At a time when fascism is on the rise worldwide, genocides are being ignored, climate change is upon us and popular movements are being increasingly repressed, anarchism offers pertinent analyses of the many crises affecting our lives. Capitalism, racism, colonialism, oppression, domination, exploitation: the anarchist vision offers alternatives and proposes not only the destruction of the old world, but even more the creation and experimentation of new ways of doing and living.

Anarchists, their ideas, struggles and victories have often been erased from history books and political discourses. As activists, a good understanding of past and present theories, tendencies and movements means we’re better equipped in our actions and our struggles. RAFALES is for everyone: we’ll be talking about basic principles, concepts and trends in anarchism, as well as concrete issues in today’s revolutionary milieu, deep dive in specific topics, strategies for struggle and building strong, autonomous communities.

Getting out of the cold of winter, let’s get together to learn, share and get our ideas off the ground. We’ve got a lot to learn from each other, and between putting out fires all over the place and day-to-day survival, we don’t always have time to sit down, exchange ideas and reflect collectively. We propose to take the time to listen to each other and share our political and activist knowledge and know-how outside academic institutions, in a setting that aims to be accessible and that puts forward pedagogical practices toward a collective liberation.

Follow ORA’s social medias to stay in the loop, and don’t hesitate to contact us at rafales@ora-rao.org  for more details or if you need housing for the weekend!

Until then, see you on the streets!