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Positions – Proposals -Framework of Antiauthoritarian Movement

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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...]

Turkey Election Special Part IV – Interview with Mesut Duman (AvEG-Kon board member)

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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...]

Turkey Election Special Part III – Interview with Zaher Baher from the Kurdistan Anarchists Forum

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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...]

Turkey Elections Special Part II – Standing tall against authority

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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...]

Turkey Elections Special Part I – Interview with Burcu from the women’s movement

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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...]

Eco-social Camping in Mesochora – 20-22 July

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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...]

Young, Urban, Successful? Fuck the system from below!

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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...]

We won’t accept anything less!

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Short-statement on the gathering of Beyond Europe - Antiauthoritarian Platform Against Capitalism in Nicosia (Cyprus) from the second to the fourth of March 2018 Last weekend antiauthoritarian groups from all over Europe came together in the divided town of Nicosia on the Island of Cyprus, located in the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea. Some of us hadn't seen each other since the riotous nights of the G20 summit in Hamburg in July … [Read more...]

Going for the revolutionary 8th of March!

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On this 8th of March, Beyond Europe takes an antiauthoritarian, anti-capitalist and anti-nationalist stance in the feminist struggles. This means that we are moving beyond traditional borders and radicalizing hegemonic narratives. The traditional approaches that link patriarchy either only to the state or capitalism need to be overridden so that they can be considered antiauthoritarian. By drawing attention to the facts that patriarchy is the … [Read more...]

Hold up free Afrin! – Solidarity statement from …ums Ganze!

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...ums Ganze Alliance has released a Solidarity Statement to the Kurdish freedom movement and called for solidarity with the progressive forces in Kurdistan: Translations: TR version, DE version The current situation in the Kurdish areas of Syria and Turkey is escalating further. The Turkish military is attacking the canton of Afrin in Rojava in co-operation with Islamist militias under the flag of the FSA (“Free Syrian Army”). In fact, … [Read more...]