Bevano di Carignano (Marches), 1-2 January: Libertarian New-Year Party

Fano (Marches), 5 January: FdCA National Secretariat

• Preparation of the 64th Council of Delegates
• National and international reports.

Pesaro (Marches), 8 January: Provincial Anti-Fascist Network

An anti-fascist network is set up withe the cooperation of various local left-wing social, political and cultural forces. The FdCA's Fano/Pesaro branch is a member.

Rome, 14-15 January: Founding Congress of the Sindacato dei Lavoratori

The Sindacato dei Lavoratori (SdL - Workers' Syndicate), a general trade union formed by the merger of the SULT and S.in.Cobas is formed. Simona Penco and Fabrizio Acanfora, both rail workers and members of the FdCA's "Nino Malara" branch in Genoa, are elected onto 2 of the new grassroots union's national bodies.

Pesaro (Marches), 20 January: "Yesterday's Anti-Fascism Today"

From the Arditi del Popolo to the struggle of the partigiani. An initiative by the provincial Anti-Fascist Network, which the FdCA's "Nestor Makhno" branch is a member of.

Fano (Marches), 27 January: Anti-Fascist Remembrance Day

Anti-fascist demonstration in memory of the victims of nazism and fascism. The local FdCA branch participates.

Florence, 28 January: 64^th FdCA Council of Delegates

FdCA branch premises, Via G.P. Orsini 44

• FdCA Tactics for 2007 (syndacalism; secularism; energy question; immigration; anti-militarism)
• Current situation of the organization (branches; initiatives)
• Press
• International relations.

 [more]

Reggio Emilia, 2 February: "No Dal Molin" demonstration

An initiative of the local FdCA branch in support of the struggles in Vicenza.  [more]

Fano (Marches), 2 February: Publication of English edition of "Alternativa Libertaria", online news-sheet of the FdCA

With articles on FdCA tactics, anti-militarism, secularism; calendar; press.  [more]

S. Polo d'Enza (Emilia Romagna), 4 February: Fundraising lunch for the Circolo Alternativa Libertaria premises in Cavriago

Fano (Marches), 9 February: "On the extreme right-hand side of the father"

Presentation of the book "All'estrema destra del padre" with author Domenico Del Prete. An initiative of the Provincial Anti-Fascist Network and the local FdCA branch.

Pordenone (Friuli), 10 February: "Mexico rebelde, from Atenco's florists... to Oaxaca's teachers"

An initiative of the Circolo Libertario E. Zapata and local FdCA militants.

Rome, 10 February: "NO VAT Demo - more self-determination, less Vatican"

The FdCA participates and sends a delegation.

Pesaro (Marches), 10 February: Grassroots environmentalist demonstration

An event organized by committees for environmental health in order to protest against the energy policies of local, regional and provincial authorities. The local FdCA branch participates.

Fano (Marches), 10 February: Remembrance Day

A demonstration to recall the victims of all wars and to prevent the rise of fascism.

Turin, 16 February: "Lebanon: voices from the heart of the crisis. A meeting with Georges Saad"

An international event featuring a member of the Lebanese libertarian communist organization Al-Badil Al-Shuyu'i Al-Taharruri, organized by the Genoa branch of the FdCA together with local collectives from Turin.

Vicenza (Veneto), 17 February: National demonstration against the US base at Dal Molin

The FdCA participates in the anarchist block.  [more]

Lausanne (Switzerland), 1 March: Concert in support of the C.I.R.A.

Saint-Imier (Switzerland), 2 March: Concert in support of the C.I.R.A.

Lugano (Switzerland), 3 March: Concert in support of the C.I.R.A.

Dublin (Ireland), 3 March: Anarchist Bookfair 2007

Fano (Marches), 12 March: Palestine/Israel, "Illegal pacifism, or, refusnik"

Event organized by local groups and the FdCA in support of Israeli deserters and Anarchists Against the Wall.

Rome, 17 March: National demonstration for a withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan

The FdCA participates with a delegation.

