Florence, 13 January: FdCA National Secretariat

• The current situation
• "Minimum Programme"
• FAI initiative
• Initiatives following the "Ship to Bosnia"
• International report
• Plans for FdCA website.

Bologna, 14 January: FAI National Convention to re-launch social anarchism

Invited to participate, the FdCA delegation contributes with an intervention by Donato Romito on the minimum programme, and indicates its desire to begin a process of debate. The initiative comes to nothing.

Rome, 20-21 January: National meeting to examine the outcome of the “Ship to Bosnia” campaign

An FdCA delegation takes part and proposes that remaining funds be sent to Tuzla or to the IWA which had promoted the campaign.

Cremona, 28 January: Anti-Clerical Tour

An initiative of the CSA Kavarna social centre. Conference by Gianni Cimbalo of the FdCA on “The Concordat, old and new”.

Florence, February: FdCA magazine "Alternativa Libertaria", No.1, published

This issue includes articles by Saverio Craparo; Donato Romito; Enrico Paganini; Gianrock2; Laurent Esquerre; Antonio Politi; FdCA-Fano; Antonella Fabbrini.

Fano (PU), 8 February: From Mururoa to new nuclear capitalism

An initiative at the town hall, jointly organized by the FdCA's Fano branch together with other local groups on the French nuclear tests in the Pacific. Speakers include Saverio Craparo on behalf of the FdCA.

Fano (PU), 25 February: National FdCA Convention

Premises of the Circolo Papini

Pesaro, 5 March: The other side of presidentialism

A public initiative at the CSA Oltrefrontiera social centre, jointly organized by the FdCA's Fano branch together with other local groups. Speaker, Gianni Cimbalo (FdCA).

Florence, 9 March: Meeting between FdCA and Alternative Libertaire (France)

Preparation and joint announcement of an international meeting to take place in Lyons (France). The current situation of French and Italian trade unions.

Lyons, 30-31 March: International European Meeting

Premises of the CNT-f

Called by the FdCA and Alternative Libertaire (France). Also participating: Organisation Socialiste Libertaire (Switzerland), Workers Solidarity Movement (Ireland), Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation (Sweden), Confederación General del Trabajo (Spain). Topics discussed:

• The struggle against unemployment and for the re-distribution of wealth;

• A red'n'black sector in the anti-G7 demos on 21-22-23 June;

• Co-operation between the organizations present.

The FdCA pushes for greater cooperation between the political organizations and agrees to draw up a document setting out an analysis of the economic phase. The OSL agress to draw up a document on the social struggles. The FdCA delegation is composed of Lia Didero, Saverio Craparo and Donato Romito.

Florence, 13 April: FdCA National Secretariat

• The internal situation
• The "Minimum Programme"
• Alternativa Libertaria
• International relations
• Labour strategy
• Internationalist solidarity.

Fano (PU), 26 April: After the 21 April elections, the globalization of the economy, policies for European integration, the new governments programme and institutional reforms. For a political and social alternative

Public debate organized by the Circolo Culturale Napoleone Papini in cooperation with the FdCA and the editors of Comunismo Libertario magazine.

Florence, May: FdCA magazine "Alternativa Libertaria", No.2, published

This issue includes articles by Saverio Craparo; Gianni Cimbalo; Gianrock2; Workers Solidarity Movement (Ireland); Adriana Dadà; Lorenzo Mucchi; Circolo Zapata (Pordenone).

Florence, 17 May: “The labour movement after 21 April”

A public initiative jointly organized by the FdCA's Florence branch together with the RdB grassroots union, at the self-managed Metropolitan Labour Club.

Florence, 2 June: National FdCA Convention

FdCA branch premises – Via Giano della Bella 22

Faenza (BO), 15 June: The heretics are coming!

An anti-clerical event organized by anarchists from Faenza and Imola, with a contribution by Gianni Cimbalo of the FdCA.

Florence, 21 June: International European Meeting

The campaign for the anti-G7 demonstration in Lyons. Participating organizations: FdCA, Unicobas, SLAI-Cobas, Alternativa Sindacale-CGIL, RdB (for Italy); CGT-Confederación General del Trabajo (for Spain).

Florence, 22 June: FdCA National Secretariat

• The internal situation
• The "Minimum Programme"
• Alternativa Libertaria
• International report.

Cremona, 29 June: 60^th Anniversary of the Spanish Revolution

“Anarchy's short summer”. Event organized in the Kavarna social centre by the FdCA's Cremona branch with the participation of Gianni Cimbalo (FdCA).

Jura (Switzerland), 10-13 August: International Libertarian Communist Days

Organized by the OSL-Organisation Socialiste Libertaire (Switzerland) and AL-Alternative Libertaire (France). The FdCA is invited.

Fano (PU), 24/25 August: 13^th Anti-Clerical Meeting

Quartiere S. Lazzaro

Organized by the Circolo Papini and the Associazione per lo Sbattezzo. FdCA delegation participates.

Bari, 1 September: FdCA website is born

Initially hosted on the “pandora” server, it later moves to www.fdca.it.

Florence, 14 September: FdCA National Secretariat

• The internal situation; activities
• National reports
• International report
• Management of the website.

Casalmaggiore (CR), October: 60^th Anniversary of the Spanish Revolution

“Anarchy's short summer”. Event organized by the FdCA's Provincial Federation of Cremona branch with debates and videos.

S. Vito al Tagliamento (PN), October: Inter-regional demonstration against the Aviano airbase

The FdCA's Pordenone branch participates and distributes a leaflet.

Fano (PU), 26-27 October: “Self-managed cleaning”

An event jointly organized by the FdCA's Fano branch on the struggles in Chiapas, at the CSA “Fattoria degli Animali” social centre.

Florence, 9 November: FdCA National Secretariat

• Internal situation and branch activities
• National reports
• International report: the European marches.

Florence, 10 November: National FdCA Convention

CPA conference room – Viale Giannotti 79

Also participating are members of the Circolo Libertario Zapata, Pordenone, and the Centro Popolare Autogestito, Florence.

Milan, 22 November: Anarchist publishing

Event promoted by the Circolo Anarchico “Ponte della Ghisolfa”, with the participation of an FdCA delegation.

Pesaro, 3 December: The 1997 Budget

Event organized at the CSA Oltrefrontiera social centre by various grassroots unions. Conference by Gianni Cimbalo of the FdCA.

Fano (PU), 6 December: “Against Neo-Liberalism - For Human Rights. You too can become a Zapatista!”

Event organized by the CSA “La Fattoria degli Animali” social centre together with the local FdCA branch.

Roma, 8 December: Anarchist Anti-Fascism

Presentation at the Utopia bookshop of the book on anarchist railworker and anti-fascist, Nino Malara. Presented by the books editor, Adriana Dadà of the FdCA.

Florence, 14 December: National FdCA Seminar

SNUR-CGIL conference rooms

Pesaro, 20 December: Formation of the Rete per l’Autogestione

The "Self-Management Network" holds its founding assembly at the CSA Oltrefrontiera social centre; it includes the FdCA's Fano branch together with other political and social groups from the Pesaro area. Official magazine: “Contaminazioni” (contaminations).