Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Towards Counter-Hegemony: The Cooperative Option in Supporting and Rebuilding Rojava

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

By Alexander Kolokotronis. Originally published on July 16 2016 in Grassroots Economic Organizing

Amidst the onslaught of the Daesh (otherwise known as ISIS or ISIL) and the wide media coverage of refugees pouring into Europe, a major event remains tremendously under-reported. This under-reporting has…
The 1st Economy Conference Finishes with Important Decisions

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Originally published in Arabic on Hawar News on 18th October, 2015

Kurky Leky – The 1st economy conference in Rojava finishes with decisions and recommendations that covered all economic areas. It was held in the 16th of October at Aram Dikran Cultural…
Cooperatives in Portugal Are Willing to Cooperate with Cooperatives in Rojava

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Originally published on

Hawar News on 22.06.2016

Bordeaux – Cooperatives in Portugal are hoping to cooperate with the cooperatives of the democratic self-governance in Rojava. The union of cooperatives organised a conference in its headquarters in Bordeaux about…

Hafkertn Cooperative Forms Its Board of Directors

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Originally published in Arabic on http://encumenacibiciker.info on 2016-06-14

During a meeting in Serikanya, Hafkertn appointed a board of directors that consisted of 11 members. It was among the list of activities of Hafkrtn to have meetings in the…
The ‘Rojava Revolution’ in Syrian Kurdistan: A Model of Development for the Middle East?

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By Can Cemgil and Clemens Hoffmann. Originally published in IDS Bulletin Vol. 47 No. 3 May 2016: 'Ruptures and Ripple Effects in the Middle East and Beyond' 53–76

Abstract As the civil war in Syria continues, in the territory of Rojava – in Kurdish, ‘the West’ – the northern Syrian Kurdish political movement is attempting to implement ‘libertarian municipalism’,…
Regaining hope in Rojava

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By Jo Magpie. This article was originally published by Open Democracy on 6th June, 2016

This is a revolution in consciousness, not only in politics, and it has transformed the lives of countless women and men for generations to come. Sometime in early February, I was…
New book: Struggles for Autonomy in Kurdistan

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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!

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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…
Democratic Confederalism in Kurdistan

Co-operative Economy in Bakur

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…
Women’s co-operatives in Rojava

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

By Rahila Gupta

Women’s co-operatives: Qamişlo, Rojava The following article is based on my trip to Rojava in March 2016 where I interviewed Delal Afrin, Head of the Women’s Economic Committee of Kongira Star…
“We’re removing the rich-poor divide with our co-operatives”

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

First published in Turkish on ANF News on 12 January 2016

Xalıd Şêxo, a manager of the Center for the Economy of Social Development in Dirbêsiyê‎, says “The aim of our cooperatives is to prevent internal and external powers from sowing seeds…

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