Turkey and its mercenaries are reportedly continuing to bomb the Kurdish Rojava region of Syria during the pandemic.
In solidarity with the people residing in North and East Syria, groups across the U.S. are asking the multibillion-dollar grocery chain Trader Joe’s to de-shelve products from its Turkish suppliers.
“ feel like buying Turkish products is like buying bullets for the Turkish army to kill their children, so of course they are against it.” went to a Kurdish women’s conference in Europe,” Jay said. “Boycotting Turkish goods was a big focus for a lot of the Kurdish women, especially in grocery stores. We chose Trader Joe’s because, from our knowledge and experience, Trader Joe’s does care about its image and tries to be conscientious about the products on its shelves.
Many U.S.-based supporters of the Kurdish struggle are attracted to democratic confederalism. Jay was exposed to the struggle as a former medic in the U.S. Army. He was stationed near Kurds in Iraq for a year. “I really came to love Kurdish culture and the warrior spirit, especially without a state and with so much persecution,” he said. “When I became an anarchist, I learned about Rojava and the Kurdish question and about democratic confederalism.
In solidarity with the revolution, following Turkey’s October invasion, New York City-based groups held rallies against the Empire State Realty Trust, a company that leases an office to Turkish Airlines in the Empire State Building. The airline, which is“It is shameful that one of the country’s most iconic buildings is being used to burnish the reputation of an authoritarian stateWhether the Empire State Realty Trust or Trader Joe’s will fold with pressure remains to be seen.
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