15th European Dersim Culture Festival begins with a call for resistance

15th European Dersim Culture Festival begins with a call for resistance

The 15th European Dersim Culture Festival began in Frankfurt, at Rebstockpark, under the slogan “We are not from Khorasan, we are not from Tunceli, we are from Dersim!” (Ma ne Xorasan, ma ne Tunceli! Ma Dersim me!) This year, the festival was organized with the aim of resisting assimilation, preserving cultural values, keeping historical memory alive, and strengthening social solidarity.   Opening panel: The destruction of language, culture, an…