Bolivia--new anarchist group needs help
DATE: Wed, 17 May 2000 02:59:03

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Here is a summary of a recent e-mail from a member of the Libertarian 
Youth group in Bolivia.

Following the brutal imposition of martial law in April in Bolivia, 
workers, students and campesinos went out on the streets to fight 
the fascism of the government. There were numerous confrontations 
and arrests. Many people were wounded, and some were killed by 
military snipers. The most significant and shocking events occurred 
during the next five days at the University of La Paz, where hundreds 
of university students confronted riot police with dynamite. The 
authoritarian media were alarmed by the widespread and militant 
protests. The government was embarrassed into saying that it 
would meet most of the demands. But, in a country with such deep 
problems, only a revolution could satisfy the needs of everyone.

On Mayday 2000, marches in a number of cities in Bolivia included 
anarchist contingents, something which has not been seen in the 
country for a long time.

Juventudes Libertarias (Libertarian Youth) is a newly formed collective 
of libertarian communists, which  has a working-class orientation. It is a 
small group of workers and university students, some of whom were 
expelled >from the university for anti-fascist activities during recent 
conflicts in Bolivia. Their most immediate objective is to set up a 
libertarian network for coordinating activities among Bolivian anarchists.

The group is in the process of preparing to publish a weekly paper, and 
they hope to put up a web page. Right now they need videos 
(documentaries, other kinds of films, etc.), books, zines and other 
materials to help them spread anarchist ideas at this important time in 
Bolivia.   They can use things in Spanish or English.

Anyone who wants to help can contact Juventudes Libertarias at:

juventudes_libertarias@latinmail.com