Five million people amidst a war zone are creating a new society based on principles that are dear to the hearts of many radicals in Australia. Welcome to Posts from AANES: the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). Over the next ten weeks we have a series of interviews with members of a Civil Diplomacy Centre based in the city of Qamislo. This is an insight into how they are organising their society, how they are making decisions and how they are defending their country from aggression from some of the most powerful military empires on the planet. We’re confident you’ll find this series exceptionally interesting but, more importantly, it’s the type of news we need today in order to ensure that here in Australia we continue to act up to create that new society based on egalitarian principles.On this week's episode, we discuss with Heval Tekosin the nuts and bolts of everyday life in NES, a society based on participation and friendship. How do neighbours resolve issues with each other? What is the role of the police force? How do you administer the budget for roads and electricity? We also get further insights into the women's movement and how they are educating their peers in line with the revolution's philosophical underpinnings. We hope you enjoy the episode. Hosted by Anarchist World This Week, Radical Australia and Talkback With Attitude host Joseph ToscanoProduced by Anarchist World This Week and Radical Australia producer Kelly WhitworthTitle tracks: 'Heyran Jaro' and 'Evare' by Awaze Ciya

Five million people amidst a war zone are creating a new society based on principles that are dear to the hearts of many radicals in Australia. Welcome to Posts from AANES: the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). Over the next ten weeks we have a series of interviews with members of a Civil Diplomacy Centre based in the city of Qamislo. This is an insight into how they are organising their society, how they are making decisions and how they are defending their country from aggression from some of the most powerful military empires on the planet. We’re confident you’ll find this series exceptionally interesting but, more importantly, it’s the type of news we need today in order to ensure that here in Australia we continue to act up to create that new society based on egalitarian principles.In episode eight of Posts from AANES.., Heval Tekosin gives us an insight into what it is like to be a foreigner living in a revolution. In a non-productivist, heterogenous society, how is infrastructure managed and what are the roles of municipal offices? How do people access healthcare? Within the many Kurdish dialects spoken in the region, language is fluid and there are no definite meanings to concepts. People are making meaning on a day-to-day basis and turn to each other for the meaning of things. Fascinating stuff. We hope you enjoy the episode.Hosted by Anarchist World This Week, Radical Australia and Talkback With Attitude host Joseph ToscanoProduced by Anarchist World This Week and Radical Australia producer Kelly WhitworthTitle tracks: 'Heyran Jaro' and 'Evare' by Awaze Ciya

Five million people amidst a war zone are creating a new society based on principles that are dear to the hearts of many radicals in Australia. Welcome to Posts from AANES: the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). Over the next ten weeks we have a series of interviews with members of a Civil Diplomacy Centre based in the city of Qamislo. This is an insight into how they are organising their society, how they are making decisions and how they are defending their country from aggression from some of the most powerful military empires on the planet. We’re confident you’ll find this series exceptionally interesting but, more importantly, it’s the type of news we need today in order to ensure that here in Australia we continue to act up to create that new society based on egalitarian principles.In episode seven we are joined by Heval Tekosin and Heval Ferhat from the Civil Diplomacy Centre in Qamislo who begin by telling another tragic story about having lost another community member to a drone attack the night before. How frequent are these kind of attacks? What are Turkey's strategic moves in this region? We also delve into the ideas of the people in the region in regards to the global climate emergency. What are the people's attitudes towards behavioural changes to climate change in a place where there is little to no capitalistic consumption as we know it? What are the effects of climate change in this autonomous zone and what are the ongoing environmental challenges imposed by surrounding nation-states? To what degree can NGOs work in this zone? What are attitudes toward long-term future prosopects in a place where the future is so unstable? How does this interplay with the happiness of the people in this region? We thank Hevan Tekosin and Heval Ferhat for a stimulating discussion and hope you enjoy the episode. Presented by Anarchist World this Week, Radical Australia and Talkback With Attitude host, Joseph ToscanoProduced by City Limits producer, Karina Aedo Title tracks Heyran Jaro and Evare by Awaze Ciya

