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This is a picture showing a closed black fist raised in the air, clutching two flags, one black and one red. Above the fist a headline ripped from another document spells out "en dag fylld med samtal och föredrag om Especifismo". Below the fist the date "26th of february" followed by the line "13.00 at Nattsvart Verkstad" is written in a font created by the mujeres libres during the spanish revolution. On a superimposed sticker in the lower right corner the following text is printed: "The anarchist practice of building popular movements & revolutionary organization".

A day about Especifismo

On the 26th of february, starting at 13.00, Nattsvart Verkstad invites you all to a day full of talks and conversations on the ideas of Especifismo. Now, you might wonder what especifismo is:

Throughout the history of anarchism, we have struggled with the tension between making a full prefigurative revolution and fighting for the lives of those who get the worst positions in the prevailing power structure.

We also confront the problems of finding the revolutionary subject, avoiding vanguardism and liberal activism at the same time.

How do we build new power if we constantly petition the state and capital to do this work for us in the name of expedience? Do we organize in anarchist organizations or in broader organizations sharing methods of anarchistic organizing? Do we build parallel organizations like the FAI of revolutionary Spain?

Especifismo is an anarchist tradition originating in Latin America, closely related to the Platformism of Nestor Makhno’s peasant army and aspects of Italian Anarcho-communism, which addresses many of these questions. We invite you to join a day of presentations and discussions on this exciting part of the anarchist movement.