Emergency Committee for Rojava
@defendrojava.bsky.social
Building solidarity with the women-led Rojava Revolution in North-East Syria through popular education and grassroots advocacy.
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🌻 Greetings friends, join us on Saturday July 25th at 9am PT/12pm ET for the third session of our summer study series.
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
Don't miss out – RSVP for our fourth and final summer study session happening tomorrow August 29th at 12pm ET/9am PT.
📚 Readings and RSVP available at the link below: www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
📚 Readings and RSVP available at the link below: www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
August 28, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Don't miss out – RSVP for our fourth and final summer study session happening tomorrow August 29th at 12pm ET/9am PT.
📚 Readings and RSVP available at the link below: www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
📚 Readings and RSVP available at the link below: www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
Join us for the fourth and final session of our summer study series on Saturday, August 29th at 12pm ET / 9am PT. The topic of this session is "Cultural Assimilation, Linguicide, and Educational Resistance".
Info and RSVP at www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
We hope to see you there!
Info and RSVP at www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
We hope to see you there!
August 20, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Join us for the fourth and final session of our summer study series on Saturday, August 29th at 12pm ET / 9am PT. The topic of this session is "Cultural Assimilation, Linguicide, and Educational Resistance".
Info and RSVP at www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
We hope to see you there!
Info and RSVP at www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
We hope to see you there!
Join us tomorrow!
🌻 Greetings friends, join us on Saturday July 25th at 9am PT/12pm ET for the third session of our summer study series.
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
July 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Join us tomorrow!
Don't forget to join us tomorrow at 9am PT/12pm ET for the third session of our summer study series.
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
July 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Don't forget to join us tomorrow at 9am PT/12pm ET for the third session of our summer study series.
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
Tonight at 5pm PT / 8pm ET!
July 20, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Tonight at 5pm PT / 8pm ET!
July 20, 2026 at 4:25 AM
🗓️Today is July 19th, the 14th anniversary the declaration of autonomy in northeast Syria, marking the official beginning of the Rojava revolution. May we all be both inspired and challenged on this day to strive for a truly self-governed society. ✊
Bijî berxwedana Rojava✌️
Bijî berxwedana Rojava✌️
July 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
🗓️Today is July 19th, the 14th anniversary the declaration of autonomy in northeast Syria, marking the official beginning of the Rojava revolution. May we all be both inspired and challenged on this day to strive for a truly self-governed society. ✊
Bijî berxwedana Rojava✌️
Bijî berxwedana Rojava✌️
This is a reminder to RSVP for our upcoming call with author Aliza Marcus on Monday July 20th. We will be discussing updates from the Kurdish Freedom Movement as well as her new book, Resurgence and Revolution.
RSVP at: www.defendrojava.org/events/updat...
We hope to see you there!
RSVP at: www.defendrojava.org/events/updat...
We hope to see you there!
July 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This is a reminder to RSVP for our upcoming call with author Aliza Marcus on Monday July 20th. We will be discussing updates from the Kurdish Freedom Movement as well as her new book, Resurgence and Revolution.
RSVP at: www.defendrojava.org/events/updat...
We hope to see you there!
RSVP at: www.defendrojava.org/events/updat...
We hope to see you there!
Live in the Chicago area? Check out this event on July 19th at Pilsen Community Books
pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50921
pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50921
Syria/Rojava Reportback: the Victories and Contradictions of Revolution in Syria’s Northeast, 14 Years On | Pilsen Community Books
pilsencommunitybooks.com
July 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Live in the Chicago area? Check out this event on July 19th at Pilsen Community Books
pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50921
pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50921
🌻 Greetings friends, join us on Saturday July 25th at 9am PT/12pm ET for the third session of our summer study series.
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
July 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
🌻 Greetings friends, join us on Saturday July 25th at 9am PT/12pm ET for the third session of our summer study series.
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
The topic of this session explores the political economy of Kurdistan.
📚 RSVP and readings found at: defendrojava.org/events/summe...
