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Presentation/discussion evening* on the reissue and update of the book ‘Refuser de parvenir: idées et pratiques’ (Refusing to Succeed: Ideas and Practices), coordinated by the CIRA (International Centre for Research on Anarchism), co-published with Nada Editions in 2016 and then in 2024.

This evening event will be preceded by a concert by the Biel Anarchist Choir. It is free and open to everyone!

*Presentation in French, German translation for the discussion

Today, we live under the pressure to succeed. To succeed is to devote oneself body and soul to competition in order to rise above others. Some, however, refuse to climb the ladder and compromise with power. The refusal to succeed has been and continues to be widely practised and discussed within the anarchist movement, from Michel Bakunin and Élisée Reclus to the struggles of today. This collection offers an exploration of different aspects of this radical principle of insubordination.

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