„ 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,…
The world was shaken in the first days of the new year. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had been building up warships and tightening the blockade on Venezuela, including closing its airspace, launched “Operation Absolute Resolution” while on vacation in Florida. We interviewed Gerardo Rojas (*). His analysis, experience, and perspective help shed light on…
The International Network of Communal Democracy denounce in the strongest terms the criminal imperialist aggression and bombing by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We condemn this act of war that threatens the sovereignty, peace and life of the Venezuelan people. At this critical moment more than ever we reaffirm our unwavering…
Context and objectives People’s Power in the Latin American left is a central concept that refers to the active and direct participation of the people in political and social decision-making. This concept has been promoted mainly by Marxism, an ideological trend influencing several revolutionary movements in Latin America. Far from a closed-frame ideology, it’s more…
A dialogue on peace, non-violence, and self-governance This is a recorded transcript of a conversation that was held on 30 June 2025, between Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (also known as Mahatma Gandhi) and Abdullah Öcalan, activist-ideologue leader of the Kurdish freedom struggle. It took place in Imrali Prison, on a Turkish island, where Öcalan has been…
Thousands of people are dancing in the streets of Belém, an Amazonian city chosen to host COP30, where nation-state representatives have gathered to discuss how they will confront the climate crisis. Wearing blue garments and straw hats, the people move synchronised to the beats of batucada in a complex pattern of movements. A sea of…
The current historic moment unites all those who struggle for socialism in one common stance: insistence on socialism. Socialist movements around the world, as well as individuals or circles concerned with this question, experienced the most intense diversity of views and debates on socialism in the nineteenth century. The nineteenth century is marked as the…
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…
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…
