Cremona, 15 January: 61^st FdCA Council of Delegates

FdCA branch premises

• 2006 general election
• Vatican policy
• Labour struggles.

Montesilvano (Marches), 7-10 February: 24^th National Congress of the FIOM-CGIL

The following FdCA members participate in the national congress of the Federazione Impiegati Operai Metallurgici (FIOM - Federation of Metalworkers, part of the CGIL union federation), as delegates elected by their respective regional congresses: Rosolino Cavaglieri (Lombardy), Giuseppe Lograno (Marches) and Annibale Viappiani (Emilia Romagna; also elected to the FIOM Central Committee).

Milan, 11 February: Demonstration for women's self-determination

Called by the "Facciamo Breccia" association. The FdCA participates with a banner.

Pesaro (Marches), 25 February: Immigration, social collision and the search for full social participation

Organized by Alternativa Libertaria together with other local associations as part of the series "I luoghi dell’incontro, gli spazi di convivenza". Among the speakers, Gianni Cimbalo (FdCA).

Pesaro (Marches), 3-4 March: A way to scholastic integration in Italy

Organized by Alternativa Libertaria together with other local associations as part of the series "I luoghi dell’incontro, gli spazi di convivenza".

Lausanne (Switzerland), 5 March: CPTs and the struggle against expulsions

Public event organized by the Swiss Organisation Socialiste Libertaire (OSL).  Among the speakers, Lino Roveredo  of the FdCA. [more]

Cremona (Lombardy), 5 March: FdCA Labour Commission
 

• Bargaining
• Congress of the CGIL
• Contract renewals for industrial workers and local authority workers
• New FdCA branch in Reggio Emilia.

Fano (Marches), 8 March: FdCA National Secretariat

• Propaganda during the forthcoming general election
• National and international reports.

Pesaro (Marches), 10-11 March: Labour: from fragmentation to rights

Public meeting and workshop organized by Alternativa Libertaria together with other local associations as part of the series "I luoghi dell’incontro, gli spazi di convivenza". Moderator, Peppe Lograno (FdCA).

Florence, 18 March: FdCA Internal education workshop

The history and theory of anarchist communism. Speakers: Adriana Dadà and Saverio Craparo.

Milan, 23 March: Commemoration for Giuseppe Pinelli

Organized by the Circolo Ponte della Ghisolfa to restore the commemoration plaque to Giuseppe Pinelli. A delegation from the FdCA's Cremona branch participates.

Pesaro (Marches), 24-25 March: Italy's institutions: finding your way through the bureaucracy

Public meeting and workshop organized by Alternativa Libertaria together with other local associations as part of the series "I luoghi dell’incontro, gli spazi di convivenza".

Pesaro (Marches), 7-8 April: Cities that isolate, cities that build relationships

IPublic meeting and workshop organized by Alternativa Libertaria together with other local associations as part of the series "I luoghi dell’incontro, gli spazi di convivenza". Speakers include Giancarlo Leoni of the FdCA.

General Election, 9-10 April

National FdCA poster campaign: Main slogan reads "Out of sight of TV screens, in real life; out of sight of the polling booths, in society; building the libertarian alternative".

Cremona (Lombardy), 22 April: Regional FdCA Workshop

The political crisis in the institutions after the General Election.

Genoa, 23 April: Regional FdCA Workshop

The political crisis in the institutions after the General Election.

Jesi (Marches), 1 May: New memorial to Sacco and Vanzetti

An initiative of the Centro Studi Libertari "Luigi Fabbri" in Jesi. A delegation from the FdCA's Fano/Pesaro branch participates.

Cremona (Lombardy), 13 May: Migrants & Jobs

Organized by the local FdCA branch. Speakers include a member of the Brescia Camera del Lavoro.

Rome, 12-13-14 May: Spain 1936-2006: The Relevance Today of the Experiment in Self-Management and Self-Organization

Public event organized by various anarchist groups in Rome, including the FdCA's Rome branch. Speakers include Pier Francesco Zarcone (FdCA).

Pesaro (Marches), 27 May: The Railways, Safety & Union Rights

Organized by grassroots syndicalists from the Marches region together with Alternativa Libertaria. Speakers: Simona Penco and Fabrizio Acanfora of the FdCA.

