The presentation elaborates the regional and international aspects of the Kurdish women’s movement. Fidan Güler will report on her work in the women’s council and as a social worker in Şirnex (Turkish: Şırnak). Özen Aytaç will highlight how Kurdish women are taking part in the organisation of the Swiss Women’s strike on the 14th June 2019, focussing on demonstrating the importance of global solidarity in the women’s movement in the past, as well as today.
Fidan Güler worked in city council administration in Şirnex (Turkish: Şırnak). She was a member of the women’s council and amongst other projects, worked in social counselling. The Kurdish administration consists of a co-system with democratic structures and is not recognised by the Turkish state. Fidan Güler had to leave her home because of her cultural and political activities.
Özen Aytaç is a spokesperson for the committee of foreign affairs of the Kurdish women’s movement. As representative of her group, she is part of a Swiss-wide strike network that is planning the women’s strike on 14th June 2019.