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End of Day Two

Photos – Monday, May 11th – Morning Session

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Photos – Sunday, May 10th – Afternoon Session

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Defining Democracy from the Bottom Up

By Anisha Desai   In Day One’s morning conversation, we discussed the meaning of democracy from a feminist perspective—how it… Read More »

Reflections from Day Two

The Trouble with Elections

By Erin Simpson   Today was full of provocative and interesting discussions by women working for rights and democracy in… Read More »

Democracy, Then Women’s Rights?

By Erin Simpson   Yesterday, the presenter from Palestine made an impassioned speech, arguing that feminists in Palestine should be… Read More »

Second Day of the Conference

Context for the Conference: Guatemala

Now Voyagers

By Mia MacDonald   I learned that Mother’s Day is celebrated every year in Guatemala on May 10th.  Apparently, it’s… Read More »

Reflections on Day One: Afternoon

We Come and Go, Talking (But Not of Michelangelo)

By Mia MacDonald   Sunday, 10 May 2009 “Oh, no,” I realize as the after-dinner stroll on the cobblestoned streets… Read More »

Photos – Sunday, May 10th – Morning Session

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Mother’s Day in Antigua

By Rachel Vincent   Today is Mother’s Day and I am worlds away from my children, three biological and two… Read More »

Participant Reflections: Morning of Day One

What an Opportunity…

By Erin Simpson   It is not easy to bring 100 women from 6 continents for 3 days of meetings… Read More »

Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum Opens Conference

Rigoberta Menchú Tum welcomed participants to the second international conference of the Nobel Women’s Initiative in Antigua, Guatemala on May… Read More »

Participants Arrive in Antigua, Guatemala

Join Us Virtually!

YOU CAN LISTEN IN! While the conference is for invited delegates only, there are plenty of other ways to listen… Read More »

Anticipation

By Mia MacDonald   A global conference. Anticipation. The prospect of exhilaration. Enervation, too: all those preparations—organizing clothes for packing,… Read More »

Women Redefining Democracy for Peace, Justice and Equality

International conference May 10 – 12, 2009 Antigua, Guatemala There are currently more people living in formal democracies that at… Read More »

Join Us in Antigua, Guatemala, Virtually

How You Can Listen In! While the conference is for invited delegates only, there are plenty of other ways to… Read More »

Counting Down to Antigua!

Only one week to go – the weather is lovely and the city is beautiful.  Nobel Women’s Initiative staff are… Read More »

Open Letter to President Barack Obama

DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA, I found your book ‘Dreams from my Father’ a moving and inspiring story of your own struggle… Read More »