Anarchic update news all over the world - 15.08.2018

Today's Topics:

   
1.  Britain, afed: SECOND DORSET RADICAL BOOKFAIR RAISES THE
      BANNER FOR IMPRISONED ANARCHISTS IN INDONESIA - 
      4TH AUGUST 2018
      (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
2.  Holand, vrije bond: Today 10-8-18: Demo against refugee
      policy EU, Dam Amsterdam, 17.00 (nl) (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
3.  Bangladesh Anarcho Syndicalist Federation: Worker
      dissatisfaction: Untlated tea garden in Chittagong [machine
      translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
4.  Britain, anarchist communist group ACG: Why Work?
      (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
5.  wsm.ie: Summerhill housing occupations 3rd day sees Leos
      early risers gather outside (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
6.  anarkismo.net: The chilling figures of the Turkish
      occupation of Afrin Leandro Albani - La Tinta (ca, it) [machine
      translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
7.  Rojava,  internationalistcommune: Hand in hand with women's
      revolution (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)


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Message: 1






At the end of the 2nd Dorset Radical Bookfair (an anarchist bookfair also dubbed ‘Anarchy 
by the Sea!) that took place on the South coast in Bournemouth on 4th August, Bristol 
group of the Anarchist Federation prompted a display of solidarity with anarchists 
imprisoned in Indonesia who we have had contact with over the last few months via a call 
out from Indonesian Anarchist Black Cross (see 
https://freedomnews.org.uk/indonesia-solidarity-call-for-anarchists-imprisoned-in-yogyakarta/ 
for background and ways to help). ---- After the ‘Alternative Working Class Question Time' 
session, bookfair visitors and stall holders got together behind a banner that was painted 
via collective effort on the day, saying: "Until all are Free & Kalian Tidak Sendiri (You 
are not alone)".

A really good series of talks and discussions were put on during the day: 2nd Dorset 
Radical Bookfair talks August 2018[PDF].

For ongoing radical south coast connections check out: https://wessexsolidarity.wordpress.com/

http://afed.org.uk/dorset-radical-bookfair-raises-the-banner-for-imprisoned-anarchists-in-indonesia-4th-august-2018/

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Message: 2





On a near daily basis, people are drowning in the Mediterranean. ---- Although the amount 
of people attempting to gain entry to Europe via this route has dropped significantly, the 
number of deaths actually increases due to the European Union turning its back on these 
refugees and immigrants. In the meanwhile, multiple vessels from NGOs with a voluntary 
crew of doctors, nurses, and rescue workers are stranded in Malta. European governments 
are preventing them from saving human lives. ---- We cannot accept this situation and have 
therefore set up the Seebrücke / ZeeBrug movement. We are a broad movement of citizens who 
are committed to ensuring that rescue actions by civilians at sea remain unpunished. We 
call on the European Union to establish a rescue program for boat refugees, and to ensure 
that safe and legal refugee routes to Europe are possible.

The people attempting to reach Europe through Libya or other coastal nations often don't 
have another choice. They are often taken back by the Libyan coast guard (so-called 
pull-backs), or they drown. Back in Libya, torture, extortion, human trafficking, slavery 
and rape await them. All of these abuses have been researched and documented by human 
rights organisations, the United Nations and the EU itself, yet still, the EU continues to 
financially support and co-ordinate the so-called ‘Libyan coast guard'.

The situation in the Mediterranean at present is miserable and is in direct opposition to 
universal human values, international maritime law, refugee law and fundamental human 
rights. Migration has always been a part of our society, as has international protection 
of those who need it. Centuries of migration have shaped Europe into what it is now.
Instead of closing borders, we need a Europe that's open, cities that are solidary, and 
harbours which are safe.

In recent weeks there have been demonstrations in several German cities, and also in The 
Hague a first demonstration already took place, to draw attention to the gross violations 
at sea. We see this movement a powerful instrument to steer the debate about immigration 
politics back to a humane, pro-European and democratic direction. To achieve that, we
want to spread our protest, our solidarity, and our network throughout the whole of Europe.

Seebrücke / ZeeBrug is an international movement, supported by different societal 
alliances and people. We declare our solidarity with those who have been forced to flee 
their own countries. We want the Netherlands and Brussels to take a clear stance against 
the current inhumane policies.

