The social revolutionary thread that links the Zapatistas of Mexico & the Kurds of Rojava
Despite being continents apart, the struggles of the Kurds
and Zapatistas share a common purpose – to resist capitalism, liberate
women and build autonomy – and a common ideology. We have extensively
covered what is happening with both the Zapatista revolution in Chiapas
(Mexico) and with the Kurdish revolution (in Rojava province) via a
series of articles over several months. Now we publish an article that
explains the links between the Zapatistas and the Kurds – links that are
not just ideological, but demonstrate similar day-to-day practices in
creating social revolution.
(Note: this article is an edited version of an article by Petar Stanchev, University of Essex, that was first published in Kurdish Question. See also extensive links at end of this article, below.)
- A gathering of Kurdish women fighters
