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Dirk is a renowned composer and instrumentalist specialising in world music but in this presentation he exposes the story of the Syrian Kurds’ defeat of the Islamic State group, their struggle to survive as a people and their unique experiment in living a solution to the world’s problems. Dirk says: “I learned this story through my daughter Anna’s commitment to the Kurdish cause, and the sacrifice of her life during the Turkish invasion of Syria in March 2018. The introduction of fascist policies by the UK government is an alarming trend when considering the regimes in Turkey and Syria. Unregulated capitalist economics threaten our environment, climate, and our species. Could the Kurdish alternative offer a way forward?” Recorded at the Glastonbury Symposium, July 2022.
glastonburysymposium.co.uk
Dirk is a renowned composer and instrumentalist specialising in world music but in this presentation he exposes the story of the Syrian Kurds’ defeat of the Islamic State group, their struggle to survive as a people and their unique experiment in living a solution to the world’s problems. Dirk says: “I learned this story through my daughter Anna’s commitment to the Kurdish cause, and the sacrifice of her life during the Turkish invasion of Syria in March 2018. The introduction of fascist policies by the UK government is an alarming trend when considering the regimes in Turkey and Syria. Unregulated capitalist economics threaten our environment, climate, and our species. Could the Kurdish alternative offer a way forward?” Recorded at the Glastonbury Symposium, July 2022.
glastonburysymposium.co.uk
