APPELLO URGENTE ALL’AZIONE: Manifestazione globale per la libertà e la ricostruzione di Kobane

Appuntamento per la Manifestazione Globale:
1 novembre 2015, ore 14.00

La resistenza determinata degli uomini kurdi e delle donne kurde in quella regione di confine strategica che è il Rojava (Kurdistan occidentale in Siria), ha ispirato persone e governi in tutto il mondo quando l’assedio della città da parte di Stato Islamico (ISIS) è stato respinto con successo appena un anno fa. La loro lotta è diventata un simbolo della resistenza popolare contro la violenza senza pietà e le orrende atrocità commesse da ISIS.

In risposta, il 1 novembre 2014 è stato lanciato un appello urgente per una giornata globale di azione per Kobane e per l’umanità chiedendo a tutte e tutti di mostrare solidarietà con Kobane e di dare assistenza umanitaria e materiale.

In tutto il mondo centinaia di singole e singoli e di organizzazioni che rappresentano migliaia di persone hanno firmato quell’appello, comprese personalità di spicco come il Professor Noam Chomsky e l’Arcivescovo Desmond Tutu, che entrambi sono da molto tempo sostenitori della lotta kurda per l’autodeterminazione, che Premi Nobel come Adolfo Erez Esquivel e Jose Ramos-Horta, già presidente di Timor Est e Nora Cortinas, cofondatrice delle Madri della Plaza de Mayo in Argentina e la cantante palestinese Reem Kelani.

Tuttavia non c’è sostegno ufficiale, la logistica dell’invio di aiuti a Kobane è stata gravata da difficoltà insormontabili e la popolazione di Kobane ha continuato a soffrire e molte famiglie sono fuggite verso luoghi più sicuri. Per questo ora è ancora più urgente aprire un corridoio umanitario che vada dalla Turchia a Kobane per facilitare l’arrivo del flusso di aiuti nella città che sta ancora affrontando gli attacchi di ISIS.

Per questo va fatta pressione sul governo dell’AKP ad Ankara perché agisca immediatamente facendo passare forniture sanitarie essenziali, cibo e vestiario fino a Kobane.

Nonostante il violento attacco senza sosta da parte delle forze di ISIS negli ultimi mesi, Kobane è ancora in piedi, fiera e libera. La popolazione sta ancora facendo una fortissima resistenza ed è determinata a difendere la sua amministrazione di autogoverno, quella di uno dei tre cantoni dell’Amministrazione Autonoma Democratica del Rojava (Kurdistan occidentale, Siria) che sono laici, democratici, non settari e a favore dell’uguaglianza di genere.

La tragica verità è che la morte di un piccolo bambino kurdo, Alan Kurdi, il cui corpo è stato trascinato dalle correnti sulla spiaggia di Bodrum e ha sconvolto il mondo, non si sarebbe mai verificata se la popolazione di Kobane avesse ricevuto un’adeguata assistenza dalle organizzazioni internazionali un anno fa.

Ora è il tempo di aiutare Kobane e, nel farlo, di mostrare solidarietà alle forze che stanno lottando per una Siria libera, democratica e pacifica.

Ora è il tempo perché il mondo riconosca che l’autonomia democratica in Rojava e il “Modello Rojava” promette un futuro libero per tutti i popoli della Siria.

È il tempo di parlare di pace e di agire per la pace. Sostenere Kobane è sostenere la pace.
Invitiamo le persone in tutto il mondo a mostrare la propria solidarietà con Kobanê.
Scendete in piazza e manifestate il 1 novembre 2015.

Vi sollecitiamo ad unirvi alla Manifestazione Globale per Kobanê
Sostenere la Resistenza contro ISIS – per Kobanê – per l’Umanità!