Fano (Marches), 22 March: "From PACS to DI.CO", public debate

A public debate on the topic of non-marital unions, organized by the local FdCA branch, featuring speaker Monia Andreani (FdCA).

Fano (Marches), 1 April: Publication of "Alternativa Libertaria" (Italian edition), online news-sheet of the FdCA

With an article on anti-prohibitionism.  [more]

Rome, 14 April: Anti-Prohibition Street Parade

Anti-prohibition demonstration with the participation of the FdCA's "Carlo Cafiero" Branch in Rome.

New York (USA), 14 April: 1st Annual NYC Anarchist Bookfair

North-Eastern Federation of Anarchist Communists stand, with material by the FdCA and other anarchist communist organizations.

Fossombrone (Marches), 14 April: Remembrance Walk

An initiative of the Provincial Anti-Fascist Network, featuring visits to important local sites in the struggle against fascism. The FdCA's Fano/Pesaro branch participates.

Palermo, 17 April: Salvador Puig Antich and "Salvador - 26 anni contro"

Event organized by the Federazione Anarchica Siciliana and the FdCA against the film "Salvador - 26 anni contro", which distort the figure of Puig Antich and the anti-Franco group he was a member of.

Trapani (Sicily), 21 April: Anniversary of the Liberation

The local FdCA participates with a bookstall.

Cremona (Lombardy), 21 April: "Gli Arditi del Popolo"

An anti-fascist initiative by the local FdCA branch with Luigi Balsamini, author of the book "Gli arditi del popolo. Dalla guerra alla difesa del popolo contro le violenze fasciste".

Rome, 21 April: "Land & Freedom - Anarchists in the Mexican Revolution"

Event organized by the Rome branch of the FdCA at the Laboratorio Sociale "La Talpa". Presentation of the book "La libertà e la terra - gli anarchici nella rivoluzione messicana" with the author Pier Francesco Zarcone (FdCA-Rome) and an interview with him on a local left-wing station, Radio Onda Rossa.  [more]

Jesi (Marches), 21 April: Regional anarchist encounter

Meeting held to discuss the possibility of a regional anarchist assembly. The FdCA's Fano/Pesaro branch participates.

Fano (Marches), 25 April: Anniversary of the Liberation

Anti-fascist demonstration with the participation of the local FdCA branch.

Fano (Marches), 1 May: Publication of "Alternativa Libertaria" (Italian edition), online news-sheet of the FdCA

With articles on May Day today and in the past, syndicalism, analysis and new publications.  [more]

Reggio Emilia, 1 May: Labour Day

Calvatone (Lombardy), 1 May: Labour Day

Arezzo, 5 May: National seminar on Camillo Berneri

The FdCA is present with a delegation.

Pesaro (Marches), 12 May: "The metamorphosis of marriage and other forms of cohabitation"

Event organized by Alternativa Libertaria (FdCA) with Gianni Cimbalo and Monia Andreani (FdCA), co-authors of the book "Metamorfosi del matrimonio e altre forme di convivenza affettiva".

Reggio Emilia, 19 May: FdCA Ethics & Gender Policies Commission

• Document on secularism and migrant women for the 65th Council of Delegates
• Criticism of "Family Day".

Cremona (Lombardy), 20 May: 65^th FdCA Council of Delegates

FdCA branch premises, CSA Kavarna, Via Maffi 2

• Reports by National Secretariat and Federation Commissions
• The political and labour situation:
  • Building an inter-class power block [more]
  • Family Day
• Campaigns and initiatives
• International relations.

Pesaro (Marches), 25 May: "Transfer severance pay to pension funds? No, thank you!"

A grassroots syndicalist initiative by the CUB, CGIL opposition group Rete 28 aprile and CIB Unicobas, with the participation of FdCA union activists.

Cavriago (Emilia Romagna), 26 May: Anti-Militarist Meeting

An event promoted by the local FdCA to establish an anti-war network in the area.

Jesi (Marches), 26 May: Regional anarchist encounter

Further meeting towards the establishment of a regional anarchist network. The FdCA's Fano/Pesaro branch participates.

