[mili]women and peace building initiatives

"Commemorating pioneer women and present challenges for the Iraqi women march"

Israel/Palestine: Israeli women monitor human rights violations at checkpoints

Yehudit Kirstein Keshet and other Israeli women like her have spent six years monitoring activities at Israeli checkpoints leading to the West Bank. What motivates these women to monitor the men who are supposed to be protecting them?

Iraq: Women's Peace-Building Project through Training on Conflict Resolution and Democracy

In mid-August 2007, Iraqi Al-Amal Association and the Baghdad Women's Association in partnership with UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services), completed the project “Peace Building through Training on Conflict Resolution and Democracy”.

Myanmar: WILPF statement against the military crackdown in Burma

A statement from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) on the current situation in Burma.

International: Capacity-building opportunity: Women Peacemakers Program

Call for applications: Nonviolence Education and Training (NVET)

Pakistan: Looking to women to preserve the peace

'The idea is to ensure that a May 12 never happens again,'' said Nasir Aslam Zahid, former judge and one of the members of the Women’s Commission for Peace (WCP) formed in time for Tuesday when Pakistan celebrates its 60th year of independence.

Africa: African regional meeting of women leaders on security priorities (Nairobi, Kenya; July 2007)

What are the biggest threats to the security of people and states in Africa? What can women leaders in Africa and women around the world do together to address these concerns?

International: 'Women in Black' will hold their 14th International Encounter in Valencia, Spain (16-20 August 2007)

Women in Black is an international network of feminist, antimilitarist women who work for peace, are against war, denounce violence - specifically against women - and promote feminine participation in the resolution of conflicts and in peace negotiations.

Mondiale: Valencia, siege de la XIV rencontre internationale des Femmes en Noir (16-20 Août)

Les Femmes en noir est un réseau international de femmes féministes et antimilitaristes qui travaillent pour la paix.

France: Conférence du 11 septembre 2007: Mouvement pour la paix et contre terrorisme

Le droit face au terrorisme; Le terrorisme contre les libertés; S'unir contre le terrorisme et les terroristes