thanks for these links, antje; i have heard about the female kurdish fighters before but not much so it's very interesting to learn more about it.
On 6/12/15 11:11 34AM, AGF poemproducer wrote: > hi, > > I spent last days reading and studying the kurdish female fighters and > their efforts to built an independent equal and just state in north > east syria… i am a pacifist in my deepest structure but have been > challanged and confused by what is happening there… if you need to > read up look for hashtags #Rojava > > any thoughts ? > > (i find this article a good sum up) > > http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/11/25/rojava_is_a_radical_experiment_in_democracy_in_northern_syria_american_leftists.html > > "I recently spoke to someone from the Kurdish women’s movement in > Rojava and asked what they need most. She said they need a massive > international solidarity campaign, beginning with political education > about the evolution of the PKK and its politics, including its > emphasis on democratic governance, anti-sectarianism, secularism, > ecology, and women’s liberation. In practical terms, they need all > possible international pressure to be put on Turkey and the KRG to end > the embargo and let supplies through. They need the terrorist > designation to be lifted so they can travel and raise money and do > public speaking." > > some more… > > http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/12/02/remembering-murray-bookchin/<http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/12/02/remembering-murray-bookchin/> > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Protection_Units<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_Protection_Units > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Protection_Units> > > maybe this is also a good thing/ althought americans all over this, > but maybe for the right reasons for a change > https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Presidents_Obama_and_Hollande_Prime_Ministers_Cameron_and_Turnbull_Help_the_Kurds_cut_off_ISILs_route_to_Europe/?wTXkYjb > > > http://thelionsofrojava.com/index.php/join/ > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour -- helen varley jamieson [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.upstage.org.nz /Unaussprechnbarlich/, München, November-Dezember 2015 <http://unaussprechbarlich.tumblr.com/>
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