We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Why Kobanî Did Not Fall

Click here to access article by Dilar Dirik from Kurdish Question. 


What is really behind Kobanî's resilience? What does Kobanî symbolize in an era of failed revolutions and endless wars?

Read the article to find Dirik's answers to the these vital questions based on the Kurdish experience in Kabani and the region of Rojava.