MEDİNE MAMEDOĞLU

 Amed (Diyarbakır)- The Dicle Amed Women’s Platform (Turkish: Dicle Amed Kadın Platformu, DAKAP) has held activities in Amed as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, annually observed on November 25.

 The platform has been holding workshops in districts and villages to raise awareness about the impact of violence against women. On November 25, the platform will end its activities and events by holding a march at Dağkapı Square.

Güliz Demiroğlu, member of the DAKAP, calls on all women to participate in the march.

Since the first week of November, the platform has organized activities in the city to reach all women.

 “As the DAKAP, we made a program to reach all women in Amed. As women, we wake up to a new disaster every day; we start the day with news of femicide and child abuse. November 25 is not only a date for us but also a day to raise awareness to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence. We fight gender-based violence not only on November 25 but also throughout the year.”

‘Violence is experienced in a different dimension in Kurdistan’

Women are subjected to all forms of violence all around the world, said Güliz Demiroğlu. “For us, November 25 means organization and struggle. Nothing has changed since the Mirabal sisters; women still resist and fight fascism. We live in a country where we are subjected to all forms of violence. Violence is experienced in a different dimension in Kurdistan. In Kurdistan, women are subjected to male violence, state and judicial violence and economic violence. We know that the only way to end violence is to fight against it. Therefore, we keep fighting against it.”

‘Economic violence is on the rise’

Women participating in the workshops organized by the platform tell their stories and learn how to fight against violence. “In recent years, women have been subjected to economic violence. During the workshops, women complain about the existing special war policies and poverty. Right now, society suffers from deep poverty, affecting women the most. Women cannot make ends meet, suffer from unemployment. Unfortunately, economic violence is on the rise. Women are subjected to physical, psychological and economic violence the most. We know that we can overcome the challenges If we fight.”

March at Dağkapı Square

The platform will finalize its activities on November 25, by holding a march at Dağkapı Square of Amed. “Since the first week of November, we have been holding Jineology workshops in many districts and neighborhoods,” said Güliz Demiroğlu. “On November 25, we will hold a march at Dağkapı Square to voice our demands again. I call on all women to participate in the march. Let’s take to the streets by chanting the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ slogan on November 25.”