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 …
The Women’s Self-Defence Units (YPJ) are currently negotiating with the Syrian transitional government regarding their continued existence as an autonomous women’s army. Following several weeks of war waged by the Syrian transitional government against the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, a ceasefire agreement was signed on 29 January this year, which stipulated the integration of the military alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian …
The justice system is a system of social justice based on the ethical and political principles of society. Its goal is to build a society that adopts a democratic and ecological approach and vision, with women’s freedom as its foundation and life as its fundamental value. Society is its starting point; it protects the rights of the individual in social life in accordance with the foundations of the Social Contract and …
Forty-six feminist activists in Australia announced their solidarity with the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and their support for the demands to recognize the units and respect their right to continue their presence within a new Syria. In a joint statement, the activists said that, as “socialist feminists in Australia,” they stand in solidarity with the freedom fighters in the YPJ, affirming that these units continue to defend the rights, dignity, …
listen here to the message: Dear friends,we are sending you a weekly update from Rojava, the heart of the women’s revolution.Rojava is located in Northern and Eastern Syria. Since 2013, the people here have been living a revolution and organizing themselves through communes, councils, and women’s structures. They are building a social model based on democratic confederalism.The concept of democratic confederalism was developed by Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the …
The Women’s Protection Forces of Eastern Kurdistan (HPJ) have declared their support for the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and called on all freedom-lovers to stand by the YPJ. The ‘We are all YPJ’ campaign, launched on 26th April by the Joint Platform of Women’s Movements and Organisations in Rojava, to support the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), is receiving strong backing across Kurdistan and the world. The Command of the Eastern …
