On September 22nd, Andréa Ixchíu, K'iche' activist, journalist and Nobel Women's Sister-to-Sister mentorship program alumni found illegal loggers cutting down trees in the ancestral forests of Totonicapán. Andréa was with her sisters and members of FestivalesSolidarios. They called the authorities ...read more
READ MORE
FROM THE BOARD OF THE NOBEL WOMEN’S INITIATIVE:
Some of you may have learned about the recent staff resignations at Nobel Women's Initiative. We are profoundly shaken and saddened by this enormous loss to the organization and to all of us who have worked side by side with them.
As an ...read more
READ MORE
Global Witness reports that 2019 set a grim record for the number of environmental and land defenders killed. The new report states that 212 activists were murdered last year for standing up against mining and other extractive industry projects. More than four defenders were killed every week in ...read more
READ MORE
We stand in solidarity with protestors uniting against anti-Black racism in the United States and around the world.
As a global feminist organization working towards peace, justice and equality globally, we witness daily how systemic, militarized anti-Black racism perpetrates inequality and ...read more
READ MORE
The COVID-19 pandemic is having the most profound impacts on those already experiencing poverty and marginalization, in Canada and around the world. As the virus spreads, the world’s poorest countries – including those already experiencing high levels of conflict – will be hit hardest. In every ...read more
READ MORE
In an open letter (below), the Nobel Women's Initiative has joined the United Church of Canada, and the Mennonite Central Committee to call on Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne to immediately repeal Canadian unilateral political and economic sanctions. This call, in the context of ...read more
READ MORE
From April 27 to May 4 we introduced you to seven remarkable women human rights defenders based in the Middle East, working for peace amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world focuses on the pandemic, women human rights defenders continue to be beaten, arbitrarily detained, prosecuted, imprisoned ...read more
READ MORE
OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister
Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
1 May 2020
Dear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
As Nobel Peace laureates, we are deeply concerned by Canada ...read more
READ MORE
COVID-19 has revealed the cracks—more like chasms—in our social fabric. But in a feminist future of global collaboration and human security, you can be sure there will be no more pandemics. Join When Feminists Rule the World for a very special Facebook live episode to talk feminist response with ...read more
READ MORE
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic is more than a crisis. It is a global opportunity to rethink how we manage and govern our world. It reminds us that prioritizing human security over national security is the key to a peaceful and just future—and feminist leaders are leading the way as they put ...read more
READ MORE