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May 22, 2013 by rojwomen.com

Roj Women’s Association works to empower Kurdish women who have migrated to London and has a wealth of expertise in community development, gender and ethnic minorities’ issues and service provision

With financial support from the Big Lottery Fund and the London Borough of Hackney Council we offer free one to one tailored job advice and support for the unemployed. Sessions can be booked at flexible times and they include:

- Assistance with CV and application forms writing and interview preparation

- Career guidance

- Identification of appropriate work placements and job vacancies

- Identification of training opportunities and assistance to enrol in and complete the course

- Group trainings, and more.

Email us to mine[at]rojwomen.org.uk to find out how we can help you and to book an appointment. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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Roj Women thanks the Big Lottery Fund and the Hackney Council for their invaluable support:

                                                           

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Sebahat Tuncel on the Peace Process in Turkey

May 17, 2013 by rojwomen.com

In early 2013, a critical process is unfolding regarding the solution to the Kurdish question in Turkey. The success of this process—that is, the protection of Kurdish people’s collective rights through the making of constitutional and legal amendments—is fundamental to ending the war which has been waged for thirty years in Turkey. These developments in Turkey are not independent from developments taking place in the rest of the Middle East.

Source: Jadaliyya

A historic process is unfolding regarding the Kurdish problem, which has been left unresolved for the last two hundred years in the Middle East. The Kurdish people, whose geography has been torn into four pieces, and who have been struggling against the oppressive politics of the states of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, are very close to winning their struggle for freedom, equality, and democracy in the Middle East. The Kurdish people’s organized struggle in Rojava under the leadership of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and their participation in the revolutionary process is an important practice from the perspective of the twenty-first century struggle for revolution and socialism. The Kurdish liberation movement has, for the first time, the opportunity to put the “democratic, ecological, gender liberationist” paradigm into practice.

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Roj Women to participate in DÖKH’s Middle East Women’s Conference at Amed

May 10, 2013 by rojwomen.com

DÖKH, the Democratic Freewomen Movement, (Demokratik Özgür Kadın Hareketi) will host its first Middle East conference in Amed (Diyarbakir) from 31 May to 2 June 2013. Roj Women will join DÖKH in this historical meeting.

The Middle Eastern geography that we live in goes through an immense and rapid process of political, social and economic change. While the systems predicated on denial and massacre of peoples, cultures, and historical and social values rapidly disintegrate, the stance and role of women in this disintegration process pose historical importance.

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A year of hard work: 2012/2013 Activities Report

May 6, 2013 by rojwomen.com

Like every year around this time, Roj Women’s Association looks back to weight the amount and quality of work done. We’d like to share with you the report that came out from such exercise and we’d love to hear your comments. You can email us to info@rojwomen.org.uk: we are looking forward to hearing from you!
community breakfast and Tuncel speech_June 2012

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Iraqi Kurdistan: Headway, Resistance In Advancing Women’s Rights

April 26, 2013 by rojwomen.com

CPT Iraqi Kurdistan has published a new a report summarizing views of fellow activists in the field of Women’s Rights in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Source: CPT

“Kurdish Activists’ Observations of Women’s Rights in Iraqi Kurdistan between March 2012 and March 2013 and their hopes for the future” traces positive developments and areas where change is needed to secure the safety and equality of women in Iraqi Kurdistan.

While women’s rights activism is growing and gaining public recognition in Iraqi Kurdistan, problems such as discrimination in the medical and legal systems, honor killings and female genital mutilation remain. Some issues, including domestic violence and court bias, have been addressed by legislation, but not acted on. Women’s oppression results in, among other things, suicides or attempted suicide by about 300 women each year.

CPT Iraqi Kurdistan invites everyone to read the report, and specifically asks those in positions of authority in the region to act on its information and work for an equal and fair society for all people.

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A call to engender Turkey’s peace process

April 19, 2013 by rojwomen.com

Turkey’s agenda for peace aims to overcome the decades-old Kurdish question and raise democratic standards. While welcoming this initiative, Yakin Ertürk questions whether the end of conflict will bring peace to women if gender equality issues are not adequately addressed.

Source: Open Democracy

Turkey has entered a political point in time with a strong drive for peace. This historic moment not only means ending the three decades of armed conflict that has hijacked efforts towards democracy, but it also means embracing a new social contract that transcends the current deadlock concerning particular Kurdish demands, and more general issues of national identity. While the prospect for peace is understandably received with a general enthusiasm and cautious anticipation by the public at large, a constructive dialogue within the parliament has not yet been forthcoming.

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Helping women is called ‘divisive activity’

April 12, 2013 by rojwomen.com

Source: Feminkurd

The first hearing of an application by the Van Prosecutor’s Office to close down 10 organisations conducting activities within the city, including Van Women’s Association (VAKAD), was held in early April at the Van 3rd Court of First Instance. The case has been adjourned until 17 May 2013.  

The case statement which was submitted to the Van 3rd Court of First Instance and which contained reports by anonymous witnesses claimed that the organisations in question were instructed by other parties. Among these organizations was Van Women’s Association, which was founded in 2004 and the case file contains statements of anonymous witnesses about the organization as well as notes from the searches conducted.

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