The European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet (ELA) is a European political party that unites green-left and feminist parties.
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"What made sense to them was the idea of community. What makes sense today to the huge mobilizations of the streets of Lisbon or Paris, Madrid or Triana, Belgrade or Madrid, Rome or Brussels, is again the idea of community."
José Manuel Pureza
A huge thank you for all the different people who made the event possible!
We heard speakers, contributors and participants in three workshops; Feminism, democracy and Solidarity across the EU and beyond; Eco-Social States in the EU; and Popular Ecology & Popular Resistance.
Housing became a central talking point at the event, with a protest for housing happening simultaneously. On Saturday, thousands of people took part in the demonstration march in Lisbon. In the night, police violently cleared the protest camp, charging at peaceful protesters.
Obrigade Portugal!
The European Left Alliance held the Common Future Summit in Lisbon this weekend. During the two-day event experts and politicians from Europe, social movements, activist and participants came together to discuss how we can build a common future for us all.
“We are a party for action. We are here. We articulate struggles, we bring people together, we learn from each other, that is what we want to do. That is the work of the left.”
@catarina_mart, co-chair of ELA
Hope is here to stay.
Around the world, people are standing up for democracy and solidarity. Serbia and Brazil show that people power is stronger than ever, and it won’t bow to authoritarian repression.
In Serbia, the student movement brought down Aleksandar Vučić after more than a decade of authoritarian rule.
“Mayors, councillors, members of municipal & regional assemblies. You're the ones people call when a school is about to close, when a family is about to be evicted. So, from all of us at the European Left Alliance: thank you for what you do.”
ELA Secretary-General @LucasFaletic
The closing plenary at Locals Take the Lead just reminded us that left-wing locally elected representatives are working for our communities and addressing their needs every day, often with fewer resources and more attacks than anyone else.
Public money should be good for workers and for the planet.
This panel at Locals Take the Lead looks at how public contracts can get there, with @alkorta_nagore , Federico Martelloni, and @maria_garmer.
Care and education are the heart of public services.
At Locals Take the Lead, @iharriandiaga, @dorota_spyrka, @AldoSchelvis, and @giorgiomarasa are discussing how municipalities can make sure no one is left without support.
This panel at Locals Take the Lead is about a fair green transition, from public transport to climate action led by municipalities, with @Ander_Billabona, Lasse Olsen and Bheke Stofile.
Fighting gender-based violence starts locally. At Locals Take the Lead, left-wing local councillors across Europe are sharing what works.
With Garbiñe Bueno, Joana Mourisca and @llobell_sara.
At Locals Take the Lead, we’re talking food sovereignty and local economies with Oihana Olaberria and Silvia Hable.
At Locals Take the Lead, David Anaut, @Ruben_Arroxo and Bróna Haughey are discussing what municipalities can do to keep minority languages alive.
