This report examines the global trends of fascist and fundamentalist (FF) movements, highlighting their complex, adaptive nature and their impact on societies worldwide. FFs operate through exploitative relationships that dehumanize and marginalize specific groups to sustain the economic, cultural, and ideological dominance of a few. These movements leverage global networks and local resources to advance their primary goal: the rapid accumulation of wealth, achieved through social, cultural, and political control. The report emphasizes the critical need for counterstrategies that prioritize accessible information, solidarity, and hope. It highlights the importance of fostering unity across diverse movements, reframing narratives, and envisioning alternative futures. By examining FFs through a non-binary, non-reductionist lens, the report seeks to uncover nuanced insights into their operations and inspire new forms of resistance. We invite you to use this report as a conversation starter, to agree, or -even better- to disagree with in order to foster new and bigger dreams for transformation.
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About the researchers
Alejandra Sardá-Chandiramani is a feminist and sexual rights activist, psychologist and translator originally from Argentina, who has been active for decades at the national, regional and international levels. Alejandra’s organizing work encompasses from starting a pioneer out lesbian feminist group to co-coordinating sexual rights coalitions lobbying at the UN and the OAS.
Lucía Bonilla is a social researcher and queer activist from Guatemala, currently pursuing a PhD at New York University. Lucía has contributed to numerous research projects examining state violence and its intersections with gender, sexuality, racism, and coloniality. Alongside their academic work, Lucía has actively engaged with various feminist, anticolonial, and LGBTQI+ movements, organizing to transform landscapes of systemic abandonment and cruelty across Latin America.
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Join us for an Instagram live on November 25th at 9AM (EST) to hear researchers, Alejandra Sardá-Chandiramani and Lucía Bonilla talk about the trends and effects of rising fascist fundamentalism across regions, the actors involved and new perspectives and strategies for resistance.