Tune in on December 15th as we join our friends at the Municipalism Learning Series for a panel discussion about transformative social movements around the world, including Rojava and the Kurdish freedom movement.
Event Description:
What does it look like to build powerful place-based movements capable of transforming society? How do we weave together grassroots institutions into a holistic force that can both challenge and transcend oppressive systems?
This last session of the 2025 Municipalism Learning Series features a special conversation led by organizers and educators who have first-hand experience with transformative movements around the world, from Brazil to Rojava to Jackson, Mississippi.
While these movements differ widely in their context, scope, and tactics, they all share a general strategic framework of “dual power” — the revolutionary concept of “building a new society within the shell of the old.” Join us for an evening of learning, as we draw both lessons and inspiration from these examples.
Speakers:
Kali Akuno (Cooperation Jackson)
Rebecca Tarlau (Stanford University, US Friends of the MST)
Arthur Pye (Emergency Committee for Rojava)
Facilitated by Anastasia Wilson, Solidarity Research Center