Jerzy Sobotta

In October, the Platypus Review published it’s fiftieth issue. In celebration of this landmark occasion, at the issue No. 50 release party held in New York City on November 15, 2012, an international video conference with the members of the current and past editorial staff of the Platypus Review was held, including speakers involved with the Platypus Review from New York City and Chicago, USA, London, UK, Thessaloniki, Greece, Maastricht, the Netherlands, Frankfurt, Germany, and Graz, Austria. [Read More]

A public forum with students, activists and organizers from across the globe held on April 2, 2012. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Transcript in Platypus Review #48 Panelists Haseeb Ahmed (Maastricht) Valentin Badura (Austria) Cengiz Kulac (Austria) Moritz Roeger (Germany) Jerzy Sobotta (Germany) Thodoris Velissaris (Greece) Moderated by Pam C. Nogales C. Description From teach-ins in the UK, occupations in Austria and Germany and protests in the Netherlands and Greece, responses to the economic downturn are international in character. [Read More]

A panel held on August 28, 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Panelists Jerzy Sobotta (Frankfurt) Haseeb Ahmed (Maastricht) Watson Ladd (Chicago) Pam C. Nogales C. (New York) Description The panel will present on the recent history of the Left in the U.S. through the history of the emergence and activities of our new student organization, the Platypus Affiliated Society. Platypus was established in 2006 in response to the failure of the Iraq anti-war movement. [Read More]

Panel organized by the Platypus Affiliated Society presented at the 2011 Naturfreundejugend (Friends of Nature) Berlin Herrschaftskritisches Sommercamp, held in August 2011. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Panelists Omair Hussain Jerzy Sobotta Pam Nogales Jacob Cayia. Description What is Platypus? We will present on the recent history of the Left in the U.S. through the history of the emergence and activities of our new student organization, the Platypus Affiliated Society. [Read More]