Letter from an antifa militant in Rojava

One day, we left. When we arrived in Rojava, we came from different continents, countries and cultures that were not necessarily supposed to meet. Yet we have found a way and a unity. A living environment to learn together what this ongoing revolution is all about. We work in society, in self-defence, with the women’s movement, we learn above all, on how to learn to organize together.

Today, the entire society is under the weight of an overwhelming threat. First of all, Turkey, which threatens to invade Rojava very soon. Starting by entering the territory, advancing jihadist militias in the front line and then destroying every force and every part of society. The regime of Bashar El Assad then, which is not to be outdone and has always wanted to regain control over this territory. Also, the coalition forces support their imperialist interests in the region and sell the weapons that allow massacres to be perpetrated here. We are presented with the Middle East as a total bazaar, an uncivilized place. Yet chaos, wars and crises are organized in contempt of those who live and build communities. This will always be done with the indifference of our world. However, we are counting on all of you to inform yourself and to be able to discuss everywhere, to take action, to check up on us. Each of your words on the walls, each banner has a resonance right up into our lives. A call to each of you has been launched by the riseup4rojava campaign. Antifascists, we all have to do with what’s going on here.