(en) France, Coordination of Anarchist Groups CGA - Communique solidarity with the revolutionary process Rojava (fr, pt)

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For over two years, the Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan), is engaged in a specific revolutionary 
process. Stay long away from that proposed in Syria because considered too influenced by 
the pan-Arab nationalist ideology, then facing a revolution against internal and fascist 
religious takfiri the Rojava develops its own social institutions, troops hunting plan 
Bashar, and faces the politico-religious and Arab nationalist forces trying to destroy 
that dynamic autonomy. ---- Fascists of IE, hands off the Rojava! Solidarity with the 
Kurdish revolutionary process! ---- For over two years, the Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan), is 
engaged in a specific revolutionary process. Stay long away from that proposed in Syria 
because considered too influenced by the pan-Arab nationalist ideology, then facing a 
revolution against internal and fascist religious takfiri the Rojava develops its own 
social institutions, troops hunting plan Bashar, and faces the politico-religious and Arab 
nationalist forces trying to destroy that dynamic autonomy.

Then develops a popular mass scale social, economic and political self-organization 
dynamics, based on a project of "democratic confederalism" including the struggle for 
gender equality, inclusion of religious minorities, national and gender in local institutions.

This project is supported by Democratic confederalism the KCK (Kurdish confederation), 
combining popular movement (TEVDEM) and political parties PYD to the PKK.

The PKK, initially influenced by a Marxist-Leninist ideology posing the Kurdish issue in 
terms of national liberation struggle for the establishment of a nation-state, has evolved 
under the influence of its founder, Abdullah Ocalan, to positions critical of the logic 
nationalist, Marxist-Leninist doctrine and its centralizing character.

Influenced by the ideas of the American libertarian communist Murray Bookchin, libertarian 
theorist Municipalism and social ecology, he criticized the nationalist strategy (building 
a nation state) to substitute a strategy of development of autonomous local institutions, 
ensuring development of Kurdish culture without building a centralized framework and 
homogenizer.

This trend, if it has not been smooth, and is still struggling with some authoritarian 
legacies, is of great importance for the region: it marks the prospect of a break with a 
contrarian nationalism of cultural diversity and social area with a patriarchal and 
conservative religious ideology with a secular and socialist vision of the Kurdish question.

Meanwhile, this strategy relies on the development of an armed vigilante popular movement 
with the creation of militia (YPG and YPJ) guaranteeing a large place for women that 
allows self-defense Kurds, especially Kurdish women facing the different regimes and 
religious fascists.

Syrian anarchist comrades turcQUEs, Kurdish and Iranian did not make a mistake: they and 
they declared their full support for the popular movement for self-defense, that opens 
another channel for the Middle East. Whatever the criticisms that they make and the party 
political form, what they believe and they be insufficient criticism of state 
institutions, and recognize them in the revolutionary process Rojava a valuable asset to 
be preserved to extend and defend by all means deal with religious fascists, movement of 
the Turkish State and Western imperialism, but also the regime of Bashar Assad. In the 
name of anti-fascist unity and revolutionary solidarity.

As for us, and for the same reasons we believe that the Kurdish movement of popular 
self-organization deserves our full support in dealing with religious fascists. This 
involves the denunciation of the hypocrisy of Western states continue to classify the PKK 
as a "terrorist organization" while tolerating the support of the Turkish state religious 
fascists. Who exploit the situation to power within their borders a racist policy, and to 
defend the Middle East their geostrategic interests, sacrificing if necessary Kurdish 
populations.

States who see the creation of a "buffer zone" while a solution is only an occupation that 
would lead to an end the liquidation of popular autonomy Rojava.

For us this solidarity is reflected in our support for workers and Kurdish workers in 
struggle and when they claim:
Arms for Kurdish revolutionaries, thus preserving their political autonomy and allowing 
them to ensure their self-defense against the fascist regime and
The late filing of the PKK as a terrorist organization by the EU and stop the persecution 
of Kurdish activists and solidarity actions with the Kurdistan
Opening a corridor for Kurdish fighters so they can send reinforcements to Koban?
The breaking of any law enforcement and military cooperation with the French government 
the Turkish state.

On October 21, 2014
International Relations Coordination of Anarchist Groups


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