"Featured in this extraordinary volume are over a dozen writers, activists, dreamers, and scholars whose ideas have been investigated in èOcalan's own writings. Now these same people have the unique opportunity to enter into a dialogue with his ideas. Building Free Life is a rich and wholly original exploration of the most critical issues facing humanity today. In the broad sweep of this one-of-a-kind dialogue, the contributors explore topics ranging from democratic confederalism to women's revolution, from the philosophy of history to the crisis of the capitalist system, from religion to Marxism and anarchism, all in an effort to better understand the liberatory social forms that are boldly confronting capitalism and the state."--Publisher's website.

International Initiative "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan--Peace in Kurdistan" is a multinational peace initiative for the release of Abdullah Öcalan. Radha D'Souza is a reader in law specializing in international law and resource conflicts in the third world. David Graeber, bestselling author of Debt: The First 500 Years, is an anthropologist, activist, and professor. John Holloway is an author and professor of sociology. Antonio Negri is an author and professor of philosophy and political science. He has also been a political prisoner in Italy and a political refugee in France. Raúl Zibechi resides in Uruguay, where he works for Brecha and recently won the José Martí Prize.