Kurdistan

For Alan Kurdi and Hande Kader: For the spirit of Rojava and Against the Turkish State

3rd September 2016

A year ago yesterday, Alan Kurdi, a Kurdish toddler, washed up on the beaches of Europe and his much photographed dead body sparked outrage amongst populations, and the promise of action from politicians. Today there is silence as a boy is murdered in Kobane by the Turkish incursion, and the mostly Kurdish population of Rojava face […]

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Spreading the Rent Strike

18th August 2016

The recent UCL rent strike was a landmark event in UK student politics. 1000 students in halls refused to pay up, and won £850,000 in concessions from their university. Brighton Plan C invited some of the rent strikers down to Brighton to talk about their successes, the connections between the rent strike to the social

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Medical Supplies and a School Bus: A Report From Rojava

1st August 2016

Rojava Solidarity Cluster As part of the fundraising undertaken by the Plan C Rojava Solidarity cluster a comrade was provided with a sum of cash to buy essential medical supplies to provide direct medical support for the YPG and YPJ fighting in Rojava. The comrade was one of two UK-based anarchists who have recently spent a number of

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Feed the Revolution: An Interview with Rojava Plan

8th June 2016

An interview with Rojava Plan about their Feed the Revolution fundraiser and the co-operative economy by our Rojava Solidarity Cluster.

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Rojava Solidarity Cluster: 2nd Campaign Statement

6th June 2016

The second campaign statement from our Rojava Solidarity Cluster outlining their aims for the upcoming months.

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“We don’t fight for death… we fight for life.” An Interview with YPJ Commander Nisrîn Abdullah

17th May 2016

This short interview between YPJ Commander Nisrîn Abdullah and two anarchists from England who are currently living and working in Rojava took place in May 2016

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Book Marx: a Social Strike reading of Capital I

9th May 2016

As part of Plan C’s Social Strike cluster, we are excited to launch a 12-month reading group of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx. Readings take the form of weekday evening workshops in which we collectively read one paragraph at a time. Meetings could then be held fortnightly or every two weeks. We welcome collaboration

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Kurdish demonstration brings thousands to the streets

8th March 2016

Sunday 6th of March saw the first national demonstration in solidarity with the Kurdish struggle in the Middle East. The demo called for the Turkish state to stop its war on the Kurds in both Bakur (South-East Turkey) and over the border in Rojava (the autonomous northern region of Syria which has seen a Kurdish

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Rojava Solidarity Cluster: Assessment of our Work so Far.

29th February 2016

We formed our Rojava Solidarity Cluster at the end of October and our opening statement set out 4 main aims to achieve within the first 6 months of forming. We think it is useful to publicise how well we have achieved this goals as we enter a short period of reflection and planning. The cluster

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7 Ways in 7 Days We Can Show Solidarity with the People of Syria

10th December 2015

Feeling powerless after the UK parliament voted for the bombing of Syria and not sure what to do next? Somewhere between overwhelming hopelessness and heading off to join the Kurdish YPJ (women’s protection units) there are a range of everyday acts of solidarity

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