with Dastan Jasim
The Kurdish Women’s movement and femicide
The Kurdish Soli-Committee, F*Streik and Forum Stadtpark invite to discuss how the Kurdish Women’s movement deals with femicide and gender based violence. This event is part of a series initiated by the Kurdish Soli-Committee in cooperation with various activist groups in Graz to raise awareness of the Kurdish revolutionary movement. This event will be moderated by Ipek Yüksek.
The Kurdish Women’s movement is a beacon of feminist inspiration around the world. Here in Europe we are very familiar with images of the YPJ (the revolutionary all-women militia units) as well as the slogan Jin Jiyan Azadî! (Women Life Freedom!) Through this discussion we will dive deeper into the politics of the Kurdish Women’s Movement and how they play out in civic life, especially in terms of dealing with gender based violence and femicide.
Learning about how this topic is dealt with by the Kurdish Women’s movement can be an inspiration for efforts and inform strategies of dealing with femicides in an local context, where it has become increasingly visible and urgent.
