NEWS CENTER - A call for solidarity with the Kurdish people was made at a meeting of indigenous peoples and social movements in Esperanza, Honduras. 

 

The "3rd Meeting of Indigenous Peoples and Social Movements of Meso America" took place in Esperanza, Honduras, between 26-30 September. 

 

The meeting, hosted by the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), founded by Berta Cáceres, leader of the Lenca Indigenous People, who was murdered by paramilitary forces in 2016, was also attended by figures from the Kurdish movement. The meeting was attended by a large number of delegates from Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico and Guatemala. 

 

In the speeches made during the four-day event, the importance of democratic confederalism worldwide and the role of international solidarity in the common struggle were emphasised. In the workshop titled "Society cannot be liberated without the liberation of women", organised under the leadership of COPINH women and representatives of the Kurdish women's movement, experiences on the women's liberation struggle were shared. 

 

In the final declaration, it was stated that a bond of sisterhood was established with the Kurdish people's struggle for self-determination, while the demand for "the freedom of Abdullah Ocalan, the historical leader of the Kurdish people" was also included. The participants stated that Berta Cáceres was the first person to introduce the Kurdish people and the struggle of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. "To protect the struggle of the Kurdish people is to protect Berta's will" they stated. 

 

At the end of the event, all delegates shared a joint video message to show their solidarity with the Kurdish people.