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Federazione dei Comunisti Anarchici
The Federazione dei Comunisti Anarchici (Federation of Anarchist Communists) is the most recent organizational experience of Anarchist Communists in Italy and was founded in 1986.
Anarchist Communists have always established their own specific organizations since the days when Anarchism was developed as a political movement of the international proletariat. The political organization of Anarchist Communists is an integral part of the struggles of the exploited, seeking to bring to them the ideas of equality, freedom and solidarity which have inspired and sustained all previous revolutionary experiments - from the First International (1864) to the Paris Commune (1871), from the Russian Revolution (1917) to the Spanish Revolution (1936).
This organizational process is participated in by class-struggle militants who recognize themselves as part of the Italian Anarchist Communist tradition, working towards the creation of a libertarian point of reference for all those who agree with the theory, strategy and programme of the organization.
For more information, see Federazione dei Comunisti Anarchici
The FdCA participates in the Anarkismo.net project.
FdCA positions and theoretical documents[edit]
The Federation of Anarchist Communists (FdCA) was founded on the principle of the theoretical and strategic unity of its members, a principle which it still hold to and will continue to do so. This principle means that the FdCA is based on its positions, which are shared by its federated membership.
These positions are set out in a number of original Theoretical Documents which represent the unity of the Federation and its policies. They also represent the unity of its militants, who are federated in a single political organization and who are individually and collectively responsible for the political life and the political decisions of the FdCA.
Our Theoretical Documents are divided into Theory, Basic Strategy, Political Strategy, and General Tactics.
The documents of Theory represent the unique, united and characteristic identity of the Federation. They set out the Federation's revolutionary role and its political function as a historical memory and active minority, a role which has been indicated by the experience of the revolutionary proletariat throughout the history of the class struggle.
Our Theory is currently made up of two documents: the "Theory of the Anarchist Communists" and "Anarchist Communists: A Question of Class". No division is allowed on Theory.
Basic Strategy is made up of those documents that set out the long-term strategic role of our class enemies, the strategic role of the proletariat's mass organizations, the strategic role of the political organization, and the tasks of both of these organizations during the transition to communism. No division is allowed on these documents, though they can be modified or updated by means of a process of internal debate. Basic Strategy is consistent with Theory.
Political Strategy is made up of those documents that set out in the short-term the social, political and economic context of the national and international class struggle, the strategic role of the mass organization and the current labour, social and political movements, and the strategic role of the political organization. These documents do not require unity, but homogeneity. They are the subject of constant internal debate and the positions contained in them are continuously updated. Political Strategy is consistent with Basic Strategy and represents a further articulation of it. The "Minimum Programme of the Anarchist Communists" is the basis for our Political Strategy.
General Tactics are represented by a series of documents which are required in order to set out in the short term the social, political and economic context of the class struggle at international and national levels, the immediate role of the mass organization and the current labour, social and political movements, the immediate role of the political organization. Unity is not required on General Tactics, but homogeneity is necessary. There is constant internal debate on Tactics and continuous updating of our positions. General Tactics are consistent with Political Strategy and represent its practical application. Our most recent documents of General Tactics are those approved during the FdCA's 6th Congress in June 2004.
This system of Theoretical Documents was conceived so that the FdCA would always be in a position to understand the nature and the value of its role as a political organization, its strategic reflection, its analyses and the lessons to be learnt from the class struggle both in the past and the present. It is therefore a consistent, articulate system within the organization which promotes debate, avoids theoretical rigidity (often due more to a certain anarchist tradition than to any lucid, materialist analysis), and allows the Federation to act in a way which is consistent with its Theoretical foundation.
The organizations Theoretical Documents, adopted in 1985, are published in full in Italian on our website. Several of these documents are available also in English and more will gradually become available following translation.
But a long time has passed since 1985 and though the work of enriching our analysis has never stopped and our Political Strategy and General Tactics have been accordingly updated regularly, our Basic Strategy, or rather certain parts of it, do require a certain amount of updating and the Federation is currently engaged in this process.
