On the 31st of December, in Marmara University campus, Goztepe - Kadikoy,
Anarchist, Islamic, Socialist and Kurdish groups protested together US war
on Iraq. App. 500 people participated in the demonstration chanting slogans
No War in Iraq, Don't Kill, Don't Let Kill, Don't Corrupt Your Conscience,
Murderer Sharon, Murderer Bush, Afghanistan, Palestine, Chechenia,
Halepçe, Iraq, No War, Resisting People Will Gain Victory. The
demonstrators rallied around the university with banners in Arabic,
Kurdish, English and Turkish against war, they came to the main entrance of
the university and read the release against war. During the demonstration,
Ozgur Hayat photographer was detained and police captured the photos.
Anarchists participation in the demo was crowded and enthusiastic.
Especially many slogans enchanted by all groups were the ones anarchists
use in their own demos.
It must be noted that participation of Islamic youth groups was very
important as a muslim democrat party (Justice and Development Party) is in
power and will decide to be with US in war on Iraq or not. Besides this is
the most effective demo organized in this campus for many years. And
anarchists impact on the organization is very important for the development
of the anarchist movement in Turkey.
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On the 24th of December, Anarchist Youth Federation made a demonstration
against war and capitalism in Rumeli Hisarustu Istanbul. (Rumeli Hisarustu
is a suburb, but at the same time the most important university, Bosphorus
University, which educates the executive officers of the system is there.)
Around 60 anarchists rallied in the main road with a banner NO WAR,
chanting slogans No War!, Capitalism Kills in War and Peace, Don't Kill,
Don't Let Kill, Don't Corrupt Your Conscience, No Bread, No Peace! No
Justice, No Peace!. With flames and breads in their hands, anarchists
blocked the main road and distributed leaflets. Anarchists entered
Bosphorus University, disabling the security which tried to attack the
demonstrators. They rallied through the campus, chanting Earth, Commune,
Freedom! A university professor tried to crash the demonstrators by his
car, but anarchists blocked his way. With flames in their hands, they came
to the square of the campus chanting If we fight we can prevent the war. In
the main part of the campus, anarchists burned the flags of multi-national
corporations (BP and Shell), shouting capitalism kills in war by guns and
bombs, in peace by famine and poverty. They ended the demonstration by
burning Uncle Sam puppet and hanging another one on a tree. When anarchists
left the campus, the flags were still burning on the ground and there was a
hung Uncle Sam on the tree.PICS.
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