We stand in solidarity with all who are on the run. We want European politicians to stop 
using the so-called ‘Libyan coast guard' as the bouncer of the continent. Instead, the EU 
must establish safe passage routes, decriminalise civilian rescue operations at sea, and 
ensure humane and respectful resettlement of those who have had to flee from war, violence 
and poverty.

Join us and let yourself be heard!

When: Friday August, 10th, 17:00
Where: Dam Square, Amsterdam

What you can do:
Invite your friends (through Facebook and in real life), come to the demonstration, and 
wear orange clothing (in solidarity with the SOS-colour of the rescue vests and rescue 
vessels). Bring a rescue vest, an (orange) banner, or a sign with your own text.

SUGGESTIONS FOR SLOGANS AND HASHTAGS:

#StayHuman
#Together4Rescue
Mensen redden is geen misdrijf
Steun de reddingacties
Safe harbours, not Harbers
Nederland vlagstaat, waar ben je?
Netherlands: #failed flag state
Stel je voor, je bent in nood op zee, en niemand helpt je
#FreeIuventa
Laat Sea-Watch weer uitvaren!
EU/NL, kijk niet weg
(Italië, Malta) Stop criminalisering van reddingswerkers

demonstratie, sea watch, sealift, seebrucke, zeebrug

Vrije Bond Secretariaat

https://www.vrijebond.org/vandaag-demo-tegen-vluchtelingen-beleid-eu-dam-amsterdam-17-00/

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Message: 3





Workers' unrest in connection with joining the new manager has been found in the tea 
garden of Udalia in Fatikchhari, Chittagong. The tea garden has been declared closed due 
to dissatisfaction with the workers and employees. As a result, the tea garden authorities 
have reported losses of Tk 35 lakh daily. ---- Tea Garden Workers' Association panchayet 
claims, newly appointed manager Mohammad Rafiqul Islam has filed a case unjustly against 
the workers while being the Assistant Manager. The workers have been harassed many times. 
So workers will not join the work if he is in charge of the garden. ---- The Udalia 
Tea-Garden Authority said that the new manager of the garden , Mohammad Rafiqul, was 
appointed to work on July 23. On that morning, a group of workers called on the strike to 
join work and not join the workplace. At that time they vandalized several establishments 
including the gardener's office and bungalow.

On July 25, the garden authorities requested the workers to join the work. However, since 
the workers did not join the work, the government decided to stop all the activities of 
the garden under section 13 (1) of the Labor Act of 2006.

Workers' leaders said that from 1994 to 2009, the current manager Rafiqul Islam worked in 
the garden as assistant manager. Then he oppressed the workers several times. The workers 
have lost their property with land and land. Under this manager, the workers will not be 
involved in the work.

The panchayat president of the garden, Ashub Das Jago, told the news: "If anyone other 
than the new joining manager Rafiqul Islam is in charge of the manager, we will go to 
work. He was earlier assistant manager in this garden. Then he sued the workers and 
employees. Maybe he will torture us by joining this time. Besides, the owner is not paying 
us just as well. So all the workers gathered and called the strike.

It is known that since 2003, tea garden has come under the ownership and supervision of 
the Mostafa Group. The Mostafa Group or Udalia Tea Garden Authority started the process of 
cultivating the untimely lands of the garden in 2004 according to the official rules. The 
workers halted it. Because , at different times the laborers of the garden had mortgaged 
them to outsiders. Later in 2004, the then manager and assistant manager (current manager 
Mohammad Rafiqul Alam) rescued the locals and ordered them to provide ration for the 
workers under the cultivation of tea under the direction of Mostafa Group.

Pradip Kumar Singh, present assistant manager of the garden , said there are 997 workers 
and 42 employees in the garden. On behalf of the garden, the production of 5,500 kg of tea 
is produced. Due to the closure of the program, losses of Tk 35-40 million daily.

http://www.bangladeshasf.org/news/

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Message: 4






Why would people work in an anarchist society? If there was no link between work and 
reward, why work? ---- The only way to answer this question is with another question. Why 
do we accept money as payment for goods and services? Why can I go into a shop and 
exchange paper, or some electronic numbers, for food, or water, or use it to pay my rent? 
---- The simple reason is because we all agree that it does. A shop allows me to buy food 
off them because they know that they will be able to replace the food and purchase the 
things that they want. ---- So why, in an anarchist society, would a builder build a house 
if they already had one? Because the builder needs to eat food, so needs farmers to go out 
and grow food, even if they have enough food themselves. Both the farmer and the builder 
will need the doctors to heal even if the doctor is healthy themselves.

