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

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1988 1989 1990

 

 

Florence, 29 January: 18th Council of Delegates of the FdCA

FdCA branch premises, Via Nova de Caccini 12r
  • News from federation bodies
  • Debate on political strategy
  • FdCA participation in the Associazione per lo Sbattezzo ("unbaptizing" association).
 

Bari (Apulia), 2 February: Anti-Militarist Sit-in

 

Organized by the FdCA's Bari branch together with other organizations from the region, and held in front of the Military Courts, demanding freedom for Agostino Manni and all conscientious objectors in prison.
 

Bari (Apulia), March: Publication of No. 5/6 of the FdCA's quarterly magazine, "Homo Sapiens - materiali della sinistra libertaria"

 

Articles by Salvatore Caggese; Daniele Danna; Saverio Craparo; Comitato Spazi Sociali di Livorno; Francesco Barilli; Riccardo Bona; Virgilio Caletti; Beppe Oldani; Giovanni Uggeri; Stefano Giaccone; Michele Cerminara; FdCA; Angelo Gaccione; Jitka Badouckova. Graphics by Max Ernst.
 

Florence, 5 March: 19th Council of Delegates of the FdCA

FdCA branch premises, Via Nova de Caccini 12r
  • News from federation bodies
  • Debate on union strategy within the CGIL and the cobas
  • Anti-clerical activity
  • Editorial team of "Comunismo Libertario"
  • Press and propaganda.

With the participation of the Partito Anarchico Italiano (PAI).
 

Cremona (Lombardy), 23 March: Assembly for a defence committee for the right to strike

 

FdCA members active in their unions join the committee.
 

Bari (Apulia), 5 April: Meeting between the FdCA and the CNLS

 

Meeting on union work in the universities.
 

Bologna, 16 April: Managing committee of the Associazione per lo Sbattezzo

 

  • Convention on religious instruction in schools

  • The anti-clericalist press

  • Programme for the Anti-Clerical Meeting

  • FdCA delegation.
 

Madrid (Spain), 29 April: Extraordinary Congress of the CNT-U (renovada)

 

Congress called following the decision of the Madrid Supreme Court giving the CNT-AIT exclusive use of the name CNT, together with everything which had been confiscated from them under the Franco regime. Solidarity messages read out from the FdCA, the PAI and the FCLL (Ligurian Libertarian Communist Federation).
 

Cremona (Lombardy), 30 April: "Social Transformations & The Political Phase: proposals and strategies"

ARCI premises, Via Speciano 2

 
Discussion group promoted by the FdCA and the PAI on the economy, social classes, syndicalism, the environment, the State. Substantial differences emerge between the FdCA and the PAI on the role of the political organization, on the relationship with the CGIL, on the European elections and on electoral aliances that seek to represent the movements. Introductory presentation by Saverio Craparo (FdCA).
 

Cremona (Lombardy), 1 May: 1st Meeting of the Libertarian Left

“Il Cascinetto”, Via Maffi

 

Promoted by the FdCA and its magazine "Homo Sapiens". Debates on democracy within the workers' grassroots movements, on food and the environment, cooperativism and self-management, with the participation of the Coop Iris. Speakers include Saverio Craparo (FdCA-Florence) and Maurizio Gritta (FdCA-Cremona).

 

Lucca (Tuscany), 20 May: FdCA National Secretariat
  • Relations with other libertarian communist organizations
  • Work programme for 1989-90.
 

Fano (Marches), 4 June: Anti-Clerical Picnic

Rocca Malatestiana

 

Organized by the Circolo Papini of Fano and the Associazione per lo Sbattezzo, in preparation for the 6th Anti-Clerical Meeting. An FdCA delegation participates.

 

Lucca (Tuscany), 7 June: Coordinating union work in the Lucca area

 

A public event organized by the FdCA's Lucca branch at its premises in Via S. Giorgio 59.
 

Cremona (Lombardy), 13 June: Opportunities for struggle in Chile

 

Organized by the FdCA, Democrazia Proletaria and the Lega Comunista Rivoluzionaria with the participation of Chilean exiles.
 

