Women’s organizations in North and East Syria announce International Women’s Day program

HASAKAH, North and East Syria — Under the slogan With the Philosophy of Woman, Life, Freedom … Towards a Democratic Syria, the Joint Platform for Women’s Movements and Organizations in North and East Syria announced a comprehensive program of events leading up to International Women’s Day on 8 March. The announcement was made at Al-Nisan Park in Hasakah.

Month-Long Celebration

The Joint Platform outlined a series of activities to mark International Women’s Day, which will continue throughout the month. These events include:

• Adorning cities across the region to celebrate the occasion.
• Hosting discussions on International Women’s Day in cities, towns, and villages.
• Conducting educational sessions in each district focusing on the interim role and responsibilities of women.
• Organizing a young women’s soccer match.
• Holding virtual discussions with women’s organizations from within and outside Syria.

Honoring Struggles and Sacrifices

Art exhibitions featuring portraits of martyrs will highlight the sacrifices made by women for their rights and freedoms. Brochures will be distributed across North and East Syria to raise community awareness about the significance of the day.

Mass marches will take place across North and East Syria, as well as in Holeb (Aleppo), Daramsuq (Damascus), the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), Lebanon, and Europe. These activities will culminate in grand celebrations on 8 March.

Additionally, a women’s delegation will visit the Tishrin Dam to show solidarity with the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stationed there.

Voices of Leadership and Unity

Following the announcement, Vivian Baho Oussi, Co-Chair of the Executive Council in Gozarto (Jazira) Canton, spoke to SyriacPress.

“Whoever said, ‘Behind every great man is a woman,’ was right,” Oussi stated. “Women are mothers, sisters, and wives.”

She emphasized that 8 March is not an ordinary day, it is a global day for women who have fought and sacrificed to secure their rights.