The European Kurdish Women’s Movement (TJK-E) issued a written statement on the occasion of 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

TJK-E said: “We welcome 25 November 2024, with the slogans ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ rising all around the world. With the great struggles of women who say another world is possible, the patriarchal-statist system is being shaken from its roots today. On the occasion of 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we remember with love and respect all women who resisted, worked hard and paid the price on this path, from the Mirabel Sisters to Sara, from Hevrin Xelef to Jîna Amini, who were the expressions of insistence on a free life against the fascist Trujillo regime. Their determination, love and struggle for a free life continues to grow in women’s struggle for freedom today.”

The TJK-E added: “We are going through a time when the Third World War is making itself felt the most. Women are the ones who suffer the most from the reality of war that has seeped into the daily life of society; from the attacks and policies developed by the nation-state, capitalist modernity and the patriarchal system in a multi-layered and multi-faceted manner. The Third World War, which developed as a result of the existence and interests of hegemonic powers, concerns us Kurdish women the most, both because its center is in the Middle East and because misogynist policies are being brought to the top. For this reason, the task of developing our own self-organization, self-policy, self-defense, and creating alternatives in terms of social, economic, cultural and educational aspects, as well as resisting genocidal attacks, is more urgent than ever. This urgency determines the essence of our struggle as Kurdish women.”

We will expand the struggle against attacks

The statement continued: “We, the European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E), are aware that women are targeted in the Third World War, and that women's self-defense must be developed.

We see 25 November as a day when our continuous struggle reached its peak, when women's organization, actions and creations reached their peak.

As Kurdish women living in Europe, we say that we will defeat the trustees who disregard the will of women in Bakur, the execution policies of the Iranian regime, the invasion plans for Rojava, the betrayal in Bashur and isolation in Imrali. On this basis, we call on all women to participate in the actions and events we will hold with great enthusiasm and to make the streets in every country in Europe resound with the slogan “Jin Jiyan Azadi.”

ACTION CALENDAR

The actions and events to be held between November 18-25 are as follows:

20 November 2024

BELGIUM

Brussels

Time: 17.00

Location: Maison Amazon Rue meriden 10

23 November 2024

SWITZERLAND

Bern

Time: 14.00

Venue: Schützenmatte

NETHERLANDS

Amsterdam

Time: 13.00

Venue: Dam Plein

FRANCE

Paris

Time: 14.00

Venue: Gare De Nord

Bordeaux

Time: 13.00

Venue: Place De La Victoire

Strasbourg

Time: 17.30

Venue: Place Dauphine

Reims

Time: 16.00

Location: Place Simone Weil

Marseille

Time: 13.00

Location: Canabiere Square

Toulouse

Time: 14.00

Location: Palais De Justice

Montpellier

Time: 14.00

Location: Place De La Comedie

Draguignan

Time: 10.30

Location: Place Cassin

GERMANY

Düsseldorf

Time: 13.00

Location: DGB Haus, Friedrich-Ebert-Platz

Stuttgart

Time: 14.00

Location: Puste Brunnen

Hamburg

Time: 14.00

Location: Bahnhof Dammtor

Hannover

Time: 16.00

Location: Ni una menos Platz/ Goseriedeplatz

Frankfurt

Time: 16.00

Location: Willibrand Platz

24 November 2024

GERMANY

Berlin

Time: 13.00

Place: Kottbusser Tor

Hannover

Walk (Day 2)

Time: 16.00

Place: Ni una menos Platz/ Goseriedeplatz

Bremen

Time: 14.00

Place: Wallet Bitte e.V./ Dedesvorfer Platz

BELGIUM

Brussels

Time: 13.00

Place: Gare Centrale

November 25, 2024

SWITZERLAND

Zürich

Time: 19.00

Place: Ni Uno Menos Platz

Lausanne

Time: 17.00

Place: Place de palaud

Basel

Time: 1800

Place: Marktplatz

Geneva

Time: 18.30
Location: Belair Platz
Bilel
Time: 18.30
Location: Engelsbrunnen

Oslo
Time: 16.30
Location: Stortinget in Jernbanetorget (Traffickanter).

Denmark/ Copenhagen

Time: 17.00

Place: Rådhuspladsen

 

Sweden/ Stockholm

Time: 17.00

Place: Sergels torg

 

GERMANY

Hannover

Warning Watch

Time: 18.00

Place: Amtsgericht Hannover

 

Celle

Time: 17.30

Place: Gertrud-Schröter-Platz/ in front of Congress-Union hall

 

Darmstadt

Time: 17.00

Place: Wilhelminen Platz

 

Mannheim

Time: 18.00

Place: Paradeplatz

 

Saarbrücken

Time: 15.00

Yet: Am Landweherplatz

 

Kiel

Time: 16.00

Place: Asmus Bremer Platz

 

Hamburg

Time: 17.00

Location: Alma-Wartenberg-Platz

Freiburg

Time: 18.00

Location: Ni-una- Menos Platz/Augustiner Platz

München

Time: 17.00

Location: Orleansplatz

Stuttgart

Time: 17.00

Location: Rotebühler Platz