8th March Belongs to the Labourer Women
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On the 8th March of 2006, the labourer women have shout their rebellion against double-exploitation and of being second sex in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan as it happened all over the world.

There were organised 8 March meetings and demonstrations in the big cities of Turkey and Northern Kurdistan such as Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Adana, Diyarbakir as well as from Kayseri to Malatya and Bursa to Canakkale.

However, 8 March has witnessed to discussions and fragmentations of different lines on the question of women's liberation also this year, as it was in the past. These discussions have also stamped their mark on this year's 8 March celebrations as well as the rebellion of women from four corners of Turkey and Northern Kurdistan against the class, national and sexual exploitation.

Three main lines came to the fore regarding the attitude towards 8 March celebrations in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan: First one was the feminist-reformist line. Besides feminists and patriots, this bloc -whose ideological centre is formed by the feminists while the Kurdish national patriots form its main political force-, includes also the EMEP (Party of Labour), a progressive and reformist party. This bloc, which followed different path than the revolutionary forces in recent years by imposing "demonstrations without the participation of men", represents a line within the system that directs the women's struggle for liberation against to the sex of man but not to the capitalism. EMEP's participation in this rank -which includes classic feminist organisations, SDP (Socialist Democracy Party) representing socialist feminists and the Kurdish national forces involving so many different feminist lines-, reflects its insistence to keep their distance with the revolutionary forces and its efforts to stay within the borders of the system rather than its closeness to the feminist line.

As a result, defenders of this line have organised a demonstration in Istanbul-Kadikoy on 5th of March. The main force of the demonstration was the Kurdish patriots and such slogans came to the fore: "My body belongs to me", "We will not be the honour of someone else", "Woman, Life, Freedom" and slogans regarding Ocalan.

The other separation has happened within the revolutionary organisations. The revolutionary organisations, who deals with the woman question only on 8 Marches and do not organise activities specifically to the labourer women masses, have separated their way with Marxist Leninist Communists in Istanbul that represents the centre of fight despite their participation to the united celebrations organised in other cities.

The concrete axe of the separation is materialised in two different tactical proposals: One of them was the proposal of EKD (Labouring Women's Association) for a demonstration in which wide woman masses could express themselves, and the other one was the proposal for a manifestation that did not involve any specificity to women different than any other labourer actions such as May Day. These groups, which separated on the basis of traditional lack of interest over the women question, have organised a manifestation in Istanbul-Beyazit Square on 5th of March.

The third line represented by EKD and ESP (Socialist Platform of the Oppressed) was the line that holds communist work among labouring women with specific means not only on 8th of March but during the whole year, and approaches to 8th of March; in continuation of its daily work, as one of the particular processes and an important agenda to achieve the participation of women in the revolutionary struggle. EKD and ESP have shown the will-power to organise 8th March celebrations in all cities, where it is organised, together with other revolutionary and progressive reformist forces in accordance with the opportunities, and in some cases it organised them alone. On 4 March, EKD and ESP organised a demonstration under the slogan "8 March belongs to the labouring women" in Istanbul-Kadikoy.

EKD, which raised its commitment in gaining broad women masses into the struggle for revolution and socialism and therefore decided to became an association during its 13th anniversary of struggle, prepared for the 8th March by organising local women assemblies and festivals in labouring districts as well as organising general agitation and propaganda work.

In Kurdistan, prior to the 8th March, the socialist women have announced the foundation of "Free Socialist Women", and presented an alternative organisation for socialism and freedom to the Kurdish women who are exploited and repressed three times by nationally, sexually and class.

Marxist Leninist Communists consider as constant and general direction of their work the formulation of the demands of worker and labourer women, their enlightenment and mobilisation to the struggle by organising as the half of the army of revolution as well as finding, testing and developing special ways, methods and tools for this cause. They approach to the 8 March in this axe. This was the fact that determined their relations with both the revolutionary forces and the feminist-reformist forces on the speciality of women question. On the contrary of the feminist and reformists who are representing an inner-system approach towards women question and of the revolutionary organisations who are representing an outer-system approach with lack of interest to the women question, the line of Marxist Leninist Communists represents the future of labouring women in the struggle for freedom and socialism.
 

