{"id":15277,"date":"2026-05-07T14:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/?p=15277"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:24:54","slug":"how-to-join-the-campaign-we-are-all-ypj-self-defense-is-our-natural-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/2026\/05\/07\/how-to-join-the-campaign-we-are-all-ypj-self-defense-is-our-natural-right\/","title":{"rendered":"How to join the campaign &#8220;We are all YPJ! Self-defense is our natural right!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can one participate in the campaign? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solidarity messages &amp; Social Media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Send us a short video stating your support for the campaign to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:weareallypj@disroot.org\">weareallypj@disroot.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share the campaign through your networks and social media. Use the published spots and materials or create your own.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the campaign slogan, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/womendefendrojava.net\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WomenDefendRojava<\/a> logo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use YPJ symbols such as flags, scarves and braided hair.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write to us about the significance of the YPJ for your struggles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow our media channels (listed down) and stay informed about upcoming events in your region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join the #WeAreAllYPJ hashtag campaign on 09.05.2026 starting at 7:00pm CET.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organise events, seminars and actions in your cities and regions, and let us know about them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Form your own self-defence units and announce this publicly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organise film screenings. You can find suggestions for films below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Initiate or develop artistic actions, theatre performances or songs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participate in online events, share them or organise your own.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet with local politicians, members of parliament, human rights advocates, lawyers, academics or public figures, and encourage them to support the campaign and its demands through their work or by lending their name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inform others!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spread knowledge of the history, struggles and significance of the YPJ, as well as the achievements of the women\u2019s revolution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus in particular on topics such as self-defence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inform local and national media about this campaign. We will connect you with interview partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Film screenings for YPJ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A good way to spread the meaning and spirit of YPJ is to organize film screenings. Here are some proposals for movies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2606 Kobane (2022)<br>\u2606 Letters from Shengal (2022) directed by Dersim Zerevan<br>\u2606 H\u00caZA (2022):<a href=\"https:\/\/heza-film.com\/on-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/heza-film.com\/on-movie\/<\/a><br>\u2606 Commander Arian \u2013 A Story of Women, War &amp; Freedom (2018)&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.albasotorra.com\/film\/commander-arian\/#undefined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.albasotorra.com\/film\/commander-arian\/#undefined<\/a><br>\u2606 Jiyan\u2019s Story : Women\u2019s Revolution&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=oEQEidgcMhU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=oEQEidgcMhU<\/a><br><br>You can contact the film makers to get the whole movie, as some of them are not online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>Our media channels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women Defend Rojava:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/womendefendrojava.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">womendefendrojava.net<\/a><br>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/women_defend_rojava\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women_Defend_Rojava<\/a><br>Telegram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/womendefend\">t.me\/womendefend<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kongra Star<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/\">kongra-star.org\/eng\/<\/a><br>X:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/starrcongress\">@starrcongress<\/a><br>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Kongra-Star-Womens-movement-112970720427933\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kongra Star Women\u2019s movement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">YPJ<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ypj-info.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ypj-info.org\/<\/a><br>X:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YPJ_info\">@YPJ_info<\/a><br>Telegram:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/YPJInformation\">t.me\/YPJInformation<\/a><br>Youtube:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ypjinfo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>@YPJ_info<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YPJ-Press:<br>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ypjrojava.net\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ypjrojava.net\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Young International Women<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/younginternationalistwomen?igsh=MWI4NHRoMjF0Yzd5MQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">younginternationalistwomen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can one participate in the campaign? Solidarity messages &amp; Social Media Send us a short video stating your support for the campaign to\u00a0weareallypj@disroot.org Share the campaign through your networks and social media. Use the published spots and materials or create your own. Use the campaign slogan, as well as the WomenDefendRojava logo. Use YPJ &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,207],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ypj-campaign","category-events-ypj-campaign"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15277"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15298,"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15277\/revisions\/15298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kongra-star.org\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}