Eureka

Eureka California was a really rapid stop for me. The drive from San Jose is a long one, and I've got to be in Portland, Oregon the next day which is also a long drive.

The talk here was put on by the Humboldt Grassroots, a county-wide organization of Anarchists Communists. They're a local affiliate of the Anarkismo editorial board and have a warehouse space in Eureka with what they call the Rhizome Infoshop. They are also the key organizers of the Humboldt Anarchist Bookfair each year, which sounds like it makes some great connections in town.

The talk had around 10 people attending and was overall a very positive conversation. It seemed like an in-depth conversation on especifismo was something that few people there had attended before. But, there were a couple of Humboldt Grassroots folk that already had some understanding of the ideas and that have previously been in contact with the various Class Struggle Anarchist groups in the US. It seems like that connection has gotten a bit weaker in the time that the In Our Hearts Network has been undergoing it's rapprochment process.

Their upcoming Anarchist bookfair would be a great place to help revive this connection by sending some folks engaged in the rapprochment process to talk through what's been accomplished so far with them.