This article is part of our series on life for Êzidî (Yazidi) women, written by a member of the Internationalist Commune who is currently working in the women‘s structures in Shengal. Only the Kurdish movement intervened when the Kurmanci-speaking Êzidî people suffered genocidal massacre at the hands of Daesh in 2014, yet earlier this year […]
“My children are still in ISIS’ hands”: voices of Shengal women #1 Read More »
Our comrades in England, Plan C, are currently raising money to tackle the severe health crisis among the Êzidî people in Shengal. See here to learn more about their campaign and the struggle of the Êzidî people, and how you can send financial support. Êzidîs – or Yazidis, as their name is commonly transliterated into
After the Êzidî genocide: a week of interviews with women in Shengal Read More »
Women of the Internationalist Commune of Rojava made a call for an international feminist delegation throughout Rojava*. We wanted to get to know the women and society of the Rojava Revolution. The fight against patriarchy for freedom of human and natural life is an international struggle. Regardless how diverse our lives’ realities are, our hearts
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Our Make Rojava Green Again crowdfunding campaign to publish a book sharing information about the ecological struggle here in Northern Syria is underway, and the book is being prepared for publication – you can learn more about how to support the project from afar here. Here on the ground in Rojava, meanwhile, our practical efforts
Make Rojava Green Again! Picture Gallery – June 2018 Read More »
Pictures of the şehids, or martyrs of the revolutionary struggle, are everywhere in Rojava. Backed by canary-yellow and forest-green YPG/YPJ livery, they stare out from roadside hoardings and the walls of schools and hospitals, from the phone backgrounds of comrades in the military and civilian structures, at the entrance to each city and in endless
Something worth fighting for: why we remember the martyrs Read More »
This interview was first published June 2017 in Lower Class magazine. At that time the academy was still under construction – see here for the changes the last 12 months have brought, including the completion of the academy, the launch of the Make Rojava Green Again campaign and our first education together. Baz Soz is
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Rojava is home to many of the oldest sites of human society, culture and history, dating back 5000 years or more. Members of the Internationalist Commune, together with archaeology students from Rojava’s Tevgera Xwendekaren Demokratik (TXD, or Democratic Students’ Movement), recently visited several of these ancient sites as part of a joint education. We saw
Society‘s roots: the battle for history at Rojava’s archaeological sites Read More »
“Help bring a new world into being in Rojava. And spread its vision: that a free, ecological society is possible everywhere.” – Debbie Bookchin In the beginning of this year, we started the campaign “Make Rojava Green Again” together with the responsible entities within the self-administration for the ecological work. Several initial ecological projects, mainly
We need your help! Crowdfunding for the book “Make Rojava Green Again” Read More »