FridaysForFuture - Statement in solidarity with Rojava

We, as Fridays For Future groups, condemn the attack of the Turkish army on the

Democratic Federation of North and East Syria / Rojava. We are part of the global

climate justice movement, just as the people in Rojava who are building a society

based on the principles of radical democracy, women’s liberation and in particular

ecology. For this reason, the local Friday For Future Rojava group has called upon us to take action, and we have to stand in solidarity with the people in Northeast Syria who are threatened by the Turkish invasion. We call upon everyone to take the necessary steps to stop this war.

Rojava and the Democratic Federation are examples of the build-up of an ecological,

democratic and feminist society. The aim is to create an ecological and democratic

society, in which the production of goods takes place in cooperatives and in a

decentralised manner, according to the needs of people and in harmony with nature.

This form of democratic and ecological life is responding to the ecological crisis and its different aspects ranging from the climate crisis, monoculture in agriculture to water scarcity and energy supply.

The war of the Turkish state on Rojava is at the same time a deep humanitarian crisis as it is an ecological one. Thousands of people are already fleeing from the attacks that have destroyed the cities and villages of Rojava. The destruction of nature in this war is going to bring about a deep impact on the ecological systems in the region which will make life harder for current and coming generations.

We call for actions in solidarity with Rojava and, in particular, to protest the support of

European governments and companies, that are assisting the Turkish state in its war

against Rojava by weapon exports, diplomatic support and financial help. We are

calling upon the EU to not let itself be put under pressure by Turkey’s threat of letting

refugees enter European territory but to remember the principles of human rights and

democracy it claims to stand for.

Therefore, we call upon everybody to participate in the strikes on Friday,18th October, and to organise and/or to partake in actions under the motto #FridaysForPeace. We further call upon you to build a climate justice block in your regional protests for peace and solidarity this Saturday, 19th October!

Fridays For Future is an international grassroots movement without centralist

structures where each group has the right to take action on its own, but is at the same time united in our goal of building a future worth living for all human beings.

FridaysForFuture, ParentsForFuture and StudentsForFuture groups that

have signed the statement:

If you have any questions, please contact the following address: Press-FFF-Rojava@gmx.de

FridaysForFuture, ParentsForFuture

and StudentsForFuture in Germany:

FridayForFuture Aachen

FridayForFuture Alzey

FridayForFuture Anklam

FridayForFuture Aschersleben

FridayForFuture Bielefeld

FridayForFuture Bochum

FridayForFuture Bonn

FridayForFuture Cologne

FridayForFuture Duisburg

StudentsForFuture Duisburg

StudentsForFuture Frankfurt am Main

FridayForFuture Frankfurt am Main

FridayForFuture Freiburg

FridayForFuture Freising

FridayForFuture Ganderkesee

ParentsForFuture Ganderkesee

FridayForFuture Göttingen

StudentsForFuture Göttingen

FridayForFuture Göttingen

FridayForFuture Hamburg

FridayForFuture Hannover

StudentsForFuture Hannover

FridayForFuture Heilbronn

ParentsForFuture Heilbronn

FridayForFuture Herzogenaurach

ParentsForFuture Herzogenaurach

FridayForFuture Kalamata

FridayForFuture Karlsruhe

FridayForFuture Kerpen

FridayForFuture Kiel-Gaarden

FridayForFuture Koblenz

FridayForFuture District Pinneberg

FridayForFuture Kronach

FridayForFuture Landsberg am Lech

FridayForFuture Landshut

FridayForFuture Leer

FridayForFuture Leipzig

FridayForFuture Leverkusen

FridayForFuture Lübeck

FridayForFuture Freie Universität Berlin

FridayForFuture Ludwigsburg

FridayForFuture Mannheim

FridayForFuture Marburg

FridayForFuture Marktoberdorf

FridayForFuture Mielkendorf

FridayForFuture Murnau

FridayForFuture Neuruppin

FridayForFuture Neustadt an der Aisch

FridayForFuture Nienburg

FridayForFuture Nürnberg

FridayForFuture Oberhausen

FridayForFuture Offenburg

FridayForFuture Ortenau

FridayForFuture Osnabrück

FridayForFuture Rhein-Sieg

FridayForFuture Saarburg

FridayForFuture Salzwedel

FridayForFuture Schleiden / Eifel

FridayForFuture Schwerin

FridayForFuture Schwetzingen

FridayForFuture Sonthofen

ParentsForFuture Sonthofen

FridayForFuture Speyer

FridayForFuture Teltow Fläming

FridayForFuture Trikala

FridayForFuture Uslar

FridayForFuture Weilheim (Oberbayern)

FridayForFuture Wismar

ParentsForFuture Wismar

FridayForFuture Hochtaunus

ParentsForFuture Holzwickede / Unna

ChangeForFuture Germany

HumanistsForFuture Germany

TeachersForFuture Germany

WorkersForFuture Germany

FridaysForFuture in Italy:

FridayForFuture Bari

FridayForFuture Padova

FridayForFuture Scafati

FridayForFuture Vicenza

FridayForFuture Eutin

FridayForFuture Foggia

FridayForFuture Napoli

FridayForFuture Siracusa

FridayForFuture Lecce

FridayForFuture Ischia

FridayForFuture Vicenza

FridayForFuture Pomigliano d'Arco

FridaysForFuture in the USA:

FridayForFuture Washington DC

FridayForFuture Los Angeles

FridayForFuture Rojava

Climate Strike Zürich

FridayForFuture Iran