Join us Monday July 20th (5pm PT / 8pm ET) for a conversation with author and journalist Aliza Marcus. We will be discussing recent developments in Kurdistan as well as her new book, Resurgence and Revolution.
RSVP here: www.defendrojava.org/events/updat...
RSVP here: www.defendrojava.org/events/updat...
July 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Join us Monday July 20th (5pm PT / 8pm ET) for a conversation with author and journalist Aliza Marcus. We will be discussing recent developments in Kurdistan as well as her new book, Resurgence and Revolution.
RSVP here: www.defendrojava.org/events/updat...
RSVP here: www.defendrojava.org/events/updat...
📢Join us Sat June 27 (12pm ET / 9am PT) for our second summer study group session: 'Genocide, Ecocide, and Femicide in Kurdistan', co-hosted with City Kurds and the Kurdish Gender Studies Network.
📚Readings and RSVP here:
www.defendrojava.org/events/study...
📚Readings and RSVP here:
www.defendrojava.org/events/study...
June 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
📢Join us Sat June 27 (12pm ET / 9am PT) for our second summer study group session: 'Genocide, Ecocide, and Femicide in Kurdistan', co-hosted with City Kurds and the Kurdish Gender Studies Network.
📚Readings and RSVP here:
www.defendrojava.org/events/study...
📚Readings and RSVP here:
www.defendrojava.org/events/study...
May 31st is a global day of action in #solidarity with Rojava's Women's Protection Units (YPJ)
#WeAreAllYPJ
kongra-star.org/eng/2026/05/...
#WeAreAllYPJ
kongra-star.org/eng/2026/05/...
May 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM
May 31st is a global day of action in #solidarity with Rojava's Women's Protection Units (YPJ)
#WeAreAllYPJ
kongra-star.org/eng/2026/05/...
#WeAreAllYPJ
kongra-star.org/eng/2026/05/...
📢Don't forget to join us *THIS SATURDAY* for our next study group session on the colonization of Kurdistan.
RSVP below...
RSVP below...
Join us May 30th for the launch of our 📚Summer Study Group Series 📚 The Colonization of Kurdistan: History, Political Economy, and Gender, which we are co-hosting with our friends at City Kurds and the Kurdish Gender Studies Network.
RSVP:
www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
RSVP:
www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
May 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
📢Don't forget to join us *THIS SATURDAY* for our next study group session on the colonization of Kurdistan.
RSVP below...
RSVP below...
Join us May 30th for the launch of our 📚Summer Study Group Series 📚 The Colonization of Kurdistan: History, Political Economy, and Gender, which we are co-hosting with our friends at City Kurds and the Kurdish Gender Studies Network.
RSVP:
www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
RSVP:
www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
May 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Join us May 30th for the launch of our 📚Summer Study Group Series 📚 The Colonization of Kurdistan: History, Political Economy, and Gender, which we are co-hosting with our friends at City Kurds and the Kurdish Gender Studies Network.
RSVP:
www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
RSVP:
www.defendrojava.org/events/summe...
📢This Friday, May 15. 📚Spread the word with your fellow students, educators, and scholars! Join the discussion about how we can support and defend Rojava's autonomous and democratic educational institutions! 🤝
May 14, 2026 at 12:53 AM
📢This Friday, May 15. 📚Spread the word with your fellow students, educators, and scholars! Join the discussion about how we can support and defend Rojava's autonomous and democratic educational institutions! 🤝
🌹Happy #MayDay to you all! 🌼1 Gulan pîroz be! 🌿On this #InternationalWorkersDay we celebrate #solidarity between all struggles for social justice around the world 🤝
May 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM
🌹Happy #MayDay to you all! 🌼1 Gulan pîroz be! 🌿On this #InternationalWorkersDay we celebrate #solidarity between all struggles for social justice around the world 🤝
The US withdrawal from Syria and the transfer of its bases to the Syrian state marks a new era, solidifying Trump's abandonment of the SDF and the further consolidation of al-Sharaa's regime. These are dangerous and precarious times for Rojava.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-mili...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-mili...
