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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,AS ,TURKEY BEG9S ITS ATTACK ON ,ROJAVA1 ! AUTONOM\S REGION 9 ,NOR!RN ,SYRIA1 WE >E CALL+ = PEOPLE ALL >\ND ! WORLD TO MOBILIZE TO IMPOSE CONSEQU5CES ON ,TURKEY & ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION = ?IS S5SELESS ATROCITY4 ,WE PRES5T ! FOLL[+ %ORT 9T]VIEW ) P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,COMMUNE1 ONE ( SEV]AL PROJECTS 9 ,ROJAVA ?AT 9VOLVES P>TICIPANTS FROM >\ND ! WORLD1 TO (F] VISIBILITY TO SOME ( ! MANY PEOPLE :O MAY BE MURD]$ 9 A ,TURKI% (F5SIVE & TO ! WOR?:ILE PROJECTS !Y >E UND]TAK+4 ,! 9T]VIEW WAS CONDUCT$ AFT] ,TRUMP GAVE ,TURKEY P]MISSION TO 9VADE ,SYRIA TWO DAYS AGO1 ) DEA?'S SCY! HANG+ 9 ! AIR4 

,A REVOLUTION BEGAN 9 ,ROJAVA 9 #b#a#b1 RADICALLY *ANG+ ! LIVES ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE 9 NOR!RN ,SYRIA4 ,! ,KURDI% PEOPLE JO9$ ) SEV]AL O!R PEOPLES 9 ! REGION1 ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES 9TO AUTONOM\S C\NCILS1 COMMUNES1 & COOP]ATIVES1 9 ! VACUUM CREAT$ BY ! )DRAWAL ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN ,ASSAD REGIME AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,SYRIAN ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,WOM5'S SELF-ORGANIZATION HAS BE5 A DRIV+ =CE 9 ?IS SOCIAL & POLITICAL REVOLUTION4 ,A UNIQUE MULTI-E?NIC & MULTI-RELIGI\S PROJECT HAS EM]G$1 :I* TODAY PROVIDES = ! PEACEFUL COEXI/5CE ( MILLIONS ( ,KURDS1 ,>ABS1 ,ASSYRIANS1 ,YAZIDIS1 ,>M5IANS1 ,*RI/IANS1 & ,MUSLIMS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 PEOPLE 9 ,ROJAVA HAVE BE5 AT ! =EFRONT ( FI<T+ ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE 7,I,S,I,S71 SU/A9+ CASUALTIES WELL 9TO FIVE FIGURES4 

,= MON?S N[1 ,TURKEY HAS ?REAT5$ TO ATTACK ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION ( ,NOR?-,EA/ ,SYRIA4 ,! GOV]NM5T ( ,RECEP ,TAYYIP ,]DOGAN HAS ANN\NC$ ?AT IT IS DET]M9$ TO 9VADE ,ROJAVA1 :I* WILL 9EVITABLY RESULT 9 ! E?NIC CLEANS+ ( ,KURDI% GR\PS1 ! RESUMPTION ( JIHADI/ VIOL5CE FROM ,I,S,I,S & O!RS1 & ! REK9DL+ ( CIVIL W> 9 ! C\NTRY4 

,AFT] ! ,SYRIAN ,DEMOCRATIC ,=CES 7,S,D,F7 A*IEV$ VICTORY OV] ! LA/ T]RITORY REMA9+ TO ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE1 ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T TRICK$ ! ,SYRIAN ,DEMOCRATIC ,=CES 7,S,D,F7 9TO DISMANTL+ DEF5SES ALONG ! BORD] ) ,TURKEY1 PROMIS+ TO SECURE PEACE 9 ! REGION & DISC\RAG+ !M FROM SEEK+ O!R 9T]NATIONAL ALLIES4 ,AS SOON AS !Y HAD DONE ?IS1 ,TRUMP GAVE ,TURKEY P]MISSION TO 9VADE4 

,9 ! MID/ ( ?IS T]RIFY+ SITUATION1 \R COMRADES ,FACCAO ,FICTICIA CONDUCT$ ! FOLL[+ BRIEF 9T]VIEW ) ! ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,COMMUNE1 A REVOLUTION>Y 5CLAVE 9 ,ROJAVA ?AT WELCOMES VOLUNTE]S FROM ALL OV] ! PLANET 9T]E/$ 9 ECOLOGICAL1 HORIZONTAL1 & COMMUNAL PRACTICES4 

,DESCRIBE ! WORK ( ! ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,COMMUNE ( ,ROJAVA4 ,:]E >E Y\ LOCAT$ & :AT IS Y\R RELATION%IP ) ! SURR\ND+ COMMUNITIES8 

,! ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,COMMUNE IS A PLACE ( COMMUNAL LIV+ & LE>N+ SITUAT$ NE> ,D]IK1 9 ! ,CIZRE CANTON ( ,NOR?-,EA/]N ,SYRIA4 ,ITS AIM IS TO BE A PLACE :]E 9T]NATIONALS FIR/ LE>N ! BASES ( ! REVOLUTION1 SU* AS ,J9EOLOJI & ! HI/ORY ( ,KURDI/AN & ,MIDDLE-,EA/1 AS AN 9TRODUCTION TO ! ACTIVITIES 9 :I* !Y WILL P>TICIPATE !N 9 O!R PLACES4 ,?IS $UCATIONAL ASPECT IS ORGANIZ$ ?R\< ! ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,ACADEMY ,SEHID ,HEL9 ,Q]ECOX1 :I* IS LOCAT$ 9SIDE ! COMMUNE4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! MA9 ACTIVITIES ( ! ,COMMUNE4 ,BUT IT IS ALSO A PLACE ?AT S]VES AS A BASE = 9T]NATIONALS 9VOLV$ 9 V>IETY ( ACTIVITIES1 :]E WE CAN DISCUSS \R EXP]I5CES1 EX*ANGE ON IDEOLOGICAL TOPICS & FUR!R \R UND]/&+ ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES >E ALSO C>RI$ \T ) ! ,MAKE ,ROJAVA ,GRE5 ,AGA9 CAMPAIGN1 :I* IMPLEM5TS ECOLOGICAL PROJECTS4 

,:AT >E ! MA9 PR9CIPLES & VALUES ( ! COMMUNE8 ,H[ IS IT CONNECT$ 9 PEOPLE'S DAILY LIVES !RE ) O!R =MS ( /RUGGLE SU* AS AN>*ISM1 ,ZAPATISMO1 FEM9ISM1 & ECOLOGY8 

,ONE ONGO+ DISCUSSION AT ! ,COMMUNE IS--:AT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN 9T]NATIONALI/ 8 ,SO WE CAN SAY ?AT IT IS BEH9D ?IS WORD ?AT A LOT ( \R VALUES >E PLAC$1 SU* AS 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY1 REMEMB]+ \R SEHIDS .<M>TYRS.>1 & ! DESIRE TO LE>N FROM ?IS REVOLUTION AS WELL AS FROM ALL REVOLUTION>Y HI/ORY4 

,! 9T]NATIONALS H]E COME FROM V]Y DIFF]5T BACKGR\NDS1 :I* COV] SAID TOPICS1 SO WE CAN SAY ?AT !SE /RUGGLES >E P>T ( ?IS NEW 9T]NATIONALISM1 & WE LE>N FROM ALL ( !M EV]Y DAY ?R\< DISCUSSION4 ,MORE CONCRETELY1 H]E1 WOM5 HAVE !IR [N SPACE & >E ORGANIZ$ AUTONOM\SLY4 ,PEOPLE :O WANT TO TAKE P>T 9 ECOLOGICAL ACTIVISM CAN DO SO ?R\< ,MAKE ,ROJAVA ,GRE5 ,AGA91 BUT ALSO EV]YONE AT ! ,COMMUNE IS 9VOLV$ 9 ! ECOLOGICAL WORKS4 ,\R CONNECTION TO AN>*ISM & ,ZAPATISMO IS EXPRESS$ BY ! PORTRAITS ( FIGURES FROM !SE MOVEM5TS ?AT HANG ON ! WALLS1 SU* AS ,COM&ANTA ,RAMONA OR ,F$]ICA ,MONTS5Y1 & !IR A*IEVEM5TS >E DISCUSS$ 9 $UCATION OR MORE 9=MALLY4 ,ALSO1 ?R\< \R M$IA PROJECTS1 SU* AS ! ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,COMMUNE WEBSITE & ! ,RISE,UP#d,ROJAVA CAMPAIGN1 WE %>E 9=MATION & P]SPECTIVE ON RADICAL MOVEM5TS >\ND ! WORLD & MA9TA9 SOLID BONDS ) !M4 

,:AT HAS *ANG$ 9 ! CONTEXT ( DAILY LIFE & GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ+ S9CE ! COLLAPSE ( ,I,S,I,S AS AN ORGANIZATION ?AT CONTROLL$ T]RITORY8 

,! FALL ( ,I,S,I,S HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO GO FUR!R 9 ORGANIZ+ SOCIETY 9 A COMMUNAL WAY & ) A LONG]-T]M P]SPECTIVE ?AN WE C\LD :ILE FAC+ ! CON/ANT ?REAT !Y POS$4 ,BUT SOME HIDD5 CELLS /ILL EXI/ & T]RORI/ ATTACKS >E HAPP5+ REGUL>LY4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! PRES5CE ( MANY MEMB]S ( ,I,S,I,S 9 ! REGION1 = :OM IT IS UNCLE> :E!R !Y WILL BE JUDG$ 9 !IR HOME C\NTRIES1 POSES A S]I\S SECURITY ?REAT4 

