Marcel Cartier

Revolutionary Minded. Hip-Hop Artist. Journalist. Author of two books on the Kurdish Freedom Movement.

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

New article for @GreenLeft on what the Biden presidency will likely mean for progressive Kurdish forces, and explaining why seeing Biden as 'pro-Kurdish' means very little without unpacking the content of often irreconcilable political projects. https://t.co/TzbeDehXDT

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

We did this song about a decade ago, but it just as easily could have been recorded a week ago. #freepalestine https://t.co/2LZwruqF4k

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

Deeply ironic that at the same moment that Turkey claims to support the Palestinian people, it is literally engaged in the same practice of ethnic cleansing as their supposed Zionist "enemies". https://t.co/LmGxCdE5qX

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

In all things fundamental, the Biden administration has shown a remarkable ability to engage in continuity from the Trump presidency. https://t.co/cl2Cp0Y0P0

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

@SweeneySteve and myself joined @GreenLeftOnline for a conversation about the links between the Kurdish and Palestinian solidarity movements, the ongoing NATO war against the Kurdish liberation movement, Turkey's attempts to ban the HDP, and much more. https://t.co/7ON802qQq0

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

Not sure how I missed this when it came out, but nonetheless honoured to be featured on this list alongside some legendary revolutionary artists. @agent_of_change https://t.co/n81kAy7688

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

46 years have passed since the liberation of Saigon and the reunification of Vietnam. Back in 2015, we released this video commemorating the historic triumph of the Vietnamese people. https://t.co/LCNomqFQDe

[Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad]

Today, in 1975, the Vietnamese people defeated the US military machine.

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

An analysis of Biden's recent bombing mission on the Syrian-Iraqi border, his continuation of the Trump campaign of maximum pressure on Iran, and how the contradictory alliances of the Kurdish liberation movement fit into the puzzle.

https://t.co/scxYOtVbK6

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

I was delighted to nominate Cuba’s internationalist doctors for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

Cuban women mark International Working Women's Day, pointing out that "nothing can overshadow the progress we have made in terms of equality and social inclusion in these 62 years of revolutionary triumph." https://t.co/UcCTuLbxoq

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

International Working Women's Day marked across Europe despite the pandemic. https://t.co/2PKNFPiBUe

[Kurdistan Media Project @kurdistan_media]

"We remember with gratitude Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxemburg, for their legacy to the women of the world today and who paid a high price in the women's struggle." -Statement from YJA-Star on IWD. https://t.co/zKVp57UtWR

[Kurdistan Media Project @kurdistan_media]

On the 22nd anniversary of Abdullah Ocalan's capture in an operation carried out by Turkey, the United States and Israel, @SweeneySteve writes on the importance of international solidarity in pushing for his release. https://t.co/iZsbHjj2MQ

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

About a year ago, we teamed up with the legendary @JoellOrtiz to drop "Bread & Butter", a tribute to all the working-class heroes across the world. https://t.co/epjXBmginu

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

On Turkey's new front in its war on the Kurdish liberation movement, launched with the backing of NATO powers.

[Kurdistan Media Project @kurdistan_media]

@Cartier_Marcel looks at Turkey's new front in its war against the PKK and the culpability of NATO powers, especially Germany and the United States, in a new piece for @GreenLeftOnline https://t.co/39h3Mjco9T

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

@agent_of_change This is unfortunately still a better understanding of geography than quite a few Americans I know!

[Kurdistan Media Project @kurdistan_media]

The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), a multinational platform of Kurdish groups and parties, warned that Turkey cannot wage war without the support of the EU, US and Nato and called on them to condemn its latest military aggression. https://t.co/75BNtAQPds

[Marcel Cartier @Cartier_Marcel]

“Cuba’s strategy in commercializing the vaccine represents a combination of what’s good for humankind and the impact on world health. We are not a multinational where a financial objective comes first." https://t.co/aSvRXhhP8i

[Kurdistan Media Project @kurdistan_media]

@SweeneySteve reports on the movement at Bogazici University in Istanbul and the formation of the United Fighting Forces (BGM). An essential read. https://t.co/xbsr45Z3dF