Elif Sarican is a political activist supporting the Rojava Revolution in Northern Syria where they are building a form of extremely direct democracy with a strong focus on gender equality. In this conversation we cover feminism, gender equality, the war in Syria, direct democracy and more. You can follow Elif's work on Twitter @elifxeyal, she has also provided a reading list which is at the bottom of this episode description. If you would like updates to The How Might We Podcast, you can find out more on http://jonbarnes.me/podcast
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https://komun-academy.com
http://kurdishquestion.com
You can download these PDF’s for a better understanding of Democratic Confederalism - history and background.
• War and Peace in Kurdistan: http://www.freeocalan.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Ocalan-War-and-Peace-in-Kurdistan.pdf
• Democratic Confederalism: http://www.freeocalan.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Ocalan-Democratic-Confederalism.pdf
• Liberating Life: Women’s Revolution: http://www.freeocalan.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/liberating-Lifefinal.pdf
• Democratic Nation: http://ocalan-books.com/downloads/democratic-nation.pdf
• You can also order the Revolution in Rojava book from here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9781783719884/revolution-in-rojava/
• My Whole Life Was a Struggle (The iconic memoir by one of the first female fighters of the PKK): https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745338019/sara/
