Wednesday, July 26, 2023






#CorpMedia #Idiocracy #Oligarchs #MegaBanks vs #Union #Occupy #NoDAPL #BLM #SDF #DACA #MeToo #Humanity #DemExit #FeelTheBern

#JinJiyanAzadi #BijiRojava A response to the article "Rojava: An anarcho-syndicalist perspective" [UPDATES]

https://libcom.org/article/response-article-rojava-anarcho-syndicalist-perspective

This article was emailed to me (boomerang) by the author, Hüseyin Civan, a member of the DAF (Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet), an anarchist group in Turkey. He'd previously requested that I share it on Libcom. It is a response to the article "Rojava: An Anarcho-Syndicalist Perspective" by a member of the WSA (Workers Solidarity Alliance) which can be found here: http://libcom.org/blog/rojava-anarcho-syndicalist-perspective-18102014 -- and more generally it is a response to criticisms of DAF participating in Rojava...

RELATED UPDATE: Rojava - Democracy and Commune

https://crimethinc.com/2016/05/19/rojava-democracy-and-commune

RELATED UPDATE: An Anarchist Perspective on Rojava’s Coops and Communes

https://mesopotamia.coop/an-anarchist-perspective-on-rojavas-coops-and-communes/

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH رقصة الزومبا من مهرجان أرين ميركان الثاني في مدينة عفرين

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42fPxDBpecg

RELATED UPDATE: A reminder for /r/all that the main force taking the ISIS capital of Raqqa right now is a socialist and feminist militia formed out of a revolution where workers are gaining control over the mean of production.

https://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/6g5oel/a_reminder_for_rall_that_the_main_force_taking/

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH The Syrian Civil War, every day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMKy0_RE9HM&t=279s

RELATED UPDATE: The Wounds of Afrin, the Promise of Rojava: an Interview with Nazan Üstündağ

https://lefteast.org/nazan-ustundag-interview/

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH The Communes of Rojava: A Model In Societal Self Direction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDnenjIdnnE

RELATED UPDATE: Anarchism in Rojava

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rev-dia-anarchism-in-rojava

RELATED UPDATE: Why is Rojava held by Anarchists and Lib-Socialists as a shining example of their ideal stateless society?

https://www.reddit.com/r/CapitalismVSocialism/comments/cjqd22/why_is_rojava_held_by_anarchists_and/

RELATED UPDATE: Punks for Rojava: Understanding The Rojava Revolution

https://diyconspiracy.net/punks-for-rojava-revolution/

RELATED UPDATE: Rojava: The radical eco-anarchist experiment betrayed by the West, and bludgeoned by Turkey

https://ecologise.in/2019/10/27/rojava-the-eco-anarchist-experiment/

RELATED UPDATE: Turkey Is Starving the Rojava Revolution

https://jacobin.com/2022/11/rojava-turkey-attacks-water-shortage-cooperative-economy

RELATED UPDATE: “They have the technology, they have the weapons, they have the money, they have everything. What do we have? We have solidarity!” Lessons from the Rojava Revolution

https://lefteast.org/lessons-from-rojava-revolution/

RELATED UPDATE: The Kurdish feminist revolution

https://newint.org/immersive/2023/02/23/iran-kurdish-feminist-revolution

RELATED UPDATE: Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom): The Genealogy of a Slogan

https://crimethinc.com/2023/03/08/jin-jiyan-azadi-woman-life-freedom-the-genealogy-of-a-slogan

RELATED UPDATE: Women’s cooperatives overcome water wars and climate drought in Rojava

https://www.equaltimes.org/women-s-cooperatives-overcome?lang=en

RELATED UPDATE: Is Rojava a socialist utopia?

https://unherd.com/2023/03/is-rojava-a-socialist-utopia/

RELATED UPDATE: Free Yazidi Women’s Movement holds congress in Shengal

https://anfenglish.com/women/free-yazidi-women-s-movement-holds-congress-in-shengal-66794

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH Yazidi women vow to continue struggle at conference in Iraq’s Sinjar

https://medyanews.net/yazidi-women-vow-to-continue-struggle-at-conference-in-iraqs-sinjar/

RELATED UPDATE: Panel Discussion on Labor and the Revolution in Rojava with Rojavan Annes Union Leaders

https://vt.aflcio.org/events/panel-discussion-labor-and-revolution-rojava-rojavan

RELATED UPDATE: Democratic Student Movement opens "Jin Jiyan Azadî" exhibition in Şêxmêqsûd

https://anfenglish.com/women/democratic-student-movement-opens-jin-jiyan-azadi-exhibition-in-Sexmeqsud-67639

RELATED UPDATE: How the Kurds of Rojava Embraced Revolutionary New Ideas of Social Organization

