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Oct 12, 19
Filed under: Action, Anarchist Movement, IGD, Solidarity, War
As part of a global day of action for #RiseUp4Rojava, people across the US, Canada, and Mexico took part in solidarity actions with the autonomous region under attack by the Turkish State and ISIS fighters. Across the world people took action as well, participating in mass marches, solidarity rallies, and direct actions against Turkish Airlines. Check the #RiseUp4Rojava hashtag on social media and check back on this page, as it will be updated.
Montreal, QC:
#Halparke at the Rojava #Montreal protest. We are still dancing, #Turkey! And will continue to dance long after your colonial state has joined the rest of extinct colonial states in human history! #StillDancing#RiseUp4Rojava#DefendRojava#SaveRojava pic.twitter.com/ErWa02WExp
— Fouâd Oveisy (@consul_general) October 12, 2019
#Montreal Rojava demo now #RiseUp4Rojava#DefendRojava#SaveRojava pic.twitter.com/wkZjS3vOBN
— Fouâd Oveisy (@consul_general) October 12, 2019
Thunder Bay, ON:
Flyering in Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario, standing in solidarity against the immoral Turkish invasion of #NorthernSyria. Thanks to all who stopped by! Bijî berxwedana #Rojava! #StopTurkey #UNstopErdogan #riseup4rojava #WomenDefendRojava pic.twitter.com/Aunvsse6fD
— simpleworker (@simpleworker2) October 12, 2019
Portland, OR:
Chants of #BijiKurdistan at the #DefendRojava event in Portland. Marching around Pioneer Square Courthouse. #defendpdx #RojavaResistance pic.twitter.com/r7BbC31dUj
— Jordan Jackson ???☠️ (@mandogcar) October 12, 2019
Banner drop in solidarity with Rojava this morning!
Show up to Brooklyn City Park this afternoon to #riseup4rojava! pic.twitter.com/Qo8Q342Vt4— PNW Youth Liberation Front (@PNWYLF) October 12, 2019
Chants of #BijiKurdistan at the #DefendRojava event in Portland. Marching around Pioneer Square Courthouse. #defendpdx #RojavaResistance pic.twitter.com/r7BbC31dUj
— Jordan Jackson ???☠️ (@mandogcar) October 12, 2019
San Francisco, CA:
At the #riseup4rojava SFO action, the second Turkish Airlines terminal is completely surrounded. People are linked arm in arm chanting: “Don’t fund genocide!” and “Bijî Rojava!”. pic.twitter.com/J8Luh4TJd4
— SGV Mutual Aid Society (@sgvmutualaid) October 12, 2019
#riseup4rojava 6pm SFO-IST flight check-in counters being blocked in solidarity with the resistance against the Turkish state in Rojava pic.twitter.com/woFGWVWukk
— AllOutBayArea (@alloutbay) October 12, 2019
Group of veterans protesting in solidarity with #Rojava at SFO in #SanFrancisco. People have protested Turkish Airlines across the world in an effort to bring attention to and stop the Turkish invasion of the autonomous region. #VeteransforRojava pic.twitter.com/quRIUkfGYc
— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) October 12, 2019
Bay Bridge banner drop in solidarity with Rojava #defendrojava #riseup4rojava Call to action: https://t.co/gVaqRVF3Ls pic.twitter.com/9GWK5e8xlD
— AllOutBayArea (@alloutbay) October 12, 2019
Knoxville, TN:
About 40 people mobilized in solidarity with Rojava today in #Knoxville #Tennessee. #RiseUp4Rojava pic.twitter.com/FtelCATLG8
— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) October 12, 2019
Chicago, IL:
Photo from protest last night in #Chicago at airport protesting Turkish Airlines during #Riseup4Rojava actions. pic.twitter.com/o8FdPo4QCW
— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) October 13, 2019
Chicago Kurds are protesting the Turkish invasion in #Rojava, Northern Syria. @ABC7Chicago @WGNNews @Suntimes @chicagotribune #twitterkurds pic.twitter.com/fAjhSNUM3h
— Rıdvan Bolgi (@ridvanbolgi) October 12, 2019
Rogers Park rally/march ? pic.twitter.com/OCHjndwtrJ
— mbec (@merlin_buk) October 12, 2019
Bloomington, IN:
Bloomington to rojava solidarity with all revolutionaries! pic.twitter.com/jzZVIaml3J
— B-Town Antifa (@btownafa) October 12, 2019
New Orleans, LA:
Photo: graffiti from New Orleans in front of the courthouse.
Today is a global day of action against the Turkish invasion of #Rojava. If you don't know where to protest, you can find lists of businesses around the US that support the Turkish attack here:https://t.co/uhg9SlHeAU pic.twitter.com/G9DoLFy19u
— CrimethInc. (@crimethinc) October 12, 2019
Omaha, NB:
Omaha banner drop in solidarity with the Kurdish people! #riseup4rojava against the Turkish attack, approved by Trump and NATO. pic.twitter.com/yl5i6WwCUN
— nebraska antifascists (@antifa_ne) October 13, 2019
Washington DC:
The people of the United States stand with the resistance of the people Northeast Syria! From a demonstration in Washington, DC against the Turkish invasion.#DefendRojava #TurkeyIsNotOurFriend pic.twitter.com/uL0ZEwY13Q
— The Women’s Revolution in Rojava (@the_rojava) October 12, 2019
Richmond, VA:
On Saturday night, 50 people in #Richmond, gathered in Carytown to demonstrate in solidarity with the people of Rojava, and against the Trump and Erdogan administrations. #riseup4rojava #defendrojava pic.twitter.com/TVf0lZDga5
— shut it down RVA! (@MayDayRVA) October 13, 2019
Norfolk, VA:
From solidarity event with #Rojava in #Norfolk #Virginia. #RiseUp4Rojava pic.twitter.com/Ae8wAunADB
— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) October 13, 2019
New London, CT:
Report back from @NewLondonAid on today's #RiseUp4Rojava solidarity demonstration. https://t.co/J35nDVFlCZ
— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) October 12, 2019
Albany, NY:
Solidarity rally with #Rojava organized today in #Albany #NewYork. #RiseUp4Rojava pic.twitter.com/seC1VGffQA
— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) October 12, 2019
Rochester, NY:
Rally in solidarity with #Rojava in #Rochester yesterday. #RiseUp4Rojava pic.twitter.com/lFHwz2OW5B
— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) October 13, 2019
New York City, NY:
RAM and other #NYC #anarchists came out to Union Square today to show our solidarity with the people of Rojava, (Assyrians, Armenians, Kurds, Arabs, etc.) @TA_Anarsist, and the other allied revolutionary orgs on the ground fighting the US-backed Turkish invasion. #riseup4rojava pic.twitter.com/4s5ctd8ZgX
— RevAbolitionNYC (@RevAbolitionNYC) October 12, 2019
— Debbie Bookchin (@debbiebookchin) October 12, 2019
We are part of a gathering in Union Square, adding our voices to the call to oppose Turkish aggression against Rojava and other areas. Solidarity to @DemandUtopia and @akanewjersey.#DefendRojava#NoFlyZone4Rojava#StandWithSDF#StopErdogan#RiseUp4Rojava#TurkeyOutOfRojava pic.twitter.com/u44fcx2hII
— Outlive Them NYC (@outlivethemnyc) October 12, 2019
Union Square, NYC pic.twitter.com/xNSsILn8BA
— spencer sunshine (@transform6789) October 12, 2019
Oaxaca, MX:
Imágenes desde #Oaxaca: Jornada de los Pueblos Indígenas en Defensa de Nuestros Territorios ¡#SamirFloresVive! y en solidaridad con el pueblo Kurdo y el Movimiento Indígena y Popular de #Ecuador #Kurdistán #CNI #CIG pic.twitter.com/XOZlfA9zQv
— CNI México (@CNI_Mexico) October 12, 2019
