We’re now linked into the Stop the War on Kurds movement
Join the Global Day of Action 6 May 2016
- Global day of action to ask Facebook to stop censoring posts about Kurds. Keep up to date here: https://m.facebook.com/events/237086636638076?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A3%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&aref=3
Respect the Kurds
I think this translates as the British Ambassador agreeing with the Turkish Government that PYD is a terrorist organisation and is the same as PKK: http://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/pyd-pkk-ile-baglantili-bir-orguttur?utm_content=bufferfb5bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Notes of first meeting 24 March 2016
First meeting, first thoughts: Political action and campaigning …
Political action:
- Link with Nottingham Kurdish Solidarity Campaign
- The focus will be on what other Governments are doing to Kurds, particularly at this time:
- Kurds in Syria are living in a society created during these troubled times, which has brought relative peace and democracy in the midst of chaos. They have put together a model of organisation that could be rolled out across the Middle East. This model accommodates all who share their common values. Continue reading “Notes of first meeting 24 March 2016”
Calls for action over man arrested after fighting IS
2016 April 5: Supporters of a man who left Britain to go and fight the so-called Islamic State, are calling for all criminal proceedings against him to be dropped.
Aiden Aslin, from Newark in Nottinghamshire, flew out to Syria last year to go and fight alongside Kurdish forces.
Stop the War on Kurds 1 April 2016 in Leicester
We met at the Leicester Clock Tower to join the Leicester Against Way group with the theme: Stop the War on Kurds. There are some photos here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1109556472399068.1073742228.446884161999639&type=3 We also did some Kurdish dancing, which was fun. Some people taking part are keen to go to a Kurdish party.