From CP3-2 to Rojava Members of the anarchist squat CP3-2 from Odesa, Ukraine, send their greetings to the women’s revolution in Rojava (North and East Syria). From Rojava to Ukraine, people from different backgrounds have taken up the struggle to defend the right of communities to self-determination. Internationalist fighters such as Dmitry ‘Ilya’ Petrov and Finbar Cafferkey embodied this commitment. After defending the revolution in Rojava, both joined the resistance …
Dear friends, This week, support for the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) continued across North and East Syria. Cultural organizations, civil society institutions, and community representatives emphasized the importance of recognizing the achievements of women’s struggle and defending them, as well as the right of women to self-defense. In this context, positions expressed by the so-called transitional government, represented by Ahmad Al-Hilali, reflect a continued approach that fails to recognize the …
The activities as part of the campaign “We Are All YPJ! Em hemû YPJ ne!” for the official recognition and continued existence of the YPJ are ongoing. In the coming weeks, projects in Rojava will include the development of a theater play, a concert, and an exhibition aimed at bringing the YPJ’s demands to the public through art and culture. We visited various female artists in their creative spaces, spoke …
Our friends from Switzerland came up with a great idea for a campaign that we’d love to share: Put up posters of colorful, long braids to draw attention to the YPJ’s struggle for recognition and further existence in the public eye. You can download the print templates for the middle and end of the braids here.
listen here to the message: Dear friends, In Rojava, the self-administered region of Kurdistan in Syria, summer has arrived, bringing intense heat. Temperatures reach between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius, and the air is dry and hot. People avoid going outside during the day, and the streets only begin to fill up in the late afternoon as the sun starts to set. Field Fires In Hasakah, field fires have caused …
Organisations and individuals from around 30 regions of the world took part in the global day of action! We received around 60 videos in different ways and means expressing solidarity with the YPJ. From Kurdistan to Abya Yalla and Europe, from Asia to Australia and the USA. So, on that day, people from all over the world came together and found ways to express, symbolise and artistically portray their solidarity. …
listen here to the message: Dear friends,We are reaching out with the latest news from Rojava, the heart of the Women’s Revolution.Since 2012, in the wake of the resistance that emerged during the Arab Spring, a revolution has been built and lived in Rojava. This revolution is based on the idea that all people and communities can live together in freedom and democracy. The social system developed by Abdullah Öcalan, …
listen here to the weekly update: Dear friends, We are writing to you from Rojava, the heart of the women’s revolution.Rojava is a region in northeastern Syria where a socialist-democratic revolution was declared in 2012. The people here organize themselves according to the social and administrative model of Democratic Confederalism. This concept was developed by Abdullah Öcalan, the representative of the freedom movement in Kurdistan. According to this model, people …
Currently, events and demonstrations are taking place throughout Rojava calling for the recognition of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and their integration into the Syrian armed forces. The women’s cultural movement Hîlala Zêrîn (“Golden Crescent”) is also calling for actions and organizing theater, music, and art events to support the YPJ in this struggle. But what is the connection between self-defense, art, and culture? We met with Mizgîn Çolaq and …
