The Sahrawi people, a nomadic community in North Africa influenced by Berber, African and Arab cultures – and whose name means ‘inhabitants of the desert’ – number around half a million and speak Hassaniya Arabic. The Sahrawis began to adopt Islam in the 7th and 8th centuries and lived for many years under Spanish occupation….
Archaeology Professor David Wengrow has written a statement expressing his support for the Peace and Democratic Society Process in Turkey. The international repercussions of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s February 27, 2025, call for “Peace and a Democratic Society” continue to grow. As part of an ongoing international campaign in support of the call, 90 leading…
As ADM, we participated in both the preparatory days and the inauguration of “Les Vialettes” Farm School on August 15, 2026. This farm school is opening its doors in Puy-de-Dôme, in central France. This is a particularly sparsely populated region with a primarily agricultural economy. The goal of this farm school is to serve as…
Communal organization is a form of organization that socialist movements around the world have debated for a long time and, in some cases, attempted to put into practice. Abdullah Öcalan defines the commune as a form of organization that exists entirely outside the structure of the state, has no connection to it, and in which…
The WSF started a day late due to the fact that the government tried to ban the World Social Forum activities in the University,the same Government has finally agreed to the demands of the Caravans participants and the organisers of the WSF. The WSF 2026 was held with a special focus on Africa with the…
https://cooperative-oasis.org/festival-oasis/ As ADM we have been invited to participate on the panel about “Creating a fertile ground for democratic renewal” on the Oasis festival. The festival is being yearly organized since 2017 in France, an this year took place between the 1st – 4th August 2026 in Joigny, France. The festival is centered on reinforcing…
To commemorate the 74th genocide of the Yazidis on 3 August 2014 in Şengal, a film screening was organised in Wageningen to open a discussion about women’s resistance and revolution. As women were the hardest hit by the attacks of ISIS, they were and are also the main force resisting a patriarchal system. To commemorate…
29 & 30 August – Brussels
On this occasion of the anniversary of the Rojava revolution we re-publish a critical and self-critical evaluation of the women’s revolution, written by Pelşîn Tolhildan, Executive Council member of the KJK (Kurdistan Women’s Communities)” on 25th February 2026. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, the people of the region managed to build their…
In Northern France, near Valenciennes, a protest camp was held to oppose a planned mega-canal of 107 km long, which should connect the rivers of Seine and Schild in order to serve shippings between Paris, Dunkerque, Antwerp and Rotterdam. This mega-project is threatening the livelihood of over 50 protected fish species, and will further deepen…
