Feminist.com is proud to announce this new, evolving section of its website dedicated to women and peace. We are deeply committed to supporting a vision of lasting peace throughout the world, which can only be achieved through the full participation of peace-seeking women alongside peace-seeking men in all aspects of society. The Women and Peace section will serve as a platform to promote and support the visionary people and organizations working toward this goal.
We celebrate the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize jointly awarded to three powerful women of peace: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, and Yemini opposition leader Tawakkul Karman for their "non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work." These Nobel Laureates represent thousands of women peacemakers in every community, within every culture and religion, who can bring much needed perspectives and skills to the peacemaking tables – at a time when women continue to make up less than 8 percent of official negotiating parties.
Through this section, Feminist.com will showcase women’s peacebuilding work, elevate their voices on key peace and security questions, and advocate for women who are risking their lives for peace. Features of this section will:
harness technology to enable connection and collaboration across divides, engaging diverse audiences that are impossible to gather in a non-virtual space
provide a space to discuss and share diverse methods, strategies, and resources
emphasize dialogue, inviting different political, economic, social, cultural, and religious perspectives on women’s full inclusion in peace and security
empower Feminist.com readers to become more informed and involved, increasing support for the work of women peacemakers across the globe
This Women and Peace section was first inspired by Omega Institute and V-Day's Women, Power & Peace
conference. Check out the links to articles and interviews from this event below.
As this section evolves, we are particularly excited to spotlight Women, War and Peace, a groundbreaking 5-part series on PBS in Fall 2011, co-produced by Abigail E. Disney, Pamela Hogan, and Gini Reticker. Check back frequently for updates from this series and the various activities it is inspiring across the globe!
Latest articles:
Petition to Support the Afghan's Network
By Meredith Tax
Women, War & Peace:
War Redefined
By Peter Bull
Bring in the Women Peacemakers:
Are We at a Tipping Point?
By Sheherazade Jafari
Women Nobel Peace Laureates Congratulate Three New Women Laureates by the Nobel Women's Initiative
Interviewing a new kind of leader and, now, a Nobel Prize winner, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
by Pat Mitchell
 Omega
Institute, V-Day and the Nobel Women's Initiative
present...
Women,
Power & Peace
Read
Feminist.com's archive of features from the
Women, Power & Peace Conference
More
from and about Women, Power & Peace
Hillary, Condi, Aung San Suu Kyi and You
by Marianne Schnall - The Women's Media Center
Nobel
Laureates, Sally Field, and Other Muzzled
Peace Voices
by Marianne Schnall - The Huffington Post
Quotes
from Women, Power & Peace Speakers
Featuring selected quotes from
Majora Carter, Kimberly Williams Crenshaw,
Riane Eisler, Eve Ensler, Jane
Fonda, Carol Gilligan, Elizabeth
Lesser, Rigoberta Menchú Tum,
Pat Mitchell, Kerry Washington,
Betty Williams, and Jody Williams.
Exclusive
Interviews from Women, Power & Peace
by Feminist.com
Founder Marianne Schnall:
• Conversation
with Betty Williams
• Conversation with Carol
Gilligan
• Conversation
with Kerry Washington
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