#Agriculture and Autonomy in the Middle East
In Rojava, a region in Syria also known as North #Kurdistan, a groundbreaking experiment in communal living, social justice, and ecological vitality is taking place. Devastated by civil war, Syria is a place where a cessation of hostilities often seems like the most that can be hoped for. But Rojava has set its sights much higher. What started as a movement for political autonomy in the city of Kobane has blossomed into an attempt to build a radical pluralist democracy on the principles of communal solidarity — with food security, equality for women, and a localized, anti-capitalist economy at its core.
▻https://medium.com/planet-local/agriculture-autonomy-in-the-middle-east-bf9f0fa23a7d
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