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,REB] ,APO IS A ,P]MACULTURALI/ -- ,P]MACULTURE & ,POLITICAL ,TRANS=MATION 9 ,NOR? ,EA/ ,SYRIA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,TEXT 3 

#e4 ,REB] ,APO IS A ,P]MACULTURALI/ -- ,P]MACULTURE & ,POLITICAL ,TRANS=MATION 9 ,NOR? ,EA/ ,SYRIA 

  

,BY ,VIYAN ,Q]ECOX 

,IF ,REB] ,APO1 ! IMPRISON$ LEAD] ( ! ,KURDI% LIB]ATION MOVEM5T1 WAS A G>D5]1 ,I W\LD EXPECT HIS G>D5 TO BE COLORFUL & WILD1 SPILL+ \T BEYOND ITS BORD]S1 A GLORI\S MIXTURE ( VEGETABLES1 TREES1 FL[]S & V9ES4 ,DRAW+ ON HIS WRIT+S ON POLITICAL TRANS=MATION1 ,I IMAG9E HIM TO BE A P]MACULTURALI/1 CREAT+ G>D5S BAS$ ON ! WISDOM ( NATURE4 ,P]MACULTURE IS A DESIGN SY/EM ?AT /RIVES TO MAKE ECOLOGICAL SPACES SU/A9ABLE & PRODUCTIVE4 ,BUT ! APPROA* IS ALSO GE>$ T[>DS O!R K9DS ( DESIGN1 :E!R IT'S >*ITECTURE1 URBAN PLANN+1 ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES OR EV5 POLITICAL SY/EMS4 ,! WORD COMES FROM A COMB9ATION ( 0P]MAN5T0 & 0CULTURE10 SO AT IT'S MO/ FUNDAM5TAL IT'S AN ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP A CULTURE ( P]MAN5CE4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 P]MAN5T DOES NOT MEAN /ATIC -- LIKE NATURE1 ! SY/EM MU/ GR[ & DEVELOP AS IT RESPONDS TO 9T]NAL & EXT]NAL *ANGE -- BUT IT IS P]MAN5T 9 ?AT IT IS NOT GE>$ T[>DS SELF-DE/RUCTION 9 ! WAY ?AT \R CURR5T AGRICULTURAL SY/EMS T5D TO BE4 

,P]MACULTURE TAKES A VALUES-C5T]$ APPROA*1 SO ! E?ICS ( 0E>? C>E1 PEOPLE C>E & FAIR %>ES0 HOLD ! C5T]1 & FROM !RE PRODUCTIVE & SU/A9ABLE \TPUTS %APE ! =M4 ,P]MACULTURE IS A HOLI/IC SY/EM -- IT 9SI/S ?AT WE LOOK NOT JU/ AT COMPON5T P>TS ( A DESIGN1 BUT AT ! RELATION%IPS BETWE5 !M1 & H[ !Y COME TOGE!R TO CREATE A :OLE4 ,A P]MACULTURE G>D5 AIMS TO TAKE 9SPIRATION FROM ! WAY 9 :I* ECOLOGICAL SY/EMS SU/A9 !MSELVES 9 NATURE1 ) ! SAY+ 0?9K LIKE A =E/1 ACT LIKE A MEAD[0 GIV+ A POETIC 9SI<T 9TO ! P]MACULTURE APPROA*4 ,=E/S & MEAD[S >E BO? ECOSY/EMS :I* SU/A9 AN A/\ND+ DIV]SITY ( LIFE )9 A 0CLOS$ LOOP0 & RESILI5T SY/EM4 ,!Y DON'T REQUIRE EXT]NAL F]TILIZ]1 *EMICAL PE/ICIDES OR >TIFICIAL WAT]+ SY/EMS4 ,& YET !Y SU/A9 IMPRESSIVE NUMB]S ( PLANT & ANIMAL SPECIES1 PLUS C\NTLESS FUNGI1 BACT]IA & MICRO-ORGANISMS 9 ! SOIL :I* >E ALSO CRUCIAL TO KEEP+ ! SY/EM HEAL?Y4 ,A P]MACULTURE G>D5 W\LD SEEK TO REPLICATE !SE PATT]NS & RELATION%IPS4 ,RA!R ?AN GR[+ PLANTS 9 ISOLAT$ R[S1 A P]MACULTURE G>D5 W\LD GR\P PLANTS TOGE!R SO !Y CAN WORK COLLECTIVELY4 ,A CLASSIC EXAMPLE ( ?IS -- DRAWN FROM 9DIG5\S KN[L$GE -- IS ! '?REE SI/]S' PLANT+ PATT]N4 ,MAIZE1 CLIMB+ BEANS & SQUA% >E GR[N TOGE!R1 SO ?AT ! SQUA% COV]S ! SOIL TO KEEP MOI/URE 9 ! GR\ND1 ! CLIMB+ BEANS PUT NUTRI5TS 9TO ! SOIL ?AT ! O!R PLANTS NE$1 & ! MAIZE PROVIDES A CLIMB+ /RUCTURE = ! BEANS4 ,IF PLANT$ 9 ?IS WAY1 ?IS VEGETABLE PAT* PRES]VES SOIL QUALITY1 R$UCES NE$ = WAT] & IMPROVES H>VE/1 SO IT'S SU/A9ABLE & EFFICI5T4 ,?IS IS ONE ( MANY APPROA*ES ?AT P]MACULTURE H>NESSES ?R\< ITS TWELVE PR9CIPLES1 :I* 5COMPASS CONCEPTS SU* AS 0PRODUCE NO WA/E10 0USE & VALUE DIV]SITY10 0CREATIVELY USE & RESPOND TO *ANGE10 & 0DESIGN FROM PATT]N TO DETAIL40 

