There was a ceremony for Canadian Hero Nazzareno Tassone (Heval Agir) yesterday, the following is from a speech given by one of his friends at the ceremony…
Serok Apo once said – “Those that forget about martyrs, who dont find any meaning in them and only talk about them – would accomplish nothing. Finding meaning in martyrs is not an interest in a dead person but rather means to imitate their struggle”
I first met Heval Agir in the training academy last year. He had chosen to come to Rojava because he truly believed in the democratic revolution that was inspired by Abdullah Ocalan. He was humbled by the heroic defence of Kobane by the men and women of the YPG and YPJ. From 2000 miles away in his own country of Canada – he watched a new dawn break in the Middle East. It was a revolution he was determined to join, so he travelled half the world to be with us here in Rojava.
Heval Agir had all the qualities that the YPG and YPJ expect from their fighters. He was kind, he was intelligent, he was brave and he understood exactly what the people of Rojava are fighting for – freedom, equality and justice – the cornerstones of Democratic Confederalism.
Heval Agir didnt just die fighting the enemies of Rojava, he died fighting the enemy of humanity. The Islamic State is nothing but a gang of fascists that want to subjugate the world, oppress women and indoctrinate children. The people of Rojava will never give into this tyranny, they will never again live in a society that denies them their basic human rights. They will never surrender to foreign powers – like Turkey – who want to colonize and export their own toxic brand of fascism into Syria.
The hearts of the International Volunteers and all the people of Rojava go out to Sehid Agirs mother and family. They have shown amazing strength and courage over the past few months. It was a priority of the YPG to find Sehid Agirs body and take it back from the ISIS thugs. It now goes back to Canada with honour and love. His spirit soars now and his name will live forever in the hearts of the Kurdish people.
I have a message now for the people of Canada, who should be so proud of their fallen son. Naz is an example of everything Canada can be proud of. He was an internationalist that believed in democracy and equality. The Government of Canada must take up the banner and rifle that Naz has dropped. Let Naz show Canada that they can do something about ISIS, that they can liberate the thousands of Yazidi girls taken by the Islamic State, Canada must send the YPG the support it needs to destroy ISIS and restore peace to Syria.
I will close my eulogy with one final message. Kurdistan, Rojava, all the peoples of Syria – the men and women of the International Volunteers are with you. Dont be sad that Sehid Agir has fallen, but instead celebrate his life and share in his joy of being with his brothers and sisters in the YPG and YPJ.
We will never forget the words of Ocalan, we will remember you Heval Agir…
Sehid Namirin
From Canadian Heroes- We hopefully expect his body back in Canada in the next week or so now….
