Association for Support and Education for Women Candidates (KA.DER) called for political party leaders to nominate more women as candidates and voters to vote for more women in general elections which will be held on November 1.
“Nominate women as candidates, vote for women to lay down arms, to end the chaos, to turn hate speech into love, to live in peace and solidarity and for permanent peace,” said KA.DER.
KA.DER declared:
"Nominate Women as Candidates for Permanent Peace!
Turkey has hard times because of disagreement, oppressive patriarchal policy and its uncertainty, increasing terrorist attacks, provocations, violent behaviors after June 7 general elections.
We are living surrounded by the violence and injustice.
Women suffer the most as usual.
In such an environment, we have worries for general elections which will be held on November 1.
We are sick and tired of male representatives who are unable to listen and understand each other, approach problems destructively and feed on conflicts.
Today is the day to listen to each other.
Today is the day to understand each other.
Today is the day to give the positive communication a chance.
Today is the day to compromise not to lose so young people and not to make their relatives suffer.
Today is the day for more women to participate in the politics and parliament “for permanent peace.”
Turkey needs more women than ever to resolve things peacefully not violently and oppressively.
Women are the resolution.
The peace can only be effectively built by women.
We call for political party leaders: “Nominate women as candidates, vote for women to lay down arms, to end the chaos, to turn hate speech into love, to live in peace and solidarity and for permanent peace.”
We call for all voters: For peace, for a better future… vote for women candidates!"
* Photo: One of the campaign posters of KA.DER prepared for March 30, 2014, Local Elections showing the distribution of women candidates of three main political parties.
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