Collective Governance and Solidarity Economies

En español: Gobernanza Colectiva x Economías Solidarias: Lecciones desde Rojava

Collective Governance x Solidarity Economies: Lessons from Rojava is a free, collective study. Whether you’re here for a Rojava 101 or want a deeper dive into organizing strategies, join us as we break it down! 

Join the Emergency Committee for Rojava (ECR), Movement Generation (MG), and New Economy Coalition (NEC) for a virtual collective study session on Rojava —the pluralistic, multi-ethnic, and multi-faith autonomous region of North and East Syria. 

Founded on women’s liberation, ecological sustainability, and direct democracy, Rojava’s political system provides a dramatic alternative to the status quo values of patriarchy, capitalism, and the nation-state that define the Middle East and much of the world. 

For over a decade, this region has defended land against ISIS and other jihadist groups; been subject to political and economic embargo and violence from the Syrian government; experienced Turkey’s invasion and occupation of Afrin, Tel Abyad, and Sere Kaniye; and most recently, is navigating the chaotic fall of the Assad regime. 

At the same time, the people of the region continue to organize a unique political project, building the foundations of a multi-ethnic democratic society based on gender equality, ecological regeneration, and local power. 

As we descend deeper into fascism across the globe, what lessons and organizing strategies can the progressive left glean from the collective governance and solidarity economies that the people of Rojava have been asserting? 

ABOUT THE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR ROJAVA 
The Emergency Committee for Rojava was founded in 2018 in response to Turkey’s invasion of Afrin. Our mission is to defend Rojava, formally known as Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), popularize its political ideas, campaign against U.S. complicity in Turkey’s war on the Kurds, and urge the resumption of peace negotiations between the Kurdish movement and the Turkish government. 

We believe Rojava’s experiment in democratic confederalism, built on principles of pluralism, ecology, and feminism, offers a new model of radical democracy in a world that clearly needs one. 

For more information, check out:

• Their website: defendrojava.org
• Follow them on social media: @defendrojava
• https://www.defendrojava.org/subscribe