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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Follow the Women 2008 Kadınları İzle
2-15 Mayıs 2008 tarihlerinde Türkiye'den 20, dünyanın 30 ülkesinden 400 kadar kadın Lübnan'dan başlayarak Suriye ve Ürdün'den geçerek bisikletle Filistin'e gittik.
Gittiğimiz her ülkede, her şehirde, her köyde, türkülerle danslarla karşılandık. Ev sahipleri misafirleri, misafirler de ev sahiplerini çok sevdi. Amacımız bir tıkla barışı getirmek değildi tabii ki. Ama Ortadoğu'nun, Filistin'in ihtiyacı olan manevi desteğe katkıda bulunmaktı, yanınızdayız demekti, ilk elden oraları tanımak, tanışmaktı. Oradaki insanların da yaşamak ve mutlu olmak için bizim kadar haklarını olduğunu görmek ve göstermekti.
Amacımıza ulaşmak için ilk adımı attık. Kendimize ve çevremize, oralara gidilebileceğini kanıtladık. Herkesin yapabileceği birşeyler var, çok şey var. Tüm seyahat boyunca tuttuğum günlüğü yakında yayınlayacağım, o zamana kadar seyahatin fotoğraflarına şuradan bakabilirsiniz.
20 ordinary women from Turkey, and 400 others from 30 different countries of the world, cycled from Lebanon to Palestine by passing through Jordan and Syria, on the dates between 2-15 May, 2008.
Every country, every city, and every little town we went to, people welcomed us with sincerity and warmness. The hosts liked the guests and the guests liked the hosts. We knew that peace wouldn't come with a simple bike ride, with just one click. But we also knew that peace was long process that requires many people's efforts in different forms for a long time.
Our aim was to support the Middle East, Palestine, tell them that we were with them, meet them and make simple connections. Our aim was to see and show that people there has the right to live and be happy just like us.
We made the first step to reach our goals, we proved to ourselves and others that it is safe, fun and neccessary to go to the Middle East, to learn about Middle East. Everybody can do something to change the world, there is just too much to do. And the things you do, is never small...
I will publish my diary that I wrote during the trip, until then you can see the photos of the trip at http://www.flickr.com/photos/selmasevkli/collections/72157605072682840/
Labels:
cycle,
filistin,
follow the women,
ftw,
middle east,
palestine
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chok gozel fotograflar saldon. teshekor
very nice pictures.
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