October 2011 Inclusive Security Newsletter
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I. Recent News
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Two Members of the Women Waging Peace Network
Women Waging Peace Network members President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and Leymah Gbowee of Ghana and Liberia won shares of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for “their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peacebuilding work.” While the Nobel Prize has been awarded previsously to women, this year's prize is the first that clearly recognizes women’s essential work as a group to prevent and stop war across the globe.
http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/8872_2011_nobel_peace_prize_awarded_to_two_
members_of_the_women_waging_peace_network.cfm
Developing Recommendations with Women Leaders in Pakistan to Moderate Extremism
Inclusive Security worked with partners in Pakistan in September to host a five-day workshop, develop a common advocacy platform of members of the women leaders’ coalition, and share lessons learned from focus groups held over the summer with stakeholders around the country. The coalition released new recommendations for moderating extremism in Pakistan, and has already heard from decisionmakers interested in supporting their plans.
http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/8871_pakistan.cfm
Learning New Lessons from the Bosnian War
Inclusive Security partnered with the US Institute of Peace, US Agency for International Development, and Vital Voices Global Partnership, for a special event on Oct. 25 in DC that examined the six lessons for global security explored in Worlds Apart: Bosnian Lessons for Global Security, the new book by Inclusive Security Chair Ambassador Swanee Hunt.
http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/8878_global_security_through_a_bosnian_lens.cfm
Connecting New England Donors with Opportunities in Liberia
On Sept. 28, Inclusive Security hosted members of New England International Donors at our offices in Cambridge, MA for a meeting focused on Liberia, where the Institute has worked with women leaders for a decade. Director Jacqueline O'Neill presented seven key lessons from Inclusive Security experiences related to philanthropy in post-conflict environments around the world. Jennah Scott, program manager for the Liberia Philanthropy Secretariat, shared perspectives from the first two years of this innovative body.
http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/8876_new_england_international_donors_
and_liberia.cfm
Inclusive Security Partners with UN Women at Clinton Global Initiative
Ambassador Swanee Hunt joined other world leaders in making commitments to empower girls and women across the globe at the Clinton Global Initiative’s 2011 Annual Meeting in New York. Hunt Alternatives Fund (the parent organization of Inclusive Security and its partner UN Women committed to ensuring that women are active participants in four high-level gatherings in 2011 and 2012 where leaders make decisions that affect the path of a conflict-affected country.
http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/8879_clinton_global_initiative_2011.cfm
II. In The News
The current issue of Foreign Affairs magazine reviews Ambassador Hunt’s new book, Worlds Apart: Bosnian Lessons for Global Security.
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/136562/swanee-hunt/worlds-apart-bosnian-lessons-for-global-security
The Boston Globe published the editorial “To Liberia, via the Bay State” on October 10 about the connections between the Liberian winners of the Nobel Peace Prize and their experiences at Harvard during the early years of the Women Waging Peace Network.
http://articles.boston.com/2011-10-08/bostonglobe/30258549_1_liberia-ellen-johnson-sirleaf-charles-taylor
Swanee Hunt’s new book Worlds Apart was reviewed in Transitions Online on September 23.
http://eastofcenter.tol.org/2011/09/ex-u-s-diplomat-explains-how-not-to-intervene-in-bosnia/
Inclusive Security was mentioned in "Liberia: Sirleaf Gets Local, Global Ovations for Nobel Prize" on October 10 in The Analyst (Liberia) carried by allAfrica.com.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110101264.html
Swanee Hunt was quoted in "Women of the World Unite!" on Daily Beast on October 10.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/10/afghanistans-women-fight-for-their-rights-
nobel-peace-prize-is-their-battle-cry.html
Inclusive Security was mentioned in "Aman-o-Nisa to prevent extremism through awareness" in The Frontier Post in Pakistan on October 27 and in "‘Aman-o-Nisa’, a coalition of women against extremism" in the Pakistan Observer.
http://www.thefrontierpost.com/?p=72732
http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=121829
III. Training
Carnegie Corporation Supports Inclusive Security Training in Africa
With a discretionary grant awarded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, Inclusive Security will explore a strategic partnership with a yet-to-be-chosen African institution to increase the number of women trained using the Inclusive Security Curriculum and to expand the institution’s own curriculum and networks.
http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/8873_carnegie_corporation_of_new_york_
awards_grant_to_inclusive_security.cfm
IV. Publications
In September, Continuum released a new book titled Women Waging War and Peace: International Perspectives of Women’s Roles in Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction, edited by Sandra Cheldelin and Maneshka Eliatamby. Inclusive Security Chair Ambassador Swanee Hunt contributed a chapter on the history of the Women Waging Peace Network. Other contributors included Susan Hirsch and Patricia Maulden, as well as doctoral students Martha Mutisi, Terra Tolley, Ekaterina Romanova, Erica Sewell, and Saira Yamin at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.
http://www.continuumbooks.com/books/detail.aspx?BookId=158838&SubjectId=1023&Subject2Id=979
V. Upcoming Events in 2011
November 1 (United States)
"The War We Are Living" airs on PBS as part of the Women, War & Peace series.
November 2 (Boston, MA)
Ambassador Hunt will speak about the determination and resilience of women in Bosnia at a seminar on “Women and Violence in Media, Law and Society” at the New England School of Law, cosponsored by Women’s eNews.
November 8 (United States)
"War Redefined" airs on PBS as part of the Women, War & Peace series.
November 14 (Washington, DC)
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars hosts "Worlds Apart: Bosnian Lessons for Global Security." Ambassador Hunt will join Dr. Gerard Toal to discuss her latest book and how the lessons of Bosnia can lead to a stronger, more inclusive international security.
December 5 (near Bonn, Germany) – tentative
Germany hosts a conference on international engagement in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 transition deadline.
VI. Select News from the Women Waging Peace Network
Afghanistan
Orzala Ashraf addressed the UN Security Council on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security at the Security Council open debate on October 28. Read her prepared remarks here. She also published “We Afghan women demand our place at the table for peace talks” on October 4 in The Guardian (UK).
An article in El Mundo addressed the work of Network member Rangina Hamidi and her father’s assassination earlier this year.
PBS’s Women, War and Peace series aired the film “Peace Unveiled” on October 25 featuring Hasina Safi and other members of the Women Waging Peace Network.
Africa
Network members Anne Itto (Sudan) and Leymah Gbowee (Liberia) attended the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting. Gbowee also spoke during the keynote lunch, “Organizing for Change.”
Liberia
PBS’s Women, War and Peace series aired the film “Pray the devil back to Hell” on October 11.
Rwanda
Senator and longtime Network member Aloisea Inyumba has become Minister of Gender and Women in Development. Teddy Gacinya, an early Network member, has replaced Inyumba in the Senate.
Soline Nyirahabimana (formerly legal council in the office of the president) has become the permanent representative and ambassador to the UN.
Jane Abatoni, a Colloquium 2010 participant, has become chair of the board and president of ProFemme/Twese Hamwe. Jane is also chair of her sector’s general council.
South Asia
In September, several Network members, including Samira Hamidi (Afghanistan), Nighat Khan (Pakistan), Rita Manchanda (Nepal), Bandana Rana (Nepal), Kumidini Samuel (Sri Lanka), and Mossarat Qadeem (Pakistan) took part in a two-day open discussion in New Delhi organized by UN Women. The event brought together women from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to present a joint resolution to Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general. The resolution outlined measures to improve the participation of women in peacebuilding.
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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