One of the most overlooked issues of conflict, oppression and war is violence against women and feminicide as a weapon of war. For decades, the Kurdish women’s movement has based it’s organising on the necessity of self-defence in all areas of life, including physical self-defence.

The organisers of the webinar said: "Join us to hear from Women’s Protection Unit (YPJ) commander Aryen Rojava on why women need autonomous self-defence units. Aryen will discuss their development and how we can organise an international struggle against feminicide."

Commander Aryen (Arian) features in a documentary by Catalan filmmaker Alba Sotorra.

The appointment is Sunday, 19 July 2020

17 UTC/19 CEST/20 EEST

Livestream: https://youtu.be/dkxUDSP1POM

register: [email protected]