Inwiefern lassen sich KontinuitĂ€ten im organisierten Antifaschismus ausmachen, von heute bis zu seiner Entstehung in den 1920er bzw. -30er-Jahren? LĂ€sst sich ein Problemfeld identifizieren in der Wahrnehmungen der Antifaschistischen Bewegung sowohl als staatstragendes zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement wie ârevolutionĂ€rer Bestrebungâ? Ob die Geschichte des Antifaschismus als eine des Scheiterns oder des Siegens wahrgenommen wird, hĂ€ngt schlieĂlich nicht zuletzt mit der Idee zusammen, die Linke heute von ihrer eigenen Geschichte â und Zukunft â haben.
Studierendenhaus Campus Bockenheim, Raum K2, 17:30 - 20:00 Uhr
A panel event held at the Inaugural European Conference of the Platypus Affiliated Society on July 18th, 2014 at Goldsmiths College, London.
At this panel event, Platypus members Lucy Parker (London); Jan Schroeder (Frankfurt); and Nikos Manousakis (Thessaloniki) reflected upon the below questions. This was followed by an open audience Q&A.
What have been some of the more significant engagements in your chapter with the Left? Why was this important for the development of your chapter and, what has this engagement taught us about the nature international Left?
What are some challenges in building your local chapter, what is the landscape of the Left that makes it hard to navigate, etc?
Why Platypus? Why does platypus need to exist in your location aside from you being there?What are the recurring points of discussions within your chapter? Do you feel like your chapter differs from the international discussions if so how?
This is an international conference, in what way do you see yourself as part of an international organization and how do you see Platypus as an international project? What do you see as the growing trends in the Left in the next year or two? How might Platypus be positioned to address these? Should it?
Where do you want Platypus to go? What other kind of engagements do you hope to foster in the future with the help of other international chapters?