,MAK+ ! LEAP FROM G>D5S TO REVOLUTION>Y APPROA*ES 9 POLITICAL ORGANIZ+1 WE CAN SEE A LOT ( USEFUL P>ALLELS ?AT %[ US H[ TO BUILD MOVEM5TS1 ORGANIZATIONS & COMMUNITIES :I* >E PRODUCTIVE1 SU/A9ABLE & HOLI/IC4 ,BUT BE=E WE EXPLORE ! COMPATIBILITIES ( P]MACULTURE & POLITICAL TRANS=MATION1 LET'S LOOK AT :Y IT EV5 MAKES S5SE TO DO IT4 

,ONE REASON HAS ALREADY BE5 M5TION$ -- P]MACULTURE TAKES A HOLI/IC APPROA* TO DEVELOP+ /RATEGIES & SOLUTIONS1 & HAV+ A COH]5T FRAMEWORK IS CRUCIAL TO HAV+ AN EFFECTIVE POLITICAL /RATEGY4 ,?IS IS A /R5G? ( ! ,KURDI% LIB]ATION IDEOLOGY AS %AP$ BY ,REB] ,APO & MORE REC5TLY1 ! ,NEW ,P>ADIGM4 ,IT ALREADY TAKES A HOLI/IC IDEOLOGICAL APPROA*1 RECOGNIZ+ ! 9T]CONNECTION BETWE5 PATRI>*Y1 CAPITALISM1 ! /ATE & ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION4 ,9 ! ,WE/1 TOO (T5 WE FIREFI<T BETWE5 ISSUES1 NOT DEVELOP+ OR EXPRESS+ A COH]5T IDEOLOGY :I* EFFECTIVELY HI<LI<TS & *ALL5GES ! /RUCTURAL CAUSES ( :AT WE >E FI<T+ AGA9/4 

,P]MACULTURE IS ALSO A USEFUL TOOL = DEVELOP+ A NEW WAY ( DO+ POLITICS -- ONE :I* IS LESS %AP$ BY ! DOM9AT+ RELATION%IPS ?AT HAVE *>ACT]IZ$ POLITICS S9CE ! RISE ( ! /ATE4 ,PATRI>*Y & CAPITALISM 5ACT DOM9AT+ RELATIONS BETWE5 PEOPLE1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME E/ABLI%+ A DOM9AT+ RELATION%IP ) ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,SO ! WAY ?AT WE RELATE TO EA* O!R IS 9EXTRICABLE FROM H[ WE RELATE TO NATURE1 & WE CAN LOOK TO NATURE = A DIFF]5T APPROA*4 ,A NEW WAY ( DO+ POLITICS MEANS DO+ POLITICS 9 A WOM5'S WAY 7A WAY :I* REJECTS PATRI>*AL APPROA*ES7 & 9 AN ECOLOGICAL WAY1 & P]MACULTURE CAN %$ SOME LI<T ON :AT AN ECOLOGICAL WAY ( DO+ POLITICS C\LD LOOK LIKE4 

