FdCA Timeline
The history of the Federazione dei Comunisti Anarchici throughout the years: its congresses, meetings and activities

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1985 1986 1987

 

 

Florence, 11 January: ORA/UCAT Organizational Commission

 
  • Situation, membership, subscriptions, legal matters, contacts
  • "Internal Bulletin"
  • Press and propaganda
  • Internal education sessions.
 

Florence, 12 January: 2nd Council of Delegates of the ORA/UCAT

ORA/UCAT branch premises, Via Nova del Caccini 12/r

 
  • Reports from commissions and indication of tasks
  • Community presence and local coalitions
  • Relations with the Partito Anarchico Italiano (PAI) and the Federazione Comunista Libertaria Ligure (FCLL)
  • Preparations for the Congress on General Tactics.
 

Modena (Emilia-Romagna), 19 January: Meeting between the ORA/UCAT and the Partito Anarchico Italiano

 
  • Current state of relations between the two organizations
  • ORA/UCAT Congress
  • Proposals to continue current relations with the FCLL
  • The PAI communicates both its and the FCLL's unwillingness to work towards unification though it remains happy to cooperate.
 

Suzzara (Lombardy), 9 February: ORA/UCAT Struggles & Community Commission

 
  • Work by militants in local struggles
  • Document on energy
  • Anti-Clerical Meeting.
 

Fano (Marches), 1 March: Preparatory meeting for the 3rd Anti-Clerical Meeting

 

Defining the programme and various initiatives. Groups from Fano, Ancona and Pesaro present, together with an ORA/UCAT delegation.
 

Florence, 8-10 March: Does the Pope irritate you? Irritate the Pope!

 

Anti-clericalist exhibition and debate organized by the ORA/UCAT's Florence branch. Speakers include Gianni Cimbalo (ORA/UCAT – Florence).
 

Florence, 9 March: ORA/UCAT Labour Commission

 
  • Analysis of the situation leading up to the CGIL congress
  • Work programme
  • Public events.
 

Florence, 16 March: 3rd Council of Delegates of the ORA/UCAT

ORA/UCAT branch premises, Via Nova del Caccini 12/r

 
  • Campaign on the question of the Catholic religion in schools
  • Relations with other Italian anarchist communist organizations at a standstill
  • Local and national initiatives (unions, anti-clericalism)
  • Congress on General Tactics.
 

Cremona (Lombardy), 28 March: ORA/UCAT Provincial Federation Workshop

 
  • The unions
  • Social and cultural work
  • Organized activities in the area.
 

Paris (France), 29-31 March: 4th Congress of the Union des Travailleurs Communistes-Libertaires (UTCL)

 

"For a libertarian alternative". The ORA/UCAT is invited and sends its greetings.
 

Bologna, 3 May: ORA/UCAT National Secretariat

 
  • Council of Delegates
  • Organizational situation
  • National and international relations.
 

Savona (Liguria), 4 June: Umberto Marzocchi dies, aged 86

 

The ORA/UCAT sends a telegram of condolences to the Federazione Anarchica Italiana (FAI) on the death of one of the leading figures of Italian and international anarchism.
 

Florence, 8 June: 4th Council of Delegates of the ORA/UCAT

ORA/UCAT branch premises, Via Nova del Caccini 12/r

 
  • Campaigns and publications on energy, self-managed structures, the Anti-Clerical Meeting, and joining the referendum campaign on nuclear issues
  • Congress on General Tactics
  • National relations
  • Rotation of National Secretariat. Members from Florence, Lucca and Pesaro.
 

Suzzara (Lombardy), 5 June: ORA/UCAT Struggles & Community Commission

 
  • Anti-nuclear campaign
  • Anti-Clericalist Meeting
  • Joining the national coalition for the nuclear referendum.
 

Bologna, 21 June: Meeting between the ORA/UCAT and the Lega Comunista Rivoluzionaria/4th International (LCR)

 

Confrontation of respective positions regarding labour matters and general political positions. The ORA/UCAT is invited to the 3rd Congress of the LCR. Exchange of material.
 

Fano (Marches), 14-17 August: 3rd Anti-Clerical Meeting

Rocca Malatestiana

 

Organized by the Circolo Culturale Papini in cooperation with the ORA/UCAT, which organizes seminars, workshops and various events, with speakers including Adriana Dadà, Giancarlo Leoni and Gianni Cimbalo. With the support of members of the ORA/UCAT, the Associazione per lo Sbattezzo [Association for Un-Baptizing] is formed.
 

Florence, 13 September: Pre-Congress Workshop, ORA/UCAT (Central Italy area)

 
  • Debate on new name
  • Debate on the general tactics of the new organization.
 

Florence, 14 September: 5th Council of Delegates of the ORA/UCAT

ORA/UCAT branch premises, Via Nova del Caccini 12/r

 
  • Reports from commissions
  • Preparation of the Congress on General Tactics
  • National relations.
 

Florence, 14 September: ORA/UCAT National Secretariat

 
  • Proposal from the National Secretariat to the Congress
  • National relations.
 

Pesaro (Marches), 15 September: Meeting between the ORA/UCAT and the Workers Solidarity Movement (Ireland)

 

Plan for a bilingual pamphlet on union work. Negative evaluation agreed on the documents produced by the 4th Congress of the UTCL in France. Agreement to work towards an international bulletin.
 

Cremona (Lombardy), 20 September: Pre-Congress Workshop, ORA/UCAT (Northern Italy area)

 
  • Debate on new name
  • Debate on the general tactics of the new organization.
 

Bari, 12 ottobre: Pre-Congress Workshop, ORA/UCAT (Southern Italy area)

 
  • Debate on new name
  • Debate on the political strategy of the new organization.
 

Cremona (Lombardy) 1-2 November: 2nd Congress of the FdCA

Conference rooms of the ARCI

 
  • Adoption of the name Federazione dei Comunisti Anarchici (Federation of Anarchist Communists - FdCA)
  • Political Strategy
  • Adoption of the Statute and Internal Regulations
  • Election of national bodies
  • "Homo Sapiens - materiali della sinistra libertaria" chosen as the FdCA's magazine.
  • Election of Council of Delegates according to Statute.
  • National Secretariat of 3 members from Lucca, Florence and Pesaro.
  • Branches and members in Lombardy, Tuscany, Apulia, Marches, Veneto and Piedmont.
  • Greetings to Congress from members of the Partito Anarchico Italiano and the Lega Comunista Rivoluzionaria.

 

 

Cremona (Lombardy), 2 November: 6th Council of Delegates of the FdCA

Conference rooms of the ARCI

 
  • First tasks of the Council of Delegates.
 

Bologna, 23 November: FdCA National Secretariat

 
  • Tasks of the National Secretariat after the Congress
  • National reports.
 

Modena (Emilia-Romagna), 23 November: Meeting between the FdCA and the PAI

 

The PAI expresses interest in the outcome of the FdCA's 2nd Congress and its willingness to merge with the FdCA.
 

Fano (PU), 14 December: 7th Council of Delegates of the FdCA

Circolo Papini premises, Via Garibaldi 47

 
  • Tasks of the various federation bodies after the Congress
  • Press and propaganda
  • Conventions
  • National relations.
 

Dublin (Ireland), 30 December: Meeting between the Workers Solidarity Movement and the FdCA

 

Reports on the organizational prospects of anarchist communists in Ireland and Italy and on the political situation in the respective countries.