Portuguese Tetun	Women for Peace Conference 5-6th March 2009 Dili Timor Leste

Conference Program

The conference will take place on 5-6th March 2009 in Dili, Timor Leste

Program available in English, Tetun and Portuguese.

The two days will involve plenary sessions, panel discussions, workshops and artistic performances so all participants
to share their experiences of women as creative agents for peace. The themes covered by the conference will be:

Creating spaces for peace: Women’s experiences in peace building and reconstruction;

• