HDP Women's Council publishes program of 8 March activities

HDP Women's Council, published the program of activities for 8 March, International Working Women Day in Turkey and North Kurdistan.

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Women's Council will organize actions and activities in every city as part of the International Working Women Day. The actions will begin in many cities at the end of February with the slogan "We women are insisting on freedom and determined to fight".

HDP will meet with new women Party Assembly (PM) members elected after the congress on Sunday. In this meeting, it is expected that the new Women Council Coordination and Women Council Spokesperson will be elected.

The HDP Women's Council have organised the program of activities together with Tevgera Jinen Azad (TJA) in Kurdistan. 

The program is as follows: 

DERSIM

This year's celebrations will begin on 27 February in Dersim with an event that will see the participation of Gülistan Koçyiğit, Dılşat Cambaz, Züleyha Gülüm, Tülay Hatimoğulları, Dersim Dağ.

AMED
 
* February 28: Cards will be sent to women in prison in Yenişehir district.
 
* 1 March: HDP Democratic Local Governments Board will hold a gender-based panel with the participation of municipal co-mayors.
 
* Tribute to women who have been murdered in the last year.
 
* In Ergani, Silvan, Hani, Bismil, Kayapınar, Yenişehir and Sur districts, a series of meetings will take place before 8 March to invite women the 8 March rally.
 
* March 4: In the village of Hani district, Yukari Turali, meetings and breakfats for women.
 
* March 8: A rally will be held in Amed Station Square with the participation of HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan, DBP co-chair Saliha Aydeniz and TJA Spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan.
 
MARDIN
 
* February 28: Celebrations will start in Nusaybin district, women in prison will be sent cards.
 
* 3 March: Women working in textiles will be visited in Midyat. An activity will be held in Savur district with the participation of HDP Diyarbakır Deputy Remziye Tosun.
 
* 4 March: Women's meeting will be held in Derik.
 
* Women's meetings will be held in Kerboran, Artuklu, Ömerli and Kızıltepe districts during the week of March 8.
 
* 8 March: A women activity will be held in Kızıltepe district with the participation of the city deputy Pero Dündar.
 
SIIRT
 
* Carnations will be distributed to women in Kurtalan and its villages. Every evening, invitations and home visits will be made in all neighborhoods until 8 March.
 
* 1 March: A card will be sent to women in prison.
 
* 2 March: HDP Women Council will visit homes and call for participation in the event on 8 March.
 
* 3 March: Carnations will be distributed in Kökçebağ, Hendevis and its villages.
 
* March 4: Feast and announcement distribution will be held in Baykan district.
 
* 5 March: Carnations will be distributed to women shopkeepers in the city center, and a women's meeting will be held in Şemsika district.
 
* March 7: Leaflets will be distributed in the neighborhoods of Alan, Serezeni, Çakmak and Conbayır accompanied by music.
 
* March 8: Women's festival will be held in Siirt center with the participation of HDP Batman Deputy Feleknas Uca.
 
ŞIRNAK
 
* 29 February: A women activity will be held in Şırnak city building to start the 8 March celebrations. Family visits will be held in the town of Görümlü and Çalışkan in Silopi district, and a women's meeting will be held in Nerwan village.
 
* 1 March: Women activity will be held in Idil district. Women patients will be visited in hospitals in Cizre district.
 
* March 2: Cards will be sent to prisoners in Idil, Cizre and Şırnak in prison. Carnations will be distributed to women in the market of Başak district of Silopi district. Women tradesmen will be visited in Cizre district.
 
* 3 March: Carnations will be distributed to women in the market of Yenişehir district of Silopi district. A women activity will be held in the town of Deştadare in İdil district. A women's meeting will be held in Cizre district.
 
* March 4: Women patients and women shopkeepers will be visited at the hospital in Silopi district and cloves will be distributed. A women activity will be held in front of the Cizre district building.
 
* 5 March: Home visits, women's meeting and carnation distribution will be held in Kumçatı town. Carnations will be distributed in Silopi district, Martyr Harun District. Women's meetings will be held in the villages of İdil district.
 
* March 6: Women's meeting and carnation distribution will be held in Balveren town with the participation of HDP Batman MP Ayşe Acar Başaran. Women's meetings will be held in the villages of Cizre district, and white and purple balloons will be blown.
 
* 7 March: Brochures will be distributed calling for participation to the 8 March rally in the center of Silopi. Dengbêj event in Cizre.
 
* March 8: A rally will be held in Silopi with the participation of DTK co-chair and Hakkari MP Leyla Güven.

URFA
 
* 1 March: 8 March celebrations will begin with planting seedlings in Urfa.
 
* 2 March: Women's exhibition and carnation distribution in Urfa between 2-8 March.
 