In an anarchist society, everyone will work because everyone else will work, much in the 
same way that everyone accepts currency because everyone accepts currency.

It might be argued that unlike in a capitalist society, in the anarchist society there is 
no link between an individual's work and what services and resources they can access, so 
there is an incentive to work poorly, or at least to use as little energy as possible. 
However in the capitalist society there is no link between the social usefulness of an 
individual's work, and the rewards they get. A lot of people do social harmful work and 
are rewarded significantly. Additionally people are not rewarded for the quality of their 
work, but rather for their ability to manipulate the internal political economy of a work 
place or their ability to create a monopoly. It's also worth noting that right now most 
people simply accept that their bosses and shareholders take a significant percentage of 
the product of their labour despite the fact that they have done no real work. If people 
will accept this idea, then they will accept the idea that they should work to a high 
quality of work for the good of their community and for mankind.

For all humanity to stop working would be collective suicide and people are smart enough 
to realise this. We are not some sort of rationalistic egoistical machine that has some 
bizarre inability to understand collective action problems. Whilst it might be in our 
interests not to work in the short run, it isn't if we benefit for society in the medium term.

Anarchists and communists have a slogan that sums up these ideas. The idea: "from each 
according to their ability, to each according to their need."

This is a slogan, and shouldn't be taken as dogma. Society shouldn't be organised simply 
to provide only what people "need," but should meet as many wants as possible, but equally 
no one should have to work themselves to excess so that they can be said to be "giving 
according to their ability." I strongly expect that most anarchist communist communities 
would aim to minimise the amount of work people had to undertake.

Anarchist economics states that everyone should be able to access the things they need and 
want and that no one should exploit the labour of others. To answer the question at the 
start of this article, each would work because they depend on others to work, and each 
would work well because they would benefit from it at least as much as (actually 
significantly more than) they benefit from working well under our current economic system.

Post navigation

https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2018/08/10/why-work/

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Message: 5






Yesterday the housing activist occupation at 35 Summerhill Parade entered its third day. 
Approximately 100 people attended the 'Leo's Early Risers'* event yesterday evening to 
show solidarity and support to the local community and all those involved in the 
occupation. ---- Speeches came from housing activists and residents in the local area to 
demand adequate and affordable homes for all and stress the need for direct action to take 
back housing from slum landlords - such as multi millionaire Pat O'Donnell who evicted 
over 120 people from five houses on Summerhill Parade in May - and all those who profit 
from the current housing crisis. ---- Since the occupation began on Tuesday, activists 
have been engaging in community outreach, knocking on doors and listening to members of 
the local community on how the crisis in housing is affecting them. Volunteers are needed 
and sign up sheets can be found here: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegk6J3vgILGBIcZUXBay63YmeDf145YhwxrhcGu2UzBxRuRQ/viewform

A family friendly event takes place today, Friday 10th Aug. which includes a talk from 
Thapelo Mohapi, General Secretary of Abhahlali Base Mjondolo - a South African, radical, 
grassroots organisation that campaign against evictions and for public housing. Facebook event

* The name of the event came from remarks made some months ago by the Taoiseach (head of 
government) when he said the government sought to represent the 'early risers', a group 
that was presumably intended to exclude anyone not forced our of bed in the early hours 
for a long commute to a 9-5 job.  In fact Leo's party represents landlords, a group whose 
income entirely comes from the work of others because of their power to demand rent 
payments.  We don't know what time the average landlord gets out of bed but a lot of them 
don't even collect rent themselves anymore, they get a company to do it for them.

