(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL (September) -
Self-management: A weekend at the Fair (fr, it, pt) [machine
translation]
Back on the 4th edition of the Fair for self-management of Montreuil, held on 4 and 5 July
with a confirmed internationalist dimension. ---- Like every year, it rained on the Fair
for self-management of Montreuil, and it took place on 4 and 5 July, in the summer, did
not change that, even if this time it did lasted a few minutes. Flying Aprons assured
meals and New Rotisserie has been hands on the bar, before opening the doors of its new
local winter. ---- With the will to get in connection with what is happening beyond our
borders, the event was particularly marked by the presence of Greek comrades of the
factory recovered Vio.me in Thessaloniki, which were able to present cleaning products
they manufacture, by that of Cem Akbalik, exiled Kurdish libertarian communist in France,
who came to discuss the current situation of self-management in the Rojava, as well as the
presence of Turkish producers sweatshirts Özgür Kazova ("free Kazova"). Part of the
program was also determined in response to the news, with the preparation of radical
ecological struggles to mount an alternative to the top of the COP21, and with reflection
on the means to resist the massive digital surveillance recent law (including through the
development of "brick inter.net"). To this was added, as every year, many projections and
a whole lot of workshops and discussions around specific or cross-cutting practices:
conflict management, self-manage a neighborhood compost, working to inject fun in the
struggles, or make its own screen printing for example.
Unknown
The organizing team has greatly renewed this year and the inexperience was felt. It took
rowing farm for the event to take place. Add to that the limited staff, due to the
involvement of more than individuals participating structures, organization of the Fair
was largely delayed by the January, departures on vacation... This summer, attendance was
lower than both but the previous record for the full year is far from dishonorable.
What will it be the next fair? The first deals with the unknown content. If give to see
the variety of achievements, difficulties and contradictions of self-management in a
capitalist environment has its uses, the idea was raised to focus more effort on the
effective implementation of alternative circuits of production and trade and less on the
only presentation of these practices. The second concerns the place: after serving as a
support for countless activities against-cultural and political wandering Word will close
its doors this year and will return to the town of Montreuil - who would make a start-up
incubator...
Marco (AL Paris-Northeast)
Links:
www.foire-autogestion.org
www.viome.org
ozgurkazova.org/en
labriqueinter.net
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Autogestion-Un-week-end-a-la-Foire
