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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.
BETWEEN LAND AND SEA 2026 – Sediments of the Future
There are places that do not flow. They hold. They accumulate. They remain. From 19 to 22 November 2026, Teatro Garibaldi hosts BETWEEN LAND AND SEA – Sediments of the Future, a festival curated by Fondazione Studio Rizoma, opening up a new reflection…
ОТВОРЕНА ПОКАНА ЗА УЧАСТНИЦИ
Демокрация в действие: Младежи, избори и демократичен диалог Двудневно интерактивно обучение в София, България 27-28 ноември 2026 г. | 09:30-18:00 ч. Организатор: European Alternatives (Европейски алтернативи) Обучители: Фондация „Силогия“ (Syllogia Foundation) Място на провеждане: Предстои да бъде потвърдено Как младите…
Youth rising in Europe
A generation is losing patience. From Paris to Tirana, young people are filling the streets and occupying their schools, angry about underfunded education, soaring living costs and a job market that offers them little. Each protest has its own roots,…
Resisting the far right: We say no to the normalization of the far right
On September 6, 2026, the AfD won Sachsen-Anhalt’s state election with 43.8% of the vote. This is the strongest result in any German state to date, putting a party built on ethnonationalism within reach of governing power in Germany for…
Strike for Gaza 🍉
Today in Italy, a nationwide strike for Palestine brought the country to a halt. Schools, offices, shops, everything stopped. The streets and squares filled with crowds carrying banners and flags, demanding justice and liberation for Palestine. The nationwide strike in…
MOOC Launch: Youth, Democracy & Technology
We’re launching a new online course: Youth, Democracy & Technology: Participatory Approaches for Critical Consciousness. The Critical Change Labs (CCLabs) project announces the launch of a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Youth, Democracy and Technology: Participatory Approaches for Critical…
Articles about Gaza
A curated collection of articles highlighting global solidarity with Palestine
Pride in LGBTQI+, Pride in Diversity, Pride in Democracy
STATEMENT The Hungarian government of Victor Orban has passed laws and constitutional amendments that attempt to ban public events by LGBTQI+ people, including Budapest Pride, scheduled for the 28th June this year. The constitutional amendment authorises the use of surveillance…
Democracy is a collective act of care
Together, we rise. Together, we fight. Together, we care. Event at Funkhaus, Argentinierstraße 30A, 1040 Wien, Austria – 23 May 2025 Registration form Overview ‘Democracy as a collective act of care’ is a complementary event to the Democratic Odyssey’s Vienna…
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…
Journal
The courageous
Zsuzsanna Szelenyi and Srdjan Cvijic for Issue 14 of European Alternatives Journal What makes people stand up to an illiberal regime, even when the cost is fear and isolation? Through the voices of resisting activists, journalists and researchers in Hungary…
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Rivers of Democracy
Rivers of Democracy is a series of transnational residencies across Europe where rivers are treated as political living spaces, shaping how we think about participation and democracy. Flowing across borders, these journeys turn Europe’s waterways into sites of encounter where…
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Democracy under Threat: Inequalities, Oligarchy and the AI Challenge
Antonis Galanopoulos for Issue 14 of European Alternatives Journal Liberal representative democracy has inherent tensions, which have been described as the “democratic paradox”. What we nowadays call “liberal democracy” is the result of the convergence of two traditions: the democratic…
Ceasefire Now! Open call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza strip and Israel.
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Creative commons in the time of AI slop? A creative future-thinking workshop | Democratic Digital Commons × Rare Effect
Democratic Digital Commons (DDC) is an assembly and artistic research series taking place across Europe and online, bringing democracy into digital spaces through education, deliberation, imagination and advocacy. As AI and new digital technologies take an increasingly prominent role in…
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PAS DE FACHOS DANS NOS FUTURS ! A European assembly for young people, movements and collective imagination
Youth, Anti-Fascism & Building Another Europe 📍 Le Hasard Ludique, Paris📅 2nd December 2026 REGISTER HERE The struggle is transnational. Across Europe, young people are taking to the streets, occupying public spaces, organising and demanding change. From housing and education…
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Democracy Searching New Formations of Dignity
Niccolò Milanese for Issue 14 of European Alternatives Journal In 1986, the Chernobyl disaster made real a fear that haunted people throughout the Cold War period of a nuclear explosion. Of course, instead of a deliberate nuclear attack that would…
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Democratic Digital Commons
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EMMELO Project
European Men, Masculinity, and Extremist Leadership Online The first output of the EMMELO project is out. The EMMELO Project: European Men, Masculinity, and Extremist Leadership Online examines the role of masculinity in extremist movements online across Europe and the threats…