 

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On the 8th March of 2006, the labourer women have shout their rebellion against double-exploitation and of being second sex in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan as it happened all over the world.

There were organised 8 March meetings and demonstrations in the big cities of Turkey and Northern Kurdistan such as Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Adana, Diyarbakir as well as from Kayseri to Malatya and Bursa to Canakkale.

However, 8 March has witnessed to discussions and fragmentations of different lines on the question of women's liberation also this year, as it was in the past. These discussions have also stamped their mark on this year's 8 March celebrations as well as the rebellion of women from four corners of Turkey and Northern Kurdistan against the class, national and sexual exploitation.

Three main lines came to the fore regarding the attitude towards 8 March celebrations in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan: First one was the feminist-reformist line. Besides feminists and patriots, this bloc -whose ideological centre is formed by the feminists while the Kurdish national patriots form its main political force-, includes also the EMEP (Party of Labour), a progressive and reformist party. This bloc, which followed different path than the revolutionary forces in recent years by imposing "demonstrations without the participation of men", represents a line within the system that directs the women's struggle for liberation against to the sex of man but not to the capitalism. EMEP's participation in this rank -which includes classic feminist organisations, SDP (Socialist Democracy Party) representing socialist feminists and the Kurdish national forces involving so many different feminist lines-, reflects its insistence to keep their distance with the revolutionary forces and its efforts to stay within the borders of the system rather than its closeness to the feminist line.

As a result, defenders of this line have organised a demonstration in Istanbul-Kadikoy on 5th of March. The main force of the demonstration was the Kurdish patriots and such slogans came to the fore: "My body belongs to me", "We will not be the honour of someone else", "Woman, Life, Freedom" and slogans regarding Ocalan.

The other separation has happened within the revolutionary organisations. The revolutionary organisations, who deals with the woman question only on 8 Marches and do not organise activities specifically to the labourer women masses, have separated their way with Marxist Leninist Communists in Istanbul that represents the centre of fight despite their participation to the united celebrations organised in other cities.

The concrete axe of the separation is materialised in two different tactical proposals: One of them was the proposal of EKD (Labouring Women's Association) for a demonstration in which wide woman masses could express themselves, and the other one was the proposal for a manifestation that did not involve any specificity to women different than any other labourer actions such as May Day. These groups, which separated on the basis of traditional lack of interest over the women question, have organised a manifestation in Istanbul-Beyazit Square on 5th of March.

The third line represented by EKD and ESP (Socialist Platform of the Oppressed) was the line that holds communist work among labouring women with specific means not only on 8th of March but during the whole year, and approaches to 8th of March; in continuation of its daily work, as one of the particular processes and an important agenda to achieve the participation of women in the revolutionary struggle. EKD and ESP have shown the will-power to organise 8th March celebrations in all cities, where it is organised, together with other revolutionary and progressive reformist forces in accordance with the opportunities, and in some cases it organised them alone. On 4 March, EKD and ESP organised a demonstration under the slogan "8 March belongs to the labouring women" in Istanbul-Kadikoy.

EKD, which raised its commitment in gaining broad women masses into the struggle for revolution and socialism and therefore decided to became an association during its 13th anniversary of struggle, prepared for the 8th March by organising local women assemblies and festivals in labouring districts as well as organising general agitation and propaganda work.

In Kurdistan, prior to the 8th March, the socialist women have announced the foundation of "Free Socialist Women", and presented an alternative organisation for socialism and freedom to the Kurdish women who are exploited and repressed three times by nationally, sexually and class.

Marxist Leninist Communists consider as constant and general direction of their work the formulation of the demands of worker and labourer women, their enlightenment and mobilisation to the struggle by organising as the half of the army of revolution as well as finding, testing and developing special ways, methods and tools for this cause. They approach to the 8 March in this axe. This was the fact that determined their relations with both the revolutionary forces and the feminist-reformist forces on the speciality of women question. On the contrary of the feminist and reformists who are representing an inner-system approach towards women question and of the revolutionary organisations who are representing an outer-system approach with lack of interest to the women question, the line of Marxist Leninist Communists represents the future of labouring women in the struggle for freedom and socialism.