I was as many of you know at the conference of Women in Black in India. Women from Afghanistan Congo Bosnia and Armenia shared with us dark stories of rape forced marriages and impunity we need to strengthen the civil societies the question is how to achieve it? If the changes are made with weapons and soldiers (female or male), we are always prisoners of the weapons and wars as metaphors... Ana Den 6 dec 2015 08:11 skrev "AGF poemproducer" <[email protected]>:
> 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 > > 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 >
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