Anarquist Federation of Central America and the Caribbean
FACC (ca) [machine translation]
After several months of preparation, pre-congress debates and make the call to the first
conference for the creation of an Anarchist Federation Central American and Caribbean
(FACC). We have gathered, varixs comrades from different countries and realities of
Central American and the Caribbean and local and international observers, in the city of
Santiago de los Caballeros on 21 and 22 March this year; to test ideas, meet, establish
differences and similarities. We express our satisfaction that founded the FACC a channel
for solidarity and cooperation of the anarchists in the area, border transcending
limitations that capitalism and the states impose on us. . A federation of trends that
seeks to fan the relationships between the various groups in the region and its diaspora
members initially part of the Federation are: Workshop Libertarian Alfredo López (Tlal) of
Cuba, Dominican Kiskeya Libertarian, Comrades of Puerto Rico , El Salvador, Bonaire and
Miami.
There are groups that wanted to participate in the FACC even be members, but for different
situations could not be and be part of the Federation so far. We also appreciate the
contributions in several respects, and participation of the Anarchist Federation Rosa
Negra (USA) and the Anarchist Federation Francophone-IFA. The FACC federation is based on
the principles of consensus, solidarity, and accepting the diversity of individuals and
groups at trends and practices. Focuses on the actions reviews and study within the
Caribbean and Central America, is characterized as a federation with a horizontal
organization.
According to decisions by consensus, it was agreed that the membership criteria are: ·
That individuality and / or collective calls itself anarchist. · That the individual or
collective act horizontally. · That unx assets miembrxs of the federation guarantor of
individuality or collective applicant is made. · There is unanimous consensus for entry of
individuality or group to the federation. · a maximum of two months is established for
achieving or not unanimity within the members and responding to applicants. The Federation
has yet consensually committee is: Communications Committee, and three committees created
by individuals voluntarily are: "Anti-repressive" Committee, committee "Anti-nationalist"
and committee " Autogestionario ". The formation of the Federation marks a milestone in
the history of the anarchist movements in the regions, since it never existed before a
space to share experiences and work together critically. We have chosen the path of
freedom and horizontality and expect our allied comrades from all over to join us in this
new journey to an ancient ideal, but constantly renovated into anarchy!
Text and photos sent on 03.28.2015 from the e-mail 1congresofacc.info@gmail.com , the
Communications Committee of the FACC]
