THANK YOU LETTER

Dear Yazidi community members and friends of the Yazidi Cause, 

We would like to thank every one of you for being with us to commemorate and honor the genocide inflicted by Da'esh on the Yazidi people and minority groups in Iraq that began on August 4, 2014. 

On the second and third of August, 2020, you moved us with overwhelming solidarity with clear voices of pledges and commitments to actions. You reassured us that the Yazidi people are not alone. You confirmed to us that we will not re-convene for a seventh annual commemoration without first achieving key milestones on the safe return to Sinjar and justice for the Yazidi women, families, and community. You took ownership that our genocide is your genocide. 

The speeches and dialogue we shared and presented together to the Yazidi community, the minorities of Iraq, and the world have been documented as a public asset for diplomacy, negotiation, action, and collective accountability for us all. With this collated document, we believe we can enter a new level of transparency, expert-based diplomacy, and evidence-based advocacy to ensure the Yazidi Cause and all those harmed are not left behind. 

Hand in hand, a peaceful, sustainable, and humane future can be achieved with steadfastness and dedication. Thank you for honoring our past and present, and for your relentless belief in our future.

With much gratitude and our deepest respect

Haider Elias
President
Yazda Organization

Lynn Zovighian

Co-founder & Managing Director

The Zovighian Partnership