US military fully withdraws from Syria after 10 years
American troops and equipment reportedly exited via Jordan as Damascus moves to take over the last US-held base
www.middleeasteye.net
April 17, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The US withdrawal from Syria and the transfer of its bases to the Syrian state marks a new era, solidifying Trump's abandonment of the SDF and the further consolidation of al-Sharaa's regime. These are dangerous and precarious times for Rojava.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-mili...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-mili...
✌️Newroz Pîroz Be! 🔥 Happy Kurdish New Year! 🌿
May we all take time this weekend to celebrate life, renewal, resistance, and freedom.
May we all take time this weekend to celebrate life, renewal, resistance, and freedom.
March 20, 2026 at 6:25 PM
✌️Newroz Pîroz Be! 🔥 Happy Kurdish New Year! 🌿
May we all take time this weekend to celebrate life, renewal, resistance, and freedom.
May we all take time this weekend to celebrate life, renewal, resistance, and freedom.
🌻Today on #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the women of the world who are struggling for liberation, from #Kurdistan to #Palestine, from #Chiapas to #TurtleIsland ✊
A society can never be free without women's liberation.
A society can never be free without women's liberation.
March 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
🌻Today on #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the women of the world who are struggling for liberation, from #Kurdistan to #Palestine, from #Chiapas to #TurtleIsland ✊
A society can never be free without women's liberation.
A society can never be free without women's liberation.
📢Join us Feb 26 for 'Beyond The Nation-State', a panel discussion on colonization, resistance, and the Kurdish freedom movement, hosted by @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social:
davidgraeber.institute/colonial-his...
davidgraeber.institute/colonial-his...
February 19, 2026 at 7:08 PM
📢Join us Feb 26 for 'Beyond The Nation-State', a panel discussion on colonization, resistance, and the Kurdish freedom movement, hosted by @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social:
davidgraeber.institute/colonial-his...
davidgraeber.institute/colonial-his...
📢Global intellectuals including Slavoj Zizek and Silvia Federici have signed onto the call to #DefendRojava! Check out their statement in @theamargi.bsky.social:
tinyurl.com/skj5pb68
tinyurl.com/skj5pb68
February 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
📢Global intellectuals including Slavoj Zizek and Silvia Federici have signed onto the call to #DefendRojava! Check out their statement in @theamargi.bsky.social:
tinyurl.com/skj5pb68
tinyurl.com/skj5pb68
Read and share this "Statement of Academic Solidarity with the Universities of Rojava" from the Migration Scholars' Global Solidarity and Resistance Network:
migrationscholarsmobilize.org/blog-posts-2...
migrationscholarsmobilize.org/blog-posts-2...
Migration Scholars Mobilize Network
A Call issued by students, faculty, and staff, Universities in Rojava/Northern and Eastern Syria Posted by Professor Ozlem Goner Over the past few weeks, Rojava/Northern and Eastern Syria has bee...
migrationscholarsmobilize.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Read and share this "Statement of Academic Solidarity with the Universities of Rojava" from the Migration Scholars' Global Solidarity and Resistance Network:
migrationscholarsmobilize.org/blog-posts-2...
migrationscholarsmobilize.org/blog-posts-2...
📢Syrian Kurds are Under Attack❗
📃Read and share our joint-statement and call-to-action in collaboration with other US-based Kurdish organizations.
www.defendrojava.org/news/syrian-...
📃Read and share our joint-statement and call-to-action in collaboration with other US-based Kurdish organizations.
www.defendrojava.org/news/syrian-...
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
📢Syrian Kurds are Under Attack❗
📃Read and share our joint-statement and call-to-action in collaboration with other US-based Kurdish organizations.
www.defendrojava.org/news/syrian-...
📃Read and share our joint-statement and call-to-action in collaboration with other US-based Kurdish organizations.
www.defendrojava.org/news/syrian-...