Indonesia, anarkis.org: Social Anarchism and Organizing:
Learn, Share and Organize [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
Cuaca on Saturday (08/08/2015) morning it was sunny. Some people started stepping into the
pages of a law office on Jl. Soerapatti No. 19, Bandung. Right in the parking spaces and
foyer of the office, there are a number of collective selling books, T-shirts, drinks,
snacks, stickers, bookmarks, and a homemade notebook. In the tables and the walls of the
law office also displayed some paintings and photographs of the demonstrations. Yes,
exhibition, musical performances, art exhibitions and public discussion themed "Social
Anarchism and Pengorganiasian" being held here. ---- This activity is part of the
initiation comrades Front Fire, Library Street and Collective Propagation Bandung, who
also invited the team anarkis.org (AO) of Yogyakarta. This event is one of a series AO
introduction and expansion of the discourse and practice of anarchism among youth
interested in anarchism in several cities in Java, including Bandung.
The event was filled with the works of various collective exhibitions in Singapore, as
well as musical performances and the reading of a poem by Senartogok, some personnel
Talamariam and Papua Students Alliance (AMP) This Bandung was able to attract the
attention of dozens of people. Recorded 90 people with various backgrounds meet the venue,
up to a number of people sitting and standing in the hallway separating the exhibition and
discussion space. Although the scorching sun highlight the most room for discussion
because the designs are roofless, more and more crowded this event. Discussions had just
started at around 15:00 pm.
As lighters, the discussion was opened a little after the session to share views and
experiences about the anarchism of visitors who attend, then the team AO describes social
anarchism movement spread in some parts of the world, including self-management
administration Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico; Kurds in Rojava with democratic
confederation; the construction of the student federation in Chile, and other anarchist
organizations in the Third World, especially Latin America. For Indonesia, the team AO
describes the early days of independence, the unions were able to occupy, control and run
the train stations, factories and plantations in self-managed and self-sufficient until
mid 1946, until finally syndicalism workers stigmatized and marginalized by the national
government considers the independent movement of the people of such a system would
undermine the national government. In addition to trade unions, citizen deliberation and
direct democracy in many villages in Indonesia that still exists today, where people
consulted and to deliberate the democratic decision-making, is also an example. Other
forms of movement in Indonesia that took the spirit of anarchism, can be seen in movements
that use the method, for example, direct action. As performed by folk alliances with
vendors Dayang Sumbi, Bandung, which was recently facing eviction efforts.
After explaining the importance of organizing in anarchism by sticking firmly to the
principle of non-hierarchical, AO team opened the session. Some questions then flushed
atmosphere which previously had quiet discussions, among them: What anarchism view
concerning capitalism and the important position of the working class ?; Why anarchism be
an alternative, for example, for students in the middle of political practice
parlementariat ?; Is it enough to simply acts spontaneously and without targeting the
issue of class as Food Not Bomb (FnB) and Makassar Gardening ?; Whether the establishment
of the organization means focusing struggle ?; How does the organization provide solutions
for difference and the busyness of each individual activity ?; etc.
These questions are then answered in turn by a team of AO, also by some comrades from
Bandung itself have experience wrestling in anarchism. "Basically, anarchism rejects all
forms of hierarchy, both in human relations, and humans with other entities such as the
nature. Capitalism is a form of economic and political hierarchy that exists today, where
workers have no control over the means of production and products, and in the end also
does not have control over her own life, "said team AO.
AO team adds that capitalism supported primarily by the state as a form of hierarchical
power structures other, a minority of state authorities regulate the lives of the majority
of the population. Furthermore, the system is perpetuated through the system of
representative democracy as a form of public alienation from direct determination of her
life. As an alternative, advocated anarchism struggle outside parliament directly
encourage the active involvement of each individual in his life through direct democracy.
The direct involvement of each individual in decision-making, control over the means of
production, and direct participation in any matters relating to life aims to eliminate the
need for the ruling class and hierarchical power structures that are present due to the
lack of direct control over people's lives.
