Ahmad Jaradat Alternative Information Center- Palestine The 2013 edition of the World Social Forum took place between the 26 to the 30th of March in Tunisia. A lot can be said about World Social Forums, as always, but this one event will for sure mark history. As Tawfeeg Ben Abdallah Coordinator of the African Social...
“There is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel. And we are here for the long haul.” – Hoda Elsadda Zhiyan group representatives are never satisfied; they never rest when it comes to women’s issues. Last week they had a press conference to release results of a study about the impact of the...
After our session on global solidarity against water grabs, I headed to south east Turkey, the Kurdistan of Turkey, to the region where the GAP project is being implemented to attend the Hasankeyf Ingathering and explore this ancient city under threat of being engulfed by the Tigris river and with it, to wash away its...
“Darperwary bo Mamosta Sakar” –Justice for Mamosta Sakar Last week, on Monday, April 22nd, women groups demonstrated in front of Suleimaniya Court. They were protesting the release of Mamosta Sakar’s father. In a controversial case well know to the media and to most people in Kurdistan, the case of Mamosta Sakar has become an icon...
Latest video about Hassan Juma’a from USLAW More and more people are signing the letter and writing about workers rights violations in Iraq. Here are some of the resolutions and news that we found online in solidarity with Hassan Juma: Plumbers, Steamfitters and Refrigeration Fitters- UA Local Union California Resolution in Support of Labor Rights...
From The New York Times April 25th, 2013 By Tim Arango BAGHDAD — In what appeared to be a new phase in an intensifying conflict that has raised fears of greater bloodshed and a wider sectarian war, Iraqi soldiers opened fire from helicopters on Sunni gunmen hiding in a northern village on Wednesday, officials said....
By Nawras Al-Shabani Translated by Taif Alwachi One of the kids began drawing his portrait, and bestowed it with bright colors, childhood innocence, and the beauty of nature surrounding him. He made it a speaking portrait, especially after he wrote a phrase in Turkish at its center. I did not know it’s meaning until his...
The Power of Political Islamization in Iraq: The Case of Ending the Civil State Psycho-political Perspective By Faris Nadhmi*; A working paper submitted within the contribution of the Iraqi delegation to the works of the World Social Forum in Tunisia for the period from 26 to 30 March, 2013. Presented on March 27th, 2013 at...
These are highlights from our session at the World Social Forum in Tunis titled “Global Solidarity Against Water Grabs by Dam and Mining Projects.” We had interventions and case studies from people affected by dams in Turkish Kurdistan, Iraq, and India; and communities affected by mining in Mexico and Peru. Claudia Campero a local organizer...
Iraq Oil Report Workers at Iraq’s South Oil Company protest against years of delayed bonus payments and other benefits and working conditions. (ALI ABU IRAQ/Iraq Oil Report) Published Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 BASRA – In spite of the impending prosecution of a prominent union leader, oil workers in Basra have renewed their protests demanding better...
Hussam Abdullah Ali A paper submitted by the Azidi Solidarity and Fraternity League, part of the contribution of the Iraqi delegation to the World Social Forum – Tunisia – 26-30 – March 2013 The political, economic and social crises in Iraq still go on ,as well the suffering of Iraqi minorities ! Minorities in Iraq...
The World Social Forum opened with a collective march the 26th of March 2013, the march brought together thousands of locals and internationals crowding the Tunisian streets. The WSF is taking place for the first time in an Arab country: Tunis, activities are organized in Al Manar University. The slogan of the Tunis world social...
