Pockets of grassroots agency in Syria, local civil society and international solidarity movements
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presentation at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Expert Workshop From Neoliberal to Socially-Just Reconstruction – The role of civil society in shaping post-conflict reconstruction policies in Iraq, Syria, yYemen and Libya, September, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Pockets of grassroots agency in Syria, local civil society and international solidarity movements
- 1. Pockets of grassroots agency and local civil society in Syria JOSEPHA IVANKA (JOSHKA) WESSELS, CMES
- 2. Current territorial control in Syria 18 August 2017: • Northern Kurdish areas • Northern and Southern FSA controlled areas • Mid urban Assad regime controlled • Eastern ISIS controlled
- 3. Civil Administration Initiative FSA controlled areas (Northwest) • August 2017: meeting at the University of Idlib titled as "Civil Administration Initiative in the liberated areas” attended by about 40 persons representing several organizations and bodies and entities in addition to military figures, notably the defected Colonel Riad al Asaad, Head of Idlib University Dr. Mohamed Al Sheikh and academics including Dr. Hassan Gibran. • September 2017: Uniting the civil administration • General Conference for establishment of civil administration in liberated areas 16 September 2017
- 4. The kingdom of silence 1971-2011
- 6. Kafr Nbel, a pocket of Free Syria
- 7. Challenges of a new civil society
- 8. Major IDP camps: Atmeh 23/08/2012 11/07/2014
- 9. Major IDP Camps: Qah 06/10/2011 26/08/2014
- 10. Internally displaced • Largest group of displaced Syrians are internally displaced (6.6 mil) • Need for reformation of local councils • Accommodation and social and medical care for internally displaced • Education and food security
- 12. Aerial bombardments of infrastructure Three hospitals in an hour were destroyed by Assad regime and Russian warplanes in the countryside of Idlib. The Obstetrics hospital of "Tah" was one of them. This is in addition to two schools. 19 September 2017
- 13. Building a civil administration • Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC), 2012 • Deliberate and indiscriminate aerial attacks of civic infrastructure • Marginalization of local civil actors • Military (foreign) jihadi factions hampering development of civil society
- 14. Relief Conference Turkey, 9 Dec 2012
- 15. General Assembly of Aleppo Free Lawyers, 23 March 2013
- 16. Elections for the Aleppo Free Lawyers Association, 11 April 2014
- 17. Union of Media Professionals
- 18. Founding conference Media Professionals, 21 July 2014
- 19. The General Assembly of the Free Aleppo City Council • A report on the Council was presented in general and a report was presented on the work of the relief and service office • At the end of the meeting, it was agreed to set a date and form a coordination committee of 9 members.
- 20. Formation of the Community Safety Committees, 15 February 2016
- 21. Local elections Saraqeb, 18 July 2017 • Direct Voting • 8 polling stations (5 for males, 3 females) • 15 Candidates • 55% Election rate
- 22. Al-Quwatli Forum for Dialogue in the city of Azaz, 15th September 2017
- 23. A role of the new Syrian diaspora ?
- 24. Syria Freedom Charter "We asked a man 'Will you please give us your opinion?' He asked, 'Why?' We said, 'Because you are a Syrian citizen.' He said, 'Finally someone considers me a Syrian with a legitimate voice."
- 26. Sustainable future in Syria’s liberated areas ?