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

index

1999 2000 2001

 

Netherlands, 1 January: Arthur Lehning dies

 

The June 2000 issue of the FdCA's newspaper, Alternativa Libertaria, contains a commemorative article on this anti-militarist, anarcho-syndicalist and historian of the anarchist and workers' movements, author of texts on Bakunin which have been basic reading for at least two generations of anarchist communists.
 

Pordenone, 8 January: Sit-in against the repression of the struggle against the Aviano air base

 

Jointly called by the FdCA's Pordenone branch.
 

Pesaro, 13 January: Public debate on Pinochet's Chile

at the CSA Oltrefrontiera social centre

Organized by the FdCA's Fano branch. Speakers include 2 Chilean activists involved in the resistance against Pinochet's regime over two generations.
 

Florence, 23 January: FdCA National Secretariat

  • Organizational Conference on labour strategy
  • Making Alternativa Libertaria a registered non-profit organization
  • Law 62/2000 on schools parity
  • International report
  • National report.
 

Brescia, 31 January: Solidarity with Sofri, Bompressi and Pietrostefani

 

The FdCA Provincial Federation of Cremona publishes an appeal in the local press.
 

Sacile (PN), 4 February: Public debate on the special laws against social opposition

 

Jointly organized by the FdCA's Pordenone branch.
 

Ancona, 6 February: Marches/Abruzzo Inter-regional meeting

 

The FdCA's Fano branch participates in this meeting, aimed at building an anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian network for the self-management and self-organization of the struggles.
 

Fano (PU), 12 February: Nationalism and the female viewpoint

 

A public initiative organized by the FdCA's Fano branch at the Sala della Concordia, on the theme of "forms of nationalism, secession and the ethnicization of conflicts".
 

Urbino (PU), 13 February: Nationalism and the female viewpoint

 

A public initiative organized by the FdCA's Fano branch at the Centro Donna, on the theme of "between the Balkans and Europe".
 

Rome, 17-19 February: National anti-clerical demonstration on the 400th anniversary of the burning at the stake of Giordano Bruno; 17th Anti-Clerical Meeting

 

The FdCA participates at this event in Rome's Campo de' Fiori, scene of Bruno's execution.
 

Fano (PU), 17 February: Presentation of the book "Manifesto laico"

 

The FdCA's Fano branch participates at the presentation.
 

Florence, 26 February: 41st Council of Delegates of the FdCA

FdCA branch premises - Via G P Orsini 44
  • Campaign on pensions and severance pay and the referendum to repeal Article 18 (national poster campaign) and against the law on schools parity
  • National bodies of the registered non-profit organization Alternativa Libertaria
  • Enlarging the Council of Delegates
  • Rotation of the secretariat, now made up of 3 members from Crema, Fano and Pesaro
  • Creation of the FdCA Labour Commission (Genoa) and the FdCA Studies Office (Florence).
 

Florence, 27 February: 5th Organizational Conference of the FdCA

Conference rooms at the FdCA branch premises - Via GP Orsini 44
  • "Labour strategy: objectives and needs which can unite the workers; unifying processes; representativity; the role of grassroots structures; the role of the anarchist communist political organization" 

Participation by Unicobas and USI-Rome delegates .
 

Gussola/Casalmaggiore (CR), 3 March: Creation of the Casalasco "Durruti" branch of the FdCA

 

The new members join the FdCA Provincial Federation of Cremona.
 

from Pescara to Pesaro, 1 April: No-Shopping Day -  supermarket boycott

 

Organized and promoted by the Inter-regional self-management network of which the FdCA's Fano branch is a member.
 

Fano (PU), 9 April: FdCA National Secretariat
  • Fund-raising events for the FdCA
  • Material for the forthcoming Council of Delegates
  • FdCA festivals
  • Referendum on Article 18
  • Participating in the Ancona and Genoa counter-summits.
 

