Learn more about the egalitarian revolution in Rojava from someone involved!

Rojava is an area about the size of Connecticut in the Kurdish land along the Turkish and Syrian border. The women and men there are building an egalitarian society based at least in part on the writings of the late Murray Bookchin, a U.S. Anarchist. They are fighting against Isis and also against capitalist nations who oppose what they are doing. Their goal is not to establish a separate nation for the Kurds, but to build a grass-roots society of neighborhoods and communities that practice real egalitarianism including between the sexes (which is especially remarkable in that part of the world). For example, all major offices in Rojava are held by two individuals, one male and one female.

You can search on line for "Rojava" and several links will come up, including one to an article that appeared in the New York TImes Magazine last November. I recommend that you explore these to get some background information, which will enrich our discussion; but if you don't, that's fine and you are still welcome to come and participate!

We are very fortunate to have a speaker for this meetup with first-hand knowledge of current events in Rojava. He is Jonas Linde, a Swedish man who works with the Swedish Rojava Groups. Here is his own description of his work:

"Our goal is to build a clinic in the self-administrated socialist area of Rojava inside Syria, more precisely in the city of Kobane.
One of our first projects is going to be the sending of ambulances from Sweden to Rojava. our group is founded on the basis of socialism, feminism, antifacism and internationalism."

We will have an opportunity to listen to what Jonas has to say and then ask questions, make comments, and engage in a discussion.

I have invited several folks who are not members of B.A.E.R. to this meetup, all people who are interested in learning more about the topic, so be prepared to see some new faces!