"You
are among the most radical voices in today's racist, sexist,
capitalist world," the YPJ wrote to Black Lives Matter.
Fighters
from the Kurdish Women's Defense Units or YPJ, have sent a message of
solidarity to the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States.
“To our
black sisters and brothers! The people of Kurdistan stand with you!”
read the short statement posted Saturday by the group, who has been
fighting the incursions of the Islamic State Group in norther Syria
for close to two year. "Here are the women who fight ISIS in
Rojava (northern Syria) - saluting your honorable struggle for
freedom, dignity, and resistance!"
The call for
Black Lives Matter has become a focal point for discussions around
systemic racism and police brutality following the police killings of
Michael Brown and Eric Garner in 2014, as well as numerous other
incidents since. This past week, police killed Philando Castille and
Alton Sterling - both incidents filmed and subsequently shared ober
social media - touching off more protests across the United States.
For the
women of the YPJ, solidarity and building "world revolution"
against racism, sexism and capitalism, go hand in hand.
"As
the women in Kurdistan know very well, we need to build our
self-defense in all spheres of life. You are among the most radical
voices in today's racist, sexist, capitalist world and the
freedom-loving peoples of the world deeply respect and salute your
fight! Solidarity is the first step to world revolution!,"
the statement continued.
Since the
most recentstring of high-profile U.S.police shootings of Black
people, expressions of solidarity from other communities in the
United States as well as groups from around the world have been
pouring in - with the radical, communist Kurdish groups being the
latest.
"Black
Lives Matter! As we say in Kurdish: "Berxwedan jiyan e!" -
Resistance is life!," the YPJ group concluded.
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