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#EndSARS movement in Nigeria: tensions and solidarities amongst protesters

07/12/2021

16 pages long

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#EndSARS movement in Nigeria: tensions and solidarities amongst protesters

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During Nigeria’s #EndSARS movement, queer organisers and activists created and built solidarities that resulted in a truly complex organising for justice. Without the work of queer organisers, the movement to #EndSARS would have largely centred on the narratives and voices of cis heterosexual men and women. In creating systems that sustained the participation of queer […]

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Discussion paper

Women, Voice and Power: How transformative feminist leadership is challenging inequalities and the root causes of extreme vulnerability

06/10/2021

5 documents

52 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The evidence can no longer be ignored: when women and feminist activists are able to use their collective power to challenge inequalities, they are having a transformational impact. From women’s rights organizations and movements breaking down harmful social norms, to political leaders advancing highly progressive policies, there is a growing body of evidence from feminist […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Feminist Principles

09/10/2020

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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As an intersectional feminist ally, Oxfam believes in ending sexism and that women should be free of political, social, and economic oppression and exploitation. In support of this aim, our work will be guided by 11 principles: 1. I share power 2. I challenge my behaviour 3. I support the feminist movement 4. Nothing about […]

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Discussion paper

Transforming Power to Put Women at the Heart of Peacebuilding: A collection of regional-focused essays on feminist peace and security

21/09/2020

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

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The twentieth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) is in October 2020. It is a landmark resolution on women’s role in peacebuilding, but progress on women’s rights and leadership in peace and security decision making continues to fall short. This discussion paper brings together three regional essays commissioned to explore what needs to […]

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Discussion paper

Transforming Power to Put Women at the Heart of Peacebuilding: Introduction

21/09/2020

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Peace and security for women and other marginalized groups cannot be achieved if it is defined exclusively within the frame of war and militarism. Feminist peace and security addresses insecurity before, during and after conflict and understands violence as something that spans from the home to international fora. The essays in this collection challenge us […]

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Discussion paper

Feminist Peace and Security in Africa

21/09/2020

1 documents

19 pages long

Languages: English

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Helen Kezie-Nwoha uses a post-colonial and feminist lens to deconstruct why the African continent has continued to be a site for conflict in the 21st century. Long-running wars have had devastating impacts on populations, and particularly on women, young women and girls. She argues that most of the conflicts can be blamed on the nature […]

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Discussion paper

Feminist Peace and Security in the Middle East and North Africa

21/09/2020

1 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

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In her essay, Zeynep Kaya observes the tensions within the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in the Middle East and North Africa region. Given that the agenda emerged from UNSCR 1325, the framework and structures cannot help but replicate the ‘hard power’ and agendas of the member states. Kaya identifies that the UN Security […]

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Discussion paper

Feminist Peace and Security in the Pacific Islands

21/09/2020

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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Alisia Evans and Sharon Bhagwan Rolls use a feminist analysis of Pacific regional Women, Peace and Security (WPS) mechanisms to highlight Pacific feminist peacebuilders’ efforts to localize regional peace and security policies through gender-transformative peacebuilding practices. Their essay shows how Pacific peacebuilding networks operate through traditional and customary systems and engage with faith leaders in […]

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Discussion paper

Feminist Futures: Caring for people, caring for justice and rights

14/09/2020

4 documents

23 pages long

Languages: English

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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities around the world are weighing the many possible answers to the questions of ‘how did we arrive here?’, ‘what comes after COVID-19?’ and ‘what kind of society do we want to build after this global shock?’ The pandemic has been so extraordinary in nature that in order to […]

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Journal article

Social and feminist design in emergency contexts: the Women’s Social Architecture Project, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

11/07/2019

20 pages long

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Social and feminist design in emergency contexts: the Women’s Social Architecture Project, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

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The rapid influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has led to the formation of huge camps, built on difficult terrain, short of space and with high population density. All these factors present numerous challenges to agencies seeking to provide latrines, water points, and bathing facilities. Feedback gathered from women and girls highlighted significant […]

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