Fano (PU), 9 April: FdCA Labour Commission

 
  • Campaign against the referendum to repeal Article 18
  • Strikes in the transport and schools sectors
  • Outcome of the Organizational Conference on 27 February.
 

Jesi (AN), 29 April: Regional demonstration for workers' rights

 

Organized by the FAI-Jesi, with the participation of the FdCA's Fano branch.
 

Gussola (CR), 30 April: Proletarian libertarian lunch

 

Organized by the FdCA's Casalasco branch for May Day.
 

Ancona, 19 May: Demonstration against the summit on the development and security of the Adriatic

 

Jointly organized by the FdCA's Fano branch.
 

Cremona, 20 May: FdCA National Secretariat
  • Fund-raising events for the FdCA
  • Our future labour strategy
  • Updating the Minimum Programme
  • FdCA festivals
 

Referendum, 21 May: For the repeal of Article 18 of Law N°300/1970

 

National abstentionist campaign by the FdCA in order that the required quorum is not reached and thereby stop the repeal of Article 18.
 

Florence, 28 May: 42nd Council of Delegates of the FdCA

FdCA branch premises - Via G. Paolo Orsini 44
  • Developing our labout strategy
  • Reports from the commissions: Law 241/90 on transparency as a weakening of collective labour action
  • New issue of the FdCA Labour Bulletin
  • Workshop on job contracts and bargaining
  • FdCA festival in Cremona
  • Taking part in the Rome Gay Pride event
  • Alternativa Libertaria as a registered non-profit organization
  • International relations
  • Voluntary suspension of some members of the FdCA's Bari branch.
 

Florence, June: FdCA magazine "Alternativa Libertaria", No.9, published

 

This issue includes articles by Saverio Craparo; Gianni Cimbalo; Dada Knorr; Antonio Politi; Adriana Dadą; le irregolari.
 

Fano (PU), 3 June: Free though in the past and the present - Giordano Bruno

 

A public initiative of the FdCA's Fano branch at the town council's Sala della Concordia in collaboration with representatives of the magazine "Libertaria".
 

Pordenone, 3 June: Campaign for new social spaces

 

Occupation of a public building by the local collective, "Gata Negra". Solidarity from the FdCA's Pordenone branch.
 

Paris (France), 10/12 June: 5th Alternative Libertaire Congress 

 

An FdCA delegation is invited and sends its greetings.
 

Cremona 10 June: 4th Festival of Free Thought

"Il Cascinetto" - CSA Kavarna

"Yesterday's utopia, today's utopia" - the life and death of Giordano Bruno

A national initiative organized by the FdCA with representatives of the magazine, "Libertaria". Stands.
 

Castelvetro Piacentino (PC), 11 June: 4th Festival of Free Thought

 

"Yesterday's utopia, today's utopia" - from the First International to Seattle

National FdCA convention with members of the editorial boards of the magazines "Alternativa Libertaria", "Collegamenti Wobbly" and "Comunismo Libertario". Among the speakers is Giancarlo Leoni for the FdCA. Libertarian proletarian lunch.
 

Fano (PU), 16-17 June: "Movimentazioni"

 

Festival of local grassroots organizations with a stand of the local FdCA branch.
 

Livorno, 25 June: 4th Festival of Comunismo Libertario

 

Featuring the contribution of Adriana Dadą (FdCA-Florence) in the debate on "Anarchism, between the materialist, communist tradition and the liberal influence".
 

Florence, 2 July: FdCA Labour Commission

 
  • Labour Bulletin on Capital's hidden agenda (subsidiarity, federalism, universal public services, precarious labour)
  • 2nd Organizational Conference on labour strategy; drawing up a manifesto of anarchist union activists with union platform.
 

Rome, 8 July: Gay Pride demonstration

 

Participation by the FdCA.
 

Dublin (Ireland), 25 July: Creation of the Anarchist Platform list

 

The FdCA subscribes to the list promoted by the Irish organization Workers Solidarity Movement with the aim of promoting international debate between anarchists and anarchist organizations from the "Platformist" tradition of anarchism.
 

