Category: Mutual Aid in Bakur
Mutual Aid is a volunteer-led initiative / project where groups of people in a particular area, or from a particular community join together to support one another, meeting vital community needs without the help of state institutions or NGOs. It is, by definition, a horizontal mode of organising, in which all individuals are equally powerful. Mutual Aid, in simpler words, is co-operation for the common good.
Mutual Aid – in all of its forms and varieties – is a universal practice, rather than a catch-all term, or definition. It is an evolutionary factor as old as life on Earth.
The articles below are about Mutual Aid practices in North Kurdistan (Bakur / southeastern Turkey).
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Ecology Discussions and Practices in the Kurdish Freedom Struggle
Ecology is one of the three pillars of the paradigm of Democratic Confederalism, the political-theoretical concept of the Kurdish Freedom Movement. Besides democracy and gender liberation, ecology has been mentioned explicitly as a dimension in this concept since 2005. However to date, ecology is less discussed and practiced than the two other pillars.
Collective work from women of Amed to make red pepper paste
Preparation for winter of women in Amed continues. The women have worked collectively to make red pepper and tomato paste for winter.
Kurdish farmers’ tradition of collective harvesting with sickles and song stands the test of time
Kurdish Farmers in Şırnak follow tradition and sing 'stran' in chorus and harvest in harmony.
The Only Female Baker in Hani
Adalet Narin lives in the Hani district of Amed and she is the only female baker in the district. She makes bread and creates a social space for women in the district. She makes bread by giving shape the dough kneaded by women living in the district.