Florence, 1 June: Publication of 6^th issue of "Antipodi", the FdCA's cultural, political and arts magazine

Issue dedicated to the theme of “Anarchist Communism”. Introduction by Adriana Dadà and articles by Mario Salvadori; Nestor McNab; Pier Francesco Zarcone; Sua; Saverio Craparo; FdCA International Relations Office; Donato Romito. Illustrated with works by the artist Daniele Lombardi.

ANTIPODI website

Pesaro (Marches), 4 June: 62^th FdCA Council of Delegates

Unicobas premises - Via Scialoia 66

• The Constitutional Referendum on 25-26 June [more]
• Labour struggles.

Pesaro (Marches), 9 June: No to the clash of civilizations!

Exhibition of the works of Palestinian artist Zaki Sallam, organized by various local associations together with Alternativa Libertaria.

Turin, 10 June: National anti-repression demonstration

The FdCA officially participates.

S. Polo d’Enza (Emilia-Romagna), 17-18 June: "Libertarian Days"

Constitutional Referendum, 25-26 June

The FdCA carries on a nationwide poster campaign for a NO vote. [more]

Fano (Marches), 7 July: No to the Frecce Tricolori show

An anti-militarist initiative of the local FdCA branch and other associations.

Cesena (Emilia Romagna), 11 July: Circolo ARCI "Tam Tam"

Meeting between the Circolo ARCI Tam Tam and the FdCA's Fano/Pesaro branch to decide joint initiatives.

Fano (Marches), 15 July: Meeting of the FdCA International Relations Office

• The FdCA and international relations

• The ILS-SIL network

• The www.anarkismo.net project.

Florence, 23 July: Meeting of the FdCA Theoretical Workgroup
 

Fano (Marches), 29 July: FdCA National Secretariat

• Announcement of and preparation for the 7th National Congress
• Tasks of the National Secretariat
• Organization of the FdCA.

Fano (Marches), 5 August: Commemorative plaque to Fano's anti-fascists

An anti-fascist initiative of the citizens of Fano. The FdCA participates, with distribution of a leaflet.

Fano (Marches), 5 August: Anti-militarist protest against the war in Lebanon

With the participation of the FdCA and the local Women In Black group.

Fano (Marches), 10 August: Demonstration against the war in Lebanon

March through the city. The FdCA participates with its own sector.

Palermo, 6 September: Demonstration against the Bellolampo incinerator

March through the city. An FdCA delegation participates with distribution of a leaflet jointly produced by the FdCA's Palermo branch and the Federazione Anarchica Sociliana.

Cesena (Emilia Romagna), 17 September: The crisis and war in the Middle East

Public debate organized by the Circolo ARCI "Tam Tam" together with the FdCA. Main speaker: Donato Romito of the FdCA.

Cremona (Lombardy), 29-30 September: 4^th Festival of Alternativa Libertaria

“Il Cascinetto” – CSA Kavarna

Cremona (Lombardy), 1 October: 7th National Congress of the FdCA

CSA Kavarna – Via Maffi

• Congress to update and improve the Federation's Basic Strategy. Papers approved on:
  • International capitalism and imperialism;
  • Globalization;
  • The liquidation of the State;
  • Final document containing elements for the FdCA Programme.
• Election of national bodies and the new Council of Delegates.
• National Secretariat made up of 3 members from Crema, Fano and Pesaro.
• Members and branches in the Italian regions of Calabria, Emilia, Friuli, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marches, Apulia, Sicily, Tuscany, Veneto and in Portugal and Switzerland.

Observers from Cremona present.

Greetings received from: Workers Solidarity Alliance (New York, USA); Jose Maria Olaizola of Apoyo Mutuo (Spain); Ilan Shalif of Anarchists Against The Wall (Israel-Palestine); Alternative Libertaire (France); Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Federation (Southern Africa); Northeastern Federation of Anarchist Communists (USA/Canada); Omospondia Anarkhikon Ellados (Greece); Anarşist Komünist İnisiyatif (Istanbul, Turkey); the Taçanka anarchist communist collective (Ankara, Turkey); the Coletivo pró Organização Anarquista em Goiás (Goias, Brazil); the Fórum do Anarquismo Organizado (Brazil); the Coletivo Comunista Anarquista (Bahia, Brazil); the Organisation Socialiste Libertaire (Switzerland).