Fano (PU), 2 September: FdCA National Secretariat

  • Fund-raising events and solidarity campaigna
  • National relations (USI initiative in Savona, "Carta" magazine)
  • International relations (delegation for Prague 2000; joining the AP list)
  • Material for the Organizational Conference on labour matters
  • Re-printing the Programma Minimo
  • The registered non-profit organization Alternativa Libertaria.
 

Fano (PU), 2 September: 43rd Council of Delegates of the FdCA

Premises of "Equilibri"
  • Report by the FdCA Labour Commission on job precarity and the University and Rail sectors
  • Calling of the Organizational Conference on labour strategy
  • Debate on an FdCA national festival
  • All links considered reciprocally severed with the majority of the FdCA's Bari branch following their continued silence in response to requests for a meeting to clarify the situation.
 

Albenga (SV), 8 September: Social and libertarian organization

 

Workshop organized by the USI-AIT. The FdCA is invited and sends its greetings.
 

Ancona, 17 September: Meeting of the Marches-Abruzzo Inter-regional Network

 

The FdCA's Fano branch participates.
 

Pordenone, 30 September: Anti-fascist demonstration

 

The FdCA participates.
 

Prague (Czech Rep.), 21-26 September: Demonstrations against the World Bank and IMF summits

 

Internationalist campaign by the FdCA together with Organizace Revolucnķch Anarchistu-Solidarita (Czech Republic), Alternative Libertaire (France), Workers Solidarity Movement (Ireland) for the demonstrations organized by Czech and Slovak comrades.
 

Florence, 29 October: FdCA Labour Commission

 
  • Presentation of the 2nd issue of the Labour Bulletin on the universities, and of the document on new trends in employment
  • Analysis of the lethal mix of privatizations+subsidiarity+federalism+universal services in light of the Organizational Conference.
 

Cremona, 4 November: "Education: public services and the principle of subsidiarity"

 

Presentation of the book by FdCA member Gianni Cimbalo, "La scuola tra servizio pubblico e principio di sussidiarietą", organized by the FdCA's Cremona branch together with the author.
 

Florence, 10 November: New frontiers in exploitation: subsidiarity and universal services

 

A public initiative organized by the FdCA's Florence branch.
 

Pordenone, 18 November: Sit-in against police set-ups

 

Jointly organized by the FdCA's Pordenone branch together with other organizations from the Friuli region.
 

Florence, 19 November: 6th FdCA Organizational Conference 

Conference rooms of FdCA branch premises - Via GP Orsini 44
"Capital's hidden agenda: the principle of subsidiarity, federalism, universal services".
  • Motion on "Nodes of class conflict and the response of labour"
  • The FdCA's Appeal to anarchist and libertarian union activists for a conflictual form of syndicalism with libertarian practices. 
 

Florence, December: FdCA magazine "Alternativa Libertaria", No.10, published

 

This issue includes articles by Saverio Craparo; Gianni Cimbalo; Francesco Fricche; Lia Didero; Workers Solidarity Movement (Ireland).
 

Bologna, 2-3 December: The origins of libertarian communism

 

Workshop organized by the USI-AIT. The FdCA is invited and participates.
 

Nice (France), 6-7-8 December: Demonstrations against the EU summit

 

The FdCA joins the international appeal signed by various libertarian communist and anarcho-syndicalist organizations.
 

Bologna, 17 December: 44th Council of Delegates of the FdCA

 
  • Appeal to anarchist and libertarian union activists
  • Web site, press & propaganda
  • Development of the FdCA
  • The registered non-profit organization Alternativa Libertaria.
 

Rome, 23 December: Fascist attack on the daily newspaper "Il Manifesto"

 

The FdCA issues a statement of solidarity.
 

Florence, 31 December: Libertarian end-of-year party

 

Organized by the FdCA's Florence branch. Comrades from various parts of Italy participate.