Common Struggle
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Common Struggle – Libertarian Communist Federation or Lucha Común – Federación Comunista Libertaria (formerly the North Eastern Federation of Anarchist Communists (NEFAC) or the Fédération des Communistes Libertaires du Nord-Est)[1] is a platformist anarchist communist organization based in the northeast region of the United States.[2] NEFAC was officially launched at a congress held in Boston, Massachusetts over the weekend of April 7-9, 2000,[3] following months of discussion between former Atlantic Anarchist Circle affiliates and ex-Love and Rage members in the United States and ex-members of the Demanarchie newspaper collective in Quebec City. Originally founded as a bi-lingual French and English-speaking federation with member and supporter groups in the northeast of the United States, southern Ontario and the Quebec province, the organization later split up in 2008. The Québécoise membership reformed as the Union Communiste Libertaire (UCL)[4] and the U.S. membership retained the name NEFAC, before changing its name to Common Struggle in 2011. Former members based in Toronto went on to help found Common Cause,[5] an Ontario-based platformist organization.
Common Struggle is affiliated with the international platformist website project Anarkismo, and was associated with the now defunct International Libertarian Solidarity.
The Northeastern Anarchist is the official English language publication of Common Struggle.[6]
Common Struggle's creation was inspired by the Organizational Platform of the Libertarian Communists. The platform was created by Nestor Makhno as well as other anarchist exiles in 1926.[7]
See also
Books, Pamphlets, and Essays by NEFAC Collectives and Common Struggle
- The Black Bloc Papers: An Anthology of Primary Texts From The North American Anarchist Black Bloc 1988-2005, by Xavier Massot & David Van Deusen of the Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Breaking Glass Press, 2010.
- A Communiqué on Tactics and Organization to the Black Bloc, from within the Black Bloc, by The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT) & Columbus Anti-Racist Action, Black Clover Press, 2001.
- On The Question of Violence and Nonviolence In The Social Protest Movement, By David Van Deusen of the Green Mountain Anarchist Collective, Black Clover Press, 2002.
- Green Mountain Communes: The Making of a Peoples’ Vermont, by David Van Deusen of The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Catamount Tavern News Service, 2008.
- Vermont Secession: The Extreme Right, And Democracy, by David Van Deusen of The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Catamount Tavern News Service, 2007.
- When The Levee Breaks: Katrina and New Orleans, by David Van Deusen of The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Catamount Tavern News Service, 2005.
- Zapatistas take a road trip to build a united left platform, by David Van Deusen of The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Catamount Tavern News Service, 2006.
- The French Connection: An Interview About the Spring Unrest in France, by David Van Deusen of The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Catamount Tavern News Service, 2006.
- The 2008 Republican National Convention Riots & Protests: What is to be Learned?, by Will Dunbar of The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Catamount Tavern News Service, 2008.
- Class Struggle In The Green Mountains: Vermont Workers' Center, by Lady Valance of The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), The Northeastern Anarchist, 2003.
- Union + Town Meeting = Democracy: The Montpelier Downtown Workers' Union, by The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), 2003.
- Montpelier Downtown Workers Union: Building Working Class Democracy One City at a Time, by David Van Deusen of the Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), the Northeastern Anarchist, 2005.
- Dawn On The Farm: Interview With Vermont Farm Organizer Peter Sterling, by David Van Deusen of The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Catamount Tavern News Service, 2006.
- Co-ops: The Changing Face of Employment in the Green Mountains, by David Van Deusen of The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Z Magazine, 2006.
- Wolf Hunt In The Kingdom: Minutemen Draw Rain and Protesters to Derby Line, by David Van Deusen of the Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Catamount Tavern News Service, 2006.
- Neither Washington Nor Stowe: Common Sense For The Working Vermonter, by David Van Deusen, Sean West, and the Green Mountain Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-VT), Catamount Tavern Press, 2004.
Artwork By Members of NEFAC and Common Struggle
References
- ↑ http://www.semainedelavie.ca/en/archives/2007/chaine_vie.htm
- ↑ http://www.leftturn.org/?q=node/1135
- ↑ http://www.ainfos.ca/00/may/ainfos00210.html
- ↑ http://www.ainfos.ca/en/ainfos21743.html
- ↑ http://www.anarkismo.net/newswire.php?story_id=6553
- ↑ http://www.anarkismo.net/article/335
- ↑ Gordon, Uri (2008). Anarchy Alive! Anti-Authoritarian Politics From Practice to Theory. London, England: Pluto Press.
External links
- Common Struggle website commonstruggle.org
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