Internationalists from Làbas and TPO, as a sign of solidarity, braided their hair and burned photos of the “kings” of today’s world, from Trump to Al Jolani.
An activist also read the following statement: “We build perspectives by practicing internationalism, looking at and learning from those experiences that demonstrate, both in theory and in practice, that it is possible to build another model of society: a model based on women’s freedom, self-government, coexistence among peoples and cultures, and democratic confederalism.
For this reason, the attacks on the women’s revolution in Rojava concern all of us. Through that resistance for freedom, women have taken on responsibilities and played a leading role in every sphere: in the self-defense forces, in the economy, in local self-government, in healthcare, and in education. They have built concrete practices of self-determination and grassroots democracy.
These achievements are now under attack. Since the beginning of the year, the so-called Syrian transitional government led by Al Jolani and supported by jihadist militias and Turkey has attempted to strike at that experience—the revolution of Rojava.
The attacks against women have been particularly devastating. Thousands of women fleeing from Afrin have been subjected to inhumane conditions. The bodies of women fighters who fell while defending freedom against ISIS have been desecrated: their braids, which had become a symbol of resistance around the world, were cut off with contempt and displayed as trophies.
These acts are not a coincidence. They are the violent expression of a patriarchal system that fears women’s freedom.”
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