After nearly twelve years, despite a relentless war of aggression waged by Turkey and ISIS, the Kurdish freedom movement, alongside the other diverse peoples of North-East Syria, continue to build and defend a sweeping social revolution rooted in the principles of direct democracy, women’s liberation, cooperative economics, pluralism and social ecology.

How is society being organized in Rojava? What are the revolution’s achievements and challenges? What lessons could we apply to organizing in our own local communities?

Join us as we discuss what is happening in Rojava, why it matters, and how we can stand in solidarity.

WHEN: May 10th at 6pm

WHERE: Lucy Parsons Center, 358 Centre St, Jamaica Plain (Boston, MA)

Anna Rebrii is an organizer, researcher, and writer based in New York. She has visited Rojava twice and written about it in The Nation, Jacobin, Truthout, openDemocracy, and other outlets. She is a member of the Emergency Committee for Rojava in the US.

Aeffia Feuerstein has conducted interviews with locals and refugees from Rojava for her undergraduate thesis. Her writing has appeared in Unicorn Riot.