Five million people amidst a war zone are creating a new society based on principles that are dear to the hearts of many radicals in Australia. Welcome to Posts from AANES: the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). Over the next ten weeks we have a series of interviews with members of a Civil Diplomacy Centre based in the city of Qamislo. This is an insight into how they are organising their society, how they are making decisions and how they are defending their country from aggression from some of the most powerful military empires on the planet. We’re confident you’ll find this series exceptionally interesting but, more importantly, it’s the type of news we need today in order to ensure that here in Australia we continue to act up to create that new society based on egalitarian principles.Joseph Toscano resumes the conversation with Heval Tekosin. Last week we ended with a discussion of what underpins the idea of refugees in this region as not "burdensome", as in productivist and consumerist Australia. So, what does "working life" look like in a place where maximising GDP is not a core value? With no job descriptions or work contracts, is a worker more able to practise their moral and philosophical ideas? Are there associations that attempt to maintain a skill level in work, especially when law is regarded as a “useful guide” to things? What does the heterogeneous model look like when there are no objective laws? What does it mean to be "inside the revolution" and how does it relate to subject-object thinking? Does philanthropy mean the same in a place where reciprocity simply isn't tallied and counted as we experience it in Australia? How does the autonomous region deal with the free market outside the fuzzy bubble of the revolution? Is there room for self-sufficiency in the region? We thank our guest Heval Tekosin and hope listeners enjoy this episode.Presented by Anarchist World this Week, Radical Australia, and Talkback With Attitude host, Joseph Toscano.Produced by City Limits producer Karina AedoTitle tracks Heyran Jaro and Evare by Awaze Ciya

Five million people amidst a war zone are creating a new society based on principles that are dear to the hearts of many radicals in Australia. Welcome to Posts from AANES: the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). Over the next ten weeks we have a series of interviews with members of a Civil Diplomacy Centre based in the city of Qamislo. This is an insight into how they are organising their society, how they are making decisions and how they are defending their country from aggression from some of the most powerful military empires on the planet. We’re confident you’ll find this series exceptionally interesting but, more importantly, it’s the type of news we need today in order to ensure that here in Australia we continue to act up to create that new society based on egalitarian principles.In Episode Five of the series, we resume our conversation with Heval Tekosin, our guide into the world of NES, a society based on cultivating friendship and the science of woman. Using anecdotal information surrounding recent protests, how do we tease apart the ideas of various different groups within this small area? What occurs when a group is trying to prevent pluralism from happening in a society like this? Is there a nonviolent mechanism by which we can modify authoritarian behaviour? How are the concepts of useful knowledge vs. the exercise of power uncoupled under the umbrella of philosophical and political "expertise"? How has Rojava's history influenced general attitudes towards this? Is there a form of protection against the push for physical and ideological starvation by neighbouring nation-states? What is the attitude of the people toward refugees in this non-productivist, post-scarcity society and why? How does this compare to attitudes in Australia and other countries? We hope you enjoy the episode. Visit https://rojavainformationcenter.com/ for reporting by an independent group of foreign and local groups.  Presented by Anarchist World this Week, Radical Australia, and Talkback With Attitude host, Joseph Toscano. Produced by City Limits producer Karina Aedo Title tracks Heyran Jaro and Evare by Awaze Ciya

Five million people amidst a war zone are creating a new society based on principles that are dear to the hearts of many radicals in Australia. Welcome to Posts from AANES: the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). Over the next ten weeks we have a series of interviews with members of a Civil Diplomacy Centre based in the city of Qamislo. This is an insight into how they are organising their society, how they are making decisions and how they are defending their country from aggression from some of the most powerful military empires on the planet. We’re confident you’ll find this series exceptionally interesting but, more importantly, it’s the type of news we need today in order to ensure that here in Australia we continue to act up to create that new society based on egalitarian principles.What happens to the old things in a revolution? How do the old and the new coexist or coalesce? The institutions, social relations, the economy, infrastructure and religion? In this week's fascinating episode, our lovely guide, Heval Tekosin, takes us deeper into the world of North and East Syria (NES), where a peer-to-peer revolution is taking place. We will learn about approaches to social relations based on 'emotional intelligence' and lead by women, such as domestic violence. We will also learn something about what life was like in the region before the revolution and hear examples of AANES' philosophy in action, spread through cultivating friendship. What does it feel like to live in a society that is bottom-up, creative and heterogeneous? We hope you enjoy episode four.Presented by Anarchist World this Week, Radical Australia and Talkback With Attitude host, Joseph Toscano.Produced by Anarchist World this Week and Radical Australia producer, Kelly Whitworth.Title tracks Heyran Jaro and Evare by Awaze Ciya

Five million people amidst a war zone are creating a new society based on principles that are dear to the hearts of many radicals in Australia. Welcome to Posts from AANES: the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). Over the next ten weeks we have a series of interviews with members of a Civil Diplomacy Centre based in the city of Qamislo. This is an insight into how they are organising their society, how they are making decisions and how they are defending their country from aggression from some of the most powerful military empires on the planet. We’re confident you’ll find this series exceptionally interesting but, more importantly, it’s the type of news we need today in order to ensure that here in Australia we continue to act up to create that new society based on egalitarian principles.On the cusp of a possible Turkish invasion and an onslaught of COVID-19, we resume our conversation in Episode Three with Heval Ferhat and Heval Tekosin on the defence structure of AANES, such as its groups and their different functions. We will cover aspects such as conscription, the control of armaments and the 'friends' among other interesting features of this multi-ethnic revolution. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.Presented by Anarchist World this Week, Radical Australia and Talkback With Attitude host, Joseph Toscano.Produced by Anarchist World this Week and Radical Australia producer, Kelly Whitworth.Title tracks Heyran Jaro and Evare by Awaze Ciya

