4th International Action Programme, 6-16 March 2015, Turkey
Friday March 6, Nusaybin
9:00 Opening
10:00-12:00 Public Forums
– Democratic Autonomy, Women’s Revolution of Rojava
– Appropriation of Nature and Ecological Struggles
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-16:00 Public Forums
– Jineoloji and All Forms of Violence Against Women
– Women’s Work
(Visit of a delegation to refugee camp during the day)
Saturday March 7, Nusaybin-Mardin
10:00 Demonstration on the border of Nusaybin, women from both sides will attend
13:00 Depart for Mardin
13:30 Reinventing History: visiting Dara Ruins[1]
18:00 March during sunset as 250 women playing arbane[2] on the roofs
19:30 Concert of the Beliefs Chorus
Sunday March 8, Diyarbakır (Amed)
Depart from Mardin to Diyarbakır
Big March and Public Demonstration in Diyarbakır
Mem and Zin[3] Musical Show
Monday March 9, Diyarbakır (Amed)
Reinventing history: visiting Göbekli Tepe Ruins[4]
Programme of the day not finished yet
Tuesday March 10, Antakya (Antioch)
War in Syria directly affects daily life of women who felt humiliated by trafficking in girls in refugee camps and are under reactionary siege. Besides international solidarity with women under fundamentalist oppression, we will also meet with women of Gezi movement in Antakya.
Morning Arrival at Sevgi Resistance Park. Breakfast in tents.
Reinventing history: St. Pierre Church and Mosaic Museum
Afternoon Public Demonstration for Peace
Concert
Evening Departure
Wednesday March 11, Alanya
Programme of the day not finished yet
Thursday March 12, Antalya
After ruling party took over local administration last year, city has been introduced apartheid policies on women. First women workers of municipality were fired, then beaches were segregated by sex, new regulation for girls to sit backseats in school shuttles. Besides over exploitation of working class women, conservative oppression on artists is on rise.
Morning Breakfast in Ahmetler Village[5] where peasants in resistance against Hydroelectric Power Plant. Exchange of experience with peasant women.
Afternoon An open exhibition on “Women’s Daily Life in City” at Cumhuriyet Square
Protest lay off women workers from Metropolitan Municipality and press release of women workers
Reinventing history: guided visit of Kaleiçi (Castle)
Evening Panel debates on “Women and City”
Friday March 13, Antalya
Morning Visit to Phaselis, against redevelopment project of antique city
Afternoon Protest on Women’s Beach
Alyazma Monument
Evening Parade
Saturday March 14, Muğla
Appropriation of nature and ecological struggle will be main theme,
08:00 Arrival in Dalyan to support struggle against privatisation of Iztuzu Beach, exchange of experiences on ecological struggles
11:00 Departure for Muğla
13:30 Marching to the Square of Borderlessness through old city where welcome is organised.
Nailing WMW plaquet to the Square of Borderlessness symbolising our presence there.
Marching to old bus terminal, a public space which people struggle against construction of shopping mall, a fair will be organised with speaker’s corner and public forum. Vandana Shiva has been invited for this forum.
Dinner all together
Departure for Didim
Sunday March 15, Didim
Programme of morning not finished yet, will be sent later
Afternoon Reinventing history: visiting Temple of Artemis[6]
Sunday March 15, İzmir
18:00 Arrival in İzmir, bus caravan will be met by a groups of bicycle riding women.
Marching to Gündoğdu Square where concert is organised.
Pitching tents and dinner on the Earth Table (eating together on the ground)
According to weather conditions we will stay in tents or in hotels.
Monday March 16, İzmir
Visits to villages in resistance against destruction of nature.
Yırca village
Tuesday March 17, Thessaloniki
20 thoughts on “Azione internazionale in Turchia”