The ECR is holding the last session of our reading group series focused on the political economy of the Kurdish Middle East, including Rojava, on Saturday, July 10, 2PM EDT/ 7PM UK.

This concluding session explores the transformative potential of the cooperative economy model currently developed in Rojava and looks at how it resonates with other similar initiatives around the world.

The readings for this session:

1. Section “The Dimension of Eco-Industrial Society” (pp. 249-256) from Abdullah Ocalan’s book Sociology of Freedom: Manifesto of the Democratic Civilization Volume III  

1. Essay “Toward Economic Democracy, Labor Self-Management and Self-Determination” (pp. 43-59) from the book Jackson Rising by Cooperation Jackson 

1. Foreword to Ocalan’s book Sociology of Freedom: Manifesto of the Democratic Civilization Volume III by John Holloway 

Optional: 

1. Essay “The Jackson-Kush Plan: Struggle for Black Self-Determination and Economic Democracy” (pp. 73-85) from the book Jackson Rising by Cooperation Jackson

   Feel free to join the discussion even if you don't get a chance to do the readings!
   
   Use this link to register for the event.