Author: Aoife C

https://wsm.ie/c/summerhill-housing-occupations-leos-early-risers

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Message: 6






Houses demolished, streets crammed with rubble and dirt, corners guarded by those who 
recently swore allegiance to Abu Bark Al Baghdadi - the mysterious leader of the Islamic 
State (ISIS) - and a decimated population that if he did not flee now lives under a system 
of terror guarded by the Turkish army. Homes and businesses plundered, mass kidnappings of 
men and women, deaths at any time of the day, and a systematic population replacement 
plan, as seldom seen in the 21st century. These harrowing postcards are part of the 
reality of Afrin, the Kurdish region of northern Syria that was invaded by Turkey in March 
this year, killing more than two hundred people due to aerial bombings that lasted two 
months and the displacement of more of 150 thousand inhabitants who took refuge, in their 
majority,

Afrin is one of the three cantons that make up the Democratic Federation of Northern 
Syria, a border territory with Turkey that was liberated in 2012, when it was proclaimed 
the beginning of the Rojava revolution, led by the Kurdish people and their self-defense 
forces (YPG / YPJ). The Afrin region is made up of around 380 villages and towns, and is 
located 40 kilometers from the city of Aleppo, the economic capital of Syria.

Last Tuesday, the news agency Firat News published an extensive report in which it shows 
the situation in Afrin, in which some 500 thousand displaced people from all over Syrian 
territory had taken refuge in almost seven years of war. The research, entitled "Cultural 
annihilation and demographic change in Afrin", confirmed that in that region rich in 
agriculture and fresh water there is " a tragedy of Dantesque proportions before the 
silence of the world ".

" Torture, murder, rape, destruction of cultural heritage and annihilation of peoples are 
part of the strategies of the Turkish occupiers and their terrorist allies ", is the 
summary presented in the report.

The presence of the Turkish army, the Free Syrian Army (ISS), ISIS and the Al Nusra Front 
(Syrian arm of Al Qaeda) - under Operation Olive Branch - generates a critical landscape 
to this day, where the civilian population is the main target. Faced with this situation, 
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not hesitate to call these terrorist groups 
"National Forces" that bring "freedom" to Afrin.

In the report it was detailed that the demographic change of the region is one of the 
fundamental objectives of the occupants. "Instead of the population that had to escape 
from Afrin, the SLA militiamen and their families from Eastern Guta were settled in the 
region thanks to an agreement with Russia. There are around 41,000 people who are part of 
that agreement and who have been settled in Afrin, although the process has not yet 
concluded , "said the investigation.

As part of this plan, " the Kurdish language has been banned and people are forced to use 
Arabic or Turkish," the report said. Turkish flags wave and images of Erdogan are 
mandatory. In particular, the Alevi and Yezidi settlements have been completely destroyed . "

The districts where most people were displaced are Jindires, Sherawa and Mabata. In those 
places, entire families in which the men are part of terrorist groups are moved and 
installed in the houses abandoned forcibly by their owners.

Destroy and steal the heritage

Since last January, when Turkish aviation began bombing its objectives there was also the 
destruction of cultural heritage. On January 27, the air strikes destroyed a settlement 
built in 1300 BC (BC) near the village of Girê Darê. The archaeological remains of the 
settlement included an Ishtar temple with more than 3,000 years old, declared as one of 
the most important historical sites in Syria by UNCESCO.

The Hurrian site, built in 2500 BC and recognized by UNESCO as a place of special 
protection in the Middle East, was bombed three times. The place was called Nebî Hurî by 
the Kurds and Cyrrhus by the Greeks. In this place the churches of Santa Kozma and 
Demianos were built. Other areas attacked by aviation and Turkish troops are the Roman 
churches in the village of Kalutê and the castle in the village of Elbîzka, also from 
Roman times. As if that were not enough, the bombings reached the buildings of the Mitanni 
period in the village village of Kolpe.

The report also revealed that items and relics were stolen by ELS members and sold in 
Turkey. "Most objects were taken to Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. So far 16,000 Afrin 
historical objects have been brought to Turkey, "the investigation said. According to the 
director of the Museum of Syria, Mehmud Hemud, the stolen pieces are many more than the 
known figure since it was not possible to make a complete count.