Firmato da:SIGNATORIES: Prof Kariane WESTRHEIM, EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC)-Norway; Prof Michael GUNTER, EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC)-US; Essa MOOSA-South Africa; KHRAG- South Africa; PEACE IN KURDISTAN CAMPAIGN-UK; Prof Noam CHOMSKY-US; John BERGER, novelist, art critic, Booker Prize winner-France; Mark THOMAS, Author/comedian and activist-UK; Jeremy HARDY, comedian-UK; Reem KELANI, Palestinian singer; Baroness Helena KENNEDY-UK; Bianca JAGGER, President and Chief Executive, Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador, IUCN, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation,-UK; Mike MANSFIELD QC, President of Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers-UK; LORD AVEBURY, House of Lords-UK; Bruce KENT, Vice-President, Pax Christi-UK; Baroness Glenys KINNOCK-UK; Baroness Jenny JONES, House of Lords-UK; Baroness Jenny TONGE, House of Lords–UK; Derek WALL, International Co-ordinator of the Green Party-UK; Dr. Dafydd IWAN, Past President Plaid Cymru Party of Wales-UK; Prof David GRAEBER, Prof of Anthropology at London School of Economics and author-UK;Dr. Radha D’SOUZA, author and social justice activist-UK; Margaret OWEN OBE, human rights lawyer and Director of Widows for Peace through Democracy-UK; Janet BIEHL, author and translator-US; Prof Penny GREEN, Professor of Law and Globalisation , Director, International State Crime Initiative, Queen Mary University of London-UK;ROJAVA SOLIDARITY LONDON group-UK; Houzan MAHMOUD, Kurdish feminist-UK; Melanie GINGELL barrister, Doughty Street Chambers-UK; Dr. Thomas Jeffrey MILEY, Lecturer in Political Sociology , Cambridge University; Dr Johanna RIHA, Epidemiologist; Prof Bill BOWRING, Birkbeck College, School of Law, University of London-UK; Mary DAVIS,Visiting Professor of Labour History at Royal Holloway University London-UK; Nick HILDYARD, policy adviser-UK; Stephen SMELLIE, UNISON Lanarkshire, Scotland; Jonathan BLOCH, author-UK; Robert ATKINS-solicitor-UK; Les LEVIDOW, Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC)-UK; Saleh MAMON, CAMPACC-UK; Joe RYAN, Chair, Westminster Diocese for Justice and Peace-UK; Eric DRAITSER, Founder, Editor -StopImperialism.org-US; Dr Felix PADEL Visiting Professor, JNU, Delhi-India; CORPORATE WATCH-UK; Bob MCGLYNN, Neither East or West-US; Bill WEINBERG, World War 4 Report-US;Lucie C. MCALLISTER,Neither East or West-US; Mike WOLOSHIN, Chicago Chapter 26 of Veterans for Peace- US; Prof Haci AKMAN, University of Bergen-Norway; Efraim BULUT, Cardiologist, Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital-Norway; Prof Sølvi LILLEJORD-Norway; Prof Nils GILJE, University of Bergen-Norway; Jan Bojer VINDHEIM, Green Party, South-Trøndelag District Council-Norway; Erling FOLKVORD, Writer and former MP, Red Party-Norway; Svein OLSEN, Red Party, City Council Bodø-Norway; Arne Liljedahl LYNNGÅRD, The Church City Mission, Director, Bergen-Norway; Kwestan JAMAL BAWAN, MA in Fine Arts, Visual Artist, Bergen-Norway; Hanne RIESE, Ass. Prof, University of Bergen-Norway; Prof Robert GRAY, University of Bergen-Norway; Kari HAGATUN, Ph.d. candidate, NLA University College, Bergen-Norway; Helene KJÆRGÅRD EIDE, University of Bergen-Norway; Sigrun RAJENDRAM, Writer, Bergen-Norway; Astrid TOLO, Ass. Prof, University of Bergen-Norway; Anne KROHN-HANSEN, student, Langhaugen upper secondary school, Bergen-Norway; Ågot VALLE, former MP, Socialist Party-Norway, former Nobel Peace Prize Committee Member-Norway; Yngve SÆTERÅS, actor and playwright-Norway;Prof Emerita Gro LIE, University of Bergen-Norway; MEP Anna GOMES (S&D), MEP Bart STAES (Verts/ALE);MEP Bodil VALERO (Verts/ALE); MEP Brando BENEFEI(S&D), MEP Eleonora FORENZA (GUE/NGL); MEP Fabio DE MASI(GUE/NGL);MEP Gabiele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL); MEP Javier NART (ALDE);MEP Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (ALDE); MEP