May | 2016 | Co-operative Economy in Rojava and Bakur

New book: Struggles for Autonomy in Kurdistan

By Eliza Egret and Tom Anderson, First published on Corporate Watch, May 2016

This book, by Eliza Egret and Tom Anderson, gathers together first-hand accounts of the struggles for a new society taking place in Bakur and Rojava – the parts of Kurdistan within…

Towards Building a Co-operative Economy

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Report by Aheen Barakat. Translation from an article in Arabic originally published by Hawar News Agency on 17th Oct, 2015

The economy is a social, participatory phenomenon and achieving an independent fair social economy is no less important than security, politics and diplomacy. Building a free and fair economy and achieving…

Crowdfund Feeding The Revolution in Rojava!

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

This article is about a fund-raising campaign taken from the page on coopfunding.net. UPDATE: The fundraising campaign is now over, though there are rumours that it is still possible to donate…

A conversation with the Wan Economic Commission

Co-operative Economy in Bakur

By Eliza Egret and Tom Anderson, published in Corporate Watch's recent book, Struggles for Autonomy in Kurdistan, May 2016

The DTK has set up a number of regional commissions to deal with areas such as ecology, economy, education, language, religion, culture, science, diplomacy, women and young people. We interviewed Mehmet…

Workers’ Co-ops in the Wan Region of Bakur

Co-ops in Bakur

by Eliza Egret and Tom Anderson. Published in the Corporate Watch book, Struggles for Autonomy in Kurdistan, May 2016

In June 2015 we visited several co-operatives in the Wan region (Van in Turkish). They were set up with the support of people from the regional Economic Commission ofthe Democratic Society…

Democratic Confederalism in Kurdistan

Co-operative Economy in Bakur

A commune meeting in Amude in Rojava's Cizîrê canton, November 2015

By Tom Anderson and Eliza Egret. First published on Corporate Watch on 18 April 2016

The Kurdish region is currently undergoing a transformation. People are organising themselves in grassroots people’s assemblies and co-operatives, declaring their autonomy from the state and their wish for real democracy. Feminist…

Democratic Economy Conference in Wan

Co-operative Economy in Bakur

By Azize Aslan. Translated from Turkish. Published by the Institute for Social, Political and Economic Studies

The Democratic Economy Conference convened in 8-9 November in Wan, with the slogan ‘Let us communalize our land, water and energy; let us build a democratic and free life’. In the…