A-Infos (en) France, Monde Libertaire - Back from Les Reclusiennes (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr) [machine translation]

Having been held continuously since 2013, the 14th edition of Les 
Reclusiennes took place from July 15th to 18th in Sainte Foy-la-Grande 
(33), the birthplace of geographer and anarchist Élisée Reclus and some 
of his siblings, under the theme "Fighting, Debating." Initiated by a 
collective of Sainte Foy residents and supported by regular 
contributors, Les Reclusiennes has grown in popularity year after year. 
Regular attendees, those who mark the dates of the next edition months 
in advance, are gradually joined by newcomers, drawn to an event where 
the quality of the program goes hand in hand with the convivial 
atmosphere of the long tables that punctuate the meals. People come to 
Les Reclusiennes not only to listen to the speakers, but also to meet 
them and exchange ideas.

For this 2026 edition, the organizers invited us to "fight," reflecting 
current events that foreshadow many battles to come. Let's hear what 
they had to say:

"At first glance, 'fighting' might evoke military conflict, war, 
destruction... While certainly present in the current landscape, and 
without denying its importance, war will not be our subject. The battles 
we wish to discuss, past and future, are not those where the aim is to 
eliminate, humiliate, or subdue the adversary. However, the struggles 
that interest us here do not shy away from confrontation, aware that the 
resistance they encounter will not disappear on its own.

That is why 'fighting' goes hand in hand with 'debating.'" This means 
that the men and women whose struggles we will be highlighting during 
these Reclusiennes 2026 are organizing, joining forces, uniting, 
informing themselves to inform others, debating to persuade... in short, 
they are fighting.

Around this theme, and based on reflections carried out throughout the 
preceding year, the organizers have put together a program that can be 
found on the organization's website: https://www.reclusiennes.com/
Ninety years after the start of the Spanish Revolution, a look back at 
history was a fitting introduction to a program that gives pride of 
place to the struggle of women for their rights, the fight for 
alternative education, the battles against fascism, xenophobia, and 
antisemitism, not forgetting environmental and social struggles, and 
local citizen mobilizations against the many large-scale, unnecessary 
projects in the region. Shows, concerts, literary happy hours, and a 
film screening (The Path to Freedom by Christophe Cordier and Pierre 
Chamechaude) all serve to remind us that "if we can't dance...", then we 
dance anyway.

Over the years, Sainte-Foy-la-Grande has become a meeting place for many 
libertarians. Members of the federation contribute to organizing the 
event, and others are invited to speak at roundtables. Since its 
inception, Radio Libertaire, the anarchist federation's radio station, 
has been present to broadcast and record the discussions. All the 
debates are available to the organization and can be listened to again 
now: https://www.reclusiennes.com/

The "Trous Noirs" team, back from Ste Foy, meets every Monday from 4 pm 
to 6 pm and is taking this opportunity to offer you some of these 
discussions this summer: Monday, July 20, "Learning to Debate, Educating 
Differently." Monday, July 27, "Fighting Fascism and Xenophobia," with 
Olivier Manoni and Philippe Diaz.

Nicolas, Gaston Leval Group of the Anarchist Federation

https://monde-libertaire.net/?articlen=9119
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