Over 100 individuals from more than twenty countries gathered in Belfast, Northern Ireland in May 2013 to hold a dialogue about women’s role in moving beyond militarism. The Nobel Women’s Initiative is pleased to announce the publication of our report from that conference, Moving Beyond Militarism: ...read more
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Watch full footage from a special Women Beyond War conference panel, A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman. Tawakkol became the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, as well as the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate to date, at the age of ...read more
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Watch full footage from the fifth Women Beyond War conference plenary, A World of Nonkilling: Powerful Responses to Existing & Looming Threats.
Moderator: Rebecca Johnson, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons/Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy
Speakers: Yoshioka ...read more
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Watch full footage from the fourth Women Beyond War conference plenary, Demanding Accountability & Regaining Our Moral Compass.
Moderator: Cynthia McKinney, Politician & Activist, USA
Speakers: Farhana Yamin, Global Campaign for Climate Action, Crystal Lameman, Beaver Lake Cree ...read more
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Watch full footage from the third Women Beyond War conference plenary, Our Legacy: Powerful Citizen-led Movements for Peace, Justice, and Equality.
Moderator: Lena Ag, Kvinna till Kvinna
Speakers: Madeleine Rees, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Amina Mama, Director of Women ...read more
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Watch full footage from the second Women Beyond War conference plenary, Building a Lasting Peace: The Northern Ireland Peace Process.
Moderator: Gerry Grehan, Peace People
Speakers: Bronagh Hinds, DemocraShe/Institute of British Irish Studies, University College Dublin, Patricia McKeown, ...read more
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Exclusive conference coverage from openDemocracy 50.50: Heather McRobie writes From the war on terror to austerity: a lost decade for women and human rights for our Women Beyond War conference.
A recurring theme at the Nobel Women’s Initiative conference in Belfast has been a reflection on the ...read more
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Watch full footage from the Women Beyond War Laureate Opening Panel. An historic occasion, the conference marked the first time that all six Laureates of the Nobel Women's Initiative were gathered. Hosted by Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire in her native Belfast, Northern Ireland, the opening ...read more
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