Category: Campaign

Saturday 21. June 2025 19:00
Tüwi, Peter-Jordan-Straße 76 – 1190 Vienna
(Afterwards: Soliparty with concerts)

On November 3, 2024, a roof collapsed in Novi Sad. 16 people died. This was followed by the biggest protest movement in Serbia since 1968. Corrupt structures in Serbian society were soon identified as the cause of the tragedy. Universities have already been striking for months, and the movement is strongly supported by wide parts of Serbian society. The mass demonstrations are led by students, are not tied to any political parties and operate without clear leading figures.

What are the driving forces of the movement? What in the recent history led to these protests? What is their political agenda? How does Aleksandar Vučić’s regime respond? What role does the serbian Left – in and out of the parliament – play?
Is it a revolution?

In a discussion we want to summarize and contextualize the protests so far. Furthermore, we want to examine emancipatory potentials of the movement.
Therefore we invited:
A comrade from Antipolitika, the anarchist journal from the Balkans and
Siniša Cvetić: film director, student, activist and anarchist from Beograd. Took part in blockades of universities in 2014 and 2024/2025.

After the discussion there will be a soli party with concerts for those affected by repression in Graz
(Gibt es da einen Link dazu?)

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Revolucija v Srbiji?!
Panelna razprava: Uvrstitev protestnega gibanja v Srbiji
Sobota, 21. junij 2025 ob 19:00
Tüwi, Peter-Jordan-Straße 76 – 1190 Dunaj
(Po dogodku: soli-fešta s koncerti)

3. novembra 2024 se je v Novem Sadu zrušila streha. Umrlo je 16 ljudi. Sledilo je največje protestno gibanje v Srbiji po letu 1968. Kmalu so kot vzrok za tragedijo prepoznali korumpirane strukture srbske družbe. Univerze so že več mesecev v stavki, gibanje pa podpira širok del družbe. Množične demonstracije niso povezane s političnimi strankami, vodijo jih študentke*i in nimajo jasnih voditeljic*ev.

Kaj je gonilo tega gibanja? Kakšno vlogo igra nedavna zgodovina? Kakšna je politična agenda protestov? Kako se odziva Vučićev režim? Kakšno vlogo ima srbska levica v parlamentu in zunaj njega?
Je to revolucija?

Namen te razprave je povzeti dosedanje dogajanje in ga umestiti v širši kontekst. Poleg tega želimo raziskati emancipatorni potencial gibanja.
Z nami bodo:
Tovariš*ica od “Antipolitika”, anarhističnega časopisa z Balkana in
Siniša Cvetić: režiser, študent, aktivist in anarhist iz Beograda. Sodeloval je pri blokadah univerz leta 2014 in 2024/2025.

Prireditev bo potekal v angleščini.

Po razpravi bo soli-fešta s koncerti za judi, ki jih je prizadela represija v Gradcu.

 

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Revolucija u Srbiji?!
Panel diskusija: Kako razumeti protestni pokret u Srbiji
Subota, 21. jun 2025. u 19:00
Tüwi, Peter-Jordan-Straße 76 – 1190 Beč
(Nakon toga: Soli-Party s koncertima)

3. novembra 2024. srušio se krov u Novom Sadu. Poginulo je 16 osoba. Usledio je najveći protestni pokret u Srbiji od 1968. godine. Korumpirane strukture u društvu brzo su označene kao glavni uzrok tragedije. Univerziteti su već mesecima u štrajku, a pokret ima podršku širokih slojeva društva. Protesti koje predvode studenti nisu povezani sa političkim partijama i nemaju jasne vodeće figure.
Koje su pokretačke snage ovog pokreta? Šta je u novijoj istoriji dovelo do protesta? Koji su politički ciljevi? Kako režim Aleksandra Vučića reaguje? Koju ulogu igra srpska levica – unutar i van parlamenta?
Da li je ovo revolucija?

Na diskusiji želimo sumirati dosadašnja dešavanja i postaviti ih u širi kontekst. Takođe želimo ispitati emancipatorski potencijal pokreta.

Gosti:
Drugarica iz Antipolitika, anarhističkog časopisa sa Balkana i
Siniša Cvetić: reditelj, student, aktivista i anarhista iz Beograda. Učestvovao u blokadama univerziteta 2014. i 2024/2025.

Rasprava će biti vođena na engleskom.

Nakon diskusije: Soli-Party sa koncertima u znak podrške onima pogođenima represijom u Gracu.

 

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Revolution in Serbien?!
Podiumsdiskussion: Einordnung der Protestbewegung in Serbien
Samstag, 21. Juni 2025, 19:00 Uhr
Tüwi, Peter-Jordan-Straße 76 – 1190 Wien
(Anschließend: Soliparty mit Konzerten)

Am 3. November 2024 stürzte in Novi Sad ein Dach ein. 16 Menschen starben. Es folgte die größte Protestbewegung in Serbien seit 1968. Korruption und verkrustete Strukturen in der serbischen Gesellschaft wurden schnell als Ursachen erkannt. Universitäten streiken seit Monaten, ein breites gesellschaftliches Bündnis trägt die Proteste. Die Demonstrationen werden von Studierenden angeführt, sind parteiunabhängig und agieren ohne eindeutige Führungspersonen.
Was treibt die Bewegung an? Welche Entwicklungen der jüngeren Geschichte führten zu den Protesten? Was ist ihre politische Agenda? Wie reagiert das Regime um Aleksandar Vučić? Welche Rolle spielt die serbische Linke – innerhalb und außerhalb des Parlaments?
Ist das eine Revolution?

