Today in Labor History March 17, 2016: The Movement for a Democratic Society declared the establishment of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria. Supporters of the federation claimed they implemented a form of libertarian socialism, influenced by American anarchist Murray Bookchin, with decentralization, gender equality and local governance through direct democracy, with worker cooperatives and district councils, each with one male and one female co-president. They have also banned child marriages and honor killings, and are attempting to replace punitive justice with a system of restorative justice. And women play a prominent role on the battlefield, as well as within the political system. Yet private property remains a part of their system, which is inconsistent with Bookchinite anarchism. And according to Andrea Glioti, remnants of the PKK’s Stalinist past remained in Rojava. He cites the ubiquitous portraits of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, often accompanied by the slogan “There’s no life without a leader.” Since January, 2026, the Rojava have been under attack by the transitional Syrian government, led by a former ISIS militant Ahmed al-Sharaa, with the support of Israel.

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📰 Kabane-iru Creator Shares Storyboard Memories and Explains Original Vision

I'm reminiscing about the early days of - our original vision for it was to create one cohesive story from start to finish, not separate episodes

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Today in Labor History March 17, 2016: The Movement for a Democratic Society declared the establishment of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria. Supporters of the federation claimed they have implemented a form of libertarian socialism, influenced by American anarchist Murray Bookchin, with decentralization, gender equality and local governance through direct democracy, with worker cooperatives and district councils, each with one male and one female co-president. They have also banned child marriages and honor killings, and are attempting to replace punitive justice with a system of restorative justice. And women play a prominent role on the battlefield, as well as within the political system. Yet private property remains a part of their system, which is inconsistent with Bookchinite anarchism. And according to Andrea Glioti, remnants of the PKK’s Stalinist past remain in Rojava. He cites the ubiquitous portraits of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, often accompanied by the slogan “There’s no life without a leader.”

#workingclass #LaborHistory #rojava #kabane #anarchism #murrybookchin #syria #kurdish #kurdistan #pkk #abdullahocalan