Rote Kulturtage: Culture and Revolution

Live vom Dachstock der Autonomen Schule Zürich: Since the collapse
of real socialism and the intensified ideological attacks against
everything socialist, many revolutionary organizations and
movements in Europe lack awareness of socialist culture and art as
a means of supporting their struggle. In the panel “Culture and
Revolution?” we will take a look at two strong international
revolutionary movements in which art and culture are part of the
struggle. We will look at concrete examples from mass work and try
to draw parallels to the struggle here, while remaining aware that
culture in capitalist centers has a different character than in
colonized areas. With Jun Saturay from the Philippine movement and
Deniz Deman from the Kurdish cultural movement. Jun Saturay is a
Filipino activist, cook, and cultural worker with a refugee/migrant
background. He works with different protest art media, including
theatre, music, video, and puppetry. Deniz Deman is a Kurdish
artist who has been active in the Kurdish cultural movement for
many years. As a singer, filmmaker, and author, she sees art and
cultural work as an important part of political struggle.