Jean LAMBERT (Verts/ALE) ; MEP José BOVE (Verts/ALE);MEP Josef WEIDENHOLZER (S&D);MEP Malin BJORK (GUE/NGL); MEP Marie ARENA(S&D); MEP Marie-Christine VERGIAT (GUE/NGL) ; MEP Rina Kari RONJA (GUE\NGL); Demetris PAPADAKIS MEP, Vice President of European Parliament; Mutlu CIVIROGLU, Kurdish Affairs Analyst-US; Liz DAVIES, Vice-President Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers-UK; Sarah PARKER, Haringey Left Unity-UK; Kawah MILANI, Rojava Harikari-London-UK; Sudhir PATTNAIK, Media person, Bhubaneswar-India; Dr. Lungthuiyang RIAMEI; Assistant Professor, JDM, Delhi University-India; Dr Binayak SEN, Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai-India; Prof Ilina SEN, Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies, Tata Institute for Social Sciences, Mumbai-India; Sudhir PATTNAIK, Media person, Bhubaneswar-India; AjayMAHURKAR, IGNO, N.Delhi-India; Samarendra DAS, Foil Vedanta-UK; Miriam ROSE, Foil Vendata-UK; Harem KAREM, editor “The Pasewan”-UK; Arya THOMAS, JNU. Delhi-India; SUBHASHINI, Delhi University, Delhi-India; NAYANJYOTI, DU, Delhi-India; David MORGAN, journalist and Peace in Kurdistan Campaign-UK; John HUNT, journalist & Kurdistan Tribune-UK; MANCHESTER NUJ-UK; MANCHESTER TRADES COUNCIL-UK; Alexander RUBCHENKO, Neither East Nor West-NYC/Moscow Trust Group-US; Ann Marie HENDRICKSON, Neither East Nor West-NY- US; Dr. Prof Tove SKUTNABB-KANGAS, retired researcher-Denmark; Nadje AL-ALI,Prof of Gender Studies, SOAS University of London-UK; Sukla SEN, EKTA (Committee for Communal Amity), Peace Activist-India; Ara SARAFIAN, Gomidas Institute-UK; Zaher BAHER, Kurdistan Anarchists Forum & Rojava Solidarity Group-UK; DUNDEE TRADES UNION COUNCIL- Scotland; Vasiliki SCURFIELD, Rojava Solidarity activist-UK; Dashty JAMAL, Secretary of International Federation of Iraqi Refugees-UK; Kawa AMIN, Consultant physician NHS-UK; Paul BARBARA, London 9//11 Truth Campaign, Retired-UK; Dr. Khadeja RASHEED, NHS London-UK; Dr. Janroj KELES, Research Fellow Business School, Middlesex University-UK; Dr. Umut EREL, Lecturer in Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University-UK; Àngel MUÑOZ CERVERA, Coordinadora Obrera Sindical-COS-Spain; Julia IGLESIAS LOPEZ, activist-Spain; Newroz Euskal Kurdu Elkartea-Spain; Cristina AZUELA, Profesor en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma-México; Francisco Castro LENERO, painter-México; Irma PALACIOS, Artist-Mexico; Francisco Castro LEÑERO, Painter-Mexico; AMBASTAGI, Solidarity Party of Afghanistan-Afghanistan; MP ErasmoPALAZZOTTO, Vice Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee at Chamber of Deputies-Italy;MP Peppe De CRISTOFARO, Vice president Foreign Affairs Committee at Senate-Italy;MP Arturo SCOTTO, Spokesperson of Left Ecology Freedom Party (SEL) at Chamber of Deputies-Italy;MP Nicola FRATOIANNI, National Coordinator of (SEL);MP CelesteCOSTANTINO,Member of Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly-Italy; MP FrancoBORDO-Italy;MP Daniele FARINA-Italy; MP Marisa NICCHI-Italy; MP GiovanniPAGLIA-Italy; MP Giulio MARCON-Italy; MEP CurzioMALTESE-Italy;PaoloFERRERO, General Secretary of PRC Party-Italy;LuisaMORGANTINI, Former Vice-President of the European Parliament-Italy; MassimilianoSMERIGLIO, Vice president Region of Lazio-Italy; MartaBONAFONI, Member of regional parliamentary assembly of Lazio-Italy; Luca CASARINImember of National Bureau of SEL-Italy; Gianluca PECIOLA, Member of municipal assembly Rome-Italy; AnnamariaCESARETTI,Member of municipal assembly Rome-Italy; StefanoGALIENI, PRC Party National-Italy;Luca GIBILLINI Member of municipal assembly Milan-Italy; ClaudioMAROTTA, Council Member of Rome municipality-Italy; MarcoBRUCIATI, Member of municipal assembly Livorno-Italy; Andrea CATARCI, Chair of VIII Municipality of Rome-Italy; BarbaraSPINELLI, lawyer, women’s rights activist-Italy; AlessioARCONSO, Human rights activist-Italy; Evelyn