,! POLITICAL TRANS=MATION ?AT HAS BE5 HAPP5+ ?R\< ! ,ROJAVA ,REVOLUTION 9 ,NOR? ,EA/ ,SYRIA RECOGNIZES ! IMPORTANCE ( ?IS %IFT 9 M5TALITY1 :I* IS :Y IT IS P>TICUL>LY 9T]E/+ TO ANALYZE ! MOVEM5T ?R\< ! L5S ( P]MACULTURE4 ,ONE PR9CIPLE ( P]MACULTURE :I* 9VITES 9T]E/+ ANALYZES IS 0CREATIVELY USE & RESPOND TO *ANGE10 :I* IS SOMETIMES CONCEPTUALIZ$ AS 0! PROBLEM IS ! SOLUTION40 ,?IS PR9CIPLE AIMS TO COMMUNICATE ?AT SOMETIMES :5 ?+S >5'T GO+ AS !Y %\LD1 ! SOLUTION LIES )9 ! PROBLEM4 ,! MO/ FAM\S EXAMPLE IS ?AT IF Y\R G>D5 IS OV]RUN BY SLUGS1 RA!R ?AN 9VE/+ 9 *EMICAL PE/ICIDES OR SP5D+ H\RS PLUCK+ SLUGS FROM LETTUCE LEAVES1 Y\ C\LD 9TRODUCE SOME DUCKS 9TO Y\R G>D54 ,! DUCKS WILL HAPPILY MUN* ON ! SLUGS :ILE ALSO PRODUC+ DELICI\S EGGS & HEAL?Y F]TILIZ] = Y\R G>D54 ,POLITICALLY1 0CREATIVELY USE & RESPOND TO *ANGE0 CAN MEAN ANY?+ FROM REPURPOS+ VIRAL RI<T-W+ SLOGANS & BR&S ) \R [N MESSAGE 70,MAKE ,ROJAVA ,GRE5 ,AGA90 CAN BE AN EXAMPLE ( ?IS7 TO US+ ! *AOS & COLLAPSE ( CURR5T POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SY/EMS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ORGANIZE & BUILD RESI/ANCE4 ,IT'S ALSO AB\T BE+ ABLE TO SEE ?+S 9 UNCONV5TIONAL WAYS4 ,AN 9T]E/+ EXAMPLE ( ?IS IS ! NEW P>ADIGM ( ! ,KURDI% LIB]ATION MOVEM5T4 ,= A LONG TIME ! ANSW] TO ! 0,KURDI% ,PROBLEM0 WAS ASSUM$ TO BE A ,KURDI% /ATE4 ,BUT ?R\< ! NEW P>ADIGM1 ! PROBLEM ITSELF BECOMES ! SOLUTION -- /ATELESSNESS IS ! ANSW] TO H[ TO BUILD A TRULY LIB]AT$ POLITICAL SY/EM4 

,P]MACULTURE ALSO TEA*ES US TO 0USE & VALUE ! M>G9S & $GES0 & 0USE & VALUE DIV]SITY40 ,9 ! G>D51 ?IS MEANS US+ POLYCULTURE GR[+ TE*NIQUES1 LIKE ! '?REE SI/]S' PLANT+ PATT]N DESCRIB$ ABOVE4 ,IT ACKN[L$GES ?AT MONOCULTURE- JU/ HAV+ ONE K9D ( PLANT -- DOES NOT EXI/ 9 NATURE1 OR IS A SYMPTOM ( A SY/EM \T ( BALANCE4 ,FUR!RMORE1 WE CAN OBS]VE ?AT ! SPACES BETWE5 SY/EMS -- ! 'M>G9S & $GES' -- >E >EAS ( HI< DIV]SITY & PRODUCTIVITY4 ,?IS 9CLUDES SPACES LIKE TIDAL POOLS OR RIV]BANKS1 :]E UNIQUE =MS ( LIFE DEVELOP & FL\RI%4 ,!SE PR9CIPLES >E RELEVANT TO POLITICAL ORGANIZ+ 9 LOTS ( WAYS :I* >E 5COMPASS$ BY DEMOCRATIC CONF$]ALISM4 ,DEMOCRATIC MOD]NITY EMBRACES DIV]SITY & PLURALITY1 REJECT+ ! HEGEMONIC & FASCI/ T5D5CIES ( CAPITALI/ MOD]NITY & ! /ATE SY/EM4 ,9 POLITICS1 WE EMBRACE ! $GES ?R\< ORGANIZ+ AS & ALONGSIDE M>G9ALIZ$ COMMUNITIES4 ,! ,KURDI% LIB]ATION MOVEM5T ALSO TEA*ES US TO NOT FOCUS ALL ( \R 5]GY ON ! C5T] ( P[] -- ! /ATE & CORPORATIONS -- BUT TO ALSO BUILD P[] >\ND ! $GES1 9 SOCIETY & 9 ! PLACES :]E ! /ATE DOES NOT HAVE A MONOPOLY ON P[]4 ,?IS WAY Y\'RE ABLE TO GR[ REVOLUTION ON F]TILE GR\ND1 ) MANY VOICES FE$+ 9TO ! PROCESS & EMBRAC+ ! DIV]SITY ?AT WILL GIVE A REVOLUTION>Y SY/EM SU/A9ABILITY4 

