A-Infos (en) Germany, Die Platform: Report from the 14th Congress of the Platform in the Ruhr Area (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Last weekend, we hosted our 14th congress as a federation. Delegates 
from our local groups and initiatives traveled from various cities to 
represent their groups at the congress. --- The day before, we gathered 
for a relaxed get-together, especially after some had a long and tiring 
journey. We met familiar and new faces over a meal, refueled for the 
upcoming days of the congress, and were happy to see each other again in 
person and finally get to know one another.

On the first day of the congress, all local groups and initiatives 
reported on their current group processes and interventions. We 
exchanged ideas extensively about our interventions, discussing and 
consulting on how we can make them more strategic and how to define them 
more precisely.

We also collectively addressed criticism within the organization and 
jointly developed a roadmap for tackling it. We thoroughly reviewed the 
reports on the work of the past few months in our working groups and 
mandates, collectively offered constructive criticism, and discussed 
ways to improve our work.
... At the conference venue, we had the opportunity to relax in the 
garden between sessions and take a short break from federation work. 
During breaks and in the evenings, we spent a lot of time together, 
exchanging ideas and getting to know each other better. There was a lot 
of laughter, singing, and games; it was very motivating and enriching to 
see each other again and to move forward with the future work of our 
federation.

On the last day, there was an exchange within our organized critique of 
masculinity, which all cis-male comrades in the federation are 
encouraged to participate in, but which is also open to women and TINA 
(No Alternative) individuals. At the same time, the women and TINA 
individuals of the federation met together and discussed feminist topics 
that are currently relevant to us within the federation.

We look back on an empowering and motivating weekend, our backpacks full 
of new ideas and a renewed sense of purpose.

Let's advance organized anarcha-communism. Together onward to 
libertarian communism!

Onward to libertarian communism! Author: dieplattform

Published on June 20, 2026
Categories: Report, Federation
Tags: Anarchism, Report, Federation Congress, Communism, Congress, 
Platform, Platformism, Ruhr
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