DÜRMAYER, Representative of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) at the UN Vienna-Austria; EnricoLOBINA,activist-Italy;MassimilianoVOZA, Mayor of Santomenna-Italy;Alfonso Di STEFANO, Comitato di base NoMuos/NoSigonella (Ct)-Italy; LivioPEPINO, Già presidente di Magistratura democratic-Italy; Gianni PASTORINO, Consigliere Regionale Liguria-Italy; MarioANGELELLI, Chair of Progetto Diritti Onlus-Italy; Alessandra MECOZZI, Libera International-Italy; Olivier PETER, Lawyer, Genève-Switzerland;Emanuela IRACE, PD National Assembly-Italy; CarloCAPELLARI, Lawyer-Italy; ArturoSALERNI, Lawyer-Italy; GiorgioBARBARINI,activist at Pavia University-Italy; AngelaBELLEI Associazione Azad-Italy; NellyBOCCHI, Ass. Jambo commercio equo-Italy;Rossana PLATONE, activist-Italy; Silvia NAPOLI, Feminist-Italy; Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)-Italy;Kurdistan Solidarity NetworkRETE KURDISTAN-Italy;GIURISTI DEMOCRATICI(IADL)-Italy; COBAS, Trade union-Italy; UN PONTE PER ONG-Italy; Associazione SENZA CONFINE-Italy; YA BASTA!-Bologna-Italy; Ass. VERSO IL KURDISTAN Onlus-Italy; LA CASA INTERNAZIONALE DELLE DONNE, Roma-Italy; ROJAVA CALLING; ASSOCIAZIONEALKEMIAdiItaly; Associazione SENZA PAURA,Genova-Italy; CSOA La STRADA, Roma-Italy; Ass.Culturale la Lotta Continua-Roma-Italy; CASETTA ROSSAS.P.A., Roma-Italy; LABAS & T.P.O.- Bologna-Italy; Esc ATELIER AUTOGESTITO,Roma-Italy; ACTION DIRITTI IN MOVIMENTO, Roma-Italy; COOPERAZIONE REBELDENapoli-Italy; CAROVANA per il ROJAVA, Turin-Italy; Ass.NO BORDER,Rimini-Italy; Comunità in resistenza CSA INTIFADA,Empoli-Italy; OSSERVATORIO SULLA REPRESSIONE LABORATORIO OCCUPATO MORION,SALE DOCKS-Italy; COLLETTIVO LI.S.C; CAROVANA PER IL ROJAVA; Turin-Italy; Annette GROTH, MdB (Member of German Bundestag-Germany); Ayten KAPLAN, Member of State Executive Committee of “DIELINKE” NRW-Germany; BAKTurkey-Kurdistan/Die LINKE; Barbara CARDENAS, MdL (Member of the regional Landtag) Hessen; Britta EDER, lawyer-Germany; Dr. Nick BRAUNS, journalist/historian, Berlin-Germany; FIDEF Federation of Workers Unionsfrom Turkey-European representation of the magazine “Politika”-Germany; Giesela PENTEKER,IPPNW-medical doctor -Germany; Harald WEINBERG, MdB Die LINKE-Germany; Heinz BIERBAUM, Member of the party executive committee and chair of the International Commission “DIE LINKE-Germany; Inge HOEGER, MdB Left Faction-Germany; Martin DOLZER, MdHB – DIE LINKE-Germany; Mehmet ŞAHIN, Pro Humanitate e.V.-Germany; Murat ÇAKIR, RLS- Hessen-Germany; Prof Dr. Norman PAECH, Expert in International Law-Germany; Ulla JELPKE, MdB for the Left Faction of the German “Bundestag”-Germany;
Antros Kyprianou, General Secretary, Central Committee, AKEL-Cyprus; Dimitris Christofias, ex President of the Republic of Kypros-Cyprus; Giorgos Loukaidis, member of Political Bureau of AKEL, member of Parliament, representative in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) -Cyprus; Skevi Koukouma, member of Political Bureau of AKEL, member of Parliament, Vice President of the World Federation of Democratic Women, Gen. Secretary of POGO (Pancyprian Federation of Women) -Cyprus; Silva Tiggiridou, President of the Pancyprian Council of Peace-Cyprus; Neoklis Sulikiotis, member of Political Bureau of AKEL, member of European Parliament-Cyprus; Takis Chatzigeorgiou, member of European Parliament-Cyprus; Pampis Kuritsis, Gen. Secretary PEO (Pancyprian Workers’ Federation), member of Political Bureau of AKEL-Cyprus; Christos Christofias, Gen. Secretary of EDON (United Youth Organization), member of Central Committee of AKEL-Cyprus; Panikos Champas, Gen. Secretary of EKA (Union of Cypriot Agriculturalists)- Cyprus;

For information contact

Kobanê Reconstruction Board
Rue Jourdan 48, 1060 Brussels – BELGIUM
reconstructkobane@gmail.com

EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC)
Peace in Kurdistan Campaign for a political solution of the Kurdish Question