Democratic Confederalism is the ‘political form’ of the Kurdistan Freedom Movement’s philosophy of radical democracy. It is a way to organise ourselves without needing a state, in a way which encompasses ecology and women’s liberation. A key element of democratic confederalism is a focus on grassroots, bottom-up political organising through a variety of different structures,…
A round-table discussion will be organised with ADM, CDK-F and TJK-F during the 2026 Fête de l’Humanité to address the emergence of the Kurdistan liberation movement — which arose from the ruins of the two world wars — and how the call for peace and a democratic society relates to the context of the ‘Third…
https://eventfrog.de/de/p/fuehrungen-vortraege/symposium/eine-welt-zu-gewinnen-7500330295675117384.html Symposium: A World to Win! The Aspirations and Prospects of Internationalism At a time when the global systemic crisis is intensifying and in light of its direct impact on us here in Germany, we want to spark a new debate on internationalist practice and orientation here in Germany. We ask ourselves how our aspirations…
The Sahrawi people, a nomadic community in North Africa influenced by Berber, African and Arab cultures – and whose name means ‘inhabitants of the desert’ – number around half a million and speak Hassaniya Arabic. The Sahrawis began to adopt Islam in the 7th and 8th centuries and lived for many years under Spanish occupation….
Archaeology Professor David Wengrow has written a statement expressing his support for the Peace and Democratic Society Process in Turkey. The international repercussions of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s February 27, 2025, call for “Peace and a Democratic Society” continue to grow. As part of an ongoing international campaign in support of the call, 90 leading…
The following interview was originally published in German by the Lower Class Magazine and is reproduced here in English with their kind permission. Robert Krotzer has served as a city councillor for the Communist Party of Austria (Kommunistische Partei Österreichs, KPÖ) in Graz since 2017, where he is responsible for health, care, integration and employment….
As ADM, we participated in both the preparatory days and the inauguration of “Les Vialettes” Farm School on August 15, 2026. This farm school is opening its doors in Puy-de-Dôme, in central France. This is a particularly sparsely populated region with a primarily agricultural economy. The goal of this farm school is to serve as…
Communal organization is a form of organization that socialist movements around the world have debated for a long time and, in some cases, attempted to put into practice. Abdullah Öcalan defines the commune as a form of organization that exists entirely outside the structure of the state, has no connection to it, and in which…
Even in such dark times as these, now is the moment we need to speak of liberation. The current military conflicts initiated by the United States and Israel have revealed the continuing force and pressure of global dynamics and processes in a situation in which the world market appears at once fractured and effective. In…
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…
