Concert: Persian and Kurdish music in Oxford

Posted by Janroj in Calender, Community, News on 22. Jan, 2010 | No Comments

Date and Time: Sunday, 7 February 2010, @7:00pm

Venue:  The Wheatsheaf, at 129 High St, Oxford, OX1 4DF

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Research on images of the Kurdish identity in London

Posted by KSSO in Calender, Community, Research on 22. Dec, 2009 | No Comments

[ November 13, 2009; 18:00 to 20:00. ] images

We as a research team are doing a research project on ‘Influences of identity, community and social networks on ethnic minority representation at work’ at London Metropolitan University and focusing on Kurdish people in Hackney, Indian people in Ealing and Caribbean people in Lambeth.

We are looking for 20  Kurdish individuals (with different age, gender, education and occupation background) to participate in a focus group and to interpret the social and cultural meanings of 10 photographs of Kurdish everyday life in London including identity, community and work.

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KSSO press release  about clossure of DTP

KSSO press release about clossure of DTP

Posted by KSSO in Campaigns, Community, News on 15. Dec, 2009 | No Comments

We, at Kurdish Studies and Student Organization (KSSO) are deeply concerned about  the decision by the Turkish Constitutional Court to close down the only pro-Kurdish party in the Turkish parliment, DTP (Demokratik Toplum Partisi – Democratic Society Party).

We urge Members of Parliament (MPs), Members of European Parliament (MEPs), human rights organizations and campaigners, academics and trade unions to send a strong message to the Turkish authorities to solve the Kurdish issue peacefully.

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The sixth Kurdish Film Festival London 20th – 30th November 2009

The sixth Kurdish Film Festival London 20th – 30th November 2009

Posted by Janroj in Community, News on 11. Nov, 2009 | No Comments

The sixth London Kurdish Film Festival  (LKFF) will start from 20th  November. The full programme and lots more information is on the London Kurdish Film Festival website http://www.lkff.co.uk/index.html

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

The festival is coming soon and London Kurdish Film Festival Organising Committee needs your help. They need people to help them for smooth running of the festival programme at the venues. If you live in London and are free between 20-30 November you might be the one they need. Your help needed for following:

KAYO: Bringing medical help to Kurds in Turkey

Posted by KSSO in Community on 28. Sep, 2009 | 1 Comment

KAYO and Gift of Hope Overseas Request for donations to bring medical help to people of Bazîd (Doğubeyazıt) in the Kurdish region of Turkey.

Looking for a Kurdish (Sorani) Language Tutor

Posted by Janroj in Community on 24. Sep, 2009 | No Comments

We are currently looking for an experienced Kurdish (Sorani) language tutor for a client in London. She is looking to arrange a 2-day intensive Kurdish course at the end of September.