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DESCRIPTION:In Santa Cruz, Monterey, Cupertino, Oakland, and San Francisco, Paul Z. 
 Simmons will speak on their series of recent dispatches from the liberated 
 territories of Rojava in Northern Syria, a region besieged by war yet is 
 also in the midst of one of the most far reaching social experiments of the 
 21st Century: the 'Rojava Revolution.' The liberated territories of Rojava 
 are a thriving example of stateless democracy and of a people who are 
 overturning traditional institutions such as patriarchy and social 
 hierarchies. All events will be by donation and free copies of Paul's 
 dispatches will be on hand along with other revolutionary anarchist 
 publications. \n\nSimons talks about his experiences including crossing 
 international boundaries under false pretenses, attending commune meetings 
 in Kobane, high-velocity detours around ISIS sympathetic villages, and the 
 camaraderie of the YPG militias. Simons had full access to the various 
 revolutionary organizations and militias and will discuss their mandates 
 and implementation issues associated with realizing a stateless society. 
 Weaving together ideas of anti-authoritarianism, feminism, ecology, and a 
 rejection of the state, Paul Z. Simons' report, which is part adventure and 
 part political journalism on the the Rojava Revolution, is not to be missed 
 by anyone working for sweeping social transformation in the current age. 
 \n\nCheck out the whole tour: \n\nSunday, December 6th, 7pm, Santa Cruz 
 \nSubRosa Infoshop, 703 Pacific Ave \n\nMonday, December 7th, 7pm, Monterey 
 \nOld Capitol Books, 559 Tyler St \n\nTuesday, December 8th, 7pm, Cupertino 
 \nDe Anza College, Campus Center, Conference Room A&B, 21250 Stevens Creek 
 Blvd. $3 parking permit required for campus parking. \n\nSaturday, December 
 12th, 7pm, Oakland \nOMNI Commons, 4799 Shattuck Ave \n\nSunday, December 
 13th, San Francisco \nStation 40, 16th Street 4040 B (Near Mission Street). 
 Note, Station 40 is up two flights of stairs. \n\nSponsored by: Modern 
 Slavery, FireWorks, Ruins of Capital Distro, Industrial Workers of the 
 World/Solidarity Network San Jose, Direct Action Monterey Network (DAMN), 
 SubRosa Infoshop, OMNI Commons, and Station 40. \n\nListen to an interview 
 with Paul here: 
 http://www.ashevillefm.org/the-final-straw/11/2015/paul-z-simons-on-the-dispaches-from-rojava-part-1-of-3 
 \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/11/28/18780437.php
SUMMARY:Oakland: Report Back from the Rojava Revolution
LOCATION:OMNI Commons Building, 4799 Shattuck Ave, Oakland, CA. 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/11/28/18780437.php
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