The enemies of humanity, the ISIS gangs swept on the 3rd of August 2014 murdering and pillaging over the city Shengal, the holy site of the Êzidî community. Slaughtering thousands of Êzidîs indiscriminately and causing hundreds of thousands to flee for their lives, those gangs abducted more than 5 thousand girls and women whom they later sold as slaves at markets. Hundreds of women and girls are still under ISIS captivity. This massive attack, that was named a 'genocide' by the United Nations, is also regarded to be what is called a 'genocide of women'.

FRENCH WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS SHOW THEIR SUPPORT

On the occasion of the anniversary of the genocide, the Êzidî Women's Freedom Movement (TAJE) prepared fliers and leaflets, which carry the stamps of several women's organisations of France. The organisations that endorsed the leaflet campaign are as follows: Free Woman Organisation, Socialist Women Union, Courage Women’s Organisation, Association France Kurdistan, Association Femmes Tamouls-Tamil Women Association, Collectif Feministe Kobane, Mouvement des Amazigs (Amazigh Movement), Les Juristes Armeniens (Armenian lawyer Union), Conseils des Organisations Armeniens de France (Armenian Council Organisation in France).

Kurds living in France will carry out on the 3rd anniversary of the Shengal genocide several rallies and demonstrations led by the Kurdish Women's Movement in France (TJK-F). All protest events will launch at 11:15, the exact time of the start of the genocide.

PARIS

One of those rallies will take place in French capital city Paris, starting at 10:30 in the morning in front of the Chatelet Le Hallese on the 3rd August 2017. After the initializing two minutes of silence, speeches are planned to be held by the representatives of the Women's Organisation of France, Democratic Kurdish Community in France (CDK-F) and Kurdish Women's Movement in France (TJK-F) to commemorate the victims of the genocide. A theatre thematising the genocide will also be performed.

MANTES LA JOLIE

Also in Paris' suburb Mantes La Jolie Kurds will come together and condemn the genocide. The demonstration organised by Kurdish women will start in front of the Mantes La Jolie Church at 11:15 with a silent burial shroud exposition. 

MARSEILLE

The protest event in French city Marseille is led by the Arin Mirkan Women's Council. On Thursday between 10 and 15 o'clock an information desk will be set up. In remembrance of the community and the Êzidî women who were slaughtered in this genocide a minute of silence will be held at 11:15, followed by the distribution of informative leaflets and fliers on this issue.

BORDEAUX

The Women's Initiative of Bordeaux will take to the streets to focus the attention on the girls and women who have been and still are held captive by the ISIS gangs and the feminicide. The demonstration is planned for the 3rd August between 11 and 13 o'clock at the Place Du Victoir square.

STRASBOURG

Also in the city Strasbourg tents will be pitched at the Place Klebere square at 15 o'clock and information on the genocide will be provided to the public. A theatre act on the drama of the women who have been taken captive by the ISIS gangs is sought to be performed as well.

TJK-F: LET US MAKE THIS CRY HEARD

The written statement issued by the Kurdish Women's Movement in France (TJK-F) reminded of the ongoing tragedy of the Êzidî people and the Êzidî women in particular even three years after the genocide, and called for mass participation in the protest events.

At the end of the statement it was said: "The impact of the genocide on Shengal is still vivid. The physical massacres threatening the Êzidîs in Shengal is still continuing, and the Êzidî children and women are still being sold and traded at the ISIS markets. The women who have been enslaved by ISIS, symbolize all women in this world. Their enslavement is our all enslavement. Slaughtering them is slaughtering us. Come, let us make this cry heard."