Kurdish National Congress of North America

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January 6-8, 2012: KNC-NA supported and participated the Kurdish Youth Festival in Washington DC.

http://kurdishyouthfestival.org/program

December 18, 2011: Board meeting

November 20, 2011: Board meeting

Novemebr 11, 2011: KNC-NA expresses its condolences to the family and friends of professor Ismet Sherif Vanli. Professor Vanli was an honorable Kurdish historian and Swiss Judge. His dedicated his life to inform the public about the plight of the Kurds in all parts of divided Kurdistan. He was a friend of KNC-NA and a speaker at some of our annual conferences. He will be missed tremendously.

October 28, 2011: KNC-NA support a fundraising event for the victims of the earthquake in N-Kurdistan:

20111028-PR-WanEarthquake.pdf

October 16, 2011: Board meeting

October 7-9, 2011: The newly established World Kurdish Congress (WKC) held a conference on October 7-9, 2011 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Details at: http://kurdishcongress.org/index.php

YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcsA4Cx1wuo&feature=player_embedded

The conference was opened by Layla Zana, the former prisoner of conscious and current MP from Amed, who fights for justice, peace, and progress in Kurdistan.

Many academic, cultural, humanitarian, and political leaders from various parts of Kurdistan had gathered to discuss the impact of science and culture in moving Kurdistan forward. The president of KNC-NA participated in the event and suggested following points at the end of his presentation:

• United and coordinated efforts to encourage technological development, industrialization, reliable banking system, and helping people to help themselves
• Supporting democratization to change dictatorial regimes, encouraging productivity instead of consumerism, demanding referendum, election, check and balance
• Protecting Kurdish identity, culture, and heritage, while encouraging flexibility to change non-adoptive traditions that had prevented modernity and progress in Kurdistan
• Demanding justice and bringing dictators and their supporters to international criminal courts, supporting peace and dialogue to prevent revenge and violence

October 4th, 2011: Special Board meeting: Discussed Halabja's legal case. KNC-NA directors are encouraged to arrange fund raising events to continue financing the case until the victims of Halabja are compensated.

September 15, 2011: Board meeting

September 11, 2011: KNC-NA commemorates the 10th anniversary of September 11 as a day to condemn all form of violence by religious and political groups and individuals and by various governments around the world. The Kurdish people have a deep understanding for the survivors of the victims as they have gone through a worse experience inflicted on them by the governments of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.

Letter of the Professor Gundi, the former president of KNC-NA to President Obama:

20110827-LtrToObamaByKirmanjGundi.pdf

August 31, 2011: Members of KNC-NA and other organizations in Southern California condemned the escalation of violence by Syria, Iran, and Turkey in a demonstration in front of Turkish Embassy in Los Angeles.

August 13, 2011: A KNC-NA view on the book Rahamn the Kurd: 20110813-BookReviewRahmanTheKurd.pdf

August 7, 2011: Board meeting

July 27, 2011: KNC-NA Statement of Iran-PJAK War:

20110727-PR-OnIran-PjakWar.pdf

July 23, 2011: KNC-NA organized a seminar on Irvine, CA titled: Hope, Trauma, and Resilience, the Case of Rojhallat of Kurdistan. Guest speakers included Mrs. Sohyela Qazi and Dr. Kajal Rahmani in addition to some of the KNC-NA directors and other local personalities in Southern California. A summary can be found at:

20110723-SeminarOnE-Kurdistan.pdf

July 18, 2011: Statement on democratic autonomy in North Kurdistan: 20110718-PRonDemocraticAutonomy.pdf

July 5, 2011: Board meeting

June 29 2011: Letter to BPD regarding their election in N-Kurdistan: 20110629-LrtToBDP.pdf

June 22, 2011: KNC-NA members participated in a rally by the Kurdish Community to supports the protest against the brutality of the Syrian Regime. A press release by the community was drooped off the consulate:

20110615-PR-DemoSyria.pdf

June 12, 2011: In a seminar in Los Angeles a KNCNA board member from Western Kurdistan gave an update about the current situation in the region. Another board member also informed about the election results in North Kurdistan.

June 7, 2011: Board meeting

May 26, 2011: Participation in a gala dinner organized by PJA to honor Professor Ralph Fertig for his role as a progressive social activist and a freedom rider. Professor Fertig is a friend of Kurdistan.

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=b4lof6aab&oeidk=a07e3ld2uwse6ae79c8

May 22, 2011: Presentation at the first conference on Kurdish Genocide in Nashville, TN. Information on the conference can be fount at:

www.ustream.tv/channel/kurdish-genocide-conference

May 17, 2011, Interview by Nargis Kermashani's from Iranian Women Radio: http://coopradio.org/station/archives/24

May 15, 2011: KNC-NA members participated in a seminar by Kurdish American Education Society on history and culture.

May 15, 2011, Board meeting

May 13, 2011: Letter in support of KHRW to open an affiliate office in Los Angles area.

April 29-30, 2011: 23rd Annual Conference. For relevant publications go to: www.kncna.net/publications



The Kurdish National Congress of North America (KNC) is a non-profit, member-driven organization representing Kurds from all parts of Kurdistan living in the United States and Canada. The KNC was founded in 1988, soon after Iraqi chemical weapons attacks on Halabja and other Kurdish cities and villages.

Its objective is to unite Kurds living in North America to work for common goals, to promote the idea of a United Free Kurdistan, and to strengthen the voice of all Kurds living in the USA and Canada. The KNC is a democratic organization.

Its president and board of directors are elected by the members and the organization is governed by a set of by-laws. The KNC encourages open discussion of issues, free speech, and active participation in leadership by its members.

KNC-NA Bylaws can be found at:

http://www.kncna.net/20100606-kncnaBylaws

Activities from 22nd to 23rd Annual Conference:

http://www.kncna.net/20110425-KncnaNewsletter23rdConf.pdf 

Major activities from 1st to 22nd Annual Conference:

http://www.kncna.net/20110429-KncnaHistoryByAsadKhailani.pdf