2023
First edition of Decolonial Europe Day
The initiative opened a shared public question: what does it mean to decolonise Europe?
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A collective for people and organisations serious about decolonising Europe.
DEC is a political collective bringing together organisations, movements and individual people committed to confronting imperialism, racial capitalism and Europe's colonial continuities. It exists to amplify anti/decolonial voices, build solidarity across struggles, deepen political education and support concrete collective action.
Why we came together
The collective grew out of Decolonial Europe Day and the recognition that dismantling colonial power structures requires more than isolated events. It requires political clarity, durable relationships and an active coalition rooted in solidarity.
What we aim to do
AmplifyAnti/decolonial activists and organisations
ConnectSouthern and Majority World struggles in and beyond Europe
EducatePolitical learning on colonial past and present
MobiliseConcrete action grounded in solidarity
Origins
From annual initiative to collective structure
DEC emerged through repeated Europe Day interventions, partner collaboration and the need for a wider coalition capable of continuing the work beyond a single event.
2024
Coalition-building deepened
The event created stronger relationships, broader participation and a growing need for continuity.
2025
The Decolonial Europe Collective launched
The wider network of organisations and people that had formed around the initiative took shape as DEC.
Who DEC is for
People, organisations and movements working against colonial continuities.
This includes anti/decolonial initiatives, grassroots groups, cultural workers, political educators, campaigners and solidarity actors committed to collective anti-colonial practice in and beyond Europe.
What joining means
Joining DEC starts with political alignment and ongoing connection. The invitation is not simply to observe the work, but to be in relationship with it through learning, solidarity and action.
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Two clear ways to get involved
The collective invitation begins with shared political grounding and sustained connection.
Step 01
Read the political basis
Start with the manifesto so joining begins from shared commitments rather than loose affiliation.
Read the manifestoStep 02
Stay connected to updates
Join the mailing list to hear about meetings, campaigns, upcoming events and participation opportunities.
Join the mailing listManifesto in practice
Core collective commitments
These sections bring the manifesto's commitments into sharper, more grounded language so visitors understand both the analysis and the political direction of the collective.
Recognising Europe's wealth as a product of colonial extraction
DEC starts from the recognition that Europe's wealth was not produced in isolation. It was built through colonial extraction, dispossession, racialised exploitation and the ongoing concentration of power and resources.
Repair, reparations and restoration of sovereignty
Repair is not treated as a symbolic gesture. It means taking seriously reparations, the return of stolen artefacts and land, and the restoration of sovereignty and political agency to colonised peoples.
Fighting European neo-colonialism in policy and practice
DEC treats neo-colonialism as present tense. Trade regimes, migration policy, climate politics, development agendas and security frameworks all continue to reproduce colonial hierarchies in Europe and beyond.
Building an active coalition
The collective is here to connect organisations and people across struggles, create stronger political education, and make collaboration more durable, strategic and action-oriented.