Florence, 1 July: 20th Council of Delegates of the FdCA

FdCA branch premises, Via Nova de Caccini 12r
  • News from federation bodies
  • Relations with the Partito Anarchico Italiano (PAI) broken off
  • Labour, anti-clerical and editorial initiatives.
 

Florence, 2 July: "Privatization and union work in the Public Sector: the railways and the finance sector"

FdCA branch premises, Via Nova de Caccini 12r

 
National convention organized by the FdCA Labour Commission. Speakers include Mario Salvadori for the FdCA and Carmine Valente for the Organizzazione Comunista Libertaria (OCL) of Livorno.
 

Florence, 20 July: FdCA National Secretariat
  • Plans for new FdCA publication: Agenzia di Informazione
  • Questionnaire for branches
  • Tactics for the development of the federation
  • Building a network of libertarian communists and the libertarian left
  • International relations.
 

Fano (Marches), 18-20 August: 6th Anti-Clerical Meeting

Bastione Sangallo

 

Organized by the Circolo Papini and the Associazione per lo Sbattezzo. An dCA delegation participates. Speakers include Gianni Cimbalo for the FdCA.

 

Modena (Emilia Romagna), 29 August: Letter from the Partito Anarchico Italiano

 

The membership of the PAI communicates its decision to join the environmentalist electoral coalition, "Arcobaleno", to the Italian and international anarchist communist movement, thereby breaking all links with anarchist communist politics. Relations with the FdCA definitively broken off and all hypotheses of unification ended.
 

Florence, 24 September: 21th Council of Delegates of the FdCA

FdCA branch premises, Via Nova de Caccini 12r
  • Reports and news from federation bodies
  • Forthcoming events nationwide
  • Definition of political position with regard to the ending of relations with the PAI.
 

Cremona (Lombardy), 20 October: "What really happened at the Leoncavallo? What are self-managed social centres?"

 

Public event organized by the FdCA's Cremona branch with members of the Leoncavallo and Conchetta social centres in Milan and the Libreria Calusca.
 

Florence, 22 October: "Privatization and union work in the Public Sector: schools and universities"

FdCA branch premises, Via Nova de Caccini 12r

 
National convention organized by the FdCA Labour Commission with introductions by Saverio Craparo and Gianni Cimbalo (FdCA-Florence).
 

Bari, November: Quarterly FdCA magazine "Homo Sapiens - materiali della sinistra libertaria" No.7/8 published

 

Articles by Luigi De Marchi; Stefano Di Marco; Silvio Binetti; Attilio Mangano; Walter Siri; Gianni Cimbalo; Donato Romito; Sante Cannito; Franco Pruorito (Amnesty International, Bari); interview with Josč March (secretary of the CGT-Spain); Mario Salvadori; Gruppo Anarchico Malatesta, Rome. Graphics by Giordano Cotichelli.
 

Bari, 10 November: "Dropping military service"

Palazzo Ateneo

 
Convention organized by the FdCA's magazine "Homo Sapiens". Speakers include Salvatore Caggese of the FdCA's Bari branch.
 

Florence, 25-26 November: 1st Organizational Conference of the FdCA

FdCA branch premises, Via Nova de Caccini 12r

 
  • The state of the Federation
  • Verification of mandates and the role of federation bodies
  • The FdCA information service, "Agenzia di informazione"
  • Matters arising from the Council of Delegates.
 

Madrid (Spain), 1-3 December: 11th Congress of the Confederación General del Trabajo

 

An FdCA delegation is invited and sends its greetings.
 

Cremona (Lombardy), 11 December: Anti-Prohibitionist Demonstration

 

Jointly organized by the FdCA's Cremona branch, Democrazia Proletaria, Arcobaleno and other political groups.
 

Pesaro (Marches), 16 December: FdCA National Secretariat
  • Outcome of the first Organizational Conference
  • "Agenzia di informazione FdCA" is officially announced
  • Editorial initiatives.