January 2009: 10th Annual Colloquium
The Institute for Inclusive Security held its tenth annual colloquium from January 10 to 23, 2009.
The colloquium focused on training women leaders to build and sustain peace. It also marked the launch of Inclusive Security’s cutting-edge curriculum, a set of materials designed to enhance women’s capacity to prevent war, stop violence, and rebuild their communities after conflict.
Colloquium 2009 brought together 19 women leaders from 12 conflict areas:
Afghanistan, Bolivia,
Colombia,
Israel, Kashmir, Lebanon,
Liberia,
Palestine, the Philippines, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, and
Uganda.
Participants spent a week in Cambridge, Massachusetts, attending an executive education program supported by the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard University, participating in the course "Inclusive Security," taught by Ambassador Swanee Hunt, and taking part in meetings and events, including a public forum at the Harvard Kennedy School. They traveled to Washington, DC, to develop recommendations for elevating the participation of women in a range of thematic areas such as
post-conflict reconstruction,
negotiations, and
democracy and governance. In individual meetings, small group discussions, and public forums, participants advocated to academics, government officials, directors of non-governmental organizations, journalists, and other experts.
The highlight of the colloquium was
Policy Forum 2009, held January 21 in Washington, DC. At Inclusive Security's tenth annual luncheon, participants shared their recommendations with more than 450 policy shapers.
Policy Forum 2009: Remarks by keynote speaker Stephen Lewis2009 Colloquium Participant Biographies
2009 Colloquium Participant List
The JFK Jr. Forum: "Will Obama's Security Policy Be Inclusive?"Press Release: Inclusive Security to Hold 10th Annual Colloquium
Colloquium 2009 Recommendations
