“I always say that the women, we are the ones in front in the protests; the men come behind. I know women have played a central role in all the organizations and in all the social movements, but somehow the women are not present in the written history. [Men] do not want to write our story, but we’ll ...read more
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Meet K’NYAW PAW. K’nyaw Paw is a remarkable young activist working to change the lives of women in Burma.
For decades, girls and women—particularly ethnic women—have been the target of sexual and other forms of violence at the hands of the military regime. K’nyaw Paw aims to eliminate violence ...read more
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“We do not have an alternative but to continue fighting for peace. This is the only way forward.”
Meet Zeinab Blandia.
Zeinab is a peacemaker and community leader from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan. She has dedicated her life’s work to promoting the empowerment of women and their involvement in ...read more
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Jackie, Geraldine and Jasmine are a powerful trio! Chief Jackie and her cousin Geraldine were raised by their grandmother -- strong women and long time activists who back in the days weren’t afraid to stand in the middle of the road to stop logging trucks from speeding down their streets ...read more
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Crystal Lameman got up at the crack of dawn this morning together with her young daughter to travel for three hours on HWY 63, also known as “Alberta’s deadliest highway,” to bring her story to the delegation. She lives with her family near Lac La Biche Alberta, another area immersed in the oil ...read more
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October 9, the Breaking Ground delegation met with Melina Laboucan Massimo, a long-time Indigenous and environmental activist. Since 2009 Melina has been working as a tar sands campaigner for Greenpeace Canada.
Melina is a Lubicon Cree from Northern Alberta who knows the reality of the oil sands ...read more
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Meet Julia Marip, a 28 year--old women’s rights activist originally from Shan State in Burma, now based in Thailand’s Chiang Mai. With a degree in English from Lashio University, she has participated in an internship with ALTSEAN Burma in Bangkok as well as an internship with People in Need in the ...read more
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Meet SHIRLEY SENG—a strong defender of the rights of women and the ethnic people of Burma.
Originally from Burma, Shirley has resided in Thailand for the past forty years. She left her country during an economic crisis that shook most of the country. In Thailand, she began passionately investing ...read more
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“The bloody cycle in which I live…is a vicious circle that is sustained by the choice of both sides to engage in violence. I refuse to take part in this choice.”
Meet Sahar Vardi. Sahar is an outspoken peace activist from Jerusalem who bravely started protesting against Israel’s treatment of ...read more
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“Real feminism must acknowledge the discrimination against Arab women in Israel, and real feminism must know to identify with and struggle alongside them, at the national, civil and social levels.”
Meet HANEEN ZOABI.
Haneen is a member of the Israeli Knesset—and the first woman to ...read more
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Visit the Just Associates profile of the remarkable 'Feminists in Resistance' in Honduras.
The coup d’état that took place in Honduras on June 28, 2009 provoked a massive popular uprising.
Women represent a majority of the demonstrators; approximately 60% of those involved in daily ...read more
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“We must recognize that sexual violence has been the greatest silence of wars.”
Meet Luz Méndez.
Luz is a women’s rights activist and peacemaker from Guatemala. She has long advocated for the recognition of women’s rights in peacebuilding efforts and bringing to the surface a long-hidden ...read more
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