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13.th Shelter and Consultation Centers Convention was held in Soke

By 17 May 2013No Comments

13.th Shelter and Consultation Centers Convention, which has the widest platform about struggling violence against women in Turkey, were arranged in Söke this year. It finished with requests are relating to stop women killings and men’s violence.

13.th Shelter and Consultation Centers Convention, which has the widest platform about struggling violence against women in Turkey, were arranged in Söke this year. It finished with requests are relating to stop women killings and men’s violence.

There were “today and future of struggling for shelters in the world”, “ Women killings”, “Male-dominated culture and abuse”, “Feminism and homophobia”, “Budget for violence against women in family and its political outcomes” among presentation’s titles of convention.

Stop tolerance to men’s violence

At the beginning of convention, the Shelter and Consultation Centers explained that tolerance to men’s violence should finish. They emphazised that women are killed because of integrity, jealousy and love in any case unjust provocation’s reduction is applied and use of firearms are encouraged.

There were Mor Çatı, Akdam, Antalya Women Cooperation Association , ÇEKEV, İzmir Women Cooperation Association, Kapadokya Women Cooperation Association, Muş Women Association,Kamer Foundation, Selis, VAKAD, Van Saray Women Association, Söke Women Shelter Association, KADAV, Şahmaran Women Cooperation and Research Center Association and Elder among organizer for convention.

Söke, Kuaşadası, İzmir Municipalities, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, STGM, Van and Nevşehir Provinces supported this convention. 

 

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