The word internationalism might seem self explanatory, but it carries a long history. The concept has been evolving ever since the call, “Workers of the World Unite“ and the formation of the first international 150 years ago. But if we follow it down the winding path of struggle we see that with one face or […]
It´s A Small World- Internationalism In Our Time Read More »
Yesterday, as it is the tradition all over Kurdistan and over the world in the Kurdish diaspora and other internationalist revolutionary groups, we celebrated the 71st anniversary of Abdullah Ocalan by planting 71 trees at the Internationalist Commune site. But this day represents much more than just the celebration of Ocalan’s birthday. What is the
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As a „young person“ in growing up in the U.K. I often felt patronised, as if my perspective of the world was invalidated. It seemed like any time that my analyses didn‘t conform to expectations of society they were discarded on the basis of immaturity. So for me, seeing the revolutionary role of the youth
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The Komun Academy interviewed internationalists of the Internationalist Community. As a self-description, we want to publish the interview here too. “We need to strengthen the ability of the society to democratize and create itself” As the editorial team of Komun-Academy, we interviewed the Internationalist Commune of Rojava. As a political space for internationalist youth to
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Germans comrades writing about the history of resistance in central Europe and today’s Germany. their search for this almost lost quest is inspired by the Kurdish freedom movement. The text is first published in the Kurdistan Report. “Your revenge for the long history of wars and annihilation the Germans caused, must be to organize and
The way to Rojava – A way back to your own history Read More »
Actually, it’s very difficult to start this letter. No beginning is adequate to express the immense pain that the death of a companion, of a friend, of a great “Heval” produces. More than a month has passed since his departure, and it is still difficult to find the words that can describe the emptiness that
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On 1st January, we celebrate two very important anniversaries for the history of Internationalism and the one of the fight for freedom. The 1st January indeed marks both the victory of the Cuban revolution of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in 1959 and the start of the Zapatista uprising in Mexico in 1994. Those two
1st January: Anniversary of the Cuban and of the Zapatista revolutions. Read More »
The woman, who has become the centre of society, has made the greatest impression on the revolution in Rojava in recent years. Women who are resisting in the autonomous revolutionary peoples and society defense units – especially the YPJ – against the annihilation of the people through the fascist attacks of Turkey, as well as
The defence of the revolution Read More »