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…
🕖 15 July 2026 — 19:00-21:00📍 Le Steki, rue Gustave Defnet 6, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Belgium “As ADM (🔗 https://democraticmodernity.com/) we want to provide a platform to discuss, organize and struggle. Just as fundamental social change is inconceivable without building the necessary organization, organization is nothing without a coherent and solid theoretical foundation. It is therefore…
Recent years have seen a steady escalation of the Third World War, and the emergence of a crisis within the capitalist system which, without restraint, normalises war – both between states and within society. We have shared the warmth of solidarity in Italy’s streets, the opposition to European rearmament policies, and the mobilisation of millions…
Below you will find two interviews with members and leaders of the Pasundan Peasants’ Union (SPP), a peasant organization in West Java, Indonesia. As an organization, they are in the process of building People’s Power as a strategy to reclaim their dignity as a people and take control of their own lives. These interviews provide…
The concept of autonomy already exists in our struggles, we may simply be using different names for it: freedom, independence, self-determination, self-sufficiency, self-organization… It’s what the capitalist system has taken away from us, the people–or society–to ensure the exploitation of life and nature for the gains of the few. How can we reclaim our local…
“As women, we carry the community, and we also lead the fight for change” In the Bonteheuwel neighborhood of Cape town in South Africa, Bonteheuwel Development Forum (BDF), a women-led community organization, takes up the social challenges, and answer with community self organization. Interview with Henriette Abrahams, BDF Chairperson, and with Claudine and Salaama, BDF…
Four years have passed since the founding of the ADM. Since March 2022, we have aimed to share the ideas and experiences of the Kurdistan Freedom Movement, along with its paradigm of democratic modernity. We have sought to build bridges between various struggles around the world, initiating joint discussions with activists, academics, and anti-systemic and…
The first quarter of the 21st century is now behind us. The tradition of civilisation based on power remains in place. War and conflict continue to be the most talked about reality, threatening the future of humanity. We are living under the conditions of a Third World War. Violence and power strugges, often resulting from…
Interview with Cejna Alwoz, member of the Kurdistan Women’s Movement, on the history of links between the Kurdistan Women‘s movement and the movements in Abya Yala, and her perspective on the 2026 women’s conference. The ties between the Kurdistan Liberation Movement and the movements of Abya Yala—those of women, indigenous peoples, and youth—are very strong….
We will flourish because war cannot destroy our roots.From Abya Yala to Kurdistan, women’s struggle against the destruction of life Women’s Conference. Bogotá, ColombiaFebruary 11-15, 2026 https://womenweavingfuture.org/abya-yala/conferecia-2026 Key themes: Workshop topics: Artistic-cultural program. Spaces for children. Make the 2026 Women’s Conference possible: From Abya Yala to Kurdistan, we are weaving the future If you believe…
