Amidst the onslaught of the Daesh (otherwise known as ISIS or ISIL) and the wide media coverage of refugees pouring into Europe, a major event remains tremendously under-reported. This under-reporting has occurred among both corporate media and Western Left outlets. This turn of events – which is underway in a region of Syria – is
Girkê Legê [Al-Muabbada] – The first economy conference in Rojava finished with decisions and recommendations covering all economic areas. It was held on 16th October at Aram Dikran Cultural Center in Rumelan [Rumelan / Rimelan / Ramelan / Rmelan / Rmeilan] under the banner ”Let your soil, water and energy become the source of a free and democratic
Bordeaux – Cooperatives in Portugal are hoping to cooperate with the cooperatives of the democratic self-governance in Rojava. The union of cooperatives organised a conference in its headquarters in Bordeaux about the system of management in Rojava. Senam Muhammad, representative of the democratic self-governance in Rojava, was one of the attendants. Other attendants were the
During a meeting in Serekaniye [Serê Kaniyê / Ras al-Ayn], Hevgirtin appointed a board of directors that consisted of 11 members. It was among the list of activities of Hevgirtin to have meetings in the cities of Al Jazeera [Cizîrê / Cezîre / Jazira Canton] and. The meeting was held in Washuni cultural centre and
Abstract As the civil war in Syria continues, in the territory of Rojava – in Kurdish, ‘the West’ – the northern Syrian Kurdish political movement is attempting to implement ‘libertarian municipalism’, based on the thoughts of United States (US) anarchist Murray Bookchin. Since the withdrawal of Syrian regime forces in 2012, the movement has consolidated
This article aims to analyse the economic dimension of Democratic Autonomy, whose creation is projected to take place alongside politics, self-defence, diplomacy, culture, ecology and collective emancipation, and relates to the reader the arguments and experiences within the economic field.
This is a revolution in consciousness, not only in politics, and it has transformed the lives of countless women and men for generations to come.
Visiting the Qada Geskirina Abori (economic development field) of TEV-DEM, Derik (Dêrika Hemko / Dêrik / Al-Malikiyah) Until now many projects were not possible because the war situation dominated everything. Only this year the situation has become more stable. We want to develop a social and communal type of economy that we want to realize
This book, by Eliza Egret and Tom Anderson, gathers together first-hand accounts of the struggles for a new society taking place in Bakur and Rojava – the parts of Kurdistan within the borders of Turkey and Syria. Kurdistan is currently divided between four countries: Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. In each of the parts of
The economy is a social, participatory phenomenon and achieving an independent fair social economy is no less important than security, politics and diplomacy. Building a free and fair economy and achieving self-sufficiency begins with the smallest unit in society, which is a commune, and the effective participation of women as representatives of the co-operative economy.
This article is about a fund-raising campaign taken from the page on coopfunding.net. UPDATE: The fundraising campaign is now over, though there are rumours that it is still possible to donate through cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Faircoin, etc). On their Facebook page, Rojava Plan, the group has announced that they have actually raised €100,001, which is more
The DTK has set up a number of regional commissions to deal with areas such as ecology, economy, education, language, religion, culture, science, diplomacy, women and young people. We interviewed Mehmet Cengiz, Doğan Çelikbilek and Rıza Tan from the Wan (Van in Turkish) Economic Commission, which was set up by the DTK. Corporate Watch: Can
