(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #244 - Obituary, Hasta siempre, Agustin Acosta Gomez! (fr, pt)

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Sunday, October 13 evening, news broke. Agustin Gomez, said Agus, sixty, recently retired 
from teaching, militant anarcho-syndicalist of the Spanish CGT, was felled by a lightning 
stroke. Terrible news for those who knew him, liked it, loved it. First his girlfriend 
Milouda. ---- Agustin was one of the activists 'historical' of the Spanish CGT. He had 
known the split with the CNT in the late 70s, and was one of the architects of the 
building of the CGT in Andalusia. ---- Like many activists of this generation, he liked to 
repeat myself, returning to his career: "The CGT project is flawed, the path taken may be 
somewhat different from what we had originally set. Nevertheless, we are proud es of what 
we have built." ---- A critical insight: although full of contradictions and gaps, natural 
union project when mass is being built and we organized it with an ideology and practice 
as demanding as anarcho-syndicalism, the weight of CGT is real. With over 90,000 members, 
the Spanish CGT is the only organization claiming libertarians to weigh conclusively in 
the class struggle ideals.

Anti-militarist, and internationalist union

Antimilitarist convinced Agustin was insubordinate to the service. In the 80s, he was of 
all events conducted in Andalusian ground against the American bases and those of NATO

He also participated in all union battles since the end of Francoism to Spain in today's 
crisis. Time secretary of the CGT Cadiz and the Andalusian CGT, he took part in 15M and 
movement of Indignad @ s; as a few years before international marches against unemployment 
and job insecurity.

For us, libertarian activists or union, it is nevertheless his tireless international work 
that we did know and appreciate.

Member of the International Secretariat of the CGT, Agus y anima consistently Commission 
"Maghreb of North Africa." He was also one of the leaders of the Euro-Mediterranean Union 
Network.

In Morocco, Agustin was known at the far left and in the voluntary and organized labor, 
but also the authorities, as his aggressiveness was great to denounce the injustice and 
brutality of the monarchical political system Makhzen. He will do, too, to plant the red 
and black seed and contribute to the emergence in this country incipient libertarian movement.

In Agus, I mention two times it was given me to share with him.

Summer 2008, around Beni Mellal, a night spent with a friend, Murad, in a ruined house 
with the sole comfort of mattresses on the ground serving as bed, as this friend lived in 
destitution. A night to remake the world, staring at the heavens of the Moroccan 
countryside ...

Summer 2009, we organized a delegation CGT-CNT in Khouribga, in support of miners struggle 
OCP. We had just made, by hand, the equivalent of 3,000 euros, the result of a 
subscription which we launched in our respective organizations.

Often stubborn and capable of rants formidable that only his wife was able to appease 
Milouda, Agus was an enthusiast. A passionate revolt. Passionate about life. A passionate 
freedom. A man full of kindness and generosity.

La lucha sigue!

Jeremiah Berthuin (AL Gard)