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anarchist activity in Brazil
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FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL SECTION 84B, WHITECHAPEL HIGH ST.
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LONDON E1
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Antimilitarists from eight countries in Latin America came
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together for the Latin American Conference of Conscientious
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Objectors from the 8th to 14th May in Paraguay. Brazil was
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represented by SERPAJ. The meeting allowed participants to
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exchange information and share experiences of the realities
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in each country. It also allowed for the planning of joint
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activities and concrete actions relating to the two major
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themes of antimilitarism and conscientious objection. During
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the five days various themes related to that of
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conscientious objection were also discussed including
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freedom, civil disobedience, social justice and solidarity.
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Since June 94 the Brazilian Anarchist Movement has organised
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a national campaign for the liberation and against the
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execution of the anarchist Katsuhisa Omori who has been
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condemned to death by the Japanese state. Omori has been in
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jail for 18 years now for a crime he did not commit. During
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the first week of August letters, telegrams and a petition
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with more than 4,000 signatures calling for Omori's
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liberation were sent to the Japanese embassy in Brazil. In
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addition some cities saw public demonstrations against
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Japanese state terrorism.
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As the Brazilian elections came up various parts of the
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country saw activities against politicians and the elections
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in general. In Campinas (central Sao Paulo) some anarchists
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burnt their ballot forms on the public square protesting
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against the electoral farce and the system of compulsory
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voting.
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From the 8th to the 17th July the Festival of Art and
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Culture without Frontiers and Libertarian Education was held
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in Florianopolis. Lectures, exhibitions, performances, films
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and a workshop on computer networking were some of the
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attractions at this important event which brought together
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comrades from Portugal, Spain and Brazil. In addition to
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this the second southern conference of anarchist groups and
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individuals was held. The comrades who attended this
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conference decided to come together for propaganda purposes
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relating to common struggles and with the future objective
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of forming an anarchist federation.
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To mark the 49th anniversary of the American bombing of
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Hiroshima anarchist groups in Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Londrina
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and Salvador came out onto the streets to protest against
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military expenditure, war and the militarization of society.
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The historian, film director and anarchist Valencio Xavier
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recently produced his latest short film: Pao Negro - Um
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Episodio da Colonia Cecilia. It was 40 minutes of emotion,
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passion and anarchy. The film deals with the testimony of
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descendants of the colony and the story of Rossi and two
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colonies that were bought as pieces of land in Palmeira. A
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book will soon also be published about Valencio and the
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history of this anarchist experiment in Brazil.
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The University of Ceara saw anacho-punks from the north and
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north-east come together for a conference (15th/17th July)
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The meeting brought together individuals and groups from
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five separate states to discuss various themes.
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The anarcha-feminist group in Sao Paulo (CAF) organised an
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anti homophobia event in Espaco Vadiagem on 30th July. 10
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anarcho-punk groups performed to young audiences. The event
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was marred by the infiltration of Nazi Skinheads who were
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exposed and removed by some young libertarians. Since that
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time some members of CAF have been the target of
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intimidation by these troublemakers.
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At the university of Campinas - UNICAMP organised from 24th
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to 26th August a seminar: 20 years of the Archives of Edgar
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Leuenroth - one of the best libertarian archives in Latin
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America. Workshops were organised on the history of the
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left, the workers movement, industrialisation, human rights,
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culture and politics. There was also an international
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workshop discussing archives and social history. This was
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accompanied by a photographic exhibition. The conference
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closed with a talk by Professor Rudolf de Jong of the
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International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam with
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the title: The Spanish Civil War and the Anarchist
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Revolution. Professor Martha Ackelsberg also gave a talk on
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the women's liberation movement and the anarchist movement
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in Spain.
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