Furthermore, discussion of spontaneous action in such small quantities or Makassar FnB
Gardening. This question itself emerged from one of the discussion participants from
Makassar who have been involved in these activities. According to the AO, the actions of
spontaneous example FnB or Makassar Gardening is basically not bad in itself, but to
understand the actions of this sort of as something that will change the social relations
of society is fundamentally a mistake, especially satisfied with just doing this action
alone , Therefore, the AO team argued that anarchism must target the heart of class
conflict and encourage the involvement of anarchist organizations in mass organizations.
"Many of the actions of this sort ultimately just a subculture activity conducted in his
spare time as a symbolic form of resistance, a form of escape and helplessness in the face
of a system that already menggurita. But this movement is not ultimately threaten the
dominant power structures that exist today, namely capitalism, "said team AO.
Relating to the third question is motivated by the experience of hierarchical and
centralized form of organization that has been dominant, AO team argued that anarchism
offers organizing forms of energy, thoughts, and actions toward common goals. Organization
providing clarity about the collective agreement must be respected and implemented
together, the rights and obligations that bind all those involved in the organization in
accordance deal, as well as provide space for tactical unity in order to achieve the
targets rather than a collection of individuals or a mere summation.
Such as the principle of anarchist organization in general, AO team recommends free
association and federation between all the anarchist organizations. Furthermore, the team
AO explained that the function of the organization is to agree joint involvement of each
individual category different. Because of all the individuals involved wishes to be
accommodated, then the organization can agree on shared rules and categories of
involvement of each individual based on his commitment.
In mid discussions, through presentations, team AO explain social anarchism in some
countries and explain the logic of "concentric circles". "Concentric circle is intended to
provide a clear position for each militants and sympathizers of the organization.
Additionally, the circles are trying to facilitate and strengthen the social work of
anarchist organization, and ultimately, build a channel to attract new militants, "he said.
Team AO also explained that, in practice, the logic of concentric circles constructed in
the following manner: In an anarchist organization, there are only militants, which to
some degree is greater or smaller, able to decipher, reproduce and apply the political
line of the organization internally and externally in community activities. Moreover, to
the degree that is larger or smaller, militant should help outlining tactical
organization's strategy, and has full capacity to reproduce and apply. Militants have
internal functions within the organization-either executive, deliberative or
extraordinary-as well as external functions relating to social work. Function which is run
by the militants in these organizations adhere to the principle of self-management and
federalism, or the principle of horizontal decision making where all militants have the
right to vote and choose the same, and in certain cases, can also be used delegation
system that has an imperative mandate.
Discussion continues by discussing some of the question of Papua Students Alliance
anarchism views on issues concerning the national liberation struggle, particularly in the
context of Papua.
"Anarchism nation against oppression of the people, in solidarity with those who fought in
the national liberation and against imperialism, but does not offer a solution
nationalists such as the formation of a new nation-state. Since the formation of the new
nation-state does not remove the social classes. Anarchism receiving nation (nation) as a
historical fact, but reject nationalism, the ideology that stressed the common interests
of a society in a nation that is in fact composed of social classes conflicting,
particularly class owners of the means of production and that do not have the means of
production , "said team AO.
In addition, one member of AMP also is a pastor asked the relationship between anarchism
with religion. AO team explained that although anarchism against religion and the concept
of God as a hierarchical representation of ideas in human life, but in practice throughout
history, dialogue and interaction between anarchism and religion do not always take place
by force. Synergy of the various communities with diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds
in swapemerintahan in Rojava is a clear example that is happening now, about how the idea
of anarchism encourage people who antisektarianisme.
Dusk arrived, the sun began to set, along with usainya discussion closed with a session
together watching a video documentary YPG struggle, self-defense units in Rojava Kurdish
woman who was carrying and cocked the weapon to defend themselves from the invasion
force-fundamentalist militants ISIS.
The event itself formal public discussion ended at 18:00 pm. However, the spirit of
learning, sharing, networking and the organization itself does not stop when formal
discussion ended. The evening was spent with chatter warm full exchange of ideas,
nostalgia and laughter about the history and organization of anarchism in Bandung, common
problems anarchist movement, political-economic situation in each region, as well as the
ideas of network construction and the movement of intercity ,[]
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