As can be seen from the photo on the cover, the first
issue of "A" after the summer contains a special
feature on Luce Fabbri, the great anarchist thinker
and activist, who died recently in Uruguay after a long
life, which she also devoted to the study of literature
and history - with articles by Gianpiero Landi, Peppe
Sini, Paolo Finzi and with her last interview, with
Massimo Annibale Rossi.
Carlo Oliva presents his comment on the Jubilee of young
people at Tor Vergata, offering - as always - unexpected
stimuli for reflections. An interview between Gianni
Sartori and Roberto Afandor Caraiba, spokesperson of
the UÏwa Indians, looks in depth at the situation of
the Indios in Colombia.
The main interview in the magazine is devoted to the
1st centenary of the assassination in Monza, and is
with Giuseppe Galzerano, who is working on the second
edition of his book "Gaetano Bresci - Life, Assassination,
Trial, Sentence and Death of the Regicide Anarchistî.
The article is illustrated with photos by Gianluca Chinnici,
contrasting images of the official municipal commemorations
with those of libertarian circles.
Stefano Giaccone reviews the "Percorsi-Poesia"
[Poetry-Paths] festival in Pavia, while Massimo Varengo
tells of his excellent impressions of the anarchist
camping trip to Querceta this summer.
Franco Melandri combines a report on the content of
the conference "The End of Socialism? Francesco
Saverio Merlino and the possible Anarchy" with reflections
Imola deepened on this uncomfortable figure.
Goliardo Fiaschi, the anarchic carrarese recently disappeared
comes remembered by Paul Finzi with a brief story on
the life of this man extraordinary and a photo that
withdraws him/it in his cultural circle, among the his/her
books..
The dossier Australia on the last number of "A" has
baited one discussion - not all agree with the presence
of libertarian "lists" in town elections or of district:
"town Nervousness or municipalism libertarian?" it is
the title of the intervention of Marianne Enckell about
it.
The index book of Charles E.Menga succeeds in drawing
philosophical aspects from a note publicity for pasta.
The libertarian review contains critiques of the last
book I edit from her/it library Franco Serantini, on
the future of the energy; as well as the opinions of
Mario Bossi on " September " forever, book of Gianfranco
Pugni on that Milanese July of 43.
Happy Accame this time drawn not of television or of
cinema but books to the hand it investigates the historical
transitoriness of some psychic illnesses, from the hysteria
to the diagnosis of multiple personality.
Mauro Macario tells some festival devoted to Leo Ferré
of St. Benedict of the Tronto, inserting numerous texts
of the anarchic singer while a text of Paul Finzi and
the photos of Reinhold Kohl tell two days of study among
shows, interventions and memoirs devoted to Fabrizio
De André, happened him/it last July to Garessio.
"Music & ideas" edited by Mark Pandin is devoted to
the autoproduzione musical independent, with, among
the others, a signaling of the " offfest " - meeting
of independent music that will be held as above to the
Leoncavallo di Milano il 21.10.2000.
The index book of the letters includes reflections on
anarchists and violence of Alexander Brenda, a long
letter of four prisoners on theirs condition followed
by that of a soldier in career, as well as a letter
opened to the Town administration of Imola from the
anarchic groups of the city, against the beatification
of Pious IX.
Always among the letters Massimo Ortalli contests the
article of Gandini on the cannibalism in China appeared
on the last number, while Peter Flecchia it begins his
reflections regarding the judgment of Malatesta on her
bourgeois democracy with "dear Francis Bere you, mistakes",
continuing in this way to maintain alive on the magazine
the dialogue between authors and readers.
translated by Leslie Ray
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