Leader Abdullah Ocalan stated: \u201cI have learned the most from my mother. Women should live as they want, but they must also have the courage to live freely. Out of respect for women, I adopted the principle that \u2018freedom begins as a mindset\u2019. It is important to transcend the traditional societal expectations imposed on women’<\/p>\n
As Peace Mothers who stand at the forefront of the peace struggle and defend life, you have always been at the forefront of our struggle for peace and freedom. Of course, your place in our struggle as mothers is indisputable. However, I believe it is important to transcend the traditional societal expectations imposed on women to be mothers and wives. Alongside your identity as mothers, you must also fight with your identity and consciousness as free women.<\/p>\n
This land, where the first matriarchal society emerged, is also the place where the first social problems and contradictions arose. The first social problem and contradiction began with the enslavement of women. The enslavement of women and the enslavement of society go hand in hand. Contrary to popular belief, enslavement did not begin with the emergence of the state, but with the enslavement of women. This developing contradiction and social problem form the source of the problems we face today.<\/p>\n
The way out of this predicament is to build a democratic communal life together. The \u2018Call for Peace and a Democratic Society\u2019 that we made on February 27 also places duties and responsibilities on the women’s movement and the Peace Mothers. A new era is beginning. Organizing a socialist life based on a democratic communal system will be possible through peace. On this occasion, I greet all our Peace Mothers and wish them success in their work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Leader Abdullah Ocalan stated: \u201cI have learned the most from my mother. Women should live as they want, but they must also have the courage to live freely. Out of respect for women, I adopted the principle that \u2018freedom begins as a mindset\u2019. It is important to transcend the traditional societal expectations imposed on women’ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,6,20,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reber-apo","category-gallery","category-news","category-latest-news","category-photos"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n