Kurds march in Edmonton and Haringey in support of Kobane

October 1, 2014  |   Filed under: North London  |   Posted by:
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Report from Sarah Parker, pictures by Doug

 

kurd 01 On Sunday 28 September 1,000 or so people marched from Angel Edmonton through Haringey to the Kurdish community centre off Green Lanes to protest against the siege of Kobane, and the silence of the international community over the blatant  military support of the Turkish state for the ISIS fighters who are besieging the Kurdish town of Kobane in Northern Syria.

Most of the people on the march were Kurdish from Turkey; there were also contingents from the Turkish left. Stephanie and Sarah took the Haringey Left Unity banner.

The march went down Fore Street and Tottenham High Road and Philip Lane, West Green Road to Green Lanes. Slogans in Kurdish, Turkish and English included:

  • kurd 03Unite against ISIS!
  • Long live the Kobane resistance!
  • Long live YPG!
  • Who beheaded American journalists? ISIS.
  • Who has been killing Kurdish and Assyrian women and children? ISIS

 

Speakers called for an end to the silence over Turkey’s role in supporting ISIS. People in the streets gave a friendly reception to the march, and many took pictures.

If people want to offer solidarity, they can do a variety of things:

  • Keep informed,  follow events in the Middle East, including via Kurdish news agencies Firat News and Hawar News.
  • Make sure people they know are aware of the siege of Kobane and that they understand that the people of Kobane have the right to defend themselves against ISIS.
  • Post news on social media about the defence of Kobane and the Kurdish protests all over Europe
  • Get organisations to agree positions of solidarity with the defence of Kobane.
  • Ask David Lammy or Lynn Featherstone what they is doing to get the British government to restrain Turkey, a NATO member, from giving military assistance to ISIS.
  • Like the Kurdish Unity Facebook page and get notices of events.
  • Support Heyva Sor (Kurdish Red Crescent equivalent) – see their Facebook page.

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3 Responses to Kurds march in Edmonton and Haringey in support of Kobane

  1. Hatice Cokgezici
    October 9, 2014 - 6:57 pm

    On this page we are told to like the 2 Facebook pages to be informed of the events. However, is there a way of being notified of events via e-mail since I am not currently on Facebook.

  2. Maye Maditz
    November 9, 2014 - 6:42 am

    Very informative write-up. I don’t think I’ve appear across the angle a person present the information in a brilliant way. Very authentic! Keep blogging.