Five million people amidst a war zone are creating a new society based on principles that are dear to the hearts of many radicals in Australia. Welcome to Posts from AANES: the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). Over the next ten weeks we have a series of interviews with members of a Civil Diplomacy Centre based in the city of Qamislo. This is an insight into how they are organising their society, how they are making decisions and how they are defending their country from aggression from some of the most powerful military empires on the planet. We’re confident you’ll find this series exceptionally interesting but, more importantly, it’s the type of news we need today in order to ensure that here in Australia we continue to act up to create that new society based on egalitarian principles.In episode two, we resume our conversation with Heval Tekosin, our guide into the world of NES, a society based on cultivating friendship and the science of woman. What does it mean to have a society that is opposite to positivism? What does genealogy mean and how does it play out in people's day-to-day lives? Tekosin talks us through different facets of life in NES, such as the hevals (friends), the constitution and emotional intelligence. A fascinating look at a society striving to remove all forms of domination.Presented by Anarchist World this Week, Radical Australia and Talkback With Attitude host, Joseph Toscano.Produced by Anarchist World this Week and Radical Australia producer, Kelly Whitworth.Title tracks Heyran Jaro and Evare by Awaze Ciya

Five million people amidst a war zone are creating a new society based on principles that are dear to the hearts of many radicals in Australia. Welcome to Posts from AANES: the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). Over the next ten weeks we have a series of interviews with members of a Civil Diplomacy Centre based in the city of Qamislo. This is an insight into how they are organising their society, how they are making decisions and how they are defending their country from aggression from some of the most powerful military empires on the planet. We’re confident you’ll find this series exceptionally interesting but, more importantly, it’s the type of news we need today in order to ensure that here in Australia we continue to act up to create that new society based on egalitarian principles.Episode One: The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), formerly known as Rojava: a decentralised, autonomous society based on intimacy and friendship, home to close to 4 million people, including many who have come for relative safety. From a revolution based on Marxist-Leninist ideology to a movement which can be said to protect an already-existing, Middle Eastern Kurdish way of life. How do the people of AANES live? How are decisions made? How is conflict resolved? What is the role of women in the revolution? In this first conversation of the series we speak with Heval Tekosin and Heval Ferhat from the Civil Diplomacy Centre in Qamislo as they begin to paint a picture of revolutionary life within a warzone. Presented by Anarchist World this Week, Radical Australia and Talkback With Attitude host, Joseph Toscano.Produced by Anarchist World this Week and Radical Australia producer, Kelly Whitworth.Title tracks Heyran Jaro and Evare by Awaze Ciya

Photo: Pioneer Of Freedom Street IV housing hundreds of refugees in Makassar City, Indonesia. Photo courtesy of Alfred Pek What China's commitment to carbon neutrality means for Morrison's gas plans In a statement at the United Nations General Assembly in September China’s leader Xi Jinping committed his country to carbon neutrality by 2060. If China is serious about this pledge, there are huge implications for Australia’s fossil fuel industry and the Federal Government’s plans for a gas-led Covid-19 recovery. Hao Tan is an Associate Professor with the Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle with research interests in China’s energy and resource transitions. He joined me on Listening Notes to discuss these developments. Hao Tan and his colleagues have written China just stunned the world with its step-up on climate action – and the implications for Australia may be huge. Link to paper Here Freedom denied: The impact of the externalisation of Australia's migrant control policies on refugees in Indonesia Alfred Pek is a filmmaker, video journalist and refugee advocate based in Sydney, Australia. He’s currently working on Freedom Street, a documentary about three refugees living in Makassar, Indonesia, and the impact of Australia’s external migration control policies on their lives. Fundraising website below:https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/freedom-street/  To find out more about how Australia's externalised migration control policies function in Indonesia check out:Policy Paper: Externalisation of Migration Control Policies: An Introduction by Amy Nethery and Asher Hirsh, Comparative Network on Refugee Externalisation Policies (CONREP) April, 2020 here Quote from the above paper: Externalisation policies undermine human rights principles, violate international law, cause significant harm for refugees and people seeking asylum, and undermine the entire system of refugee protection. Such policies must be resisted and challenged to protect the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, including through legal challenges in domestic and international fora, democratic institutions, civil society and grassroots movements. Nethery and Hirsh 2020, p.14