,A TRULY SU/A9ABLE SY/EM IS ABLE TO ABSORB & WORK ) *ANGE1 /AY+ TRUE TO ! VALUES AT ! HE>T ( ! SY/EM :ILE ADJU/+ ! ME?ODS4 ,! P]MACULTURE PR9CIPLE ?AT DESCRIBES ?IS APPROA* IS 0APPLY SELF REGULATION & ACCEPT FE$BACK40 ,SIMPLY PUT1 ?IS MEANS DON'T TAKE MORE ?AN :AT Y\ NE$1 BE AW>E ( ! IMPACTS ( Y\R ACTIONS ON ! WORLD >\ND Y\1 & CONT9U\SLY READJU/ Y\R APPROA* TO 5SURE ?AT Y\ >E ALIGN$ ) ! VALUES AT ! CORE ( Y\R WORK4 ,IT DOESN'T TAKE MU* EF=T TO SEE H[ ?IS APPLIES TO ECOLOGY & POLITICS EQUALLY4 ,?IS CONCEPT IS 5COMPASS$ BY ! ,ZAPATI/A APPROA* ( 0WALK+1 WE ASK QUE/IONS10 :I* 5CAPSULATES H[ REVOLUTION IS AN ONGO+ PROCESS ?AT REQUIRES CON/ANT REFLECTION1 QUE/ION+ & READJU/+ \R PA?4 ,TEKMIL1 ! ,KURDI% LIB]ATION MOVEM5T'S PRACTICE ( CRITIC & SELF-CRITIC1 IS ALSO CRUCIAL 9 ?IS PROCESS4 ,?R\< GIV+ CRITICISM & EVALUAT+ \R WORK1 WE 5SURE ?AT WE /AY ON TRACK1 & >E BE+ AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE4 ,EXAMPLES ( ?IS 9CLUDE REC5T ACTIONS ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,ADM9I/RATION 9 ADJU/+ ! ROLE ( ,TEV ,DEM TO SUPPORT ! NEI<BORHOOD COMMUNES TO WORK 9 A G5U9ELY DEMOCRATIC WAY1 AS WELL AS *ANGES FROM ! ,ECONOMY COMMITTEE TO /R5G!N ! COLLECTIVE NATURE ( COOP]ATIVES1 RA!R ?AN ACT+ TOO MU* LIKE PRIVATE 9ITIATIVES4 

,BY DISMANTL+ ! B\ND>Y BETWE5 ! POLITICAL & ECOLOGICAL REALMS1 WE CAN /R5G!N \R ABILITY TO BUILD MOVEM5TS ?AT >E RESILI5T1 DYNAMIC & EFFECTIVE4 ,DEMOCRATIC CONF$]ALISM & ! ,KURDI% LIB]ATION MOVEM5T HAVE A NATURAL AFF9ITY TO ECOLOGICAL ?9K+1 SO IT'S NO SURPRISE ?AT ! NEW P>ADIGM PLACES ECOLOGICAL SU/A9ABILITY AS ONE ( ! ?REE CORE PILL>S ( A REVOLUTION>Y APPROA*4 ,AS ! ECOLOGICAL VALUES AT ! HE>T ( ! REVOLUTION >E APPLI$ TO ! REALITY 9 ,NOR? ,EA/ ,SYRIA1 P]MACULTURE CAN BE A USEFUL TOOL TO FRAME ! 5VIRONM5TAL APPROA*4 ,CONV]SELY1 ,WE/]N POLITICAL MOVEM5TS /RUGGLE TO MEAN+FULLY 9TEGRATE SU/A9ABILITY 9TO BROAD] POLITICAL MOVEM5TS1 & ECOLOGICAL CAMPAIGNS (T5 TAKE A HI<LY TE*NICAL & /ATE-C5T]$ APPROA*4 ,?R\< WEAV+ A P]MACULTURE APPROA* 9TO \R POLITICAL ORGANIZ+1 WE CAN DEVELOP A MORE HOLI/IC & COH]5T POLITICS4 ,WE CAN NURTURE A REVOLUTION ?AT IS BUILT ON MUTUALITY & DIV]SITY1 ?AT 5ABLES US TO LIVE FREELY ) EA* O!R & ) NATURE4 

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