As our world faces unprecedented challenges – political, social, economic, environmental – it is clear that alternative approaches to peace, equality, and sustainability are an absolutely imperative if there is to be a viable future for people and our planet.
On 28 September, join feminist peace activists and WILPF leaders Joy Onyesoh, Amani Beainy, Jamila Afghani, Melissa Torres, and Madeleine Rees for a frank discussion and critical analysis of how feminist peace can transform the systems of power within our societies that generate inequality, violence, and environmental degredation.
Together, panelists will explore feminist analysis, stories, and alternative paths toward change that centre the lived realities and experiences of women around the world.
About the speakers:
Jamila Afghani (@Jamila_Afghani, Afghanistan), peace activist, has experience working in areas that include education, migration-related issues, gender issues, and democratic governance in post-conflict and transitional countries. She is a movement-builder, a trainer, and a woman who knows how to make things happen. Jamila also serves as President of WILPF Afghanistan and is the WILPF South Asia Regional Representative.
Amani Beainy (@AmaniBeainy, Lebanon), peace activist, peace and environment activist, is a jurist specialising in arbitration, a researcher in public law, a feminist, a political and human rights activist, a WILPF member, and a WILPF Standing Constitution Committee member. She is also a co-founder of the “Save the Bisri Campaign”. In addition, Amani is a writer, poet, painter, and beekeeper.
Joy Onyesoh (@JoyOnyesoh, Nigeria), International President of WILPF and Country Director of WILPF Nigeria, holds a doctoral degree in Transformative Studies and is a Professor of Community Development. She specialises in the Women, Peace and Security agenda, movement building, and transforming gendered power structures. She is a visionary leader, an author, a strategist, and a protector of women’s rights – always with a touch of spirituality
Madeleine Rees (@WILPF, global citizen), WILPF Secretary-General, is a human rights lawyer and LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security Visiting Professor in Practice. Especially known for her work on promoting and advocating for feminist peace, she is a visionary revolutionary, a bridge builder, and a dot-linker – and indeed a rebel with a cause.
Melissa Torres (Mexico/United States of America), WILPF Vice-President, holds a PhD in Social Work and is the Director of Human Trafficking Research at the University of Texas. She is a volunteer, a trainer, and a researcher with a strong focus on the power of intersectionality and diversity.
See the full Visions of Feminist Peace programme here
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