Our magnificent comrades from Plan C in UK are organizing once more one of the most interesting autonomous festivals. Check it out and be quick to get some last minute tickets. ***Indoors accommodation is now fully booked, but we still have space for attendees who want to camp. If you have health reasons or small children and need indoors accommodation, please contact us at festival@weareplanc.org, in case we have any last minute … [Read more...]
On Tuesday the 18th of September, it will be the 5 year anniversary of the murder of Pavlos “ Killah P” Fyssas, a greek rapper, who was killed in his neighborhood, Keratsini, by the neo nazis, members of Golden Dawn. This day has been dedicated to Pavlos’s memory and each year it serves as a national day of antifascist action leading up to a gathering and demonstration, starting from the point where Pavlos was murdered in Keratsini and ending … [Read more...]
On the 20th of September, EU-leaders will meet in Salzburg, Austria. There they will talk about “security” and the “fight against illegal migration”. Austria’s new racist government will be in charge of the meeting. What does that mean? 1) They want more police controls, more surveillance, higher punishments, and stricter laws. That means: More rights for the state and the police; less rights for people. 2) They want to make it even more … [Read more...]
The comrades form Antiauthoritarian Movement have translated their basic proposals brochure into English. You will find in it an explanation of what is Antiauthoritarian and the principle of Direct Democracy, and positions on main topics from labor struggles to the question of ecology. We are happy to share it here on Beyond Europe in order to deepen our exchange and make it accessible to a wider public. Antiauthoritarian Movement (A.K.) was … [Read more...]
To ensure that he wins with his party AKP, Erdogan tries to strategically dominate the media public and effectively eliminate large parts of the opposition through imprisonment. For the first time, however, an opposition has formed from various parties, including the pro-Kurdish HDP. Any chance Erdogan will be defeated in these elections? With the elections on 7 June 2015, the AKP suffered a historic electoral defeat. More than six million … [Read more...]
For the 3rd part of our Turkey Election Special we asked Zaher Baher from the Kurdistan Anarchists Forum about the future of Turkey and Kurdistan. Is there still a chance that Erdogan will not win the game? If so, who are his counterparts? What strategy do they pursue and what goals do they have? What is going to happen if the HDP exceeds 10 % and moves into parliament? I believe Erdogan will win again but may be narrowly. Erdogan … [Read more...]
To ensure his win, president Erdogan strategically dominates the media public and effectively eliminates large parts of the opposition through imprisonment. We asked Mirko Turunç, a political activist from Turkey to describe the current situation of the movements in Turkey, just days before the elections, along with some guesses about what the future entails. Is there still a chance that Erdogan will not win the game? If so, who are his … [Read more...]
Early presidential and parliamentary elections are planned for 24 June 2018 in Turkey, which will also mark the transition from the previous parliamentary system to the autocratic presidential system. We asked several activists about the upcoming elections, their impact on national and international policy, the state of left politics in Turkey and its future. We begin with Burcu from the women's movement in Istanbul: On March 8th millions … [Read more...]
Our comrades from Antiauthoritarian Movement are co-organizing together with the initiative Mesochora-Acheloos SOS from the 20-22 July a political camping in Mesochora. Since years local citizens together with activist from other cities in Greece are resisting against an infrastructure project, the diversion of the river Achelooos. Feel free to mobilize and participate in the camping which will include meetings with the locals, discussions about … [Read more...]
A contribution of the antinational group Antifa AK Cologne to the debate on new (old) class politics within the framework of the Women's* struggle day 2018 As part of her Zeit Campus column “Young and Conservative”, Diana Kinnert published in October 2017 a text entitled “Feminists: thank capitalism!”. Diana Kinnert is young, conservative, CDU member and believes that the fact that large fashion lines print "I'm a Feminist" on T-shirts is an … [Read more...]