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…

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…

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…