Labour Women (EKA, Türkiye)
Hello Dear Comrades,
We are just at the moment of the history shakening by wars, revolutionary actions and uprisings. Undoubtedly, we, the women, are the ones most affected by all these wars, standing at the forefront of revolutions and rebellions.
In Poland and Argentina, we turned the streets into a field of action against the abortion law, shouting “Our bodies, our choice!” In India, we organized the largest peasant march in history against poverty.
In Rojhilat, Iran, we started a public uprising by removing compulsory headscarves and pulling down the turbans of the mullahs. In Rojava, we defended our land and our lives against ISIS, the most barbaric gang in human history, and we were at the forefront of the revolution. I
n Latin America, we embraced our nature and our land, raised the flag of rebellion against violence with the cry of “Basta!” In Spain, we carved the slogan “No Revolution Without Women!” into the strike.
In Turkey, we took to the streets with the slogan “We Will Fight” against religious family policies, the massacre of women, hunger, and fascist attacks on all our gains. In Switzerland, we raised the demand for “equal pay for equal work” with a women’s strike.
In Palestine, we fought for freedom at the cost of our lives against Zionism! While destruction rages in imperialist wars across the globe, we are growing the idea of freedom against occupation, war, and those who encircle our lives, from Palestine to Kurdistan, and we are intensifying the struggle for our liberation.
Comrades,
Wherever in the world, we know that every victory, every action is a step we take towards the liberation of all women. The struggle of women transcends borders. Women around the world are expanding the international struggle with the slogan “We are not free until all women are free.” Our slogans are becoming the shared cry of women throughout the world. The slogan “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî”, meaning “Woman, Life, Freedom” is spreading across continents despite all bans, rising in women’s footsteps from language to language.
We, the women, learning from each other, drawing strength from our collective struggle, engraving every experience into our memory of struggle and moving forward, are at the dawn of a new and free era. At this breaking point of history, when we are so close to the liberation of humanity, it is of immense importance for the world’s working women to weave together a common ideological thread of women’s internationalism. Being here means taking this struggle further. Women’s quest for freedom is growing, organizing in various formations and platforms around the world, demanding a more united struggle. Each and every space we come together is at most importance; however, the vital thing is to strengthen this women’s uprising around a common goal and ideology, in the revolutionary struggle for women’s freedom. That is why we are excited to be here. We trust in this goal that has brought us together across borders and wish everyone success in the productive discussions we will continue together.
Long live the international struggle of women!
