Istanbul One afternoon we met with representatives of a number of different women’s organizations and then the next day the delegation from the Organizers’ Forum (www.organizersforum.org) met with the leader of a large women’s non-profit. I was both impressed by their grit, spirit, and determination, and sadden by how long the road before them appeared …
Category: International
Thawing the Cold War — DISK and Textile Workers
Istanbul DISK was the third labor federation (of 6 or 7 in Turkey) that we visited a short metro stop away from Tiksim, then a walk, and then a climb, but all that is welcome to beautiful Istanbul. We ended up getting to meet with the General Secretary of the entire federation, who was also …
Insan Heklari Dernegi — Human Rights Association
Istanbul We were finishing up a typically long day with the Organizers’ Forum (www.organizersforum.org) delegation when we trooped into the meeting with the Istanbul branch of ISD — Insan Heklari Dernegi or the Human Rights Association. We ended up meeting with a bunch of their executive committee members and listening to about the most cogent …