados - MTD) and Victor Pereira 
(ORL/Movimento estudantil da UFC)
Venue: Pátio da História – UFC.


Wednesday 10 December

9.00am - Workshops and video showings*

2.00pm - Roundtable: Libertarian Pedagogy and Anarchist Education in Brazil, 
with José Damiro de Moraes (Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e 
Mucuri - UFVJM) and Sandro Soares (UFC)
Venue: Auditório da História - UFC

6.30pm - Debate: Anarchism and the Student Movement, with Henrique Bezerra 
(Coletivo Anarquista Zumbi dos Palmares - CAZP/Movimento estudantil da UFAL), 
Patrícia Pinheiro and Thiago Roniere (ORL/Movimento estudantil da UFC)
Venue: Pátio da História – UFC


Thursday 11 December

9.00am - Workshops and video showings*

2.00pm - Roundtable: History and Historical Writing on Anarchism in Brazil, with 
Alexandre Samis (UFF/GEA-NEC), Allyson Bruno (Universidade Estadual do Ceará – 
UECE) and Carlo Romani (UFC)
Venue: Auditório da História – UFC

6.30pm - Debate: Indigenous Struggles Against the Advance of Capitalism in 
Ceará, with João Paulo Vieira (Historian/ORL) and Representatives of the 
indigenous communities of Ceará
Venue: Pátio da História – UFC

9.00pm - Closing and socializing

Workshops confirmed:
Wen-do / João Pessoa (female self-defence)
Projeto Ciclovida (ecological action in the field)
Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho (workshop on Angolan capoeira)

* More workshops, statements, exhibitions and video showings will be announced 
later.

Proposals for workshops etc. can be emailed to encontrolibertario@gmail.com 
before 28 November.

During the event, the following books and publications will be launched:

"Os Enganadores"
"A Política da Internacional"
"Aonde Ir e o Que Fazer"
Mikhail Bakunin
Co-publication by Imaginário and Faísca Publicações Libertárias

"A Idéia dos Sovietes"
Pano Vassilev
Co-publication by Imaginário and Faísca Publicações Libertárias

"A Concepção Libertária da Transformação Social Revolucionária"
Rudolf de Jong
Published by Faísca Publicações Libertárias

"Manifesto da Organização Resistência Libertária"

"Declaração de Princípios da Organização Resistência Libertária"

"Semente Libertária"
(Newspaper of the Organização Resistência Libertária)


For more information:
http://encontrolibertario.blogspot.com

Registration and more information at:
encontrolibertario@gmail.com

1st Libertarian Encounter: Anarchism and the Social Movements
from 8 to 11 December 2008

Venue: Centro de Humanidades II da UFC, Av. da Universidade, 2700 – Fortaleza 
(Ceará).

Organized by: Organização Resistência Libertária
With the assistance of:
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Federação Anarquista do Rio de Janeiro
Faísca Publicações Libertárias

Translation by FdCA-International Relations Office

http://encontrolibertario.blogspot.com/
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