Non Una di Meno represents a new feminist and transfeminist movement in Italy that has been taking to the streets for 8 years, filling the squares with millions of women, and that has been able to give a new voice to the extremely radical, complex and varied history of Italian feminism in the last century,…
The Istmo, a Territory in Dispute. The region known as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, located in the state of Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico, is a territory of indigenous peoples that has become a zone of environmental and social sacrifice, as it is a setting where, for more than a hundred years, attempts have been made…
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…
From 24 to 30 September 2024, the 79th United Nations General Assembly was held in New York, attended by some 130 heads of state and government. During this General Assembly, the UN Summit of the Future took place in New York under the motto “Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow”. The reform plan negotiated there…
On 7 October, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a major incursion from Gaza into nearby Israeli kibbutzim and military bases. Israel responded by declaring all-out war, with severe repercussions for Gaza. Since then, Israeli air strikes have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, and the death toll continues to rise rapidly. Fears…
The term ‘Balochistan’ simply means ‘the land of the Baloch’ and has a significant national implication, associating the region with the Baloch people. The emergence of this name is linked to the development of a Baloch feudal nationality and the geographical expansion of the Baloch into the territory that still bears their name. This process…
14-16 February 2025 in Vienna/Austria The Peoples’ Platform pursues to collectively develop strategies and tactics and to take decisive steps towards an organized force in Europe. Our aim with this platform is to achieve more than just an exchange of experiences. We want to contribute towards joining forces, coordinating our struggles, and creating a common…
No Money, No Water, No life’ Introduction The ‘water question concentrates and reflects within itself all the elements of exploitation, oppression and discrimination’ that characterise our societies. It is no exaggeration to say that ‘the quality and condition of our whole society’ (whether national or international) ‘depends on water’. In South Africa, the realities of…
In the quest to dominate society and woman the capitalist system has systematically removed us from ourselves, from our own identity. A person who knows oneself will also understand the system. Cigdem Dogu, a member of the KJK (Komelen Jinen Kurdistan, Kurdistan Women’s Community) Executive Council answers and poses questions on the struggle to get…
One of many elections in recent years was conducted in Venezuela on the 28th of July 2024. The official numbers showed a marginal victory for Maduro and unsurprisingly the right wing candidates decry election fraud, with the US jointing in the chant. But because they have been living a dystopic reality under Maduro’s rule the…
