SCRAP Weapons wants to highlight the achievements of Feminist Leadership in Disarmament, while looking towards the future and seeing how we can continue to highlight the importance of women in disarmament, with a specific focus on women in the Global South and the work that they have been selflessly doing for decades.
Speakers:
Folade Mutota- WINAD
Rebecca Johnson- Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy
Charlene Roopnarine- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trinidad & Tobago
Christine Hn- Women Cross DMZ
Ray Acheson- WILPF
Moderator:
Nancy Ehrenberg-Peters- SCRAP Weapons
Jannis Kappelmann- SCRAP Weapons
Speakers:
Maritza Chan- Deputy Permanent Representative of Costa Rica
Alicia Sanders Zakre- ICAN
Moderators:
Marla Zgheib- SCRAP Weapons
Jannis Kappelmann- SCRAP Weapons
Speakers:
Anuradha Damale- VERTIC WCAPS UK
Kjølv Egeland- Science Po
Moderator:
Ana Mafalda Guimarães- SCRAP Weapons
India Achilles- SCRAP Weapons
Speakers:
Sarah Nyanth- Gender Empowerment for South Sudan
Gioconda Belli- Author and Political Activist
Najat Abubakr- National Women Movement, Sudan
Shirine Jurdi- GPPAC, MENA
Moderators:
Reem Abbas- SCRAP Weapons
Vanessa Hanson- SCRAP Weapons
Speakers:
Dr Meenakshi Gopinath- WISCOMP
Armella Ndongo- WILPF Cameroon
Suhair Mahdi Muhi Eldin- MAMAN
Kayla McGill- WIIS
Moderator:
Nancy Ehrenberg-Peters- SCRAP Weapons
Eva-Nour Repussard- SCRAP Weapons
Speakers:
Pamela Velásquez- SEHLAC
Mélanie Régimbal- UNILREC
Daisy Tourné- Parliamentary Forum of SALW
Moderators:
Marla Zgheib- SCRAP Weapons
Juan Garcia-Nieto Tiana- SCRAP Weapons
Opinion
Dismantling Patriarchal Structures in Disarmament and Security
For decades, women have fought the hierarchy that characterizes patriarchy, which is maintained by obedient norms and structures. While obedience has been challenged in more or less overt ways, resistance to the patriarchal structure of society has been underway for a long time.
The Nuclear Ban Treaty: A Game-changer for Female Participation?
For the first time, an international legal instrument on nuclear weapons recognizes the disproportionate impact on both women and indigenous people.
Gender Inclusion: A Crucial Path towards Attaining Disarmament?
Courage is needed to seek and introduce women’s perspectives in disarmament since such revision will alter how arms control is perceived and developed.
To Break Cycles of War We Must Break Cycles of Custom: Why We Need Women Within Disarmament
Whilst key individuals and groups of women have had tremendous impact around the world there is still a disproportionate lack of female representation within society
Women Representation in Disarmament and Peace Building: Where Are We at?
2020 marks the 25th anniversary from the Beijing Declaration, which promoted the most visionary agenda in terms of gender equality in many areas, including security. Yet, big gaps remain to be filled.
Women and Conflict: How peacebuilding efforts can benefit us ALL
Women and Conflict India Achilles Research Team, SCRAP Weapons How Peacebuiding Efforts Can Benefit Us All Sexual violence is continually used as a tool to…