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A women's revolution is taking place in Rojava, a self-governed region located in Northern Syria, bringing about a new bottom-up, stateless and democratic political model referred to as democratic confederalism. Groups of women are leading systems of communal social life involving councils, parties, cooperatives, academies and defence units, to structure society according to anti-sexist and non-patriarchal principles.
Organised as part of In formation III, this conversation will centre on sharing individual and collective experiences of the struggle, and opening up an exchange between publics in London and key actors in Rojava about the unfolding revolution and the practice of autonomous democracy.
Jaye Griffiths will read Rahila Gupta’s ‘Rubáiyát of Rojava’, a long poem in quatrains on the journalist’s experience and encounters in the region, providing an introduction to the movement and its political ideologies. This is followed by a Q&A with Gupta, plus live video conversations with Evin Swed, spokeswoman of Rojava’s Kongra Star, the confederation of women’s organisations; Asmin Roni, member of the YPJ self-defence force; and Hevidar Abdullah, manager at the women’s communal cooperative in Rojava. Conversations will be led by the UK representative of Kongra Star, Rohash Shexo, writer Rahila Gupta and artist Alda Terracciano.
Organised as part of In formation III, this conversation will centre on sharing individual and collective experiences of the struggle, and opening up an exchange between publics in London and key actors in Rojava about the unfolding revolution and the practice of autonomous democracy.
Jaye Griffiths will read Rahila Gupta’s ‘Rubáiyát of Rojava’, a long poem in quatrains on the journalist’s experience and encounters in the region, providing an introduction to the movement and its political ideologies. This is followed by a Q&A with Gupta, plus live video conversations with Evin Swed, spokeswoman of Rojava’s Kongra Star, the confederation of women’s organisations; Asmin Roni, member of the YPJ self-defence force; and Hevidar Abdullah, manager at the women’s communal cooperative in Rojava. Conversations will be led by the UK representative of Kongra Star, Rohash Shexo, writer Rahila Gupta and artist Alda Terracciano.
06:30 pm
Thu, 30 Aug 2018
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