Nor the dead have peace

Looted cemeteries and destroyed tombs. This happened in Sêx Zêd, in the district of 
Zêdiyê, and in Sehîd Seydo, in Jindires. In addition, the occupation forces demolished the 
Rajo cemetery with heavy machinery. To these facts it is added that at least 12 Yezidi 
cemeteries were decimated by the terrorists. In the cemetery of Sêx Berekat, not only 
graves and the memory of the Yezidi people were desecrated, but the Turkish State built a 
military base.

Among the methods used by the occupation is also the forced conversion to the more 
conservative Sunni Islam, which ISIS raises as a flag. The investigation noted that " the 
Yezidis and Alevis who have remained in Afrin are being forced to convert to Islam. Those 
who refuse are attacked, tortured, insulted and robbed" The Yezidis, Kurds who profess a 
religion that has syncretism as one of its characteristics and has a strong influence of 
Zoroastrianism, are one of the main victims of the occupation. It is estimated that 22 
Yezidi majority villages were destroyed and declared restricted areas. According to the 
report, the Turkish army built military bases in the villages of Elî Qîna and Qestel Cindo.

Complaints grow, silence remains

On Thursday, August 2, Amnesty International (AI) published the report "Turkey must end 
the serious human rights violations committed by allied groups and their own forces in 
Afrin" , in which it denounced that " Turkish forces are giving groups armed Syrians 
absolute freedom to commit serious abuses against the human rights of the civilian 
population in the northern city of Afrin . "

According to the investigation spread by AI, "Turkey's offensive and military occupation 
have aggravated the suffering of the people of Afrin, who have already endured a bloody 
conflict for years. We heard frightening accounts of people being detained, tortured or 
subjected to forced disappearance by Syrian armed groups, which continue to wreak havoc on 
the civilian population without the control of the Turkish forces . "

The report stated that "Turkey is the occupying power in Afrin, and therefore is 
responsible for the welfare of the civilian population and the maintenance of public 
order. So far, your armed forces have failed miserably in fulfilling these obligations. 
They can not shirk their responsibility by using Syrian armed groups to do their dirty 
work. Without further delay, Turkey must put an end to human rights violations committed 
by pro-Turkish armed groups, hold their perpetrators accountable and commit to helping 
Afrin residents rebuild their lives . "

Although the occupation spread the violence in Afrin - recognized as the most peaceful 
region of Syria so far in the internal conflict - the Turkish troops and their allies do 
not have everything to gain. The YPG / YPJ continue to operate through guerrilla warfare 
in order to disrupt Ankara's plans. In the latest report released by the YPG / YPJ, on 
July 6, it was noted that since January 20 2502 Turkish soldiers and mercenaries were killed.

Although Erdogan tries to move comfortably in Afrin, emboldened by the support of the 
United States and Russia to the occupation, the Turkish leader does not seem to have all 
the win: a silent but permanent resistance grows breaking the sound of the bombs.

https://www.anarkismo.net/article/31100

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Message: 7





Women from the internationalist municipality in Rojava made a call out about a feminist 
delegation who was traveling through Rojava. We wanted to get to know the women and 
society in Rojawa's revolution. The struggle against the patriarchate, for freedom and a 
natural life for humans, is an international struggle. No matter how different our lives 
look, our hearts are in the same rhythm and we all fought for a social revolution. In 
total, fifteen women and non-binary people from the United States, Kurdistan and seven 
different nations from Europe responded on call. It is important to discuss and live 
independently in such diversity and it gives us the opportunity to feel, live in and 
develop the strength of our relationships around the world.

