In Berlin, PSL activists spoke at the conference “The Left Under Pressure, Migrant Self-Organization, and a Vision for the Future.” The following points were made: the growth of right-wing movements has brought us to a qualitatively new situation. While the left has been splitting hairs about how to build a new International, the right has long since created its own “black (or brown) International.”

Fascists in Russia and Ukraine are closely connected with numerous ultra-right organizations in Europe—a network that works in a well-coordinated and effective manner. The negative experience of attempting to counter fascism solely by parliamentary means was also discussed. In this context, the MigrantCollective initiative as a way of resisting the rightward shift in Europe received positive feedback from conference participants.

After all, migrants—who are the most vulnerable social group of the working class—are hardest hit by those who love the “caliper” (i.e., racists). At the same time, migrant self-organization has enormous potential. As the saying goes, “Saving the drowning is the work of the drowning themselves,” and who knows—perhaps in the near future it will be migrants who can become the key driving force for radical change in Europe.

On January 19 in Belgrade, around 20 people (a full house) gathered at the “Sreda Obitaniya” space to watch V. Balayan’s film about Nastya Baburova. According to activists from the “Left Club of Belgrade,” there was an open, horizontal atmosphere for discussing the film and the participants’ personal stories tied to subcultures in the early 2000s. Actions also took place in Russia on January 19, despite all the difficulties of wartime. According to “Antifa.ru,” events of various formats were held in 13 cities, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Saratov, and Omsk.

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