The Democratic Kurdish Council in Switzerland (CDK-S) and the Kurdish Women's Union in Switzerland (YJK-S) released a statement calling for participation in the 30th Kurdish Cultural Festival to be held on Saturday, September 17 in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

The festival will be held under the motto "Status for Kurdistan, Freedom for Öcalan".

“For 30 years, the Kurds have continued to preserve their colours, diversity and differences in exile in Europe as well as in four parts of Kurdistan,” the statement released on Thursday said.

“During the last thirty years of their 40-year history of struggle, the Kurds have defied genocide with cultural moves. They are now preparing for the 30th Kurdish Cultural Festival with great enthusiasm in a spirit of mobilization.

Dozens of buses in 12 places designated by the Democratic Kurdish Community Centres in Switzerland will take hundreds of people to the festival area.

We call upon all our patriots and friends in Switzerland to attend the 30th Kurdish Cultural Festival,” the statement said.

DEPARTURE LOCATIONS AND TIMES

Basel: Elsässerstrasse 215, 4056 Basel (in front of the Kurdish Community Center)

Time: 23.00 Friday, September 16

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Geneva: Pl. dorcière, 1201 Geneva (Gare Routière)

Time: 22:00

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Bern: Fischermattälistrasse 6, 3008 Bern (in front of the Kurdish Community Centre)

Time: 22:00

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Aarau: Sägestrasse 46, 5600 Lenzburg (in front of the Kurdish Community Centre)

Time: 22:00

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Solothurn: Westbahnhofstrasse, 4500 Solothurn

Time: 23.00

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Zurich: Steinwiesenstrasse 1, 8952 Schlieren

Time: 23.00

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Rapperswil: Churerstrasse 120, 8808 Pfäffikon SZ

Time: 22:00

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Lucerne: Inseliquai 12A, 6005 Lucerne (Inseli Park, Werftsteg)

Time: 22:00

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Zug: Hinterbergstrasse 18, 6330 Steinhausen

Time: 21.00

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St Gallen: Poststrasse 10, 8614 Gossau

Time: 22:00

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Winterthur: Lagerhausstrasse 12, 8400 Winterthur

Time: 23.00

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Lausanne: Rue de la Borde, 1018 Lausanne (in front of the Kurdish Community Center)

Time: 23.30