ÖKSAV held the fourth event in its series, launched under the motto "Introduction and Solidarity Meeting," in Paris on January 25, 2026.
The event, held in a hall adorned with numerous works by İsmihan Şen, Ahmet Tunç, and Muzaffer Oruçoğlu, began with a slideshow presentation. Following this, our guest, Madame Fabienne Lefebvre, a member of the Vitry-sur-Seine municipal council, gave a short speech, wishing KÖKSAV success. #RapzanBelâgat, who has been living in the diaspora for seven years, left a profound impact on the audience with his rap performance, perfectly suited to the spirit of the day. This was followed by a reading of Maya Angelou's poem "I Still Rise." To commemorate the events in Rojava, the poem was read by İnci Kaya, accompanied by images of women braiding their hair.
Later, #JuanGolan Elibeg Kerborani took the stage with a musical and visual presentation featuring examples of Yazidi art. Following this performance, KÖKSAV spokespersons Sultan Karataş and Emre Erdal gave a speech about the foundation's purpose, vision, and understanding of solidarity. The program also included a reading of Pablo Neruda's "Dictators" and Scottish poet Joe Corrie's "I Am Ordinary," both translated by İnci Kaya Sultan Karataş. The main program concluded after Dodan's impressive stage performance. As anticipated, a free-form discussion and conversation session with the guests followed. This informal conversation, filled with exchanges of ideas, criticisms, and suggestions, brought the program to a close.
The most meaningful assessment of our fourth meeting, which included a buffet and cocktails, came from an academic friend of ours:
“KÖKSAV’s Paris event made us feel once again that solidarity, togetherness, and supporting each other are as essential as bread and water. Such meetings, where we strongly feel that we are not alone, multiply through the power of exchanging ideas, criticism, and face-to-face communication, and in addition to strengthening solidarity, they also bring creative and solution-oriented suggestions to the fields of struggle…”
