2 meetings in Jel Agha explain integration, enhancing women's role

As part of a campaign launched by the Women's Council of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), encompassing cities and towns in Jazira region, aimed at informing women about the latest political developments, the concept of integration and its implementation mechanisms, as well as their role in this phase, the council held two separate meetings in the towns of Abira and Kishk in the countryside of Jel Agha city in Jazira region.

Dozens of women attended the two meetings, as they began with holding a minute of silence, and followed by an explanation from Houriya Shamdin; the administrator in the PYD Women's Council, who welcomed the attendees and explained that "the January 29th Agreement came about to protect the peoples of the region from massacres, prevent bloodshed, and preserve the gains achieved through the resilience of the region's diverse components in the face of seditious plots, along with the efforts of women in safeguarding these gains." She noted that the agreement aims to integrate the gains of the July 19th Revolution within the framework of the state to ensure their constitutional and legal recognition.

She emphasized that the agreement does not mean fulfilling all the aspirations of the people of North and East Syria, nor does it mean abandoning the gains of the revolution; however, it came to protect the people as the cornerstone of the democratic nation project.

Houriya Shamdin praised the role of women and their sacrifices during the revolution, saying, "These sacrifices and gains will remain as they are, and no one can return the status of women to what it was 14 years ago." She affirmed that women have made significant progress thanks to the thought and philosophy of leader Abdullah Ocalan, and said that the struggle will continue along this path.

She added that the current phase requires women to intensify their struggle, maintain high morale, and arm themselves intellectually, given the challenges targeting women's role in society. She warned against falling into the "trap of the special war" that seeks to undermine women's will and achievements.

Regarding the integration mechanism, she explained that the process is limited to organizing directorates such as health and education, and will not be in accordance with the structure sought by the state, noting that attempts are ongoing to exert pressure through the issue of prisoners.

She made clear that women's movements, committees, and councils will maintain their independence and will not be included in the integration. She added that their work will be organized according to the social contract issued by the Autonomous Administration, with the aim of achieving constitutional recognition.

She also indicated that some organizational amendments will be made to women's movements in the region, but these are not related to the integration process, rather, they are the result of previous discussions.

She affirmed that their party; the Democratic Union Party (PYD), will continue its activities according to its principles and ideology until a new parliament is formed and a constitution and law for political parties that provide official licensing are established.

At the conclusion of the two meetings, Houriya Shamdin emphasized that there were attempts to Incite discord among the various groups in order to undermine the integration process, and she called on women to support this process and intensify their struggle.

The meeting concluded with an open discussion among the participants, who stressed the need to broaden the women's struggle to encompass all regions of Syria.

ANHA