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TDN -The Izmir Peace Initiative, established by a group of nongovernmental organizations and political parties two months ago, will organize a peace demonstration on Jan. 13.
Initiative spokesman Musa Sever, speaking at a press conference on Thursday, pointed to provocations by imperialists as the root cause of fighting between Kurds and Turks, peoples that had previously lived in peace for many years. He added that the initiative strongly defended Turk-Kurd brotherhood as a means to prevent discrimination and “a lynching psychology.” To this end they will be marching for peace on Jan. 13.
During the march they would give a message of solidarity, hoisting a banner reading “Izmir wants peace.” Sever added: “We will not be part of the games of discrimination and separatism [played] by political powers in 2007. There may be a presidential election on the political leaders' agenda, but our agenda is full of democratization and human rights problems.”
Sever also announced that the Izmir Peace Initiative would be organizing a concert at the Kültürpark Atlas Pavilion on Jan. 26.
12.01.2007
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