,TURKEY HAS OP5LY DECL>$ ITSELF ! *IEF 5EMY ( ! A*IEVEM5TS ( ! REVOLUTION 9 ,ROJAVA4 ,H[ DOES ?IS IMPACT ! REGION & ! POLITICS !RE8 ,IS ?IS ?REAT 9DE$ ! GREATE/ SO F>8 

,RI<T N[1 AS WE WRITE !SE L9ES1 WE >E FAC+ ! ?REAT ( AN IMM$IATE 9VASION1 AS ,]DOGAN HAS ANN\NC$ ?AT ,TURKEY IS AB\T TO ATTACK & ! ,U,S,A IS REMOV+ ITS TROOPS FROM ! REGION4 ,!SE ?REATS HAVE BE5 MADE SEV]AL TIMES1 ) 9CREAS+ 9T5SITY OV] ! PA/ YE>1 PEAK+ BE=E 9 ,DECEMB]_/,JANU>Y & ,JULY_/,AUGU/1 :5 WE ?\<T A W> C\LD />T ANY TIME--POSSIBLY AS A TOTAL W>1 S9CE WE KN[ :AT ,TURKEY HAS BE5 CAPABLE ( 9 ! PA/4 ,9DE$1 !Y'VE BE5 ANN\NC+ IT3 !Y WANT E?NIC CLEANS+1 !Y WANT G5OCIDE4 

,SO YES1 ,TURKEY IS ! GREATE/ ?REAT 9 ! REGION S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,9 SU* TIMES1 :5 WE HAVE TO FREEZE \R PROJECTS TO ?9K AB\T \R SECURITY1 IT IMPACTS ALL ASPECTS ( SOCIETY4 ,EV]YONE ASKS !MSELVES3 :AT DO WE DO IF W> />TS8 ,SO A LOT ( \R ACTIVITIES >E UND]TAK5 9 RELATION TO ! CONTEXT ( W>1 & \R POLITICS BECOME FOCUS$ ON F9D+ A DEMOCRATIC .<SIC.> SOLUTION TO ! ,TURKI% ?REATS & PO/-,I,S,I,S SITUATION4 

,WE COMMUNICATE MORE AB\T ! A*IEVEM5TS ( ! REVOLUTION1 TO %[ :AT IS 9 DANG]4 ,BUT WE ALSO TRY TO KEEP LIFE GO+ AS IT %\LD1 & SOMEH[ ?IS PU%ES US TO BE EV5 MORE DEMOCRATIC1 GO FUR!R 9 ! REVOLUTION1 AS A RESPONSE4 

,:AT IS Y\R P]SPECTIVE REG>D+ ! FUTURE = ! REVOLUTION & ! LEGACY ( ! ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,COMMUNE = REVOLUTION>IES >\ND ! WORLD8 

,! MOM5T WE >E LIV+ N[ IS HI/ORIC3 ! REVOLUTION WILL EI!R GR[ /RONG] OR BE ANNIHILAT$4 ,:AT IS AT /AKE IS NOT ONLY ! REVOLUTION 9 ,NOR?-,EA/]N ,SYRIA1 BUT ! POSSIBILITY ( A REVOLUTION 9 ! :OLE ,MIDDLE-,EA/ & WORLDWIDE4 ,WE HOPE ! S]I\SNESS ( ! SITUATION WILL PU% PEOPLE >\ND ! WORLD TO EXPRESS SOLID>ITY1 RISE UP1 & MAYBE COME & JO9 US4 ,! ,ROJAVA ,REVOLUTION %\LD ILLUM9ATE & 9SPIRE O!R REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS4 ,! ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,COMMUNE WILL KEEP ON PROVID+ NEWS & P]SPECTIVE ON ! SITUATION H]E1 ) AN 9T]NATIONAL FOCUS1 & WELCOME EXPRESSIONS ( SOLID>ITY FROM >\ND ! WORLD4 

,?ANK Y\ V]Y MU* = TAK+ SOME TIME 9 ?IS DELICATE MOM5T4 ,WE HOPE ?IS 9T]VIEW WILL CONVEY TO PEOPLE >\ND ! WORLD :Y IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT TO ! PEOPLE 9 ,ROJAVA4 ,ANY F9AL CONSID]ATIONS8 

,! ,ROJAVA REVOLUTION IS A WOM5'S REVOLUTION & IT'S EV]YONE'S REVOLUTION4 ,EV]YONE %\LD BE CONC]N$ AB\T :AT'S HAPP5+ H]E BECAUSE :AT IS ?REAT5$ IS ! POSSIBILITY TO LIVE A FREE LIFE1 A DEMOCRATIC & COMMUNAL LIFE1 ) GRASSROOTS1 FEM9I/1 & ECOLOGICAL PR9CIPLES4 ,SO TALK TO Y\R NEI<BORS1 TO Y\R COLLEAGUES1 TO Y\R GR&MO!R AB\T IT6 

,?ANK Y\ = Y\R SOLID>ITY4 ,D[N ) ALL FASCI/S6 

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