Comision de Relaciones Anarquistas
Encyclopedia
The Commission of Anarchist Relations (CRA) is a Venezuela
n anarchist organization that has been publishing the periodical El Libertario
since 1995. The CRA views itself as involved in a "tri-polar struggle" against both leftist President Hugo Chávez
and Venezuela's US
-backed opposition.
In 2004, the CRA announced the opening of the Libertarian Social Studies Center in Caracas
, making available thousands of books and magazines on social sciences
, sex
, social ecology
, anarchism, alternative culture
, globalization
, and human rights
.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n anarchist organization that has been publishing the periodical El Libertario
El Libertario
El Libertario is the title of several Spanish-language anarchist journals. Some journals which have taken this name are:* El Libertario , published by the Argentine Libertarian Federation...
since 1995. The CRA views itself as involved in a "tri-polar struggle" against both leftist President Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
and Venezuela's US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-backed opposition.
In 2004, the CRA announced the opening of the Libertarian Social Studies Center in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, making available thousands of books and magazines on social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, sex
Sex
In biology, sex is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety . Sexual reproduction involves combining specialized cells to form offspring that inherit traits from both parents...
, social ecology
Social ecology
Social ecology is a philosophy developed by Murray Bookchin in the 1960s.It holds that present ecological problems are rooted in deep-seated social problems, particularly in dominatory hierarchical political and social systems. These have resulted in an uncritical acceptance of an overly...
, anarchism, alternative culture
Counter Culture
Counter Culture is a 2005 compilation double album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper featuring 25 classic Roy Harper songs, cherry picked according to his mood in April 2005. This collection spans 35 years of song writing and is intended as an introduction for anyone who's not sure...
, globalization
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
, and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
.