September 2011 Inclusive Security Newsletter

 

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I. Recent Activities

Learning New Lessons from an Old War
On September 26, Inclusive Security Chair Ambassador Swanee Hunt releases her book Worlds Apart: Bosnian Lessons for Global Security, which articulates six lessons for a grounded foreign policy. The book, published by Duke University Press, reveals the physical, intellectual, and emotional gulf between those who suffered through the war in Bosnia and those who had the power to end it.
http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/8826_six_lessons_for_global_security_worlds_apart.cfm

Positioning Afghan Women to Influence Bonn II
Building on the success of the June delegation to Washington, DC and a July conference in Kabul, Inclusive Security partner The Afghan Women’s Network will convene 200 Afghan women leaders in the fall for a national women's consultation prior to the Bonn II conference. Attendees will help select the civil society leaders to attend the Civil Society Forum in Germany just before the conference.
http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/8821_afghan_women_to_bonn_ii.cfm

Exploring Diversity with Sudanese Women Leaders
Inclusive Security’s Sudan team traveled to Sudan and South Sudan in late July and early August to contribute to a conference on managing diversity hosted by the Women’s Caucus of the National Legislative Assembly. They also consulted with women working on constitutional reviews in both the North and South. In Juba, Inclusive Security supported a training on constitution building convened by Justice Africa.
http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/8819_diversity_in_sudan_august_2011.cfm

II. Inclusive Security in the News

The Harvard Gazette selected Worlds Apart as a “While You Were Away” pick on September 1.
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/09/while-you-were-away/

Worlds Apart was featured in The Denver Post on September 9.
http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_18856217

Swanee Hunt was interviewed on The David Sirota Show about Worlds Apart on September 14.
http://www.huntalternatives.org/download/2100_swanee_hunt_and_am_760_s_david_sirota.mp3

Senior Program Officer Rebecca Miller was interviewed for a September 20 story in Women's eNews about the role of women in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
http://www.womensenews.org/story/peace/110920/palestinian-israeli-women-lose-voice-peace

III. Upcoming Events in 2011

September 26 (Global)
Swanee Hunt releases Worlds Apart.

September 28 (Cambridge, MA)
New England International Donors meet to discuss "The Liberia Philanthropy Secretariat: A New Model for Donor Collaboration" at Hunt Alternatives Fund offices.

October 5 (Washington, DC)
Lead Advocate and Afghanistan Program Specialist Michelle Barsa speaks at the screening of Peace Unveiled at US Institute of Peace.

October 7 (Cambridge, MA)
Cosponsored by Amnesty International USA, Friday Forum at the Harvard Book Store features Swanee Hunt speaking about Worlds Apart, complete with Q&A and book signing.

October 12–15 (Santa Fe, NM)
Peace and Security Funders Group holds its annual meeting.

October 25 (Washington, DC)
The US Institute of Peace hosts “Bosnia: Retrospective & Bosnia: The Way Forward.” Inclusive Security Chair Swanee Hunt and Abigail Disney, producer of PBS’s Women, War, and Peace, will discuss lessons learned from the Bosnian war. The Institute for Inclusive Security will sponsor a reception after the event.

October 28 (New York)
Women peacebuilders address the UN Security Council.

November 14 (Washington, DC)
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars hosts a book event for Worlds Apart.

December 5 (near Bonn, Germany) – tentative
Germany hosts a conference on international engagement in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 transition deadline.

IV. Select News from the Women Waging Peace Network

Afghanistan
Wazhma Frogh commented for PBS's Women, War, & Peace on the need for inclusive peace processes in the wake of the assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani. It was also carried on Huffington Post.

Iran
Haleh Esfandiari spoke at “Women and Democratic Transition in the Middle East” hosted by Women’s Learning Partnership Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on September 20.

Fiji
Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls, cochair of the Pacific Regional Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security and executive director of FemLINKPACIFIC, informed us about the 42nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting where women will gather to offer guidance and seek input from senior officials regarding the creation of a Regional Action Plan on women, peace, and security. Bhagwan-Rolls will present on the establishment of a regional media and policy network regarding UNSCR 1325.

Liberia/Nigeria
Florence Iheme of Nigeria and Ruth Caesar of Liberia took part in mediation training sponsored by UN Women in Abuja and shared lessons learned about the concept of inclusive security and their experiences participating in Inclusive Security's 2011 Colloquium.

Nepal
Stella Tamang organized a Women Peace March in Nepal to call for gender-sensitive legislation in the constitution. The march began on August 22 and ended on August 30 in Kathmandu, one day before the declaration of the new constitution.

Philippines
Annabelle Abaya is working with the Philippines Department of Justice to institutionalize the use of mediation in the prosecution office. The World Bank also appointed her country mediator for the Philippines.

Rwanda
Soline Nyirahabimana was appointed ambassador and permanent representative of Rwanda to the UN.

Mary Balikungeri visited Washington, DC and spoke about her work at the Inclusive Security offices.

Uganda
Stella Sabiiti was recently in Thailand mediating between the government and southern Thai separatist groups, where she screened Pray the Devil Back to Hell.

About The Institute for Inclusive Security
The Institute for Inclusive Security uses research, training, and advocacy to promote the inclusion of all stakeholders, particularly women, in peace processes. We work with a global network of well over 1,000 women leaders from more than 40 conflict regions. Our research gives policymakers new strategies to drive inclusion by examining tangible contributions of women peacebuilders. Our training provides leaders the specialized skills and knowledge to direct local, national, and international peacebuilding. Our advocacy to high-level policymakers promotes change that makes peace processes more broad-based, and thus sustainable.

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