Friday Talks VII --- 5 March 2010

Activist Erdem Dilbaz and the Anatolian Life And Consumption Cooperative were the guests of the 7^th Friday Talks.

Erdem Dilbaz talked about new examples of activist movements around the world and discussed what could be done in Turkey. Do alternative forms of activism help us achieve our goals quicker? In order to make the society and individuals know about the demands of rights, what kind of innovative activist movements can we make, are there any examples? 

The Anatolian Life and Consumption Cooperative group talked about the Gülsuyu-Gülensu Solidarity Initiave as well as their activities in the neighborhood since 2008 and their observations. The group, who invited the whole neighborhood to be a member of the Cooperative, aims to be a long-term support and sharing platform in the neighborhood.

Friday Talks VI --- 26 February 2010

The guests of the 6^th Friday Talks were artist Canan Şenol and Sevim Şahin, a nurse at the Gülsuyu Health Center. 

Artist and feminist activist Canan Şenol lives and works in Istanbul. Working with various mediums such as video, installation, photography, painting and performance, Canan Şenol examines gender in patriarchy within the context of physical education and biopolitics.

Living in the neighborhood and working in the Gülsuyu Health Center for many years, Sevim Şahin talked about her experiences with the women in the neighborhood about “being a woman in Gülsüyü-Gülensu”.  For her work Sevim Şahin has gone from door to door in the neighborhood doing health surveys and at one period in addition to her job she also volunteered her services in the slums located next to the health clinic.