Visions of Feminist Peace

International Law and a Gender-Just Peace 

A discussion among international lawyers and experts, this panel explores what might be the components of a feminist peace, how such a vision might be possible in today’s international law and what changes to the structures of international law might be needed.

Can we Archive Memories? Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp and beyond 

“Greenham Woman Everywhere” is a project to interview the women who formed the Greenham Common Peace Camp, which was established to protest nuclear weapons being placed at RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire, between 1981 – 2000. This special panel event will include a discussion from the organisers of the Greenham Woman Everywhere project alongside LSE Library archivists, where we will explore some of the issues around archiving memories such as those of Greenham Common and beyond.

This event is co-hosted by the Centre and the LSE Library.

Transforming Power to Put Women at the Heart of Peacebuilding 

A new discussion paper Transforming power to put women at the heart of peacebuilding, a collection of regional-focused essays on Feminist Peace and Security will be launched on 21st September 2020. This day marks World Peace Day, and launches a series of events leading up to the Open Debates for Women Peace and Security and the 20th Anniversary of UN1325 resolution.

This event is hosted by OXFAM.

Strategies & Practices for Gender-Just Peacebuilding

This panel is a discussion among women peacebuilders, exploring the strategies pursued by peacebuilders in reimagining and rearticulating peaceful geographies. The discussion will explore what constitutes a feminist peace and strategies to pursue it, as well as how we might articulate peace as plural, complex, intersectional and multi-sited. 

How Feminist Peace Can Transform Power, People, and Our Planet 

Join feminist peace activists and WILPF leaders Joy Onyesoh, Amani Beainy, Jamila Afghani, Melissa Torres and Madeleine Rees for a frank discussion and critical analysis of how feminist peace can transform the systems of power within our societies that generate inequality, violence, and environmental degredation.

Together, panelists will explore feminist analysis, stories, and alternative paths toward change that centre the lived realities and experiences of women around the world.

This event is hosted by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF

International and Inter-Governmental Institutions: what mandate for a gender-just peace? 

This panel explores strategies and practices of feminist peace from the perspective of international mandate holders and institutions. It queries how such a vision might be secured, not least in the contemporary political climate and in light of the current global pandemic.

Watch poet Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan perform two poems that critically engage with the concept of ‘feminist peace’. 

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Watch a performance by Millicent Chapanda, traditional mbira player, percussionist, singer, dancer and storyteller.

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The Citizens of the World Choir will perform via livestream, reflecting on the concept of ‘feminist peace’.

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Watch a performance by Amrit Kaur Lohia, a singer-songwriter, Sarangi player and vocalist in genres of Punjabi folk, R&B and soul.

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