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….
Since 2012, there has been a democratic self-government in northeastern Syria organized according to the principles of democratic confederalism. The social system of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) constitutes a real alternative to the capitalist system, especially for people and movements fighting for a more just world. The economy is…
Today, on the occasion of the Global Öcalan Book Day and the birthday of the leader of the Kurdish freedom movement, we are pleased to share he defining work of Öcalan, written in the Imrali prison, called “Sociology of Freedom” as an audiobook, thanks to the great effort of our friends who have recorded this…
In the first meeting of the Peoples’ Platform Europe, 800 delegates representing more than 160 organisations from 35 countries and territories answered this call. Together, we took important first steps, in beginning to build common analyses of the pressing social and political issues of our time, and in how to organise together. The following text…
On the occasion of the approaching 8th of March, the Kurdistan Women’s Community (KJK) is calling for the fight against patriarchy and for women’s liberation to be strengthened: “Without the liberation of women, neither democracy nor peace can be achieved.” The Kurdistan Women’s Community has published a message on the occasion of the upcoming International…
We came together with more than 800 delegates representing 160 organizations, groups, movements, networks and associations from more than 30 European countries and different communities. The Peoples’ Platform Europe, under the slogan “Reclaim the initiative!”, was born from the need to share the experiences of those who are struggling against the forces of oppression and…
With the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, the restructuring process in the Middle East has picked up speed. The current events and developments in Syria cannot be understood in isolation from the dynamics in the region as a whole, but are part of what the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan called the…
The marble extraction basin of the Province of Massa-Carrara in Italy is known for being a symbol of history, art and culture. It is the place from which Michelangelo obtained the raw material for his statues, in the sixteenth century. But, it is also a place of environmental devastation. The Apuan Alps, where the mining…
