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Global Freedom for Öcalan Days 1-10 October

Under the slogan “Freedom for Öcalan and a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question” we invite you to join the campaign and lay the foundations for Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom together. In this context, we call for the organisation of worldwide days of action from 1 to 10 October. Let us work together to bring the…

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Reflections on the Palestinian and Kurdish Resistance

This brochure is a compilation of four interviews analysing the Kurdish and Palestinian resistance. The huge solidarity shown worldwide in the face of the genocide against the Palestinian people has drawn the attention again to the Middle East. In the midst of this chaos and genocide, a strong historical consciousness is needed to find long-term solutions. These interviews give an insight and analysis on the political situation in the Middle East, and share possible solutions for the Kurdish and Palestinian quests for freedom.

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Ecology – The Rebellion of the Environment

Alongside radical democracy and women’s liberation, ecology is also a central pillar in the paradigm of democratic modernity. Against the backdrop of the ever-advancing climate catastrophe and the necessary discussion about a proper strategy for ecological movements worldwide, Öcalan’s ideas summarised in this brochure take on a special significance. While aggressive capitalism is confronting the environment in many parts of the world – such as the targeted ecocide in Kurdistan or neo-extractivism in Latin America – Öcalan’s proposals and the visible attempt to implement them in Kurdistan may be the right recipe for a world plagued by environmental destruction.

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Democratic Modernity Paves the Way for Democratic Socialism

Duran Kalkan is a co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of the PKK. In this extensive interview, he talks about how to understand democratic socialism in the new paradigm and the importance of social sciences. In addition to the history of democratic civilisation, he describes how to understand state and revolution. Furthermore, he discusses the question of the revolutionary vanguard in the construction of democratic modernity as well as the class question. The interview was conducted in May 2023 in the Medya Defence Areas (Southern Kurdistan).

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Review: The “Art of Freedom”-Conference organised by the Academy of Democratic Modernity

The Art of Freedom: Strategies for organising & collective resistance / Event-Film of the Conference Over 180 people from 5 continents, 30 countries, and various organisations, movements and parties travelled to Basel from 17 to 19 November for the conference entitled “The Art of Freedom – Strategies for organising and collective resistance”, convened by the…

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The Art of Freedom – Strategies for organising & collective resistance

Conference announcement-ADM- ArtofFreedom.pdf Program_ADM_Conference_ArtfFreedom.pdf The event At this conference, in the face of the growing crisis of capitalist modernity and its multiple manifestations, we will primarily address paths out and perspectives on solutions. What are the fundamental aspects of the urgent and radical intellectual, moral and political renewal of opposition to the system? Starting from…

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