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2023/06/how-the-kurds-of-rojava-embraced-revolutionary-new-ideas-of-social-organization

RELATED UPDATE: Zilan Women's Festival will be held in Gelsenkirchen on 17 June

https://anfenglish.com/women/zilan-women-s-festival-will-be-held-in-gelsenkirchen-on-17-june-67724

RELATED UPDATE: TJK-E calls for participation in women's festivals in Germany, France and Switzerland

https://anfenglish.com/women/tjk-e-calls-for-participation-in-women-s-festivals-in-germany-france-and-switzerland-67799

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH Women in Switzerland rally against inequality, embracing slogan ‘Jin Jiyan Azadî’

https://medyanews.net/women-in-switzerland-rally-against-inequality-embracing-slogan-jin-jiyan-azadi/

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH Zilan Women’s Festival kicks off in Germany

https://anfenglish.com/women/zilan-women-s-festival-kicks-off-in-germany-67842

RELATED UPDATE: Statue in Villeneuve Saint-Georges pays tribute to Kurdish and Iranian women

https://anfenglish.com/culture/statue-in-villeneuve-saint-georges-pays-tribute-to-kurdish-and-iranian-women-67972

RELATED UPDATE: 18th Zilan Women's Festival held in London

https://anfenglish.com/women/18th-zilan-women-s-festival-held-in-london-67984

RELATED UPDATE: Iran: Jin Jiyan Azadî uprising victims honoured amid threats from security forces on Eid al-Adha

https://medyanews.net/iran-jin-jiyan-azadi-uprising-victims-honoured-amid-threats-from-security-forces-on-eid-al-adha/

RELATED UPDATE: On its 11th anniversary....How did the Rojava revolution begin?

https://www.hawarnews.com/en/haber/on-its-11th-anniversaryhow-did-the-rojava-revolution-begin-h37090.html

RELATED UPDATE: Salih Muslim on Rojava Revolution: “We must understand why 11,000 martyrs sacrificed their lives”

https://anfenglish.com/rojava-syria/salih-muslim-on-rojava-revolution-we-must-understand-why-11-000-martyrs-sacrificed-their-lives-68349

RELATED UPDATE: Kongra Star: July 19 Revolution is the revolution of women, life

https://www.hawarnews.com/en/haber/kongra-star-july-19-revolution-is-the-revolution-of-women-life-h37123.html

RELATED UPDATE: Facing challenges and looking ahead: SDF commander’s vision for Rojava’s Future

https://medyanews.net/facing-challenges-and-looking-ahead-sdf-commanders-vision-for-rojavas-future/

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH From liberation of Sinjar to global impact: Eleven years of Rojava Revolution

https://medyanews.net/from-liberation-of-sinjar-to-global-impact-eleven-years-of-rojava-revolution/

RELATED UPDATE: Rojava Revolution, 11 years on

https://anfenglish.com/news/rojava-revolution-11-years-on-68370

RELATED UPDATE: Musician Nathan Felix sends message to mark anniversary of the Rojava Revolution

https://anfenglish.com/features/musician-nathan-felix-sends-message-to-mark-anniversary-of-the-rojava-revolution-68376

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH International voices echo for recognition as Rojava Revolution celebrates 11 years

https://medyanews.net/international-voices-echo-for-recognition-as-rojava-revolution-celebrates-11-years/

RELATED UPDATE: Internationalist Commune: The women’s revolution in Rojava is blossoming

https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/internationalist-commune-the-women-s-revolution-in-rojava-is-blossoming-68440

RELATED UPDATE: Rojava festival in Berlin

https://anfenglish.com/news/rojava-festival-in-berlin-68448

RELATED UPDATE: Four police officers killed in South East Iran

https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/four-police-officers-killed-in-south-east-iran-68449

RELATED UPDATE: 7 Kurdish activists injured extinguishing field fire in Mariwan

https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/7-kurdish-activists-injured-extinguishing-field-fire-in-mariwan-68472

RELATED UPDATE: Mori: Democratic Confederalism and Jineoloji could also be spread in Japan

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/mor-democratic-confederalism-and-jineoloji-could-also-be-spread-in-japan-68488

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH Syrian Civil War and Spillover: Every Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToxfSPfbx2E

 

Tuesday, July 25, 2023





 Trump’s “red-baiting” of pseudo-communist China has always been funny, and adds yet more irony bisnow.com/south-florida/ $99.5M EB-5 Fraud vox.com/policy-and-pol Trump Organization bragging on their duplicity, corruption and treason: visaeb-5.com

Friday, July 21, 2023

Wednesday, July 19, 2023





 #CorpMedia #Idiocracy #Oligarchs #MegaBanks vs #Union #Occupy #NoDAPL #BLM #SDF #DACA #MeToo #Humanity #DemExit #FeelTheBern

#JinJiyanAzadi #BijiRojava B.C. student sneaked into Syria to witness a revolution [UPDATES]

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/from-observation-to-activism-one-canadian-mans-experience-of-syria/article27538414/

When Cody Bergerud left Saltspring Island for northern Syria, he didn't tell anyone where he was going...

