The European Kurdish Women's Movement TJK-E will organize actions spanning a week with the slogan ‘Time to Defend Free Women and Society Against Violence’ to mark 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The German Kurdish Women's Union YJK-E (Yekîtiya Jinên Kurd ên li Elmanya), affiliated with the TJK-E umbrella organization, will carry out actions in Germany under the same slogan.

KON-MED called on its members to participate in activities to be organized by the YJK-E on different dates starting from tomorrow, 20 November.

KON-MED said in a statement:

“We strongly condemn all kinds of attacks against women. On the 40th anniversary of the "International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25 November, we raise our voices against femicide, domestic violence, forced marriage, rape, sexual abuse, female genital mutilation, women's poverty and discrimination. Violence against women is not ‘inevitable’. Violence against women is a natural part of the systemic, patriarchal-capitalist system. The capitalist modernity system consciously practices violence against women all over the world. The freedom struggle initiated by the Kurdish Women's Movement in the Middle East against this system has inspired women all over the world.”

The statement added: “The fascist Turkish state is viciously attacking the women's revolution developing in Rojava. In order to prevent the development of a free society, it murders civilians, especially women and children, every day. In Afrin, women are still kidnapped and brutally murdered by ISIS mercenaries, who act for the Turkish army. In Turkey, those who defend women's rights are tortured. AKP/MHP fascism and dictator Erdoğan openly said that he did not recognize the Istanbul Convention and approved all attacks and massacres against women.”

The statement continued: “The capitalist system in crisis, takes it on women. Problems have increased among families who were forced to stay at home during the coronavirus epidemic. Violence against women has increased in European countries, especially in Germany. Every 3 days, a woman is killed. A woman is dangerously injured every hour. And this is only the visible side of the problem, as it is known that the rate of violence against women is much higher.

For this reason, let's protect the actions and activities to be carried out by the German Kurdish Women's Union, by developing self-defense against women's violence, and by taking to the streets against all kinds of violence and massacres!”

YJK-E will organize 23 marches and rallies in 20 different cities of Germany between 20 and 25 November.

The events are as follows:

DUSSELDORF

NRW general march on November 20

Time: 14.00

Location: DGB-Haus/Friedrich-Ebert-Str.

FRANKFURT

March and rally across the state of Hesse on 20 November

Time: 14.00

Location: Frankfurt HBF

MUNICH

Solidarity action with women and art groups on 20 November

Time: 15.00

Location: Max-Joseph-Platz

BERLIN

rally on 20 November

Location: Nettelbeckplatz (S-Bahnof Wedding) Berlin

Time: 13.00

BERLIN

march on 25 november

Time: 18.00

Location: Berlin S-Bahnhof Marzahn

HAMBURG

march on 25 november

18.00 o'clock

Location: Jungfernstieg

BREMEN

rally on 25 November

Time: 17.00

Location: Domshof

KIEL

rally on 25 November

Time: 18.00

Location: Holsenstrasse

OLDENBURG

rally on 25 November

Time: 16.00

Venue: Rathaus- Aurich/Oldenburg

HANOVER

march on 25 november

Time: 15.00

Location: Opern Platz

WUPPERTAL

Joint rally with all women components on 25 November

Time: 16.00

Location: Post Str.

COLOGNE

March 25 with feminist women's groups

Time: 17.30

Location: Ottoplatz/Cologne-Deutz

FRANKFURT

Joint march with feminist women's groups on 25 November

Time: 18.00

Venue: Franfkurt HBF

MANNHEIM

march on 25 november

Time: 17.30

Location: Schlossplatz

SAARBRUCKEN

Meeting with feminist women's groups on 25 November

at 13.00

Location: Europagalerie

DARMSTADT

march on 25 november

at 17.30

Location: Luisenplatz

STUTTGART

rally-information booth on 25 November

Time: 17.00

Location: Pusteblume/Ecke Marstallstr.

FREIBURG

rally on 25 November

Time: 16:00

Location: Alte Synagoge

DORTMUND

March and rally on 25 November

Time: 16.00

Location: behind Cinestar-HBF

MUNICH

Joint march with feminist women's groups on 25 November

Time: 14.30

Location: Josephs Platz

DUISBURG

March and rally on 25 November

Time: 16.00

Location: Duisburg Hauptbahnhof

DUSSELDORF

rally on 26 November

Time: 16.30

Location: Dusseldorf Altstadt

STUTTGART

March 27th

Time: 16.00

Location: Rotebühlplatz Stuttgart