8-9 June Call for Solidarity Actions with #OccupyGezi

8-9 June Call for Solidarity Actions with #OccupyGezi 

Calling on all cities of the world! Come out this weekend and  reclaim your public spaces to show solidarity with #OccupyGezi and the  many waves of protests in Turkey!

What began as a small occupation to protect Istanbul's Gezi  Park erupted within a matter of days into massive protests that spread  like wildfire across Turkey. A key trigger was the disproportionate use  of force by the police. Just as Gezi Park crystallized the struggle over  an ever-shrinking public space hijacked by neoliberal authoritarianism,  the pepper gas that security forces doused on Istanbul literalized the  general need for breathing space - hundreds of thousands of people  walked out onto the streets in support of the Gezi Park occupation  despite a total media blackout, defying police brutality. Now we have  reclaimed not only Gezi Park but also Taksim Square, the very heart of Turkey's public sphere, where mass expressions of discontent have  repeatedly been banned, throughout the republic's history. As Taksim and  Gezi swell every night with thousands of people who come to celebrate  their solidarity, victory and  power, our resistance in other parts of Istanbul and other cities  across Turkey continues. Of one thing we are certain: Nothing will ever  be the same  again. 

 

Show your support and solidarity this weekend, 8-9 June. Reclaim Tahrir, Syntagma, Sol, Zuccotti, your local streets, squares and parks! Trust us, they belong to you.