Are we in a world war? Maybe the question should be, in a world system that thrives on environmental destruction and genocide, how can we say that we are not? The Kurdish Freedom Movement has stated that WWIII started after the fall of the soviet union in the early 1990’s. Today everyone from the Pope…
In December of 2022 a woman with silver jewellery on her forehead and chest, black and white decorative dress and a voice full of memory and strength, addressed the 800 or so women in the aula. The speech was given during the Women Weaving Future international conference in Berlin. It was a historically important event…
What led up to the protests “If we lose contact with the flotilla for 20 minutes, we will block all of Europe,” said the port workers in Genoa at a rally in support of the Sumud flotilla. For many Italian collectives that we have spoken to during our visit to Italy, this marked a turning…
In Madagascar, the same forces that helped put the current president Rajoelina in power are now turning against him and joining the protesters in the latest wave of demonstrations. The protesters have been demonstrating due to a collapsed electricity system and overall systemic instability. In Italy, one million people marched in support of Gaza, also…
Since the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, the US-led military alliance NATO has been redefining its role and position in the shifting world order. It is competing with the other hegemonic forces of capitalist modernity for control over societies and territories. The Academy of Democratic Modernity’s brochure, “Opportunities and Dangers of the…
In this booklet, we discuss the meaning of the concept of Third World War in the theses developed by Öcalan from Imrali prison and focus specifically on the continent of Abya Yala and its position within thatframework of global politics. Ideas developed from the Kurdish freedom movement’s practice of struggle over more than 50 years….
In light of recent developments, ADM seek to analyse the dialectical process within the Kurdish Freedom Movement. This process has been waged thus far, from the ideological base of Abdullah Öcalan’s perspectives, which at their core bring to the forefront the internationalist perspective of the struggle. These perspectives have gained international interest, especially with the…
As we went around Europe, discussing, proposing, engaging with a wide range of democratic forces, in all its colors and forms, we understood that the Peoples’ Platform Europe wasn’t just a proposal, it was a necessity. The XXI century began with a huge anti-globalization movement. It gave birth to the World Social Forum, an impressive…
The things that unite socialists on a world wide scale are today precious and rare. The 1st of May is such a day and we commemorate everyone that has fought for their rights against this usurping system that is bringing our world to the brink of existence. The fight for workers rights is just and…
Political Context of Öcalan’s Call It is not often today that a socialist people’s movement makes the front pages of the world’s media. On February 27, Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the Kurdish freedom movement, shared a two-page letter with the people and the world, which certainly reached the headlines of all major media worldwide….
