There are now 87 co-operative societies in Jazira Canton [Kantona Cizîrê / Cezîre], with 30,000 participants [members] between them. The co-operatives provide work opportunities to all the participants, some of whom work in turns by taking three month shifts. The co-operatives have been playing a big role in providing supplies for the markets, stabilising prices and overcoming monopoly. In Qamishlo
After launch our campaign, we continued our works for make Rojava green again, with all the energy and ideas that people from all around the world start to share with us. After the discussions with the ecology committee, the visits to the Hayaka natural reserve and the tree nursery [check the galleries from before], we
Activists in the Germiyan region have launched a campaign to boycott Turkish goods, and say Turkish goods should be banned throughout Başurê Kurdistan [North Kurdistan / East Turkey]. As reactions rise against the invading Turkish state’s attacks against Başurê Kurdistan, a campaign has been launched to boycott Turkish goods. Groups of activists came together in
February 3-5, 2012, a a conference was organized in Hamburg, Germany. The theme was “Challenging Capitalist Modernity: Alternative concepts and the Kurdish Question.” The following text was delivered as a speech to the conference. Listen to the speech here I am honored to be here and to contribute to the discussions about alternative quests to
The municipality of the town of Al-Mansura in the eastern part of Tabqa [Tebqa / Al-Thawrah] has started a market project called Al-Rawda in the part of the town near the education centre. The Technical Committee in the town presented this initiative four months ago, based on the principles of co-operation. Their aim was to regulate the
The campaign ‘Make Rojava Green Again’ was officially launched on February 2018, but we were working in different things before. It was mostly work of research, meetings, discussions, etc, but also some practical work. Here we share a gallery of the works of the ecology committee of the internationalist commune before to launch the campaign.
Mersin – Making assessments regarding the economic crisis that has ensued from the interior and foreign policies of the government, Associate Professor Selim Çakmaklı argues that “The classes that control production also control politics. The antidote to this anti-democratic rule is the workers’ cooperative.” Associate Professor Selim Çakmaklı, who was discharged from Mersin University by decree
Kurdish campaigners have called for a boycott of tourism towards Turkey, citing a number of reasons as to why Turkey should not be visited, including growing autocracy, a lack of space for dissent, Turkey’s persecution of Kurds, its attacks on the free press, and its links with various jihadist groups in Syria. Just this year,
The Centre for Economic Development has organised a meeting for administrators in co-operative societies to discuss the situation of co-operative societies, the problems that they have, and possible solutions. The meeting was attended by Najah Qormo and Kamal Abdullah and other co-chairs and administrators of co-operative societies. The meeting hall was filled with photos of
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hasakah [Hesekê / Hesîçe / Al-Hasakah] had a meeting to form a committee for the Union of Factories. Many workers attended the meeting. The co-chair Mohamad Saed Al-Amr spoke about the political situation in the region, and how it has led to the current situation. He said that all the countries
Economic expert Jelnak Omar says that the systematic Turkish attacks on Afrin [Efrîn / Afrîn] are also intended to destroy the communal economy in the region. Hawar News had an interview with Jelnal Omar to discuss the effects of the recent Turkish attacks on Afrin. How would you describe the economic situation in Afrin since the announcement of the Self
The Federation of Farmers in the Jazira Canton [Kantona Cizîrê / Cezîre] formed an assembly to contribute to the development of agricultural plans. This came after a meeting in the centre of Derik [Dêrik / Al-Malikiyah], which many farmers from the region and members of the federation attended. The assembly will become an umbrella for all the agricultural departments
