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European Alternatives works to promote democracy, equality and culture beyond the nation-state and imagine, demand and enact alternatives for a viable future.
Islamophobic, anti-migrant, racist violence must be surmounted by community organising and solidarity networks
It is completely unacceptable that for over a week people seeking asylum, Muslim people and other racialized communities, including Roma, in the UK have been living with far-right hatred and immediate violence. Graves have been desecrated, numerous people have been…
Transeuropa Festival 2024
This year, the vibrant city of Venice will host the TRANSEUROPA festival from 6-10 November 2024, inviting attendees and active participants from across Europe. UNDERCURRENTS This year’s edition of TRANSEUROPA, dubbed UNDERCURRENTS, invites participants to explore, imagine and create the…
French parliamentary elections: our democracies need to be reshaped
For several years now, the rise of far-right ideologies in Europe and beyond has been a cause for concern. And rightly so. The recent European and French elections continue to increase the risk of democratic institutions being hijacked in favour…
The rise of the far-right is no surprise – getting serious about changing this system must start now
For anyone that has been observing politics in Europe over the past decade, the strong results of the far right in many countries in the European elections should come as no surprise.
Movement Learning Catalyst: building a learning community across struggles and places.
The Movement Learning Catalyst has great news for you. We are about to share a new Learner’s Guide and launch a new action-learning platform that aims to nurture the interconnected movements, realities and responsive strategies needed to challenge systems of…
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Fluctuations: a transnational boat festival
Fluctuations is a transnational boat festival wandering European rivers, to mobilise on social, environmental, and citizenship topics! At numerous stops, an eco-designed riverboat stage – the festiboat – docks in cities. The riverbanks come alive with joy, music, art, a…
Journal
Our Demands: Justice and Equity
The fourth set of demands centres the need to empower minoritised communities and end all discrimination across Europe. Like our other demands, our campaign for justice and equity is built on years of engagement with different struggles across the continent.…
Journal
Transeuropa assemblies: for a transnational bright future
The Transeuropa Assemblies cover a vast range of very different topics, from workers rights in Germany to end-of-life decisions in Belgium, but also including civil liberties in Italy or EU gender-rights in Spain. The strength of this initiative precisely comes…
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TACKLE
Youth Activism Against Discrimination and Racism in Europe Objective TACKLE aims to empower young activists across Europe to fight against structural racism and discrimination, fostering the emergence of a new generation of “equality advocates.” Through education, capacity building, and advocacy,…
Ceasefire Now! Open call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza strip and Israel.
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Power to the People Webinar
“All aboard! – How can citizen assemblies shape our democracies?” On 27 September 2024 200 randomly selected Europeans will gather in Athens to inaugurate the European Peoples’ Assembly—a permanent institution designed to ensure that the voice of the people is…
Open call for members of civil society organisations to participate in the Democratic Odyssey transnational assembly
The Democratic Odyssey is a crowdsourced campaign, advocating for a “permanent peoples’ assembly for Europe” as a way of renewing Europe’s political system which European Alternatives coordinates. The recent EU elections highlighted a dichotomy: declining voter turnout and rising far-right…
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Engin Isin
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Next Time
How are the public policy issues that mobilise young people today dealt with at European level? This podcast series is designed as an educational tool to help you understand today’s big topics in the context of the European elections. The…
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Democratic Odyssey Transnational Assembly
The Democratic Odyssey is a crowdsourced campaign, advocating for a “permanent peoples’ assembly for Europe” as a way of renewing Europe’s political system. From autumn 2024 throughout 2025 the assembly will travel to different European cities, gathering proposals on how…
Project
Fluctuations
Fluctuations is a transnational boat festival wandering European rivers, to mobilise on social, environmental, and citizenship topics.
Migrant & BIPoC Organizing – Train the Trainer – Online Series
It is time to organize to win! It is time to organize to win! Time to carry our knowledge of social change into and across communities, social movements and our workplaces. Let’s learn from each other and movement facilitators and…
Journal
Our Demands: A Digital Revolution That Serves The People
Our fifth demand is for transformation and democratization of the digital world. Technology should ease human suffering and serve human flourishing and creativity. It should not be used as a tool of control or profit. Instead, surveillance technology is becoming…