*This is a 2025 CSW69 experience sharing article by Gülfer Kırbaş, Co-founder and Co-General Coordinator of ÇemberDE. I attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meetings for seven days with the support of UN Women Turkey . During this time, I had the opportunity to speak with women activists from Turkey who have been following the CSW process for many years. These conversations helped me to evaluate my own observations within a broader context. The

As Çember Civil Initiative Association and Uçan Süpürge Women's Communication and Research Association, we participated in CSW70. We are documenting this process in New York as a collaborative memory project to make it more understandable for women's organizations and activists in Türkiye and to strengthen their participation in the international advocacy field. As the Circle Civil Initiative Association, together with the Flying Broom Women's Communication and Research Assoc

*This is a series of articles consisting of assessments by Gülfer Kırbaş, who attended the 70th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on behalf of ÇemberDE. The message of the sessions I attended on the first day of CSW70 was clear: Women's rights only gain meaning when they exist in legal texts, but when they become a reality in life. Although the topics discussed today ranged from justice and education to digital security, body rights, and women's lives in

*This is a series of articles consisting of assessments by Gülfer Kırbaş, who attended the 70th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on behalf of ÇemberDE. While on my way to Rockefeller Center for an event, the song Sixteen Tons suddenly came to mind. We cannot call it a coincidental recollection. The song was written about the value of labor and the lives of workers burdened with debt. Many of the talks I heard at CSW70 today essentially revolved around th

*This is a series of articles consisting of assessments by Gülfer Kırbaş, who attended the 70th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on behalf of ÇemberDE. In front of the UN Headquarters One of the things that stuck with me most from CSW70 was that the world is much more dynamic than we think. Listening to the speakers, especially those from the Arab world, in the sessions I attended today was quite thought-provoking for me. This region is often portrayed t

*This is a series of articles consisting of assessments by Gülfer Kırbaş, who attended the 70th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on behalf of ÇemberDE. 🚺 For the past few days, I've been participating in various events as part of CSW70. While each seems to focus on a different topic, they all boil down to the same question: Why is equality so difficult to achieve, and why are hard-won rights so fragile? On one hand, there is talk of the care economy, wa

*This is a series of articles consisting of assessments by Gülfer Kırbaş, who attended the 70th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on behalf of ÇemberDE. I attended 16 events at CSW last week. That's a bit much, and it's just my greed. What can I do, I love it :) Patiska Platformu'ndan Selma Acuner ve Kırmızı Biber Derneği'nden Fatma Aytaç - KSK69 için hazırladığımız "Uluslarüstü Kadın Dayanışması" Kitabı I finished the day with 5 more events. They were on

*This is a series of articles consisting of assessments by Gülfer Kırbaş, who attended the 70th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on behalf of ÇemberDE. Today, as part of CSW70, For the first time, I watched sessions that were truly at the heart of the field we work in: 🚺 The role of women's organizations in crises, 👩🏻💼The importance of feminist crisis management, 💵 funding of women's organizations Türkiye ekibinin düzenlediği 'Women, Wisdom, Web - N

*This is a series of articles consisting of assessments by Gülfer Kırbaş, who attended the 70th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on behalf of ÇemberDE. Who from Türkiye will be participating in CSW71? CSW70 ended with a dramatic closing. Sima Bahaus's message was clear: We are continuing our advocacy here, drawing strength from the women's movement, and we are succeeding. However, this does not mean there is no danger! In the commission, where decisions

In the fourth episode of the ÇemberDE podcast series, we discuss the details of the legal guide prepared within the scope of the Migrant Women Support Project , which offers a roadmap in women's struggle for their rights. In this episode, we examine why this guide, one of the most tangible outcomes of the project, is of vital importance for women on the Belgium-Turkey route, with expert opinions. The "in-between" situation of immigrant women can also complicate access to lega

“Alternative Encounters,” which we held in Adıyaman between April 17-19, 2025, in collaboration with the Flying Broom Women's Communication and Research Association, was more than just an event program for us; it was one of the ways to think, create, listen, and create space for each other's experiences. In the aftermath of the earthquake, we believe that art and cultural production are not only a space that "makes you feel good," but also a tool that builds memory, makes exp

Sometimes, remembering that we're not alone is the most important thing we need to keep going. The Civil Voices Festival , held in Ankara , was a gathering where hundreds of people, organizations, and ideas fighting for rights in different fields came together. Seeing diverse issues—from women's rights to children's rights, from disability rights to ecology, from labor struggles to disaster relief—find their place in the same space, reminded us once again how vibrant and crea

Crises no longer come in isolation. Disasters, caregiving burdens, economic inequality, migration, climate crisis, digital violence, shrinking civic space… They all intersect, amplify each other, and make already existing inequalities more visible. In our "Generating Feminist Responses to Crises" workshop held in Istanbul as ÇemberDE, we attempted to look at this complex situation from a feminist perspective. The workshop brought together the global feminist discussions that

ÇemberDE Podcast’in bu bölümünde, Göçmen Kadın Destek Projesi kapsamındaki meşhur Brüksel çalışma ziyaretini ve sahadaki birebir karşılaşmaları konuşuyoruz. Gülfer Kırbaş, Sevginur Bakır ve İlknur Tel’in katılımıyla; Belçika’da yaşayan Türkiyeli kadınlarla gerçekleştirilen atölyelerden hukuki konsolosluk süreçlerine, psikolojik destek alanlarından Brüksel’deki sivil toplum yapısına kadar pek çok konuyu masaya yatırıyoruz.

ÇemberDE podcast serisinin üçüncü bölümünde, Brüksel ve Eskişehir arasında kurulan anlamlı bir dayanışma köprüsünü, Göçmen Kadın Destek Projesi’ni konuşmaya başladık. 2024 yılında hayata geçen bu çalışma; Türkiye’den Belçika’ya göç eden kadınların yaşadığı hak ihlallerini, şiddet risklerini ve bu süreçteki özgün ihtiyaçlarını odağına alıyor.

When we think of the climate crisis, many of us still picture melting glaciers, parched land, vast wildfires or floods in distant countries. Yet the climate crisis is now much closer. It is in our homes. In our kitchens. In our working lives. In our care responsibilities. In food prices. In the cities we live in. In whether we can reach a safe place when disaster strikes. Perhaps this is precisely where we need to begin talking about the climate crisis: in our everyday lives.

Toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğini anlatırken 'erk'e sahip olanların bu gücü bırakmak istemediklerini ve bunun için her yolu denediklerini anlatırız. O erk evde de aynı, devletin başında da. Bakınız bugün dünyada kadın haklarının durumu ve devletlerin tutumu bize önemli bir geriye gidiş tablosu çiziyor.