Event
The Exterminating Empire: Capitalism’s War on Life, From Palestine to the Burning Planet
About
A conversation with Chris de Ploeg about his book The Exterminating Empire, with Jason Hickel, Ghassan Abu-Sittah and moderator Harriët Bergman. At Grote Zaal PDZ in the Netherlands on Monday 23 November 2026 at 20:00, with tickets at €11.
What to expect
Chris de Ploeg discusses his new book The Exterminating Empire with Jason Hickel (in person), Ghassan Abu-Sittah (online) and moderator Harriët Bergman.
The book is described as an urgent indictment of the global capitalist system and the imperial violence it unleashes on people and planet.
The talk also explores how to fight back against the interconnections of today’s great challenges.
- Genocide and ecocide are fundamental features of capitalism
- Chris de Ploeg: Armenian-Dutch journalist and organiser
- Co-founder of Aralez, grassroots decolonisation group
- Active with revolutionary party De Vonk in Amsterdam
- Published The Great Colonial War trilogy
- Also wrote Ukraine in the Crossfire
- Themes: colonialism, climate justice, racism, capitalism
- Harriët Bergman: climate justice activist and researcher
- Jason Hickel: climate author and political economist
- Wrote Less Is More and The Divide
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
- ICREA Professor at Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Research: global inequality and ecological economics
- Wrote foreword to The Exterminating Empire
- Writes for Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Foreign Policy
- Ghassan Abu-Sittah: British-Palestinian war surgeon, professor
- Worked in Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza Strip
- Cultural performances by Chihiro Geuzebroek
- And brothers Chris and Max de Ploeg
- Ancestral struggles in Bolivia and Armenia
- Linked to the global liberation struggle
Questions
When does The Exterminating Empire: Capitalism’s War on Life, From Palestine to the Burning Planet start and end?
The Exterminating Empire: Capitalism’s War on Life, From Palestine to the Burning Planet runs Monday, 23 November 2026, 20:00.
Where is The Exterminating Empire: Capitalism’s War on Life, From Palestine to the Burning Planet?
The Exterminating Empire: Capitalism’s War on Life, From Palestine to the Burning Planet takes place at Pakhuis de Zwijger, Piet Heinkade 179, Amsterdam.
How much are tickets for The Exterminating Empire: Capitalism’s War on Life, From Palestine to the Burning Planet?
Tickets for The Exterminating Empire: Capitalism’s War on Life, From Palestine to the Burning Planet cost €11 on the official ticket shop.
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Getting there
Pakhuis de Zwijger, Piet Heinkade 179, 1019 HC Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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