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From the Moment of Coercion – Cizire Canton, Rojava

Rojava, Syria, revolution, women, jineology, coops, cooperatives, commune

This article is republished from SIC Journal.

The relation of exploitation contains, in an immanent way, a direct relation of domination, of subjection, and of social and police control. But when one takes the relation of domination, of...

The Centre for Women’s Economy in Qamishlo Starts Agricultural Cooperative Project

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Centre for Women’s Economy, Rojava, Syria, women, feminism, jineologi, Qamishlo, cooperative, coops, agricultural cooperative

This is a translation of a report written in Arabic on Ronahi.net, 12th November, 2016

The Centre for Women's Economy held a meeting for the communes and women's bodies in its headquarters in West Street in the city of Qamishlo, to start work on the agricultural…

The No State Solution: Institutionalizing Libertarian Socialism in Kurdistan

Co-operative Economy in Bakur

Kurdistan, Rojava, Bakur, Syria, Turkey, democratic confederalism, peace

This long and detailed essay and analysis by Alexander Kolokotronis is taken in its entirety from New Politics, where it was published on November 2, 2014.

In what many outside of the territory are referring to as the Rojava Revolution, a major shift in political philosophy and political programmatics has taken place in Kurdistan. Yet, this shift...

Women and Rojava’s Cooperative Societies

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Syria, Rojava, women, cooperatives, coops

This is a translation of an Arabic language article by Avîn Yosef that originally appeared on Ronahi.net, one of Rojava’s own newspapers, on 23rd November, 2016

''Through the communal economy we will break the siege on Rojava. The economy is the backbone of the community, and this will happen only through the participation of women, because women…

Cooperatives and Communes: the third way of Rojava in the Syrian conflict

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Rojava, Syria, Kurdistan, communes, cooperatives, coops

By Heval X. Translated from Spanish, originally written in Italian from Rojava, 15th December, 2016

A journey into the heart of the revolution and the strategies of transition towards a social economy: the multiplication of communes and cooperatives, and experimentation with new models of social, political…

Women’s Cooperatives: a glimpse into Rojava’s economic model

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Syria, Rojava, Kurdistan, Kobanê, Kobanî, Kobani, Kobane, cooperative, women, coop, coops, Amarge

This article by Hawzhin Azeez first appeared in English on Kurdish Question on 26th January, 2017. It has been very lightly edited (spelling and punctuation). The original article, in French, can be found here

In Rojava, the significance of the co-operative system lies in efforts to democratise all sectors of society, including the economy. For this reason, creating alternative means and avenues that allow traditionally…

How a Women’s Dairy Product Cooperative in Rojava is Developing the Lives of Women and their Society

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

women, Rojava, Syria, coops, cooperatives, Kongreya Star, feminism, jineology, jineologi

This is a translation of a Turkish language article by Berîtan Sarya that originally appeared on ANF News, 24th December, 2016

In Rojava, the economic activities of women are being organised in the form of communes and cooperatives. For about two years, women have been meeting in small cooperatives. This gets them…

Healer of the Earth

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Syria, Rojava, coops, cooperatives, agriculture, women, feminism, jineologi, economy

This is a translation of a Turkish language article by Dengir Güneş that originally appeared on Yeni Özgûr Politika, 19th May, 2016

While Naide Zengin was working on building sites in England she had wished to do something for Rojava, so she prepared a greenhouse project. “Finding my country and putting my work…

21 Cooperatives form in Hesekê, Including three especially for Women

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Syria, Rojava, Kurdistan, Hasakah, Hesekê, Hêsiçê, cooperatives, coops, women, economy, TEV DEM, Kongreya Star

This is a translation of an Arabic language article that originally appeared on ANHA, 19th October, 2016

The Economic Committee in Cizîrê‎ Canton formed 21 agricultural cooperative societies in Hesekê and its rural surroundings, including three special cooperatives for women, during a meeting.

Rojava: Women Organise the Economy

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

women, cooperative, coops, Rojava, Syria, feminism, jineology, Syria, Kurdistan, workers co-op, workers co-operative, workers cooperative, cooperative economy, agriculture

Women are the dynamic power in the economy, by Dengir Güneş / YÖP 18.04.2016. Translated from German. Our translation of the German article taken from the other half of the original can be found here

Women are the most dynamic force in the economy. What’s special in Rojava is that every day women are organising and taking control of new projects in areas ranging from agriculture…

Three Cooperatives in a Village of Rojava

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Dirbêsiyê‎, Derbesiye, Al-Darbasiyah, cooperatives, coops, Cizîrê, Cizire, Rojava, Syria, democratic confederalism, women, feminism, jineology

This is a translation of an Arabic language article by Akrê Ibrahim that originally appeared on ANHA, 4th December, 2016

The people's municipality in Sekar village in Dirbêsiyê, the town's economic council, Women's Economy Council and the village communes opened three economic projects supervised by cooperative societies with 116 participants. Their…

Six Coops to Enhance Rojava’s Women’s Economy

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Kurdistan, Rojava, Syria, Cizire, Qamishlo, co-operatives, cooperatives, co-operative, cooperative, co-op, co-ops, solidarity, solidarity economy, women, jineology, feminism, Kongreya Star, Girkê Legê, Al-Muabbada

This is a translation of an Arabic language article by Hilan Jalal that originally appeared on ANHA, 11th December, 2016

The Economy Council of Kongreya Star formed special cooperative societies for women in coordination with the Agricultural Centre in Girkê Legê, with the aim of developing the communal economy and to…

From the Moment of Coercion – Cizire Canton, Rojava

The Centre for Women’s Economy in Qamishlo Starts Agricultural Cooperative Project

Women and Rojava’s Cooperative Societies

Cooperatives and Communes: the third way of Rojava in the Syrian conflict

Women’s Cooperatives: a glimpse into Rojava’s economic model

How a Women’s Dairy Product Cooperative in Rojava is Developing the Lives of Women and their Society

Healer of the Earth

21 Cooperatives form in Hesekê, Including three especially for Women

Rojava: Women Organise the Economy

Three Cooperatives in a Village of Rojava

Six Coops to Enhance Rojava’s Women’s Economy

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