Kurdistan Solidarity Network

Letters from the Prison to the Future: Abdullah Öcalan on economy
2024-10-09 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF, Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AF, United Kingdom
“Capitalism is not economy at all but an external power monopoly that imposes itself on economy.”
Kurdish political prisoner Abdullah Öcalan has been held in almost total isolation for 25 years by the Turkish state, but his ideas have inspired a revolution based on real democracy, women’s liberation and ecology in North-East Syria and beyond.
Join us to discuss Öcalan’s understanding of economy and the system of cooperatives and unions his ideas have inspired in North-East Syria, hear from the #Water4Rojava campaign about their work to demilitarise the vital Alouk water station, currently under Turkish occupation, and share food.
9 October marks both the anniversary of the start of Öcalan’s capture in 1998 and also Turkey’s invasion of Syria, bombing and capture of the Alouk water station in 2019. This event forms part of an international call for events between 1–10 October to draw attention to Öcalan’s extreme isolation. There has been no contact with him by anyone including family or lawyers for 3.5 years.
#FreeÖcalan: you​ can’t imprison ideas!
Contact: brightonkurdsolidarity@riseup.net
More information on the campaign to #FreeÖcalan: https://freedomforocalan.org/

KCC Solidarity Demo
2024-11-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Kurdish Community Centre London, Kurdish Community Centre, 11 Portland Gardens, London, United Kingdom
🚨 Solidarity presence urgently needed at the Kurdish Community Centre in Haringey, London 🚨
Following a dawn raid this morning at the Kurdish Community Centre (KCC) in Portland gardens, Haringey Green Lanes by hundreds of police, as well as raids and arrests of six Kurdish community leaders at their homes, there is ongoing police presence at the KCC. The community are urgently calling on supporters to head there in solidarity with those who were brutally arrested and against the repression by the British state. The KCC is currently being occupied by cops who said they plan to search the community centre for up to two weeks.
Supporters are gathering outside the KCC to protest the criminalisation of the Kurdish community and demand withdrawal of police presence.
Please forward to all channels!

27ê Mijdarê Pîroz Be (Liverpool demo)
2024-11-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Pagoda Arts, Padoga Arts, 65 Henry St, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Bristol demo in solidarity with the KCC and Kurdistan
2024-11-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Castle Park Bristol, Castle Park by St Peter's Church, Bristol, United Kingdom

Youth Street Govend Night
2024-12-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Kurdish Community Centre London, Kurdish Community Centre, 11 Portland Gardens, London, United Kingdom

#HandsOffKurds Sheffield Demo
2024-12-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Sheffield Train Station, Sheaf Street, Sheffield, S1 2BP
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On 27th November, the Kurdish Community Centre KCC was violently raided and occupied by the police including assaults on members of the Kurdish community and still remains under police occupation.

Furthermore, in dawn raids on the homes of members of the Kurdish community, 6 members of the community were arrested and still now remain detained in custody.

All of this was conducted under the mask of “anti-terror” legislation but the real aim is to silence and repress all peoples organising for liberation and justice.

We will come together to show our solidarity with the Kurdish people against this ongoing criminalisation by the British state.

We demand the immediate release of the imprisoned friends and the immediate return of the community centre to the Kurdish community.

Join us to show the British state we do not accept these actions.

💛❤️💚✌️🔥✌️💛❤️💚

#HandsOffKurds London Demo
2024-12-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Woodgreen Civic Centre, Woodgreen Civic Centre, 255 High Road, London, N22 8LE, United Kingdom
Release Kurdish Prisoners and Activists!
Stop Occupying the Kurdish Community Centre

Liverpool Demo
2024-12-08 14:00 - 18:00 | Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool Lime Street Railway Station, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Call out!
We are with the spirit of Kobanê
The fascist occupying Turkish state and its weapons are attacking the city of Rojava. This is an announcement to all our patriot people, that with the spirit of success we will resist wherever the fascist Turkish state attacks.
Demonstration
Date: 08/12/2024
Place: Liverpool lime street
Time: 14:00

Solidari-Tea with Kurdistan / Solidari-Te gyda Kurdistan 💚💛❤️
2024-12-10 12:00 - 19:00 | Utility Cardiff, Utility (Unit 12) at the Capitol Centre, Queen St, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

DefendRojava Demonstration - Manchester
2024-12-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Grosvenor Square, Mancester, All Saints Park, Grosvenor Square, Manchester, M15 6BH, United Kingdom

DefendRojava Demonstration - Liverpool
2024-12-15 14:00 - 16:30 | Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool Lime Street Railway Station, Liverpool, United Kingdom

'Introductory session on the Kurdish freedom movement' - Sheffield
2024-12-15 16:00 - 19:00 | Kurdish Community Centre Sheffield, 2 Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 4DT, United Kingdom

🚨 Kurdistan, Solidarity and Our Common Future 🚨
2025-01-19 10:30 - 17:00 | Kurdish Community Centre London, Kurdish Community Centre, 11 Portland Gardens, London, United Kingdom
Please join us for a one day education and solidarity event at the Kurdish Community Centre in London, in response to recent attempts to intimidate and marginalise this community hub.
🗓️ 19 January 2025, 10.30am-5pm
📍 Kurdish Community Centre, 11 Portland Gardens, London, N4 1HU
Speakers to be announced
For more information, and to register, please visit the Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kurdistan-solidarity-and-our-common-future-tickets-1132539759909
