London seminars

We have a great pleasure to invite you to the two seminars, which are a part of the Citizenship, Migration and Women Activism in Kurdistan and Diaspora project that will take place in London between 28.02-01.03.2025. They are organised by the ALCITfem team with the cooperation of Kurd-Akad UK and Halkevi - Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre. See the below programme:

Friday, 28th February 2025:

5-8 PM: Enacting Citizenship: Kurdish Women's Resilience, Activism, and Creativity: book launch. More about the book under the link.

Place: University of Westminster

Address: Westminster Forum, 5th floor 32-38 Wells Street, London W1T 3UW

Saturday, 1st March 2025

6-8 PM  Women's resilience and activism: Book presentation, film screening and discussion:

Place: Halkevi - Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre

Address: 31-33 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3DF

Film: Angels of Sinjar (Poland, Germany, 2022), by Hanna Polak, is a film about the Yezidi genocide and at the same time a heartrending cry for justice. An exposé of a terrible crime against humanity, it reveals the horrors of a forgotten genocide and a people who are denied all of their rights—but it’s also a testament to their hope, courage and strength.

Hanna Polak is a Polish director, cinematographer and producer. For her short documentary film, The Children of Leningradsky, about a community of homeless children living in the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow, she was nominated for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award. In 2003, she was awarded Best Producer of Documentary Movies at the Kraków Film Festival for Railway Station Ballad. Making Angels of Sinjars took her six years of often very dangerous efforts and hard work.