Lessons from a historic Act of Disarmament in Kurdistan

Lessons from a historic Act of Disarmament in Kurdistan

After decades of armed struggle, the PKK is laying down its weapons and beginning a new nonviolent chapter in the Kurdish independence movement. Matt Meyer ( Waging Nonviolence ) – On July 11, in the hills of Northern Iraq, a scene unfolded that would shake even the most experienced disarmament activist. Walking down a steep clearing to a makeshift staging area surrounded by several hundred community members and supporters, 30 heavily armed guer…