Freedom for Ocalan Peace in Kurdistan TUC 2017 Fringe Meeting
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Speakers
Chair – Simon Dubbins, Unite the Union Director of International
Christine Blower – NUT International Secretary
Michelle Allison – Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) women representative
Stephen Smellie – Branch Secretary, UNISON South Lanarkshire
Doug Nicholls – General Secretary, General Federation of Trade Unions
Elif Sarican – Kurdistan Students Union
Tuesday 12th September, 12.45 The Regent Room, The Grand Hotel
All TUC delegates and friends welcome
Buffet lunch and refreshments provided
Turkey’s policy of war against the Kurds in Turkey and Rojava
Turkey is in the throes of massive repression with President Erdogan having ordered
the arrest and detention of hundreds of thousands of opposition politicians,
journalists, trade unionists, human rights activists and many, many others. He has also
declared a brutal war on the Kurdish population and undertaken massive military
actions – murdering thousands and destroying cities.
However, despite the repression democratic forces and the Kurdish population
continue to resist. At the same time with ISIS on the verge of being defeated in Syria
and a referendum on Kurdish independence in Iraq looming, the Kurds are in a
pivotal role to help define a new tolerant inclusive and democratic Middle East.