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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. ⬇️ Take a look at our latest newsletter edition, as we hope you may find some interest and inspiration in the work of our colleagues and partners! 💜 If you want to receive our newsletters in 2025, subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/d2G45iJQ

  💥 📣 Join us on 𝟭𝟴 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗠 – 𝟭𝟮 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝗘𝗧, for an insightful event exploring the causes, impacts, and forms of violence against #women in politics and strategies to counter it! Despite progress in women's political #representation, women in South-East Europe (SEE) remain underrepresented in decision-making positions and face significant barriers, including violence and harassment, when politically active. This violence, often underreported and normalised, stems from patriarchal societal perceptions, with heavy consequences for #women, their families, their political careers, and #democracy itself. Speakers: 🔸 Lilijana Cickaric, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade 🔸 Milica Antić Gaber, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana 🔸 Jure Skubic, Institute for Contemporary History, Ljubljana 🔸 Marsela Dauti, and Geldona Metaj, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Tirana Moderator: 🔸 Merita Poni, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tirana This event is part of the Gender & Politics Research in South-East Europe Webinar Series, initiated by the GenPolSEE network to highlight regional research and researchers. _________________________________ The Gender and Politics Research Network in Southeast Europe (#GenPolSEE) is an informal #feminist network established in November 2022. It researches and promotes #gender equality, gender #political representation, and regional policies by advancing feminist methodologies and connecting with global experts and scholars. We look forward to your participation! ⬇️

Real protection is local, every single day ❣️ As the 16 Days of Activism ends, let’s remember, that real protection isn’t limited to a campaign. It’s an ongoing commitment to supporting grassroots and women-led organisations that work tirelessly, 365 days a year, to protect and uplift their communities. We must: ➡️ Directly Invest in local feminist movements. ➡️ Center grassroots expertise and leadership in humanitarian and GBV responses. ➡️ Advocate for year-round accountability and systemic change. We need year-round, feminist-led action to build systems that protect, uplift and sustain. #RealProtectionIsLocal #FeministAid #16DaysOfActivism #365DaysofFeministAction

📣 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆. We wish we could devote this post to celebrating achievements and progress made in this field. Instead, human rights and international law are facing a strong pushback, making our need to address injustice and open up spaces for solidarity even stronger. This is the idea behind this year’s #OurVoicesOurChoices podcast series: 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 Women are often uniquely affected by war and conflict; they frequently become victims of the opposing side and experience sexual and reproductive violence. At the same time, solidarity within the feminist movement is under pressure. This is why it is particularly urgent right now to strengthen this #solidarity - more than it has been in a long time. We firmly believe that the #feminist perspective on war is crucial for achieving sustainable peace and we invite you to listen to four episodes of the podcast focusing on sexualised and reproductive violence in war, feminist solidarities and feminist perspective of peace.

📣 It’s time to shift power and invest in a #feminist humanitarian system! ◾ Humanitarian crises are escalating in frequency and scale driven by #climate change, geopolitical tensions, atrocities, and structural injustices at both #global and #national levels, impacting 180.5 million people across 72 countries. Yet the impact is far from equal. ◾ #FeministLeadership in the #humanitarian system is the radical shift we need. Understanding how #gender, #race, class, and other social factors intersect to shape experiences of oppression and privilege, centres those most affected, dismantles systemic inequality, and builds lasting #resilience for more #inclusive and sustainable outcomes. ✊🏽 This article is written by Feminist Humanitarian Network, our valued partners with whom we had the opportunity to experience #CSW68 (look at the comment section) and advocate together for change.

🎉 Global Unit is at #AWID2024! You can look for our super-colleague Merima Šišić, connect with her and ask her for a copy of #FeministResponse newspaper! 💚 To start the dialogue, Merima is the Programme Coordinator of the Global Unit working in the field of feminist #solidarities and #mobilisation! She is leading the #GlobalFeministPitch project (you might know that one) and she enjoys discovering new books, music, movies, and places! 🟣 🟠 In the following days, we will share some visual and narrative notes from #AWID events on our Instagram profile: https://lnkd.in/dQcJKE8P Make sure to follow us there!

📣 Report: Online Gender-Based Violence against Women Environmental and Human Rights Defenders in #LatinAmerica ◾ The impacts of online #gender-based violence are vast and long-lasting if women environmental defenders and their communities do not have access to #knowledge and means to counteract violence. ◾ Effects vary, as the violence imposed on these women results from their intersecting identities, but fear, shame, and a sense of powerlessness appear both in the desk research and the participant’s lived experience. ◾ Moving forward, #women environmental defenders need urgent attention from States, International Cooperation and fellow civil society members. As they move forward with their #activism, access to digital literacy, resources, and adequate protection to confront digital attacks remain crucial, to enhance their capacities to prevent and counteract attacks. Read the full report here! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dH6KY2U9

📣 Resisting the Anti-Gender Agenda: Transfeminist Playbook Join us for the third episode of our online discussion series on Wednesday, December 4th! 2024 was a turbulent and defining election year, highlighting that anti-gender mobilisation strategies work by the book. Extensive research has been conducted on who the actors are and which narratives they use. ◾ The next step on the feminist agenda is clear: build alliances and resist! Register for the online discussion here: https://lnkd.in/dx5wvnYM

📣 This report investigates online gender-based violence faced by women environmental defenders in #Colombia, #Ecuador, and #Peru. ◾ In 2023, the organization Global Witness registered the killing of 196 #environmental defenders, clarifying that this staggering figure could be even higher. Over 80 percent of documented murders occurred in #LatinAmerica. ◾ Online violence is a severe yet underexplored form of aggression against women environmental defenders that increases the risks of experiencing offline attacks with physical and psychological consequences. ◾ The primary objective of this #research, implemented by Fundación Multitudes, is to listen to defenders’ voices and experiences regarding online violence. This investigation explores the nature of this violence, its effects on the personal lives and activism of women defenders, and the gaps in existing regulations to adequately protect them through a #feminist and #intersectional approach. Read the research paper here! ⬇️

As we mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we want to share with you the story of Halida Uzunović, a Bosnian war survivor. *This interview is certainly a longread, but it is a powerful testament of 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 of Bosnian women who endured the war and the atrocities that happened. Halida spoke with Marion Kraske about her experiences during the Bosnian war, especially the harrowing events in Foča that became a byword for brutal ethnic cleansing. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒎𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟐 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑭𝒐𝒄𝒂. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒚. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉.