Letter from a Bolivian libertarian socialist group

Organizacion del Poder Popular Libertario

Dear comrades, this message is in the form of a letter of presentation...
As part of the participational process of the "Encuentros Latinoamericanos de organizaciones autonomas" [Latin-American Encounters of Autonomous Organizations], which began in parallel with the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre in 2003, and the anarchist "Jornadas libertarias" [Libertarian Days] organized by the FAG in Porto Alegre in 2003, in Cochabamba in 2004 and in La Plata in 2005, the libertarians of Bolivia decided during a National Assembly on 26th March to come together organically in the "ORGANIZACION DEL PODER POPULAR LIBERTARIO" (Organization for Libertarian Popular Power - OPL).
The Assembly was attended by comrades from the "Tinku" Movement from Cochabamba ("Utopía Libertaria"), "Tenta Rebelde" from Santa Cruz, "Najas" from Tarija and several comrades from El Alto and La Paz. Having agreed on the Andean-Amazonian libertarian principles of the Organization and deciding on the name (O.PP.L.), we set about working quietly and discreetly (for reasons of security) within our organizations and grassroots collectives, as well as within the various social movements in Bolivia.
We are part of the new process of transition that Bolivia is currently going through, after the Water War, the Coca & Land War, the Gas War, and the struggle for the Nationalization of Hydrocarbon Resources. In this process, the contribution of libertarians working daily with the grassroots social movements is important in the building of our Utopia from out of our daily lives.
The O.P.L. of Bolivia has as its basis the "Tinku" Movement, a nationwide organization with more than 7 years experience in continuous social activism, that will soon be holding another NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, shortly before the presidential election. Regarding the election, it should be noted that it is polarized between the Indigenous Left of the MAS (Evo Morales) and the rightist neo-liberal representative of the oligarchy, "Tuto" Quiroga of the Yankee Embassy.
Finally we request contacts with libertarian, anarchist and autonomous organizations so that our comrade Ramiro Saravia can take advantage of the invitation to the "Foro Eurolatinoamericano de la Juventud (FEULAT) to be held in Malaga, Spain and then, from 19th October to 9th November, visit Social Centres in Spain and Italy to give a series of talks, conferences, video showings etc. on the perspectives of the Social Movements in Bolivia with the aim of looking for solidarity and concrete support for the self-managed grassroots projects of our Organization and of the "Tinku" Movement.
We await messages of international solidarity for our new, though already active, libertarian organization and our autonomous collectives.
UNITED AGAINST NAFTA-FTAA-WTO !!
LONG LIVE THE O.P.L. AND SELF-MANAGEMENT !!
LONG LIVE INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY BETWEEN PEOPLES !!
Libertarian greetings from Bolivia-Kollasuyu.
Council of the O.P.L. - Bolivia
Note: We are trying to get a new e-mail address from Riseup or Nodo50, but so
far without success. Can anyone help us to set up a website on an alternative
server?
For the moment, you can find out more about what we do at:
http://www.redtinku.com
Translation by ainfos
From: "Organización del Poder Popular Libertario O.P.L. - Bolivia"
opl_libertarios_bolivia@yahoo.com