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EPISODE · Mar 15, 2025 · 54 MIN

When Do We Start The Communes: Lessons From Rojava In Focus

from The Dugout | a Black anarchist podcast · host The Dugout

In this episode of The Dugout, Jordan explores the book Rojava In Focus co-edited by Cihad Hammy and Thomas Jeffrey Miley, exploring a critical dialogue about Democratic Confederalism, communes, and leadership. Most the episode is reading as we believe it is very important to have On the ground voices lifted,especially in times of crisis so that those affected cannot be ignored and their experience in the revolutionary process is learned from. If you enjoy this text we highly recommend using the link below to purchase the book and hopefully more accessible copies make their way to you. Till then hope you enjoy the reading and analysis.Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe to support our work!—-------------------------------Podcast Chapters:00:00 - Intro: Welcome and episode overview.06:45 - Reading 1: 10:11 - Introduction by Cihad Hammy: Revolutionary contradiction13:38 - Voices From Rojava15:20 - On The Function Of Communes and Radical Democracy28:22 - On Leadership31:01 - On Education36:20 - On Economic Challenges43: 30 - On Ecology45:12 - Dugout Reflection47:30 - Excerpt from Forward by John Holloway52:43 Outro Reflection Rant—-------------------------------Mentioned Media:BOOKS 📚Rojava in Focus: Critical Dialogues Edited by Cihad Hammy And Thomas Jeffery Miley bookshop.org/a/109212/9781849355728Support independent bookstores by purchasing with our affiliate link on through Bookshop.org.NEWS ARTICLES🔗Lessons From Rojava for the Paradigm of Social Ecology By Cihad Hammy and Thomas Jeffrey Miley - www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstreams/4ab50074-5628-4cb9-a285-edb9b00c3e34/downloadPodcast For Further Study🔗The Womens War - By Robert Evans and Jake Hanrahan www.thewomenswar.com🔗 From The Periphery Media Collective fromtheperiphery.com—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠Website⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠

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