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…
As ADM we wanted 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 necessary to intensify the critique of the existing, to think alternatives, to educate ourselves and to organize…
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…
