Introducing Filiz who will never, ever whistle at night

2nd May 2012 by Tara

I would like to introduce you to Filiz, not her name, but one she would have liked to be called. Her grandparents came to Ayvalik from the Greek island of Lesvos, during one of the population exchanges between the two countries. Here in Ayvalik, her great grandfather worked in an olive oil factory, but in Greece, he owned a taverna, which was good as apparently he liked his drink. Read more…

Introducing ‘Zeyno,; another member of our garbage ladies team

4th April 2012 by Tara

We would like to introduce you to Zeyno – not her real name but the name she would like to have been known by. Zeyno comes to our workshop most afternoons and despite plenty of issues from her home life that she carries with her, always has a great sense of humor and makes the other ladies laugh. Now and again though, when things are really bad at home, she sits quietly and keeps to herself, taking advantage of the opportunity to be somewhere where she feels welcome and where she has a role. By now, there is enough of a solidarity in the workshop that the other ladies, those full time and the piece-makers who come and go, know to just let her be. But mostly, she is in a good mood when she is with us and tells her share of jokes to make the innocent blush.

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Screwing Business as Usual

26th March 2012 by Tara

We – cop(m)adam – were recently asked by Virgin Unite – of Virgin Records and Virgin Air – to make a video to submit to their ‘Screw Business as Usual’ competition. So we did! Or rather, friends of ours did:-) Check us out and please like our entry and of course,  Read more…