WILPF events at AWID
In September 2016, WILPF facilitated a delegation of 19 women from 8 countries – including DRC, Chad, Syria, Cameroon, Nigeria, India, Colombia, and the UK – to the 2016 AWID Forum in Brazil. AWID’s 13th International Forum brought almost 2,000 participants together arond the theme: “Feminist futures: Building Collective Power for Rights and Justice.” There, WILPF cultivated solidarity among our global sisterhood. We shared our messages about the importance of disarmament and peace for feminist futures. And we contributed to six events including a feminist playbook for peace and launched our #MoveTheMoney interactive toolkit on feminist financing:
“Feminist Playbook for Peace” (Saturday 10 September:)
#MoveTheMoney interactive toolkit launch at Feminist resource mobilisation hub (Friday 9 September)
“What does solidarity look like? A cross-movement dialogue on challenging religious fundamentalisms” (Saturday 10 September)
“Women’s Power to Stop War - Peace across borders - Regional Cooperation in Africa” (Sunday 11 September)
“Local peace building initiatives define the future: sharing the experiences of Syrian and Iraqi women groups combating violence and building peace (Sunday 11 September)
- Positioning the binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations towards protecting the rights of WHRD's and minority constituencies” (Sunday 11 September)