Arts and Culture
The world of culture, with its diverse, beautiful and creative forms of expression, has also shown its solidarity against Öcalan’s isolation.
On stage, plays such as “La celda sin noche” by playwright Galder Irusta, performed in the theater network of the Basque Country and was co-produced by Basque autonomous institutions. In Norway, a play titled ’Baqorban”, directed by Pia Maria Roll also sought to draw attention to the cause.
Musicians and composers have shown great solidarity in the struggle for the respect of human rights: in addition to the exceptional chamber opera “Öcalan” by
the Texan Nathan Felix, concerts have been organized in Italy, Spain, France and Germany with large audiences and will continue to be organized in the future.
Comic book authors also participated in their own way. Award-winning Scottish graphic novelist Sean Michael Wilson and illustrator Keko prepared “Freedom
Shall Prevail: The Struggle of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish People”: the first graphic novel to explore the life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan. It was published on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
The famous Italian cartoonist Zerocalcare has drawn about and for Öcalan on several occasions.
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Öcalan’s poem to children: You came with the breath of spring
In Amed (tr: Diyarbakır), the Free Women’s Movement (TJA) and the Peace Mothers Initiative gathered at the Bağcılar district office of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) on the occasion of Mother’s Day. The event, where a banner reading “The best gift for mothers is peace” was displayed, was attended by women from…
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Öcalan Solidarity Concert for Paris, 19 October
Our Öcalan solidarity concerts, which have already entertained and informed people in many Italian cities, continue with a major event in Paris on 19 October. The Paris concert will begin at 4 pm and will take place at Paris Montreuil Expo – 128 Rue de Paris, 93100 Montreuil. The concert is in support of the…