* 3 March: Event and sending cards to the prisoners in prison in the center of Urfa.
 
* March 4: A theater performance for women will be held in Urfa.
 
* 4 March: Carnation distribution and women activity will be held in Suruç center.
 
* 5 March: Event will be organized in Suruç, near the Euphrates River.
 
* 6 March: Ceylanpınar carnation distribution and invitation brochures will be distributed to call for participation to Diyarbakır rally.
 
* 7 March: A women activity will be held in Suruç district with the participation of the city's deputy Ayşe Rider.
 
MALATYA
 
* March 1: A conversation about the attacks on women will be organized by HDP Women's Council.
 
* March 7: Women breakfast.
 
* March 8: Women meeting and press conference with women's platform.
 
ADIYAMAN
 
* 5 March: Visiting women, meeting of women, visit of Kömür town and meeting of women will be held in Bulam.
 
* 6 March: Women will gather at the card sending event for women in prison.
 
* 7 March: Press conference, cinevision and film screening will be held in HDP city building.
 
* 8 March: Breakfast and press release will be held with Adıyaman Women's Platform.
 
ANTEP
 
* 7 March: Cards will be sent to women in prison.
 
* March 8: A march from Centipede to Democracy Square will be held with Antep Women's Platform.
 
* 8 March: Women talk will be held in HDP city building.
 
BATMAN
 
* 1 March: Women activity in Kozluk.
 
* 2 March: Cards will be sent to women in prisons in Batman.
 
* 3 March: Women working in textile workshops in Batman will be visited.
 
* March 5: Women and female employees in hospitals in Batman will be visited and carnation will be distributed.
 
* March 6: Brochures will be distributed calling for participation to the March 8 rally to be held in Batman.
 
* March 7: March 8 rally will be held in the city center with the participation of Ağrı deputy Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir, DBP Co-Chairperson Saliha Aydeniz.
 
HAKKARI
 
* 2 March: HDP Women Council in Hakkari will send cards to the women in detention.
 
* 3 March: Carnation distribution will be made in Semdinli district of Hakkari.
 
* 4 March: Carnations will be distributed to women in Çukurca / Gever districts.
 
* 5 March: Women activity will be held in Gever.
 
* 6 March: Carnival distribution activities will be organized for women in Hakkari city center.
 
* March 7: Women activity will be held in Hakkari with the participation of DTK co-chair and Hakkari MP Leyla Güven.
 
MUS
 
* 28-29 February: Women meetings will be held in the center of Muş.
 
* 2 March: Carnation distribution will be made in Malazgirt after breakfast with women.
 
* 3 March: Carnations and brochures will be distributed in Bulanik.
 
* March 4: Carnations and brochures will be distributed in Varto.
 
* March 6: Women will meet at breakfast in Muş.
 
* 7 March: Carnations and brochures will be distributed in the center of Muş.
 
* March 8: March 8 feast will be held at the center of Muş with the participation of city deputy Şevin Coşkun.

VAN
 
* March 1: Women will come together at the breakfast event in Van's Ipekyolu, Tusba, Edremit districts.
 
* 3 March: An activity will be held in Erciş district within the scope of 8 March.
 
* 4 March: Card sending event will be organized to send cards to women in prisons in Van's center and districts.
 
* March 5: An anti-violence event will be held on the art street in the center of Van.
 
* March 6: For the March 8 rally to be held in the center of Van, call brochures will be distributed in all neighborhoods.
 
* March 8: A rally will be held in the center of Van with the participation of HDP Batman MPs Ayşe Acar Başaran and Gülcihan Şimşek.
 
IĞDIR
 
* February 28: Carnation distribution event will be held in Iğdır city center.
 
* March 1: Carnation distribution will be made in Halfeli town.
 
* 3 March: Carnation distribution will be made in the town of Hoshaber.
 
* 4 March: HDP Women Council will send cards to women in detention at Iğdır center.
 
* 7 March: Held by HDP Women Council with the participation of Ayşe Acar Başaran.
 
AGIR
 
* 1 March: Carnations will be distributed in Doğubayazıt.
 
* 1 March: Women's meeting will be held in Patnos district.
 
* 6 March: Carnations will be distributed with women in Diyadin district.
 
* 7 March: Women's meeting will be held in Diyadin district.
 
* March 8: Women's feast and balloon kite event will be organized in Doğubeyazıt with the participation of HDP Diyarbakır Deputy Dersim Dağ.
 
BITLIS
 
* March 4: Women will meet at breakfast event in Norşin district.
 
* 6 March: Carnation distribution will be made in Norşin district.
 
* 7 March: Carnations will be distributed to women in Tatvan district.
 
KARS
 
* February 29: Women will meet at the theater event in Kars center.
 
* 2 March: Carnation will be distributed with the participation of women.
 
