The Municipality of Champigny has declared Cizre a “sister city” in solidarity with the Kurdish people and announced that they will support the “sister family” project.

An event was held with Kurdish people’s and the municipality workers’ attendance in the Municipality of Champigny in Paris. Champigny Municipality Mayor and head of electees from the Left Block Dominique Adenot, Deputy Mayor Fily Kelita, Councilor Şengül Karaca, regional assembly members, Municipal Council member Gautier Lahore, representatives from Kurdish Women’s Movement and people from Kurdistan attended the event.

Mayor Adenot criticised the recent state policies and emphasized the importance of a joint struggle against the new labor law. Adenot pointed out that with the new cities policy put in place in January, it was made impossible to answer the needs of the people locally and that the fundamental rights of shelter and work were stripped from the people.

Adenot stated as the left front and the Communist Party of France they had actively supported the rightful struggle of the Kurdish people in past periods and they will continue to do so.

“WE WILL SELECT SISTER FAMILIES”

Stating that “The Kurdish people have fought against barbarians in Kobanê and today they are resisting Erdoğan and his barbaric policies,” Adenot continued: “Today we want to actively support the struggle of Kurdish people. We will match the previously started sister city project with Cizre. Cizre will be our sister city. We will act immediately and take the first step with the sister family project. For the sister family project, we will have an urgent gathering as the 35 members of the municipality council and choose sister families for each of us. We have to act immediately to relieve the suffering of the people of Cizre. I will take part in the sister family project as the mayor with my own means. We will stand by your side in your rightful struggle. We will fight together.”