In der Diskussion wollen wir die bisherigen Entwicklungen zusammenfassen und kontextualisieren. Außerdem wollen wir emanzipatorische Potenziale der Bewegung herausarbeiten.
Dazu eingeladen sind:
Ein:e Genoss:in von Antipolitika, der anarchistischen Zeitschrift vom Balkan und
Siniša Cvetić: Filmemacher, Student, Aktivist und Anarchist aus Belgrad. Beteiligt an Uni-Blockaden 2014 und 2024/2025.

Die Veranstaltung wird in englischer Sprache abgehalten.

Nach der Diskussion: Soliparty mit Konzerten für von Repression betroffene Personen aus Graz.

In November 2023, the international police organization Interpol will hold a General Assembly in Vienna to mark its 100th anniversary. Police and government leaders from 195 member states – a total of over 1,500 representatives – want to celebrate this anniversary. For us – a broad alliance of civil society and left-wing organizations and groups – however, this is no reason to celebrate, quite the contrary.

Already united in anti-communism, anti-Semitism, anti-gypsyism and racism in 1923, the agency continued to exist under the leadership of the Austrofascist regime. Under Nazism, Interpol sat in the house of the later Wannsee Conference; the agency was presided over by Reinhard Heydrich, Arthur Nebe, and Ernst Kaltenbrunner, all high-ranking Nazi war criminals. Even after the end of World War II, Interpol was still led by former Nazis. Today, Interpol -officially an association that has never been ratified by a parliament, an association that receives millions in funding from organizations such as FIFA, the tobacco company Philip Morris, and a host of pharmaceutical companies- is at the forefront of international repression. Interpol assists national police forces in prosecuting political activists. Many countries rely on the agency to prosecute political opponents: Turkey against Kurdish structures, Bahrain against investigative journalists, but also Austria, Germany other European countries against left-wing activists.

We want a completely different world. We want to discuss and reflect on alternatives to Interpol and the police in general. We want to fight for this completely different world with events, lectures, rallies and demonstrations about security in public space, the authoritarian character of the police, about harassment and violence against homeless people, about increasing repression against climate activists, about a feminist critique of the institution police and much more. More info -on events and everything else- soon at: https://linktr.ee/abolish_police

We are witnessing a diffuse interaction of economics, national security and social upheavals in Austria and Europe. Our time is shaped by phenomena which can be described as an expression of uncertainty – the crisis ladden developments of capitalism are becoming ever more apparent. The easy answer of many people to these developments is the longing and desire for a “strong leader” which should bring about stability. “Rather less freedom than chaos” is the commonly accepted notion.
This desire is activated and accelarated by many different sides, the authoritarians are in the offence: no matter if FPÖ, “Bloc Identitaire”, Turkish or Polish nationalists, islamistic and jihadi groups: they all promise a different political order meaning an uncompromising governing for their own “nation”, respectively. This “nation” is defined along the lines of nationality, ethnicity and/or religion.
The activation and acceleration of this desire is also due to the government: we are witnessing a normalization of political demands which used to be occupied by right-wingers. Not only the tightening of national security policies, massive surveillance, the reduction to the point of abolition of the right to seek refuge, but also the general authoritarian worsening of governmental action is mostly, if not being applauded, at least accepted as a new kind of normality.

In times of an obvious crisis, refugees – and others, which are not perceived as part of the national community – have to serve as the originators of societal problems. And when “foreigners” are made responsible and blamed for everything, the state is called upon as a protector of the national community.
But the state cannot prevent crises in capitalism from arising. It will not save us, because the state is part of the problem/issue/calamity. And it uses its force and authority, through laws, increasing armament and intimidation, if its legitimacy is challenged in crises ladden times. It needs to distract from its obvious helplessness in the face of global economic developments.
Antisexist, antiracist and antifascist fights continue to be necessary, but our critique needs to start at the root of the problem. Patriarchal capitalism as a complex system, which influences many different areas of all of our lives and regulates the rules of our daily interactions, must be attacked. The values of our inhumane achievement-oriented society are so extremely deeply rooted that it’s almost impossible to imagine a different practical experience let alone the possibility of a different society.

The campaign ” Escape the lethargy/helplessness/impotence” wants to encourage and mobilize everyone to organize activities and events against capitalism, the state and its authoritarian forming. If we want to escape the rat race of lethargy/helplessness/impotence, the continuous battles of defence, increasing isolation, separation and marginalization, we need a broad and strong radical left, capable of acting! Only if we organize ourselves and express our critique in actions and words transparently and comprehensibly, make it accessible to people and thus grow as a radical left, is change conceivable.

For a great life for everyone!