Fano (PU), 1 June: Publication of "Alternativa Libertaria" (Italian edition), online news-sheet of the FdCA

With articles on the developing inter-class bloc, contract renewals, the 40th anniversary of the Occupation in Palestine; new publicarions; events.  [more]

Pordenone (Friuli), 1-2-3 June: 2^nd Anti-Racist 5-a-Side Soccer Tournament

Event organized by the Circolo Libertario E. Zapata and FdCA members.  [more]

Milan, 10 June: Book on the "Organizational Platform" published by the FdCA

"La Piattaforma Organizzativa dei Comunisti Anarchici – origine, dibattito e significato", edited by Nestor McNab, and published on behalf of the FdCA by La Giovane Talpa.

Florence, 14 June: Publication of 7^th issue of "Antipodi", the FdCA's cultural, political and arts magazine

Issue dedicated to the subject of "Energies". Introduction by Saverio Craparo and articles by Francesco Aucone; Angelo Baracca; Antonio Politi; Lia Didero; Giancarlo Leoni; Zatarra. Illustrated with works by the artist Laura Viliani. This issue brings to a close the first 8-issue series of Antipodi 2003-2007.

ANTIPODI website

S. Polo d’Enza (Emilia Romagna), 15-17 June: "Libertarian Days" 2007

Fano (PU), 15 June: Publication of "Alternativa Libertaria" (Italian edition), online news-sheet of the FdCA

With articles on "Family Day", environmental questions, the working class and the current situation in Oaxaca in Mexico.  [more]

S. Polo d'Enza (Emilia Romagna), 17 June: Meeting of FdCA Workgroup on Energy

• Italy's energy emergency
• Mobilizing local committees.

Rome, 20 June: Benefit event for the C.I.R.A.

An event organized by the "Carlo Cafiero" Branch of the FdCA together with other Roman groups at the Laboratorio Sociale "La Talpa".  [more]

Rome, 23 June: "Stop Criminalization!"

Grassroots syndicalist assembly, called by the signatories of an appeal against the criminalization of union members and delegates. FdCA union activists participate.

Pesaro (Marches), 24 June: "La scrittura dell'incontro"

An event organized by Alternativa Libertaria (FdCA) on the theme of home carers, with Marina Sorina, author of the book "Voglio un marito italiano", and Paolo Teobaldi, author of the book "La badante". Russian and Ukrainian refreshments.

Fano (Marches), 1 July: Publication of the FdCA "Bollettino Sindacale", No. 7

The 7th issue of the FdCA's labour bulletin is issued under the slogan "for self-organization of the struggles, for the redistribution of wealth".

Reggio Emilia, 4 July: "Caravan to Baghdad"

An anti-militarist event organized by the local FdCA branch, with Samir Matref, author of the book "Caravan to Baghdad".

Reggio Emilia, 11 July: "Support the No Dal Molin struggle. Italy cannot be USed"

Anti-militarist event organized by the local FdCA branch with the anti-war network.

Cremona (Lombardy), 14 July: "The metamorphosis of marriage and other forms of cohabitation"

Event organized by the FdCA's Provincial Federation of Cremona. Among the speakers, Gianni Cimbalo (FdCA) co-author of the book "Metamorfosi del matrimonio e altre forme di convivenza affettiva".

Fano (Marches), 1 e 3 August: FdCA National Secretariat

• Preparation of the 66th Council of Delegates
• National and international relations.

Fano (Marches), 15 August: Publication of "Alternativa Libertaria" (Italian edition), online news-sheet of the FdCA

With articles on migration, Sacco & Vanzetti, the pension agreement and current affairs in the labour world.  [more]

Torremaggiore (Apulia), 23 August: 80^th anniversary of the death of Sacco and Vanzetti

The National Secretariat of the FdCA participates in the commemorations [more] and in the founding of the Associazione Sacco e Vanzetti. Donato Romito (FdCA) speaks during the unveiling of a monument in memory of the two Italian anarchists. An international statement in 6 languages is proposed by the FdCA and jointly signed by 10 anarchist communist organizations throughout the world [more].