Congressional documents of the 7th National Congress

Cremona (Lombardy), 1 October: 63^rd FdCA Council of Delegates

CSA Kavarna – Via Maffi 2

• First meeting of the new Council of Delegates elected by Congress
• Election of the new National Secretariat
• Congress matters.

Cremona (Lombardy), 1 October: FdCA National Secretariat

• First meeting of the new National Secretariat.
• Congress matters.

Licata (Sicily), 21 October: Anti-racist protest

The FdCA's Palermo branch participates with the distribution of a leaflet jointly produced with the Federazione Anarchica Siciliana (FAS).

Cremona (Lombardy), 21 October: FdCA Labour Commission
 

• The 2007 Budget
• Labour struggles: the 4th November demonstration and the 17th November general strike
• Labour Commission programme for the coming months.

Fano (Marches), 28 October: The Balkans Are Nowhere Else. Contemporary forms of nationalism and war

Conference with Rada Iveković, organized by Alternativa Libertaria together with other local associations.  [more]

Rome, 4 November: National demonstration against precarity

The FdCA officially participates with a delegation and distribution of the Alternativa Libertaria news-sheet.  [more]

Pesaro (Marches), 6 November: Assembly for the creation of a provincial anti-fascist network

The local FdCA branch participates.

Pesaro, 11-18-25 November: "Foreigners - front page news"

A series of public meetings on the relationship between immigrants and the media, organized by Alternativa Libertaria and other local associations.

Fano (PU), 13 November: Anti-fascist network

Provincial assembly for anti-fascist initiatives directed against the local presence of the neo-Nazi Forza Nuova party.

Genoa, 15 November: Alternativa Libertaria launched

Public assembly organized by the local FdCA branch at which the Alternativa Libertaria Cultural, Recreational & Sports Association is launched.

Fano (Marches), 15-16-17 November: Anti-fascist events

The town is host to a series of anti-fascist protests against the neo-Nazi Forza Nuova party. The FdCA's Fano/Pesaro branch participates.

Ancona (Marches), 17 November: General strike and demonstration of the grassroots unions

The FdCA participates in the march, with distribution of printed materials.

Palermo, 17 November: General strike and demonstration of the grassroots unions

The FdCA participates in the march, with distribution of printed materials.

Rome, 17 November: General strike and demonstration of the grassroots unions

The FdCA participates in the march, with distribution of printed materials.

Rome, 17 November: Spain 1936: An evening with Diego Camacho (Abel Paz)

The FdCA's Rome branch participates at this event, with a bookstall. Held at the Acrobax social centre, the event is organized by the Federazione Anarchica Italiana in Rome, the Centro Documentazione Anarchica (anarchist archive) and other social and political groups.

Jesi (Marches), 19 November: Fooled by the 2007 Budget

An initiative by the in Federazione Anarchica Italiana Jesi. Speaker: Donato Romito (FdCA).

Fano (Marches), 20 November: Israel/Palestine: Anarchists Against The Wall

Public meeting with Israeli refusnik Lior Volinytz, organized by local associations with the FdCA.  [more]

Crema (Lombardy), 21 November: Anti-fascist event

Organized by the L’altra Lombardia association. An FdCA delegation participates with distribution of Alternativa Libertaria.

Vicenza (Veneto), 2 December: Demonstration against military bases

The FdCA officially participates with a delegation.  [more]

S. Polo d'Enza (Emilia Romagna), 10 December: Meeting between the FdCA and the Gruppo Comunista Libertario "Fratelli Cervi"

Meeting between the local FdCA branch and the "Cervi Brothers" Libertarian Communist Group to study the possibility of opening joint premises in Cavriago.

Pesaro (Marches), 11 December: Provincial anti-fascist network

The local FdCA branch participates together with the ANPI (national association of partigiani), the Sinistra Giovanile (youth wing of the Left Democrats), the CSA Oltrefrontiera social centre and the Isituto Storico della Resistenza (Historical Institute of the Resistance).

Cremona (Lombardy), 17 December: 5^th National FdCA Workshop on Labour Issues
 

• Report on the 2007 Budget paper
• Current state of the labour movement
• Internal debate in the CGIL
• The role of grassroots syndicalism
• Struggles and campaigns for 2007.

Trapani (Sicily), 28 December: Anti-racist demonstration

With the official participation of the FdCA's Palermo branch.

Carignano (Marches), 31 December: Libertarian end-of-year party