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Impressions from the Revolutionary Rovaja

Eirik Eiglad, during the COSMOS Talks at SNS, will elaborate on the issue of the Rojava Revolution, sharing his first hand experiences with self-governing people’s councils, representatives of the broad-based Movement for a Democratic Society, local journalists and political parties, members of the self-government in charge of health care, economic development and foreign affairs in the cities and rural areas of Rojava

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Eirik Eiglad, during the COSMOS Talks at SNS, will elaborate on the issue of the Rojava Revolution, sharing his first hand experiences with self-governing people’s councils, representatives of the broad-based Movement for a Democratic Society, local journalists and political parties, members of the self-government in charge of health care, economic development and foreign affairs in the cities and rural areas of Rojava.

The COSMOS Talks will take place on September the 16th from 4pm to 9pm in the Altana conference hall at the Istituto di Scienze Umane, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence.

If you are interested in participating, please send an email to daniela.chironi@eui.eu

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