New Orleans (USA), 31 August: One year after Katrina

The FdCA signs an international appeal for the devolvement of US federal funds to support victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Monteporzio (Marches), 1 and 2 September: For peace and disarmament

Agrigento (Sicily), 7 September: Demonstration for the release of Tunisian fishermen

An initiative of the Federazione Anarchica Siciliana and the FdCA.

Bellolampo (Sicily), 7-9 September: 1^st No-Inc Camp

The FdCA participates in this camp against the incinerator near Palermo.

Fano (Marches), 7 September: Publication of the pamphlet "Le cinque ondate" by Michael Schmidt

"Le cinque ondate: una storia sintetica del comunismo anarchico rivoluzionario nel mondo", an Italian translation of "Five Waves: A brief global history of revolutionary Anarchist Communist mass organizational theory and practice" is published by the FdCA as part of the "Quaderni di Alternativa Libertaria" series. The author is a member of the Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Federation of southern Africa.  [English version]

Florence, 7-8-9 September: 3^rd Vetrina dell'Editoria Anarchica e Libertaria

Teatro Tenda, Via F. De Andrè

Fano (Marches), 7-9 September: Sustainability Fair

Florence, 8 September: 66^th FdCA Council of Delegates

FdCA branch premises, Via G.P. Orsini 44

• Report from the National Secretariat
• Various dates for the organization
• National and local initiatives
• Press & Propaganda
• National and international relations
• Reports from Federation Commissions and Workgroups
• The current political and economic situation.

Casalmaggiore (Lombardy), 8 September: "Liberazione" festival

Caldogno (Veneto), 8-16 September: Week-long "No Dal Molin" mobilization

Anti-militarist demonstrations and camp. The FdCA's North-Eastearn branch participates.

Reggio Emilia, 8-16 September: Support week for the "No Dal Molin" mobilization in Vicenza

An initiative of the FdCA with the anti-war network.

Rome, 28 September: 30th anniversary of the death of Walter Rossi

Demonstration to commemorate the comrade killed by fascists in 1977. The FdCA's "Carlo Cafiero" branch participates.

Florence, 28 September: NO to the 23-07-07 Protocol

Demonstration by union delegates and workers who are against the agreement made between the unions, the employers' federation and the government. FdCA union activists from Florence participate.

San Polo d'Enza (Emilia Romagna), 30 September: Libertarian lunch

Pesaro (Marches), 5 October: NO to the 23-07-07 Protocol

Grassroots syndicalist initiative inviting a "No" vote in the workers' referendum on the agreement between unions, employers' federation and government. Promoters of the event include FdCA union activists. Members of the CGIL opposition group "28 April Network" (Rete 28 Aprile) and the Unicobas union also participate.

Torremaggiore (Apulia), 5 October: Associazione Sacco e Vanzetti

General assembly of the newly-founded "Sacco & Vanzetti Association". An FdCA delegation participates.

Cremona (Lombardy), 6 October: FdCA Labour Commission

• Workers' referendum on the 23-07-07 Protocol
• Welfare demonstration, 20 October 2008
• General strike, 9 November 2008
• Renewal of national work contracts in various categories.

Rome, 9 October: Fundraiser for Anarchists Against The Wall

Event organized by the FdCA's "Carlo Cafiero" branch together with other anarchist groups from Rome. Speakers include a member of the Israeli AATW initiative and a representative of the popular committee of the Palestinian village of Bil'in.

Rome, 13-14 October: 12^th Congress  of the Unione Sindacale Italiana (USI - Italian Syndical Union)

The FdCA's Rome branch participates with a message of solidarity from the anarchist communists. FdCA bookstall. A statement from the FdCA's Labour Commission is distributed.

Ragusa (Sicily), 14 October: Congress of the Federazione Anarchica Siciliana (FAS - Sicilian Anarchist Federation)

The FdCA in Sicily participates, with greetings to the comrades of the FAS.