RELATED UPDATE: When Cody Bergerud left Saltspring Island for northern Syria, he didn't tell anyone where he was going.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/revolution-for-our-times-rojava-northern-syria/

RELATED UPDATE: Witnesses to the Revolution in Rojava

https://mesopotamia.coop/witnesses-to-the-revolution-in-rojava/

RELATED UPDATE: Kurdish YPG Female Fighters

https://m.blog.naver.com/pzkpfw3485/220831300228

RELATED UPDATE: The Rojava Revolution and the model of democracy without a state

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783839439548-032/html?lang=en

RELATED UPDATE: Rojava: frontline of capital’s war on the environment

https://newint.org/features/2018/08/17/rojava-frontline-capitals-war-environment

RELATED UPDATE: Eyewitnesses to the Rojava revolution: women empowerment

https://roarmag.org/essays/eyewitnesses-rojava-revolution-bookchin-sahin/

RELATED UPDATE: The Rojava Revolution – A Decade On (Part I)

https://rojavainformationcenter.com/2022/07/10-years-of-the-rojava-revolution-much-achieved-still-much-to-come/

RELATED UPDATE: Women, Life, Freedom

https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/women-life-freedom-6232/

RELATED UPDATE: Jina Amini was a Kurdish Woman Like Me. Here’s Why That Matters.

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/11/2/hassane-op-ed-jina-amini/

RELATED UPDATE: ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’- UW Iranian Scholars for Liberty join over 200 universities in wave of global protests

https://www.dailyuw.com/news/jin-jiyan-azadi/article_c70a0bd6-7768-11ed-92ce-df74c1397a57.html

RELATED UPDATE: Brandenburg Gate in Berlin illuminated with 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi'

https://anfenglish.com/women/brandenburg-gate-in-berlin-illuminated-with-jin-jiyan-azadi-64307

RELATED UPDATE: The Kurdish feminist revolution

https://newint.org/immersive/2023/02/23/iran-kurdish-feminist-revolution

RELATED UPDATE: Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom): The Genealogy of a Slogan

https://crimethinc.com/2023/03/08/jin-jiyan-azadi-woman-life-freedom-the-genealogy-of-a-slogan

RELATED UPDATE: International days of action kick off today

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/international-days-of-action-kick-off-today-68340

RELATED UPDATE: Thousands of activists arrested across Iran since the beginning of the year

https://anfenglishmobile.com/human-rights/thousands-of-activists-arrested-across-iran-since-the-beginning-of-the-year-68341

RELATED UPDATE: Facing challenges and looking ahead: SDF commander’s vision for Rojava’s Future

https://medyanews.net/facing-challenges-and-looking-ahead-sdf-commanders-vision-for-rojavas-future/

RELATED UPDATE: Rojava Revolution, 11 years on

https://anfenglish.com/features/rojava-revolution-11-years-on-68370

RELATED UPDATE: YPJ says the Rojava Revolution got its true meaning with the Women's Defense Units

https://anfenglish.com/rojava-syria/ypj-says-the-rojava-revolution-got-its-true-meaning-with-the-women-s-defense-units-68371

RELATED UPDATE: Musician Nathan Felix sends message to mark anniversary of the Rojava Revolution

https://anfenglish.com/features/musician-nathan-felix-sends-message-to-mark-anniversary-of-the-rojava-revolution-68376

RELATED UPDATE: KNK blesses 11th anniversary of July 19 Revolution

https://www.hawarnews.com/en/haber/knk-blesses-11th-anniversary-of-july-19-revolution-h37146.html

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH From liberation of Sinjar to global impact: Eleven years of Rojava Revolution

https://medyanews.net/from-liberation-of-sinjar-to-global-impact-eleven-years-of-rojava-revolution/

RELATED UPDATE: WATCH International voices echo for recognition as Rojava Revolution celebrates 11 years

https://medyanews.net/international-voices-echo-for-recognition-as-rojava-revolution-celebrates-11-years/

RELATED UPDATE: YPG: Rojava Revolution became the revolution of peoples

https://anfenglish.com/rojava-syria/ypg-rojava-revolution-became-the-revolution-of-peoples-68382

