Anarchism in Syria emerged as a largely disorganized movement during the authoritarian rule of the Assad government, but following the initiation of the Arab Spring has been a particularly notable factor during the events of the Syrian civil war, playing a role in the civil uprising against the government as well as in the Rojava conflict

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In mid-2012, Assad’s forces largely withdrew from the area, and the battle was left to the Kurdish militias: the YPG (People’s Protection Units) and the YPJ (Women’s Defense Forces), the autonomous women’s militias. Anarchism isn't currently possible, but will be in the future. Historical attempts at creating Anarchist societies were successful Rojava proves that Anarchist principles can be possible in a modern society. 2021-03-01 · ‘When our comrades from the CNT set the record straight for anarchism ‘The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) was founded on November 27, 1978 in a small village in the Diyarbakir region, Turkey. Its leader, Abdullah Öcalan, who had worked as a civil servant, enrolled in the Faculty of Political Science at Ankara University, where he came into contact with the student movement. 2016-10-31 · Memed writes: “After ruminating on his political identity and some of the tenets of anarchism, half way through his piece Kassab turns his attention to the PYD and Rojava and accuses it of being authoritarian, seizing money, monopolising violence and banning other parties and writes: “That its occupation of Arab-majority towns outside of the Rojava cantons is not ‘democratic Non party-political reporting which holds the rich and powerful to account, supporting community, justice, equality and a better world.

Rojava anarchism

This is another quasi-anarchist statelet which has been carved out from the chaos and bloodshed of the nearly decade-long civil war, becoming the country’s most competent and harmonious system of governance. Rojava (meaning “west” in Kurdish – the region is actually located in western Kurdistan) constitutes a new solution to an old problem: the oppression of peoples. Like the Jews, the Kurdish people suffered for many long years at the hands of hostile rulers and regimes. 2020-07-10 · Rojava does not demonstrate that anarchism is possible in modern society.

av J Sjölin · 2019 — democratic confederalism in Rojava as an alternative discourse in relation to the nation-state Rojava is neither a state nor a pure anarchist society. It is an

Civilians are fleeing the air strikes which are utterly unprovoked. This is an open act of war and terrorism by Turkey towards a peaceful community. The struggle in Rojava is being waged by a population that “does not interest anyone” and that is left by the great powers to play its game of autonomy because it doesn’t really disturb the capitalist order. The Rojava revolution, in the most generous reading, is a struggle based on the principles of Western liberalism.

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We speak about the unfolding crisis, the withdrawal of US troops, the ongoing Turkish invasion, the impact the bombings have had to Read Full Article Rojava, the Anarchist Community Emerging from the Syrian Civil War The Small Pockets of Anarchist, Feminist, and Environmentalist Communities in the Middle East Today By Punkerslut. Image: Kurdish PDKI Peshmerga, Photograph by Kurdish Struggle The Autonomous Administration of Rojava is facing this other danger in a fragile situation for the difficulty of maintaining its health system in the middle of the war. At this time, all the popular organizations should act within their possibilities to counter the war and provide aid to the Kurdish, Arab and Assyrian peoples, respecting their autonomies and the right to self-determination of 2015-10-26 · Power to the people: an essay on Bookchin, anarchism and Rojava, Syria, by me in this weekend’s Financial Times. The Kurds in Rojava are testing a democratic model shaped by the political philosophy of an American eco-anarchist #‎Rojava‬ ‪#‎SurucBomb‬ ‪#‎SuruçtaKatliamVar‬ Today we mourn the loss of friends and comrades and renewing our commitment to an international revolutionary struggle in their memory. At noon, in the border town of Suruç in Turkish Kurdistan, a bomb ripped through the bodies of communists, socialists, and anarchists who were on their way to assist in the rebuilding of Kobane. Turkey has bombed the city of Seri-Kanya, Cezire canton, Derik city and Gire Spi (Tel Abyad) Kobane, Rojava for the last two hours repeatedly. Two people have been killed.

Jun 9, 2019 Why is no one talking about Rojava? Syria an anarchist-feminist autonomous region has arisen that is the antithesis to everything around it. show solidarity with the revolutionary region of Rojava. rojavasolidaritynyc@ gmail.com. The Rojava Revolution. ANARCHISM IN. THE MIDDLE EAST Revolution in Rojava Democratic Autonomy and Women's Liberation in the Syrian Kurdistan one small pocket of the nation: the cantons of Rojava in Syrian Kurdistan, where in the wake of Kropotkin and the Anarchist Intellectual Nov 25, 2015 American Leftists Need to Pay More Attention to Rojava Rojava, a Kurdish region in Northern Syria that's ruled by militant feminist anarchists. Revolution in Rojava: Democratic Autonomy and Women's Liberation in the Syrian Kurdistan [Knapp, Michael, Post-Scarcity Anarchism (Working Classics).
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Rojava proves that Anarchist principles can be possible in a modern society. The entire world is already in an anarchic state because of protests. We also offer our own evaluation of the situation. The Anarchist Federation is only too aware of the support that many anarchists, including those who describe themselves as anarchist communists, anarcho-syndicalists and class struggle anarchists, are offering the “Rojava Revolution”.

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Each of us -- and every anarchist above all others -- is personally responsible for the success or failure of Rojava. Whether we choose to criticise or to support or to stay idle, we actually impact the fate of the people of Rojava. That is the major thing. I do not expect Rojava to become an anarchist project.

Rojava, anarchism, Kurdish people, feminism Language English *Content warnings for mentions of genocide, abuse, torture, honour killings and sexual assault (but Rojava is under economic blockade and military assault, and, even far behind the front lines, the constant danger of ISIS suicide attacks. But in the areas and times where there is relative peace the experiments in assembly democracy and co-ops have much more freedom from interference. 2014-12-04 · Rojava, or the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), is a political entity in northeastern Syria formed around the principles of direct democracy, autonomy, and women's liberation. Born in the shadow of the brutal Syrian civil war, a multiethnic and polyreligious movement is building a new society that works for all, firmly 2017-05-11 · Despite their internationalist viewpoint, both men felt drawn to Rojava, the YPG and its all-female counterpart, the YPJ as one of the most revolutionary political groups in the world. A standard reproach against anarchism is that it would not be able to withstand crises as well as hierarchies. This is often the underlying assumption of Marxist diatribes against Anarchism – although these usually invoke euphemisms to avoid admitting that what is really being suggested is that they and their party should be in power. Se hela listan på anarchyinaction.org A week earlier I’d been across the border in Turkey, on a holiday that was also an opportunity to meet up and chat with anarchists and get their perspective on the most controversial aspect of the Rojava revolution, the apparent transformation of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) from an authoritarian centralised militaristic party to a force for popular grassroots democracy.