JINHA

RIHA – In Suruç, the border town north of Kobanê to which many Kobanê residents were forced to migrate, tent city residents began their celebrations for March 8, International Women's Day.

The Suruç municipal government, which is governed by the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) that advocates for peace and democracy in the Kurdish region, founded the Kader Ortakaya tent city to meet the needs of Kobanê migrants driven from their homes by Daesh attacks. Volunteers and residents struggle to improve their living conditions in the tent city, which is named for the woman slain by Turkish soliders while trying to cross the border to join the resistance, with cultural activities.

Hundreds of the tent city's women gathered to send their greetings to the YPJ women fighting just across the border in Kobanê. They sang the revolutionary anthem "ÇerxaŞoreşê" in honor of those who have lost their lives in the struggle for democracy and liberation.

The women celebrated the holiday with traditional erbane music, poetry readings by Kobanê children and speeches from teachers engaged in Kurdish-language education in the camp. Hundreds of women danced traditional Kurdish dances.

The many Kobanê natives and solidarity activists living in the tent city have planned a rally for Women's Day for March 6 in the village of Mehser.

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