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At ECOAR))), a solidarity-based participation is sought. To understand it, it is necessary to know the models that precede it. Leadership, understood as the role of those who lead the group toward its objectives, influences which of them becomes consolidated. This article describes the gradation that goes from selfishness to altruism in social collectives. The selfish model places personal benefit at the centre. Participation is instrumental: the collective is used to obtain advantages, reputation or contacts. Leadership tends to be … Read more

The need to understand the forms of domination that have existed throughout history led to the definition of several key concepts in «Imperialism. Definition of concepts. Differences between empire, imperialism, colonialism and neocolonialism», thus beginning this series of articles on imperialism. In this second entry, we will take a historical overview to learn about the main empires that have existed throughout history. The first empires in history emerged in Mesopotamia, with the Akkadian Empire (c. 2334–2154 BCE), and somewhat later … Read more

The documentary La cifra negra de la violencia institucional, directed by Ales Payá, won the Audience Award at the 16th San Sebastián Human Rights Film Festival. Produced in 2018 on a budget of €5,000, the work delves into human rights violations committed by public officials responsible for the custody of detainees and prisoners in the Spanish State. Through around thirty cases, the film examines the conditions in which torture and ill-treatment occur, the barriers to reporting them, and the consequences … Read more

The film “Federica Montseny, The Woman Who Speaks”, directed by Laura Mañá, recovers the memory of one of the most important figures of the libertarian movement in the Spanish State during the Second Republic and the Civil War. At a time of progressive loss of rights and the rise of fascism, it is essential to remember figures such as Federica Montseny, who played a fundamental role in the struggle for social emancipation. Federica Montseny (1905–1994), the daughter of fellow anarchists … Read more

Its broadcast became a historic event: on January 17, 2015, nearly 569,000 viewers (a 20% share) followed the story of the 4F case, an exorbitant figure for Channel 33. The documentary had toured festivals and community centers, and now it reached the public on a much larger scale. The anticipation was no coincidence. Days earlier, a court in Barcelona ordered five minutes of the feature film to be cut, claiming it violated the right to honor of a former police … Read more

Tomorrow marks the start of the annual G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France. Its members are Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, which together hold around 60% of the world’s economic wealth. They meet every year to organise the capitalist direction of the world, becoming a tool of militarisation in the service of multinational corporations. The meeting takes place in a context of deep geopolitical tensions that will make it difficult for the … Read more

  In the summer of 1968, the United States of America witnessed numerous protests against the Vietnam War that were heavily repressed. Some took place in Chicago in August, during the Democratic Party convention to choose a new candidate. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy had been assassinated, and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to demand the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam. The police response left hundreds injured and about 600 arrested. Richard Nixon’s conservative government, with … Read more

On June 1989, one day after the violent military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests, an anonymous man stood in front of a column of tanks on Chang’an Avenue in Beijing. The scene was photographed by several international photojournalists and became one of the most recognizable images of the 20th century. The photograph of “Tank Man” came to symbolize nonviolent direct action and civil resistance against military force. The protests had begun weeks earlier with the participation of students, workers, … Read more

The birth, development and spread of large corporations, which carry in their DNA a contempt for human rights and the environment, constitute the engine driving current consumption. The essay/documentary short film ‘Ilha das Flores’ (1989), directed by Brazilian filmmaker Jorge Furtado, materializes this critique through the journey of a simple tomato to a landfill in Porto Alegre. In 13 minutes, the work turns the production, distribution and consumption chain into a stark metaphor for capitalism and the social inequalities it … Read more

🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBxQbU2VLWY The documentary “El lado oscuro del turismo: la crisis de la vivienda en Mallorca” (2024), broadcast as part of the “ARTE Regards” programme by the European cultural channel ARTE, examines the impact of tourism on access to housing on the island. The film, originally titled in German “Re: Wohnungsnot auf Mallorca”, was broadcast on 19 December 2024 and remains available in the ARTE media library until 17 December 2025. The report combines economic data with testimonies from residents affected … Read more