Reexamining Syria

Four months following the fall of the Assad regime, the Syrian context remains complex, burdened by destructive and/or constraining foreign policies, externally polarising, and internally polarised. Recent massacres, largely carried out on a sectarian basis, in the coast, Israeli atrocities in the South, and Turkish atrocities in the North add fuel to the fire and risk further entrenching structures of violence which could lead to new waves of internal and external displacement and effectively prevent the country from achieving stability.

Amidst these rapid transformations and shifting dynamics, this panel will explore key issues shaping Syria’s future. Bringing together progressive voices from the ground, we will discuss the rise of anti-sectarian initiatives, the impact of the new Islamist government’s possible prospective free-market policies, and the efforts of grassroots leftist movements to prevent potential worst-case scenarios by any means necessary through employing different tactics in deadline with the current HTS-led government. In this context, we want to highlight civil society’s struggle to build a new Syria that serves and represents all Syrians, including long-established self-administered structures, such as those in North and East Syria, which could play a crucial role as guarantors of a just transition.

This conversation is rooted in solidarity and internationalism from below, supporting those facing these struggles.

Speakers:

• Hala Younes, from Masyaf and based in Damascus is organized in “Revolutionary Left Current in Syria”. She has been working with a local organization on political empowerment and issues of social justice and building networks of peaceful resistance to all kinds of occupations. She is part of the newly founded Wasl Network which aims at building a platform for dialogue between Syrians of all geographies.
• Sami Hadaya is currently based in Damascus. where he works as an academic researcher specializing in Syrian affairs. He is organized in Damascus in various left-leaning grassroots groups that have been working on peaceful mobilization, inter-communal dialogue, and peace building since the fall of the regime.
• Mustafa Hamoud is based in Northern Aleppo, he has 15 years of experience and practice in the field of community development. His work focuses on supporting and building the capacity of community organizations, unions, and local councils. His research focuses on analyzing and understanding the impact of the conflict in Syria on human rights and citizenship issues.
• Aziz Garis from Amuda, is a civil activist and former politician. Currently he is the director of the Northeastern Syria office of the Syrian NGO “Badael”.

Platform: Zoom
https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/67529123601
Meeting-ID: 675 2912 3601

Simultaneous Translation: Arabic-German

This is a cooperation between Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation Beirut Office and Adopt a Revolution.