The delegates arrived in early June and began to visit Jinên Cîwan in Qamislo **, a group 
focusing on young women's participation in the revolution. Together with them we visited 
the radio station "Dengê Cudî". The radio station's frequency is strong enough to send in 
Nisebîn, the half of the city behind the Turkish border wall. Young people work on the 
radio 24 hours a day, but their main program is about all parts of society. It is a 
special focus on young women who read texts and discuss their role in society and the 
revolution. We internationalists were trying to sing a song in live broadcast, it was a 
very strong moment.
In the autumn we had lunch together with HPC (Hêzen Parastina Cîvaka - Social Security 
units). HPC is a self-defense force for the municipalities and, like all parts of society, 
women are also organized independently. The women, especially mothers and grandmothers, 
have strengthened their confidence through Abdullah Öcalan's philosophy and years of 
revolutionary work. Later we visited Asayîsa Jin (Female Police) and met wonderful women 
who devote their lives to protecting civil society. When we returned to Qamislo, we were 
invited to Mala Bîrindar: the house of the injured. Mala Bîrindar is a collective house 
for YPG-YPJ warriors who have been seriously injured in battle. There they have an 
opportunity to recover together. At the moment, they are working on official recognition 
to ensure that these warriors receive support from countries outside Rojava. Without this, 
their ability to access life-needed treatment is limited because of the embargo that 
prevails against Rojava and the failure of nations to act. Here we met a person who 
foughtSehîd Hêlîn Qereçox page, our international companion who became a martyr in Afrin. 
After a tea break at the International Jineolojî Academy in Amude we went to Navenda 
Ciwanên Azad, the Free Youth Center in Dîrbesiyê, where we played volleyball with the 
youngsters. In the evening, we visited families for martyrs, especially parents, brothers 
and sisters of young YPG-YPJ members. We slept scattered at these families and the next 
morning we began to explore Jinwar, the village of free women.
Wow ... What can be said about Jinwar? It is a great place that is being created there. As 
soon as we left the car, we were swallowed up in an atmosphere that freed us from all the 
chains that were pushed around our breasts.

Jinwar, an experimental city just for women, was first just as an idea. However, the idea 
has been realized last year. It is a playful mood in Jinwar, and creative possibilities 
are demonstrated throughout the city project. As you look around, you can see how a human 
community will grow in harmony with nature. A large part of the village is still a 
construction site where women and men work to build the houses traditionally with bricks 
made of mud.
The[most male]workers who were skeptical of the project when it started was won over so 
much that they visited the village on days when they were available. Like Hevala R "Wow 
... What can be said about Jinwar? It is a great place that is being created there. As 
soon as we left the car, we were swallowed up in an atmosphere that freed us from all the 
chains pushed around our breasts. "

The next day in Dîrbesiyê we were welcomed by Kongreya Star (Women's Umbrella 
Organization, equivalent to TEV-DEM). They are responsible for coordinating and organizing 
independent structures for women. Mala Jin (Women's House) that we visited then is part of 
Kongreya Star. Mala Jin serves as a place for conflict management. While we were, they, 
for example, tried to find a solution for the following situation: a man who lived in 
Europe for several years came back and married a woman. Before the woman agreed to marry 
she demanded that they live together in the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria 
(Rojava). The man accepted, but now wants to go back to Europe. Other women turn to Mala 
Jin for support because of violence or oppression in the family,

 From Dîrbesiyê we traveled to Serekaniyê, another city divided by the militarized border 
between Turkey and Rojava. We stayed at Komîna Film Rojava overnight. They are currently 
working on a film about traditional Kurdish dances and songs and films in neighboring 
villages.

 From Serêkaniyê we went to the city of Kobanê, which became internationally known for the 
resistance of the heroic YPJ warriors, ultimately leading to liberation from IS (Islamic 
State). Thousands of people died in the struggle for liberation. Therefore, we first 
wanted to visit Sehidlik, the burial ground on the outskirts of the city for fallen 
freedom warriors. As one of our delegates said, "In this place you put many questions to 
yourself, you feel a deep hate against the system grow within you, you begin to understand 
what the fight against the system really means, what revolution means and what 
responsibility the martyrs give on to us".

Back in Kobanê we visited the martyrs museum and the so-called resistance areas. The 
Resistance District is an area that deliberately has not been reconstructed after the 
liberation of Kobane. The neighborhood serves as a museum; a huge memorial monument that 
shows the consequences of the war and the significance of destruction and resistance. The 
streets and houses are full of stories of fallen warriors, the suffering of the people and 
such opposition, the cruelties of the Islamic state. And these stories are told by 
everyone around you. The mothers, the young people, the brothers, the warriors, the 
workers, all know the stories of the martyrs and care for them. They understand what is 
sacrificed to defend freedom.

The Martyr Arîn Mirkan has a special place in Cobanan's history. By sacrificing her own 
life, she made it possible for YPJ and YPG to liberate a strategic key position in the 
city, with a view of the entire Kobanê. Her actions gave birth to and self-confidence to 
society and the warriors, and at the same time managed to lower the morale of the IS 
warriors (who believe that if they are killed by a woman they will be denied a place in 
paradise after death). We visited Mistenur, the place of her suicide action and imagined 
the battle that had taken place there.

