The 5 days will provide structured and informal opportunities for dialogue and relationship building with colleagues from around the world, working in gender and peacebuilding – to expand your global network of collegial support and mutual learning.
“The coming together of Zimbabwean women across their diversities provides a new impetus and bridge for implementation of the Global Political Agreement.” — Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland; president & founding President of Realising Rights
The Women's Manifesto has been endorsed by numerous women's organization, such as the Women's Policy Group and Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. It shows the determination of women to work for the removal of the barriers that prevent their full and equal participation in society. Women are not represented in decision making roles or in politics.
The Palestine Solidarity Movement at Rutgers University is organizing the Third North American Conference. Since Rutgers Administration is acting to cancel the conference, the Palestine Solidarity Movement calls individuals to sign a petition to demand Rutgers University to reinstate the Conference in campus.
Several hundred Palestinian women have held a silent protest in the West Bank town of Ram Allah, demanding legislation to protect women from so-called honour killings.
WLP partner, Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD-A), has received individual donations and funders' pledges amounting to $53,000. Thank you for your generous support! Of this amount, $11,500 cash was available on Saturday. Relief kits and cleaning kits for $11,000 have been purchased and distributed as of today.
We made clear that no walls would stand between the people. Some two hundred Palestinians, 35 Israelis and a similar number of internationals gathered yesterday in the village of Zububa to mark the international day of solidarity against the wall, by tearing a portion of it down. Our day started much earlier though.
The International Community, including the High Contracting Parties of the Geneva Conventions and international governmental and non-governmental humanitarian organizations, are called on to prevent a further deterioration in the humanitarian conditions for civilians in the Gaza Strip.
On behalf of all the International Coordinators and Board Members of Peace Women Across the Globe (formerly 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005), we join the International Women's Commission for Just and Sustainable Peace, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, other human rights and women's rights organizations, and the wider international community in demanding the end to all military operations and violence in Gaza, L
