Rojava Co-operative Solidarity Workshop Tour - Manchester

Solidarity Economy Association(SEA) is a not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative, and our vision is a fairer society for everyone - one that’s based on equality, democracy, and solidarity. We’re working towards building a thriving solidarity economy for the UK to bring this vision to life, an economy that embodies the values of economic and social justice, diversity and pluralism, co-operation, self-management, and ecological sustainability.

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The Rojava Revolution taking place in Northern Syria is transitioning the region into a gender equal, and democratic society, based on communes, co-operatives and citizen committees. The movement is rebuilding society based on three fundamental pillars – direct democracy, ecology, and women’s liberation – and co-operation plays a crucial role.
The Solidarity Economy Association (SEA) are urging UK co-ops to support this movement, and are offering free workshops, as part of their Co-operation in Mesopotamia project, to help those interested to find out more. The free workshops will take place during <A HREF="https://www.uk.coop/fortnight" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Co-operatives Fortnight</A> – the annual event promoting the difference that co-ops make to people’s lives all around the world.
For the Manchester event, SEA are partnering with <A HREF="https://www.co-op.ac.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Co-operative College </A>, an educational charity that empowers and inspires individuals and communities to build a fairer world. They run projects here in the UK and across the world, focusing on empowering individuals to make a difference to their lives and the communities in which they live. The college also runs a programme of courses throughout the year, aimed at both individuals and organisations.They have long been supporters of Rojava's growing co-operative economy, having been one of the first signatories to our <A HREF="https://www.thenews.coop/123571/sector/first-ever-conference-co-operatives-held-northern-syria/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Solidarity Statement in support of the first co-operative conference in Rojava</A>, and, most recently, their members <A HREF="https://www.solidarityeconomy.coop/2018/05/coop_college_members_vote_support_rojava" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">voted unanimously in favour</A> of work supporting the Rojava movement. 
The event will include a presentation of the historical background to the region and participatory workshop and discussions to help co-operators get a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities our fellow co-operators in Northern Syria are facing. The workshops will be delivered by project co-ordinator Jo Taylor, who has just returned from her second visit to the region, and will include a number of ways for UK co-ops to support the movement, for example by becoming a ‘sister co-operative’.
The workshops are free to attend but places will be very limited, so please make sure you reserve a space.
As part of the events, we’ll also be sharing the first version of the project’s new website, relaunched to make it easier to search the 250+ articles we’ve collated and translated on the co-operative economy in Rojava and Bakur (eastern Turkey).

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