News Center- The 19th Zilan Women’s Festival was held in London on Sunday by the Jiyan Women's Council with the motto, “Towards women’s revolution with the slogan of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi”. The members of the Refugee Workers Cultural Association (GIK-DER) and the Socialist Women's Union (SKB) and hundreds attended the festival.

‘We will strengthen our struggle with the spirit of Zilan’

Kurdish women respond to the patriarchal mindset, capitalist modernity and fascism with their courage, heart and ideology, Türkan Budak said in her speech at the festival. Stressing that they will strengthen their struggle with the spirit of Zilan (Zeynep Kınacı), she said:

“The struggle of many revolutionary women such as Bêrîtan and Zilan has paved the way for the women’s freedom struggle to reach millions across the Middle East and for the women’s revolution that took place in Rojava. We once again express our absolute gratitude and respect to all our martyrs in the person of Martyr Zîlan. Once again, we vow to ensure the freedom of leader Apo.”

Call for participation in the campaign

‘The historical action of Comrade Zilan has showed that the path to freedom is leader Apo (Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan),” said the speech made on behalf of the European Kurdish Women's Movement, calling for the participation in the “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question” campaign.

Women participating in the festival chanted many slogans such as “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi”, “Martyrs are immortal” and “Long live leader Apo”.