'Challenging capitalism towards the construction of a democratic society' is the title of the conference that will kick off today in Bogota.
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BOGOTA
Friday, 28 Jul 2023, 07:49
A conference titled 'Challenging capitalism towards the construction of a democratic society' will kick off today in Bogota.
The conference will last three days.
Presenting the conference, the organizers wrote: "How to live together in this world? That is the question that guides this initiative. For today, it seems easier to imagine social collapse than the liberation of peoples. We need to put into dialogue the actions, paradigms, thoughts and ideologies of each region and each territory in order to nurture our emancipatory horizons at a global level. We agree that any deep and radical transformation of this society must have a clearly anti-capitalist, anti-colonial, anti-fascist, anti-racist and anti-patriarchal content."
The statement by the organizers continued: "We agree that capitalism has led us to a crisis of civilization, and that is why we build daily alternative systems to capitalist and state systems. We can call them democratic confederalism, good governance, good living or popular power. Whether or not we agree on the terms and words used to name the enemy, or our strategic objective, those of us who will gather in this meeting are conscious of rowing for the same side: revolution, communism, socialism, democratic modernity or, simply, liberation.
That said, our purpose is to expose our positions and concrete practices in order to identify dilemmas, challenges, conflicts, limitations and potentialities. In this way, we seek to nurture critical thinking based on resistance and jointly strengthen our political action.
Capitalist modernity is the center and source of the multidimensional crisis we are witnessing. The trend towards a new global war and the social and ecological problems have been increasing exponentially over time. It is precisely this capitalist modernity that creates, organizes, sustains and promotes new and old forms of domination and oppression: colonialism, racism, xenophobia, sexism, imperialism, fascism and authoritarianism of various kinds. The role of speculative financial capital and mega-monopolies in contemporary society displaces and destroys the life projects of peoples."
This conference is "intended to be an opportunity to open dialogue between regions that are part of the “periphery” of the world, the global south. Aware that this is not the first time that these initiatives have arisen, we hope that this space will allow us to clarify our revolutionary horizon and strengthen the political articulation between our organizations from the perspective of popular internationalism."
International Conference in Bogota on its second day
At an international conference in Bogota, organisations from North and South America, Europe and the Middle East are discussing alternatives to capitalism and "revolutions, solidarity and internationalism in the 21st century".
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BOGOTA
Saturday, 29 Jul 2023, 13:39
In the Colombian capital, Bogota, the conference "Challenging Capitalism - Towards Building a Democratic Society" is taking place this weekend. The conference is organised by the Academy of Democratic Modernity, the Kurdistan Solidarity Committee in Bogotá, the Jineolojî Centre, the Women Weaving the Future Network, the Congreso de los Pueblos in Colombia, MODEP, the National Indigenous Organisation of Colombia (ONIC) and the Proceso de Comunidades Negras. The participating organisations are mainly from North and South America, Europe and the Middle East.
More than 30 organisations from Cuba, Costa Rica, Argentina, Palestine, Brazil, Spain, Chile, the USA, Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Mexico, Salvador, Panama, Peru and Canada meet at the three-day conference. The content of the conference is an exchange on alternative ideas of a just social order. Among other things, the paradigm "Democratic Nation and Democratic Confederalism" presented by Abdullah Öcalan will be discussed.
The opening of the conference on Friday was organised by people from the Puta Mayo region on behalf of the National Congress of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia, following an Inca ritual. During the ritual, the words "We are the sun, the mountains, the rivers, we are the children of the earth" were repeated by the participants in Quechua and Spanish.
This was followed by the first panel discussion on capitalism as a crisis of civilisation. Margara Milan from Mexico, Edgar Mojica from Colombia, Sarah Marcha from the Jineolojî Research Centre and Ana Biker from El Salvador spoke. The second panel discussed alternatives to capitalist and state systems.
Workshops are on the programme for today. Discussion topics include self-government, ecology, economy, women and gender liberation and youth movements. On Sunday, "Revolutions, Solidarity and Internationalism in the 21st Century" will be discussed. According to the organisers, the conference aims to open a dialogue between regions that belong to the "periphery" of the world, the global South. "We agree that capitalism has led us to a crisis of civilisation, and that is why we are building alternative systems to capitalist and state systems every day. We can call them democratic confederalism, good governance, good life or people power," said the organisers. The conference aims to "promote our emancipatory horizons on a global level".
The program of the conference can be read here
The conference can be followed here
"Challenging Capitalism - Towards Building a Democratic Society"
Third and final day of the international conference in Bogota takes place today.
ANF
BOGOTA
Sunday, 30 Jul 2023, 08:28
In the Colombian capital, Bogota, the conference "Challenging Capitalism - Towards Building a Democratic Society" is taking place this weekend.
The conference is organised by the Academy of Democratic Modernity, the Kurdistan Solidarity Committee in Bogotá, the Jineolojî Centre, the Women Weaving the Future Network, the Congreso de los Pueblos in Colombia, MODEP, the National Indigenous Organisation of Colombia (ONIC) and the Proceso de Comunidades Negras. The participating organisations are mainly from North and South America, Europe and the Middle East.
More than 30 organisations from Cuba, Costa Rica, Argentina, Palestine, Brazil, Spain, Chile, the USA, Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Mexico, Salvador, Panama, Peru and Canada meet at the three-day conference.
The program for the third day is as follows:
Revolutions and Internationalism in the 21st Century (Part 1)
Fouad Baker, Palestina – DFDL – Conflicts caused by capitalism and the nation-state.
Women Weaving Future Network, Kurdistan – Women’s Internationalism in the Middle East and Women’s Internationalism in the World, Measurement and Principles.
Diana Díaz, Mexico – ICOR América – For an internationalism of active cooperation
Helmer Quiñonez, Colombia – PCN – Anti-Capitalism and Panafricanism
10:15 a 12:15
Panel 3. Revolutions and Internationalism in the 21st Century (Part 2)
Mateo Q., Argentina – Darío Santillán Popular Front –
Robert Longa, Venezuela – Comuna El Panal – Thinking Communal democracy globally
Democratic Modernity Academy, Kurdistan – The theory of democratic modernity as a guide to building a new internationalism.
14:00 a 16:00
Contributions of the working groups for dialogue
Conclusions
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