A-Infos (en) France, UCL AL #361 - International - Australia: Welcome to the Anarchist Communist Federation (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

On May 1, 2025, the Anarchist Communist Federation (ACF) announces its 
formation in Australia, aiming to establish anarchism as a serious 
tendency in the workers' movement. Already with some forty members, it 
uses the theory and methods of libertarian communism to foster a climate 
of class struggle, while disseminating our revolutionary ideas and 
vision of a free society. It also publishes the new journal Picket Line. 
This article reproduces part of their founding statement. ---- The 
Anarchist Communist Federation (ACF) was born from three founding 
branches[1]and over four years of dialogue, discussing our political 
work and cooperating where possible. This process has allowed us to 
strengthen our skills and capacity to continue our collective work, 
including the successful organization of two conferences in 2024 and 2025.

Since our inception, each of our founding branches has been involved in 
numerous campaigns, including Palestine solidarity, tenant organizing, 
anti-fascism, and migrant support struggles. We have also engaged in 
grassroots unionism across several industries. Through this, we have 
developed a solid theoretical foundation, drawing on the best of 
organized anarchism and Marx's critique of political economy.

Not repeating the mistakes of the past
We are not the first to attempt this. Anarchist organizing in Australia 
has a long history of false starts. Groups have formed and collapsed, 
some drifting into isolation, others unraveling before they could take 
root. The largest attempt at federation, fifty years ago, was a 
spectacular failure and an example of what not to do.

History has taught us three lessons. First, a lack of organization, 
coherence, and a common strategy weakens the ability to fight 
effectively. Second, anarchism can only be relevant if it remains true 
to its origins as an integral part of the workers' movement. And third, 
the means we use determine the ends we can achieve. Top-down 
organization, elitist vanguardism, and the pursuit of state power will 
always corrupt a workers' revolution.

The ACF aims to participate in the class struggle, not by leading from 
above or from the outside, but alongside our fellow workers. By putting 
our politics into practice, we contribute to the self-organization of 
the working class and demonstrate the validity of our ideas. In turn, 
this experience helps refine our theory and strategy.

Our position is a minority among Australian anarchists today. We are 
likely to remain a minority for some time. Some will reject our method 
of organizing. Others will accept it in principle but remain committed 
to their own projects in small groups. Some still live up to the 
caricature of destructive individualism. We reject this as 
representative of the historical anarchist movement; it is a reputation 
we must erase. The ACM, GAC, and MACG have gone some way in this 
direction. As a federation, we will finish the job.

Time is running out. The world is in danger. We are determined to snatch 
victory from the jaws of disaster. For workers' power and an end to all 
forms of domination.

Anarchist Communist Federation (UCL sister organization in Australia)

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[1]Anarchist Communists Meanjing (ACM), Geelongs Anarchist Communists 
(GAC), and Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group (MACG).

https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Australie-Bienvenue-a-l-Anarchist-Communist-Federation
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