RELATED UPDATE: KCK: All patriotic forces should unite around the Rojava Revolution and ensure national unity

https://anfenglish.com/features/kck-all-patriotic-forces-should-unite-around-the-rojava-revolution-and-ensure-national-unity-68384

Wednesday, July 12, 2023





 #CorpMedia #Idiocracy #Oligarchs #MegaBanks vs #Union #Occupy #NoDAPL #BLM #SDF #DACA #MeToo #Humanity #DemExit #FeelTheBern

#JinJiyanAzadi #BijiRojava Afrin invasion: Turkey attacks northern Syria’s democratic revolution — with Russian and US approval [UPDATES]

https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/afrin-invasion-turkey-northern-syria-democratic-revolution-russia-united-states

Three years after Kurdish-led forces liberated the northern Syrian city of Kobane from ISIS — after a months-long siege that captured the world’s imagination — the democratic, multi-ethnic and feminist revolution in Syria’s north is facing a new assault...

RELATED UPDATE: Thousands trapped in Syria’s Afrin district need protection and aid

https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/thousands-trapped-syrias-afrin-district-need-protection-and-aid

RELATED UPDATE: Syria: Afrin, the starting point of Turkish forces' strategy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8GMC0a_MHE

RELATED UPDATE: A New Face of Genocide: Settlements in Afrin, Syria

https://www.syriandemocratictimes.com/2021/06/26/a-new-face-of-genocide-settlements-in-afrin-syria/

RELATED UPDATE: Afrin’s Syrian Kurds Continue to Pay Price of Turkey’s Occupation

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/09/15/syrian-kurds-afrin/

RELATED UPDATE: HTS reaches Syria’s Afrin amid displacement

https://npasyria.com/en/85547/

RELATED UPDATE: Afrin Liberation Forces announce the death of a fighter

https://anfenglish.com/ecology/afrin-liberation-forces-announce-death-of-fighter-67986

RELATED UPDATE: Four more civilians kidnapped in occupied Afrin

https://anfenglish.com/rojava-syria/four-more-civilians-kidnapped-in-occupied-afrin-68003

RELATED UPDATE: Women in Afrin - al-Shahba: We will continue the struggle of Yusra, Lyman

https://hawarnews.com/en/haber/women-in-afrin-al-shahba-we-will-continue-the-struggle-of-yusra-lyman-h36877.html

RELATED UPDATE: Schlier Committee deplores crime of raping child in Afrin

https://hawarnews.com/en/haber/schlier-committee-deplores-crime-of-raping-child-in-afrin-h36933.html

RELATED UPDATE: Turkey constructs residential complexes in Afrin countryside amidst forced deportations

https://medyanews.net/turkey-constructs-residential-complexes-in-afrin-countryside-amidst-forced-deportations/

RELATED UPDATE: 12 killed, 173 abducted in Turkish-occupied Afrin in 6 months

https://anfenglish.com/rojava-syria/12-killed-173-abducted-in-turkish-occupied-afrin-in-6-months-68113

RELATED UPDATE: SARA,Schlier slam raping child by Turkey's mercenaries in Afrin

https://hawarnews.com/en/haber/saraschlier-slam-raping-child-by-turkeys-mercenaries-in-afrin-h36946.html

RELATED UPDATE: Defend Kurdistan launches international days of action from 17 to 23 July

https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/defend-kurdistan-launches-international-days-of-action-from-17-to-23-july-68176

RELATED UPDATE: HRE martyr Tekoşer Afrin laid to rest

https://anfenglish.com/rojava-syria/hre-martyr-tekoser-afrin-laid-to-rest-68190

RELATED UPDATE: TJK-E Congress calls for enhanced organisation for women's revolution

https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/tjk-e-congress-calls-for-enhanced-organisation-for-women-s-revolution-68220

RELATED UPDATE: Turkey bombs a village in Afrin’s Sherawa district

https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/turkey-bombs-a-village-in-afrin-s-sherawa-district-68237

RELATED UPDATE: KCDK-E protests forced evacuation of Lavrio Camp

https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/kcdk-e-protests-forced-evacuation-of-lavrio-camp-68242

RELATED UPDATE: Thousands march in Shehba to protest the isolation imposed on 4bdullah 0calan

https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/thousands-march-in-shehba-to-protest-isolation-imposed-on-abdullah-Ocalan-68245

RELATED UPDATE: From The Hague to Toronto: Stop the isolation in Imrali

https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/from-den-haag-to-toronto-stop-isolation-in-imrali-68247

RELATED UPDATE: Turkish occupation releases murderer of citizen Awfa in occupied Afrin

https://www.hawarnews.com/en/haber/turkish-occupation-releases-murderer-of-citizen-awfa-in-occupied-afrin-h37061.html