Florence, 14 October: Informal meeting between the FdCA and members of the Burgos branch of the Confederación General del Trabajo (Spain)

• Comparison of respective labour strategies

• Role and prospects for alternative syndicalism in Italy and Spain

• International relations.

Avezzano (Abruzzo), 20 October: "The metamorphosis of marriage and other forms of cohabitation"

Event organized by Alternativa Libertaria (FdCA-Marches) with local groups. Speakers include Gianni Cimbalo (FdCA), co-author of the book "Metamorfosi del matrimonio e altre forme di convivenza affettiva".

Rome, 20 October: "Bil'in against the Apartheid Wall"

Event organized by the FdCA's "Carlo Cafiero" branch together with other anarchist groups in Rome. Speakers include an Israeli member of Anarchists Against the Wall (the director of a film on the struggle against the wall in the Palestinian village of Bil'in) and two representatives of the Bil'in popular committee.

Pesaro (Marches), 22 October: "Bil'in, a history of popular resistance"

An initiative in solidarity with the peaceful resistance against the wall in Israel/Palestine promoted by Alternativa Libertaria (the local FdCA) with other local associations. Speakers include an Israeli member of Anarchists Against The Wall (director of "Bil'in, My Love", a film on the struggle against the wall) and two representatives of the popular committee of Bil'in.

Palermo, 26 October: Formation of the FdCA's Palermo Branch

The branch is named after "Delo Truda", the newspaper of the Group of Russian Anarchists Abroad, authors of the famous "Organizational Platform" in 1926.

Senigallia (Marches), 27 October: Anti-Fascist Demonstration

Demonstration against the rise in neo-fascist attacks on local leftist militants. The FdCA's Fano/Pesaro branch participates.

Treviso (Veneto), 30 October: Formation of the Rete 28 Aprile (28 April Network) within the CGIL union federation

FdCA union activists are members.

Bolsena (Latium), 31 October: Edizioni Massari publishes the book "Spagna Libertaria" by Pier Francesco Zarcone

As part of the "History and memory" series, Massari Editore publishes the book "Spagna Libertaria. Storia di collettivizzazione e di una rivoluzione sociale interrotta (1936-1937)" (Libertarian Spain: a history of collectivization and an interrupted social revolution, 1936-37) by FdCA member, Pier Francesco Zarcone.

Trapani (Sicily), 3 November: Anti-Militarist Demonstration

Called by the Peace Coalition. The FdCA's Palermo branch participates.

Reggio Emilia, 3 November: Anti-Militarist Demonstration

An initiative of the local anti-war network promoted by the FdCA's Regio Emilia branch, as a counter-demonstration to the militaristic celebrations of 4 November (Armed Forces Day).

Dublin (Ireland), 3-4 November: National Conference of the Workers Solidarity Movement

The FdCA is invited and sends its greetings.

Torremaggiore (Apulia), 4 November: Associazione Sacco e Vanzetti

Meeting of the association's managing committee. The FdCA's delegation is appointed to the committee.

Fano (Marches), 5 November: Publication of "Alternativa Libertaria" (Italian edition), online news-sheet of the FdCA

With articles on the strikes, Italy's metal workers, repression of migrants and Genoa 2001.  [more]

Ancona (Marches), 9 November: Regional demonstration and national general strike

Called by grassroots unions. FdCA union activists from Fano and Pesaro participate.

Palermo, 9 November: Regional demonstration and national general strike

Called by grassroots unions. FdCA members participate, distributing free copies of "Alternativa Libertaria".

Rome, 9 November: Regional demonstration and national general strike

Called by grassroots unions. FdCA members participate.

Pesaro (Marches), 10 November: "Changing Identities"

First in a series of public debates on identity and migration, promoted by Alternativa Libertaria (FdCA) together with other local groups. Among the speakers, Andrea Bellucci (FdCA-Florence).

