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\title{Caracas Libertarian Declaration}
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January 29, 2006


Between January 23 — 29, 2006, anarchist activists gathered in Caracas for the Alternative Social Forum, coming from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. We consider it important to establish a specifically anarchist position that speaks to our experiences and exchanges. In such a spirit we declare the following:


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In accord with our ideological foundations, we can do no less than confirm our deepest rejection of any and all conceivable form of domination and oppression. Therefore, in order to dispel any doubt, distortion or media manipulation we once again condemn the capitalist regime and the state organization of society, as well as militarism, imperialism, patriarchy, racism, the different forms of captivity, the destruction of the environment, the imposition of a supposedly superior culture and any discourse that implies domination.



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On the contrary, we are passionate lovers of freedom; we point out and confirm our inspiration in anarchist egalitarianism and the values of solidarity that inform the construction of a genuinely socialist society here and now, a society defined by direct democracy, federalism and self-management that will surpass artificial state boundaries.



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Likewise, above and beyond the habitual string of good intentions and socialist declarations, we think it appropriate to once again pinpoint that a truly libertarian society can only be the result of conscientious decisions founded in the grassroots and that there is not a single historical example that encourages hope in obscure legalism, engineering from above or strong man messiahs. All of that is nothing more than an anti-emancipatory illusion that must be exposed and discredited.



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This affirmation is particularly timely and necessary as it seems that a new historical cycle is opening up in Latin America in which the people deposit their anguish and hopes in social-democratic and populist governments, invented to manage the crisis of the dominating system, to perpetuate a cosmeticized and sweetened manifestation of the same. Consequently we reaffirm, with the backing of rich historical experience, that there are no statist or vanguard paths towards a socialist libertarian society. To be credible, such a society must be based on the direct participation of grassroots social movements and their non-negotiable self-managed ascent.



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We believe that freedom is not merely a destination but also a road and praxis. Therefore, we defend freedoms already won, as well as those yet to be won, during our long journey, resolutely condemning all governments, including those who call themselves revolutionary. Let’s be clear, we oppose all of those who, in Latin America or elsewhere, find their basic inspiration by cutting back on and delaying freedom. We condemn them with absolutely no regards to their “higher” justifications brewed in their delirious imaginations.



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Lastly, as people belonging to different currents and modalities of anarchist thought and practice, and having shown in real life that it is possible to establish a climate of solidarity and respect among ourselves despite our differences, we wish to emphatically proclaim the possibility and need for our movement to take advantage of the many opportunities to build our network of organization in all ways imaginable. This is and will be our immediate commitment.




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Organizations: \forcelinebreak 
Biopoliticos (Colombia)  \forcelinebreak 
Colectivo Autonomo Magonista, CAMA (Mexico)  \forcelinebreak 
Federacion Libertaria Argentina (FLA)  \forcelinebreak 
Comision de Relaciones Anarquistas (CRA) (Venezuela)  \forcelinebreak 
Centro de Estudios Sociales Libertarios, CESL (Venezuela)  \forcelinebreak 
Ateneo de Contracultura y Estudios Acratas “La Libertaria”, Biscucuy (Venezuela)  \forcelinebreak 
The Alarm — Newspaper(USA)  \forcelinebreak 
Espacio — Review (Ecuador)  \forcelinebreak 
Kolectivo de Objecion por Konciencia ART (Colombia)  \forcelinebreak 
Movimiento Libertario Cubano (MLC)  \forcelinebreak 
Grupo de Estudos Libertarios Babilonia (Brazil) \forcelinebreak 
Cruz Negra Anarquista (Venezuela)


Individuals:  \forcelinebreak 
Luís Prat, delegate IWW (USA)  \forcelinebreak 
Andreas Speck (Alemania)  \forcelinebreak 
Javier Garate (Chile)  \forcelinebreak 
Marina Legaz Bursuk, delegate F.L.A \& I.F.A. (Argentina)  \forcelinebreak 
Sylvia C. Jimenez (Bolivia)  \forcelinebreak 
Erica Lagalisse (Canada)  \forcelinebreak 
Daniel Barret (Uruguay)  \forcelinebreak 
Santiago Cadena, Espacio Review (Ecuador)  \forcelinebreak 
Kristina Dunaeva (Russia\Slash{}Brazil)  \forcelinebreak 
Eduardo Rodriguez, FAL-Valencia (Venezuela)  \forcelinebreak 
Luis Jimenez, CRA\Slash{}CA3 (Venezuela)  \forcelinebreak 
Jim Ochoa, CRA\Slash{}Union — Rache y CA3 (Venezuela)  \forcelinebreak 
Lizardo Said Lugo, CRA\Slash{}CESL (Venezuela)  \forcelinebreak 
Salvador Mendez, CRA\Slash{}CESL (Venezuela)  \forcelinebreak 
Ender Ynfante (Venezuela) \forcelinebreak 
Humberto Decarli (Venezuela) \forcelinebreak 
Karina Araujo (Brazil)  \forcelinebreak 
Iva Gouvea Bocchini (Brazil)  \forcelinebreak 
Gustavo Rodriguez (Movimiento Libertario Cubano) \forcelinebreak 
Sebastian @, Kolectivo de Objecion por Konciencia Art (Colombia)  \forcelinebreak 
Rob Block (USA)  \forcelinebreak 
Sarah Coffey (USA) \forcelinebreak 
Cristian Guerrero — Arizona Earth First! (USA) \forcelinebreak 
Individuals of Canada, Colombia, Spain, U.K., Italy, France and Venezuela.



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Various Authors

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