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…
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…
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…
Presentation of the People’s Congress (Colombia) in the panel “The question of bottom-up organization and internationalism”, part of the conference of the Academy of Democratic Modernity “The Art of Freedom”. Part I – Introduction to the Political Struggle of the People’s Congress: The Colombian government is highly militarized within the region of Abya Yala, but…
