26 EFA women sign in support of Kurdish women in Syria

The European Free Alliance supports the democratic movement of the Kurdish women in Syria. This week, 26 prominent EFA women political figures expressed their solidarity by signing an open letter to the UN and the European institutions, endorsing the women’s associations’ claims in Rojava and Syria. The letter emphasizes the necessity of women’s participation in Syria’s reconstruction process following the fall of Assad’s regime. It also calls for the international recognition of the Democratic Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria (DAANES). The DAANES is a self-governing society based on women’s liberation, ecology and, grassroots democracy, built in 2012 in the North and East of Syria by the Kurdish population.

After more than a decade of civil war, the Syrian society sees now an opportunity for a democratic reconstruction. From EFA, we believe that this democracy must be built from the people, including everyone in the society. Equal rights and equal participation for women must be guaranteed in decision-making. Syrian women are united and organized to shape the democratic process of the country. We endorse the 13 goals presented by the Syrian Women’s Council to build a democratic and fair society. 

List of EFA’s signatures

1. Lorena López de Lacalle, EFA President
2. Diana Riba i Giner, EFA and Esquerra Republicana MEP
3. Marie Antoinette Maupertuis, President of the Corsican Assembly
4. Jill Evans, former MEP and EFA Vice President
5. Lydie Massard, former MEP and member of UDB
6. Carmen Smith, Baroness of Llanfaes, member of the House of the Lords
7. Àgueda Micó, MP in the Congress of Deputies of the Spanish state by Compromís
8. Esther González González, MP of the Canary Islands
9. Natalia Santana Santana, MP of the Canary Islands
10. Carmen Hernández Jorge, MP of the Canary Islands
11. Livia Volpei, National Vice Secretary of Femu À Corsica and EFA Vice President
12. Peggy Eriksson, city councillor in the Åland Islands and EFA Vice President
13. Lorena López Sánchez, responsible for European Affairs of Nueva Canarias and Vice President of EFA
14. Joanie Willet, co-coordinator of EFA Women’s Forum
15. Katharina Kley, co-coordinator of EFA Women’s Forum
16. Maiken Poulsen Englund, Vice President of Ålands Framtid
17. Dunia González Vega, Former Director General of the Treasury of the Government of the Canary Islands.
18. María Encarnación Herrera Cruz, local councillor in the Canary Islands
19. María Inés Miranda Navarro, Councilor of the Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria
20. Celeste López Medina, Councilor and Spokesperson of Telde City Council
21. Mary Carmen Reyes Marrero, Secretary of Equality of Nueva Canarias and former Councillor for Equality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
22. Leticia López Díaz, former local councillor in the Canary Islands
23. María Isabel Guerra Sánchez, Psychologist specializing in Gender-Based Violence
24. María Inés Jiménez Martín, Vice President of the Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria
25. Palmira Déniz Verona, lawyer and Legal Advisor of the Santa Brígida City Council
26. Sara Llobell Peralta, councillor of Alacant

We will always stand in support of the rights of women and all peoples!

Vicent Marzà MEP calls the EU to protect the Kurdish people in Rojava

EFA MEPs are also advocating for the protection of the rights of the Kurdish people in Syria. Last week, MEP Vicent Marzà sent a letter to Kaja Kallas, President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, requesting action from the EU.

Read the full letter here.