*** To Live in Revolutionary Time: Translator’s Introduction to The Formation of Local Councils by Omar Aziz

*** Introduction from October 2011: Authority’s time and revolutionary time

*** Introduction from February 2012: Linking collective self-defense and continuing the revolution

*** The Formation of Local Councils: Main text from February 2012

**** 1) Human interdependence and civil solidarity

**** 2) On relationships between individuals: Creating new common interests

**** 3) On the relationship with the Free Syrian Army: The need to protect communities while continuing the revolution

**** 4) On the formation of local councils and their organizational structure

**** 5) The role of the National Council

*** A Note on the Text