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Day 6 of 16 Days of Activism: Spotlighting the Women of Atenco, Mexico

Meet the women of Atenco, Mexico.  Many of them are farmers, who successfully defended their land in 2006 when the… Read More »

Day 7: Spotlighting Lway Aye Nang

Meet Lway Aye Nang. Aye Nang is the General Secretary of the Women’s League of Burma in Thailand.  Aye Nang… Read More »

Day 3 of 16 Days of Activism: Spotlighting Fahima Hashim

Meet Fahima Hashim. Fahima works with Salmmah Women Resource Center based in Khartoum, which works with women’s groups from all… Read More »

Day 6: Spotlighting the Women of Atenco, Mexico

Meet the women of Atenco, Mexico. Many of them are farmers, who successfully defended their land in 2006 when the… Read More »

Iran Illegally Siezes Assets of Shirin Ebadi

Iranian authorities have illegally frozen the assets of Nobel Peace Laureate, Shirin Ebadi, and seized a safety deposit box containing her Nobel… Read More »

Day 3: Spotlighting Fahima Hashim

Meet Fahima Hashim. Fahima works with Salmmah Women Resource Center based in Khartoum, which works with women’s groups from all… Read More »

Women Redefining Democracy Conference Report Now Available!

The Nobel Women’s Initiative has released the conference report from its second international conference – Women Redefining Democracy for Peace,… Read More »

Day 2: Spotlighting Namma Nagar

Co-founder, Generation X Feminists, Israel/Palestine Meet Naama Nagar. Namma is a young activist who has co-founded several grassroots political movements… Read More »

Day 2 of 16 Days of Activism: Spotlighting Namma Nagar

Co-founder, Generation X Feminists, Israel/Palestine Meet Naama Nagar.  Namma is a young activist who has co-founded several grassroots political movements… Read More »

Rigoberta Menchú Tum Helps Launch UN Regional Campaign to End Violence Against Women

Rigoberta Menchú Tum helped launch the regional Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence against Women Campaign for Latin America… Read More »

Day 1 of 16 Days of Activism: Spotlighting Sussan Tahmasebi

Activist, One Million Signatures Campaign, Iran Meet Sussan Tahmasebi, an activist with the One Million Signatures Campaign. Sussan and her… Read More »

Day 1: Spotlighting Sussan Tahmasebi

Activist, One Million Signatures Campaign, Iran Meet Sussan Tahmasebi, an activist with the One Million Signatures Campaign. Sussan and her… Read More »

16 Days of Activism: Spotlighting Women Taking Action!

For 16 days, Nobel Women’s Initiative will spotlight stories about women activists around the globe — from Wednesday, November 25th, to… Read More »

16 Days of Activism: Spotlighting Women Taking Action!

For 16 days, Nobel Women’s Initiative will spotlight stories about women activists around the globe — from Wednesday, November 25th, to… Read More »

Countdown to Copenhagen – Join the Call for a Strong Climate Treaty!

World leaders are gathering in Copenhagen in just 13 days to negotiate a new global climate agreement. Tell yours that you are ready for… Read More »

Women Leaders Urge Clinton to Condemn Violence Against Women in Honduras: MEDIA RELEASE

-Ottawa (November 24, 2009) More than 175 human rights and feminist leaders–including three Nobel Peace Prize winners and leaders of… Read More »

Holiday Gift Idea: Ingredients for Peace

Creating sustainable peace is like cooking a good meal — both take many ingredients, patience, love and attention. Both are… Read More »

Congratulations to the Award-Winning One Million Signatures Campaign!

The One Million Signatures Campaign for Equality in Iran won the Reach all Women in WAR’s third annual Anna Politkovskaya Award in September…. Read More »

Nobel Women’s Initiative Update November 2009

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Global Campaign to Thank the Tibetan People Launched; Share Your Message

PLEASE JOIN Thank You Tibet! to show your support and appreciation to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people… Read More »