Sometimes, a single spark ignites a revolutionary uprising. Yet a successful transformation requires forces that are prepared for precisely such moments. A look around the world leads to an inescapable conclusion: things cannot remain as they are. We need a break from the existing capitalist system—a system that prioritizes profit over people.
The Zündfunke conference, taking place in bUm from 13 to 15 November, offers presentations and panel discussions on topics including anti-imperialism, anti-fascism, anti-racism, the state and revolution, LGBTQ+ issues and women’s liberation, anti-militarism, trade unions, and much more.
Highlights include the following:
- Simon David Dressler and Zoe Blumberg on the movement against conscription.
- US trade unionist Virginia Rodino and anti-ICE activist Victor Fernandez on perspectives for resistance in the USA after the midterms.
- Hannah Bruns from the Linke BAG Palästina and Sasha A Kolotev/a on 3 years genocide.
- Fabian Goldmann and Damineh Vaezpour on how Islamophobia is used to divide us.
- Vanessa Emde, elected with the support of 46.2% of her constituents but rejected by Die Linke, and former Linke MP Christine Buchholz on whether Die Linke can make Berlin affordable.
- Richard Donnelly and Mazyar Rahmann on the rise of the AfD.
- Ulrike Eifler and Johanna Rothe on whether the German trade unions will fight.
- British trans activist Laura Miles and Simea Juri on the fight for trans rights.
- Fabian Lehr and Frederik Henken on whether we need to defend ourselves from Putin.
The Zündfunke Conference, organised by Sozialismus von Unten, is an internationalist conference that welcomes participants from all countries, including people who do not speak good German.
Two meetings (on the USA and trans rights) will be in English, and most of the meetings in the Auditorium will have simultaneous translation. Meetings with translation are marked in the timetable, which will be updated if more translation becomes available.
If there is a particular meeting (in any room) which you would like to have translated, please contact us at kongress@sozvu.org—ideally before Friday 13th November at 8 pm—saying which meeting and which language you would prefer. We will do our best to find someone who can sit with you and translate.
Order your Zündfunke tickets here. You can find more information about the programme and speakers from the Zündfunke Instagram.
