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German Kurdish Women’s Union and KON-MED call on activists to attend events to mark 25 November
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