Rojava-U.S. Co-op Exchange

This is the 10 December, 2022 phone bank and exchange between Americans and Rojava cooperator Kraker. This is an edited down version of this info session.

There was a similar cultural exchange in August 2022, which was not video recorded for posterity.

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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Welcome (Anya)
03:26 Get involved (I) (Chris)
06:20 Intro to Rojava Co-ops (Emre)
16:30 Phone bank [Edited Out]
16:35 Rojava Co-ops On-The-Ground Update (Karker) Q&A Begins
20:00 Relationship to USA presence
23:18 Roadblocks in developing the cooperative economy, local pushback and adaptation
27:57 Structural relationships
31:56 Startup aid
33:21 How to materially aid from the USA
34:40 Advice for the USA
37:38 Effect of women’s cooperatives and challenges
40:18 LGBTQ Q&A Ends
42:01 Get involved (II) (Chris)

EVENT ENDORSERS
Emergency Committee for Rojava
Cooperation Jackson
Cooperation Milwaukee
Flora Cooperative
Co-ops Not Cages

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