In Shengal, where ISIS carried out a massacre 10 years ago, women are experiencing a new birth with their own power. Member of TAJÊ Diplomacy Committee Ferîde Şengalî said that women of all races and beliefs came together with the idea of democratic nation and built a new life.
Lawyer Cemile Turhallı stated that the concepts that legitimize and screen rape with the discourse of "sexual abuse" and prostitution with the discourse of "sex worker" normalize the exploitation of women's bodies, and that the control is carried out by the state.
Sonia Zabouga in Ukraine and Anastasiia Alibayli in Azerbaijan are two women fighting against war. “We can come together to build a safer, more stable world” said Anastasiia Alibayli.
The strongest anti-war movements in Russia are led by women said journalist Sonya Groysman and added: “Women are the faces of the anti-war movement. When we are together we have this power.”
Fadile Yılmaz, who was displaced from her land due to state oppression and settled in Mexmûr, said that their lives changed with PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan's “women's liberationist” paradigm and that the invisible woman became a pioneer.
Kurdish women are growing their struggle as if defying the mentality of the times. TJA activist Arzu Kahraman stated that organization is the most powerful self-defense tool against the nation-state mentality.
TJA met with women in Amed as part of November 25 events.
Rüya Kurtuluş from the Women's Defense Network stated that the AKP is trying to subjugate women and their bodies with its “family” policy and said: “Women are showing a strong resistance not only on the streets but also in homes and in all areas of life.”
DBP Co-Chair Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar said that women are the most affected by the special war policies and emphasized that Kurdish women have never given up against this and said: “We will expose the special war policies.”
Women in Iran and Rojhilat, who came to the agenda of the world public opinion with their “Jin, jiyan, azadi” resistance, stand against the reactionary domination of the regime both in the social sphere and in prisons. “There is a struggle in all areas where patriarchal culture is dominant,” said Journalist Pune Ashtiyani.
This week's issue of Jin magazine was published with the headline “The Family's Crossroads with the State”.
Lawyer Tuba Torun said that the media, war games, TV series and movies are effective in the increase in violence and massacres of women, and emphasized that awareness against violence must be raised with the joint efforts of all segments.
Vesile and Hülya Bingöl died under suspicious circumstances during their marriage to İsmet Bingöl. The women's deaths were recorded as “suicide” and the man is still on trial without arrest.
Women in Mexmûr are strengthening their social status against the male-dominated mentality. Hêlîn Kaya, Co-Spokesperson of Şehid Koçeri Preparatory School, said that they act with the idea of a democratic nation, which they see as a solution.
Head of Women's Policies Department of Amed Metropolitan Municipality Özden Gürbüz Sümer, stated that they aim to build a city based on gender equality with the campaign, “Our promise is not over, We will stop violence together” she said.