* 7 March: Following the activity to be held with the participation of HDP Diyarbakır Deputy Dersim Dağ, the women's district market of the municipality will be opened.
 
MERSIN
 
* February 29: Women activity will be held in Akdeniz district.
 
* 1 March: A meeting of women will take place in Yenişehir district, while the 8 March rally will be held in Toroslar district accompanied by erbane, and a breakfast event will be held in Mezitli district.
 
* 2 March: A female feast will be held in the Toroslar district.
 
* 3 March: Women working in Mersin Carpet will be visited and carnation distribution will be made.
 
* March 6: Breakfast meeting with women will be held in HDP city building.
 
* 7 March: A joint rally will be held with the participation of Mersin Women's Platform and HDP deputy Fatma Kurtulan.
 
* March 8: The feminist night march organized by Mersin Women's Platform will come together.

ADANA
 
* 29 February: 8 March leaflets will be distributed at Adana High Market.
 
* 2 March: Women activity will be held in Yüreğir district of Adana.
 
* 3 March: Card sending event will be held for women in prison.
 
* March 3: Women working in recycling in Fevzipaşa and Şakirpaşa neighborhoods in Seyhan district will be visited.
 
* March 4: March 8 leaflets will be distributed at Kenan Evren Women's Market in Seyhan district.
 
* March 5: Women meeting will be held in Incirlik and Kürkçüler neighborhood in Yüreğir district of Adana.
 
* 6 March: A women activity will be held in Ceyhan with the participation of the city's deputy Tülay Hatimoğulları.
 
* March 8: A march will take place from the Gül Gül Bridge to Uğur Mumcu Square with the participation of the city's deputy Tülay Hatimoğulları.
 
OSMANIYE
 
* 3 March: A card sending event will be held for the imprisoned women and politicians in prison.
 
* 8 March: Women activity will be held in front of HDP district building.
 
HATAY
 
* February 29: A panel will be held in Iskenderun district with the participation of HDP Diyarbakır MP Semra Güzel.
 
ISTANBUL
 
* 29 February: Self defense workshop in Kartal.
 
* March 1: In the 1st Region of Istanbul, leaflets handout.
 
March 2: Leaflets will be distributed after women's breakfast in Çekmeköy. A card will be sent to women in prison in Kadıköy.
 
7 March: A women's chain action will be carried out on Marmara Street in the 3rd Region of Istanbul.
 
March 6: March in Nisanca neighborhood in Fatih.
 
March 8: After the meeting with women at Kadıköy Pier, with the participation of HDP city deputy Züleyha Gülüm, march in Taksim.
 
YALOVA
 
* March 8: Women will meet for breakfast.
 
BURSA
 
* Press release, theater screenings and concert events will be held during the week of March 8.
 
TEKİRDAĞ
 
* March 8: Gathering in Atatürk Square, walking to Cumhuriyet Square, then a press release will be made.
 
ANTALYA
 
* 8 March: 8 March rally will be held promoted together with Antalya Women's Platform. In addition, during the week of March 8, women will meet at breakfast events.
 
DENIZLI
 
* March 1: A meeting will be held with women at breakfast, with a cinevision on gender roles and about violence against women.
 
* 8 March: A women activity will be held in front of the Merkezefendi district building.
 
AYDIN
 
March 7: Women activity will be held in Aydın city square with the participation of HDP Istanbul Deputy Hüda Kaya.
 
MUGLA
 
* On 4, 5, 6 March, domestic women's labor workshops will be held in Bodrum, Milas and Datça districts.
 
* March 8: Women activity will be held in Bodrumpazar with the participation of HDP MP Hüda Kaya.
 
MANISA
 
* March 8: Women activity will be held in Şehzadeler district of Manisa with the participation of HDP Muş Deputy Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit.
 
IZMIR
 
* March 5: A conversation about the history of March 8 will be held at a meeting with women in Aliağa district of İzmir.
 
* March 7: Women will come together in Bayraklı district. Women will meet at breakfast event in Karabğlar district. Documentary screening in Karşıyaka district and visit to the graves of women who lost their lives in the explosion of Ankara Gar.
 
* March 8: Carnations will be distributed to women during the market visit in Torbalı district, and a panel will be held on women's labor and visibility with the participation of the city deputy Serpil Kemalbay.
 
ANKARA
 
* 8 March: A joint rally will be held promoted together with Ankara Women's Platform. 8 March Feminist Night March in Ankara.
 
KONYA
 
* 7 March: Neighborhood work, leaflets handout and meeting with women will be organized in Kulu district.
 
 
* March 8: Women talk and music concert will be held in Cihanbeyli district where provinces and districts will participate.
 
 
ESKIŞEHIR
 
* March 8: HDP Women Council will march in front of Adalar Migros."