Category Archives: Protests

Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker / Rosas in solidarity with Istanbul!

Organized by BiMERAS, iDANS Contemporary Dance and Performance Festival is hosting Rosas danst Rosas by pioneer contemporary choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker this weekend in Istanbul, as an expression of iDANS’ struggle to continue with its “in-exhaustible dance” in the most difficult conditions. In an attempt to support the pluralistic participatory democracy movement in Turkey, the performances will be free [...] → Read the full article…

Ulusal has been demonstrating every night for three weeks in a row on the “Beursplein” (square) in Amsterdam

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For weeks the world has been gripped by violent developments on and around the Taksim Square in Istanbul. Pictures of blood-stained protestors and footage of attacks with tear gas and water cannons are eagerly shared via Twitter and Facebook. Not only by the Turks themselves, but also by journalists, artists and activists of other nationalities. Yes, even by people you [...] → Read the full article…

SoL: Support from Denmark to Gezi Resistance

Another support to Gezi Park resistance has come from Denmark. Protesters who had set up a tent on June 18th to support the resistance held a demonstration today. Another support to Gezi Park resistance has come from Denmark. A solidarity demonstration has been held in Denmark’s Aalborg to support the resistance in both Turkey and Brazil. The demonstration has started [...] → Read the full article…

Çaylak Haber: Support from Switzerland to “Standing Man”

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The citizens of Turkey living in Zurich showed their solidarity with the “Standing Man” protests which started as an alternative protest in Taksim. The stand still protest which was started by a performance artist Erdem Gündüz keeps on attracting people in Europe as well as all all around Turkey. Around 50 people has started a standing still protest to support the [...] → Read the full article…

Toronto Star: Iconography of non-violence and Turkey’s ‘standing man’ – Rick Salutin

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Turkey’s standing man is uniquely individual, even casual within the gallery of non-violent acts of resistance. It’s hard to say what’s so moving about him. He stands, sleeves rolled up, hands in pants pockets, gazing (in the original version) at a portrait of modern Turkey’s founder, Kemal Ataturk, clearly pondering it — for eight hours. It’s not overtly defiant but [...] → Read the full article…

Jadaliyya: ‘All of a sudden!’: Gezi Park resistance in Ankara

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Perhaps the best words to express the beginning of the resistance in Ankara belong to the Turkish poet Orhan Veli Kanık: “Everything happened all of a sudden!” We had been following the developments in Gezi Park for four days. These developments were similar to what had happened with the Emek Movie Theater, which was constructed in 1924 and was destroyed [...] → Read the full article…

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