Online Webinar

Women, Villages, Forests:
Local Struggle and Solidarity Experiences from Greece and Türkiye

15 May 2025
13:00 – 14:30 CET

This webinar will be held in Turkish and Greek languages only. Simultaneous interpretation in these languages will be available during the event. The recording of the event will be available on ACCTING’s YouTube channel with English subtitles.

This event will share the struggles and solidarity experiences led by women and local communities in rural areas and forest villages in Türkiye and Greece against the risks of forest fires. The event will begin with the presentation of the policy recommendations titled “Valuing Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Disaster Management and Nature Protection” prepared within the scope of the ACCTING project. This will be followed by the presentation of the toolkit “Reducing Forest Fire Risk for Local Communities,” developed by DOCK – Social Solidarity in the Economic Sector, an organization based in Greece, as part of a project supported by the ACCTING project.  

After the presentations, a panel discussion will be held with the participation of all participants. There will be a short Q&A session after the panel.

Participants

Ilias Anagnostopoulos, Manganiako Village Head, organic farmer – Greece 

Danae Athanassopoulou, President of the Cultural Association of Ancient Messene – Greece 

Sevil Duman, Izmir, Urla Birgi Village Head – Türkiye  

Panagiotis Giannakopoulos, Nostos and Villages in Action – Community Based Institute Founding member – Greece 

Şerife Güzel, Izmir Municipality Fire Department Forest Villages and Rural Areas Fire Intervention Unit Head – Türkiye  

Nejla Işık, Muğla Ikizköy Village Head, farmer – Türkiye  

Dimitra Papaioannidou, Ecomuseum Zagori – Greece  

Pervin Savran, Head of the Sarıkeçililer Life and Solidarity Association, shepherd – Türkiye  

Elena Tzamouranou, DOCK and Villages in Action – Community Based Institute Founding Member – Greece 

Moderator

Esin Düzel, Researcher, Sabancı University, EarthSky Solidarity Association Member  
 

Concluding Notes 

Ayşe Gül Altınay, Researcher, EarthSky Solidarity Association Chair