[Countering Fascisation Together

Part 1 – Lecture: The shift to the right is a gradual process that progressively establishes the hegemony of an authoritarian power. It involves the restructuring of institutions, the marginalisation of alternatives, the suppression of resistance and the creation of a new normality. This includes violence against anyone who does not fit into the absurd image of a pure and superior national, territorial, racial, religious and/or patriarchal identity. Far-right forces tap into the anger and fears of many people. Even though this anger and these fears are often justified, the far right’s responses are wrong and dehumanising. Therefore, the struggle against fascistisation can only be waged in the long term if widespread anger and fears are taken seriously. It requires responses that counteract the exclusion, exploitation and externalisation caused by capitalist, colonial and patriarchal logics. This lecture argues that fascistisation constitutes an authoritarian stabilisation of the capitalist and imperial mode of living and production. Building on this analysis, it outlines ways to counter the ongoing shift to the far right. Complementary strategies and examples are shown as an inspiration for the workshop part. Part 2 – Workshop: Collective Mapping of existing initiatives and of potentials ones to be initiazed.

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