In this place you put many questions to yourself, you feel a deep hatred towards the 
system grow within you, you begin to understand what the fight against the system really 
means, what revolution means and what responsibility the martyrs pass on to us

Shortly thereafter, we visited a YPJ base where young female warriors receive their 
education. It is a place full of life, where each of them can share their own experience 
about the importance of self-defense. The base is completely different from the image we 
have of military barracks; It is a place dominated by strong awareness, where you are 
surrounded by love and a shared desire for peace and freedom.

 From here we visited Mala Serokatî, the house where Abdullah Öcalan lived two months 
after moving from Turkey and before he was able to move on to Lebanon. This is an 
important place for the Kurdish movement because it was here that Abdullah Öcalan analyzed 
the situation, developed a strategy and built the foundation for everything that would come.

After all we experienced in Kobanê, YPJ arranged for visiting Raqqa and Tabqa, two Arab 
cities recently released from IS. In the struggle for Kobanês, mainly with Kurdish field 
forces, these two former IS fenders were released through a cooperation between YPJ / YPG 
/ SDF with US air bombings. They are plots of places where IS committed unimaginable 
crimes to scare and oppress society and freedom fighters. It looks very different there 
compared to Kobanê. Large areas of the urban landscape are still destroyed; A war in which 
air bombs are used, largely changes the extent of destruction. War does not look the same. 
People live and work in the midst of all this and make the city alive again.

Finally, we had the opportunity to take part in Qampa Jineolojî Ciwan, a camp for young 
women focused on Jineolojî, Jineolojî, a concept created by Öcalan, a blend of science, 
feminism, gender studies and history. We shared camps with fifty other young women on the 
Euphrates River. We woke up together, ate, practiced, and participated in the following 
programs: Being Yourself, Patriarchate's History, The Search for the Truth of Abdullah 
Öcalan, Jineolojî, Equal Relationships. In the evenings we participated in various 
practical training courses - driving a car, playing drums, painting, English lessons. 
There were also lessons in writing on Kurdish and other things that were done after we 
left the camp. Last day we went swimming. We laughed a lot, cooled down, taught each other 
how one swim, ate watermelon and drank lemonade,

Then it was time to say hello then not only to the comrades in the camp but also on time 
as a delegation. During these weeks we had learned a lot, felt and seen so many things. 
But one thing we still have not seen: Afrin. In March, Turkey (NATO's second largest army) 
occupied Afghanistan after fifty-eight days of resistance. Since then, the
occupation soldiers have carried out massacres and robbed the community, thrown out people 
from their homes, from their beloved country. As women from the Internationalist City of 
Rojava and as a group in this delegation, we condemn these occupants. Afrin is and remains 
part of the Democratic Federation in Northern Syria. It will be free again and it is all 
freedom-loving people in the world's responsibility to fight for it!

Now we are preparing to leave the Internationalist municipality. We have seen the complex 
reality of the revolution, society and life of the Democratic Federation in Northern 
Syria. We feel that resistance seeds begin to grow within us. We are full of hope, 
convinced that this world will change alongside the change within ourselves.

Žene, Život, Sloboda! Jin, Life, Azadî! Women, Life, Freedom!

Femmes, Vie, Liberté! Women, life, freedom! Mujeres, Vida, Libertad! Kvinnor, liv, frihet!

* The area we call Rojava has been renamed the Democratic Federation in Northern Syria to 
reflect more multifaceted society more specifically, especially now because it is 
primarily Arab cities that are members of the democratic system. In fact, Rojava is used 
as much as DFNS, but in the future DFNS is expected to be used to a greater extent.

** Meaning: Young women. Pronunciation: "Zchinen Jeewan" and "Kamishlo. C is pronounced 
"j", Ç is pronounced as "ch", J is pronounced S in "casual". To learn more about the 
Kurdish alphabet: http://learnkurmanji.com/lesson/lesson-1-alphabet-and-sounds/.

http://internationalistcommune.com/hand-i-hand-med-kvinnors-revolution/

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