Our attitude towards Rojava must be critical solidarity
A Kurdish anarchist reflects critically on the Rojava revolution, its positive aspects and some negative elements posing challenges to it.
Revolution in Rojava? - La Oveja Negra
Submitted by Guerre de Classe on Nov 23 2015 18:29
We publish here a contribution (we have also translated from Spanish to French, English and Czech) synthesizing a series of critical discussions on the events in Rojava. This text comes from militants claiming to adhere to anarchism, based in Rosario, Argentina, and it was originally published in their bulletin La Oveja Negra [The Black Sheep].
The Rojava resistance: rebirth of the anticapitalist struggle - Salvador Zana
An article by Salvador Zana, a volunteer with YPG in Rojava.
Dear cheerleaders, we need to have a chat about imperialism
Submitted by rooieravotr on Apr 4 2015 21:25
On the process of change in Northern Syria often called the Rojava revolution, the PYD as proponent of the process, and its alliance with Western imperialist powers.
A mountain river has many bends: an introduction to the Rojava revolution
We offer this zine to the world so that people may learn about the Rojava revolution happening right now in northern Syria.
On David Graeber: 'Victory in Kobane. What next in the Rojava revolution?’
David Graeber is a very thought-provoking thinker. But his recent youtube talk is more striking for what is not said than for what is.
Kurdistan? - Gilles Dauvé
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 17 2015 16:28
A critical analysis of the Kurdish movement against the background of the Syrian conflict and the so-called "Rojava revolution", by Gilles Dauvé.
The Kurdish Question: Through the lens of Anarchist Resistance in the Heart of the Ottoman Empire 1880-1923 - Michael Schmidt and Lucien van der Walt
Submitted by AES on Dec 31 2014 18:46
CONTENT NOTE: In 2015 it came to light that one of the authors of this work, Michael Schmidt, has advocated merging anarchist and white supremacist ideas both privately under his own name and publicly under pseudonyms. We are not aware of such themes in this work but readers should be advised.
In Rojava: people's war is not class war
Submitted by Guerre de Classe on Dec 25 2014 16:20
Text “In Rojava: People’s War is not Class War”, which you can read below, represents a contribution of “Internationalist Communist Tendency” (ICT) to a debate that has been taking place in certain circles claiming “anti-capitalist struggle” since several weeks. The central points of this discussion are current events in Western Kurdistan, Rojava.
Anarchist Federation statement on Rojava: December 2014
Submitted by the button on Dec 2 2014 11:07
The Anarchist Federation looks at the so-called "revolution" in Syrian Kurdistan, and the role of the PKK and compares the reality with the rhetoric.