Cavriago (Emilia Romagna), 16 November: "In memory of the Spanish Revolution of 1936"

Showing of the Ken Loach "Land & Freedom" at the Circolo di "Alternativa Libertaria". Organized by the FdCA's Reggio Emilia branch and the Gruppo Comunista Libertario "F.lli Cervi".

Genoa, 17 November: Against the criminalization of the 2001 movement

National demonstration against the demands by prosecutors for heavy sentences in the cases of activists arrested during the events of 2001. The FdCA participates.

Rome, 18 November: 2^nd National Workshop on Anarchist Communist Work in the Community

Laboratorio Sociale "La Talpa"
 

The role of anarchist communists in local movements and struggles.  [more]

Reggio Emilia, 20 November: "Military spending in the world: the price of insecurity"

Presentation of the book "Le spese militari nel mondo: il costo dell'insicurezza", with co-editor Achille Ludovisi. Event organized by the Anti-War Network, promoted by the local FdCA branch.

Rome, 24 November: National demonstration against violence on women

The FdCA supports the event.  [more]

Pesaro (Marches), 24 November: "Changing Identities"

"Identities that resists: expressing the cultural traditions of new citizens". The second of a series of public debates on identity and migration promtoed by Alternativa Libertaria (FdCA) with other local groups.

San Polo d'Enza (Emilia Romagna), 25 November: Peace lunch

Fano (PU), 27 November: Publication of the pamphlet "The International Anarchist Congress, Amsterdam 1907"

To commemorate the centenary of the Anarchist Congress in Amsterdam, the FdCA publishes "The International Anarchist Congress, Amsterdam 1907", as part of its English-language "Studies for a Libertarian Alternative" series. The pamphlet is an English translation of the greater part of the book "Dibattito sul sindacalismo: Atti del Congresso Internazionale anarchico di Amsterdam (1907)", edited by Maurizio Antonioli and published by CP editrice in 1978.  [more]

Pesaro (Marches), 1 December: "Changing Identities"

"Identities that reject: mechanisms of rejection and xenophobia and how to get over them". Third and final in a series of public debates on identity and migration promtoed by Alternativa Libertaria (FdCA) with other local groups.

Fano (Marches), 1 December: Publication of "Alternativa Libertaria" (Italian edition), online news-sheet of the FdCA

With articles on the "No Dal Molin" struggle in Vicenza, against the war, against violence on women and on the FdCA's Workshop on Anarchist Communist Work in the Community.  [more]

Florence, 7 December: "Class Memories"

Presentation of the book "Memorie di classe" at the CPA social centre. Speakers include Adriana Dadà (FdCA-Florence).

Fano (Marches), 13 December: The situation in Palestine

Event organized by the local fdCA branch with members of the PLO and associations involved in solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinian people.

Vicenza (Veneto), 15 December: NO Dal Molin!

National demonstration against the US military base in Vicenza. The FdCA participates.  [more]

Palermo, 15 December: Remembering Giuseppe Pinelli

Demonstration called by the FdCA and the Sicilian Anarchist Federation (FAS) to commemorate the death in December 1969 of the anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli, who "fell" to his death from a fourth-floor window of Milan police station.

Rome, 16 December: "The South, seen from the south"

A public meeting with the Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front (South Africa). Even organized by the FdCA-Rome together with the USI and the Laboratorio Sociale "La Talpa".

Pordenone (Friuli), 18 December: "The South, seen from the south"

A public meeting with the Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front (South Africa). Even organized by the FdCA-Northeast with the cooperation of the Circolo Libertario "E. Zapata".

Vittorio Veneto (Veneto), 21 December: Remembering Aldo Pontiggia

Event organized by the Collettivo Libertario "Carlo Giuliani", in memory of the anarchist doctor, Aldo Pontiggia. The FdCA's north-eastern branch participates with a bookstall.

Trapani (Sicily), 28 December: Anti-Racist Demonstration

To commemorate the victims of the "Vulpitta", demosntration against Italy's immigrant detention centres and anti-immigration policies. The FdCA's Palermo branch participates.

Bevano di Carignano (Marches), 30-31 December: Libertarian end-of-year party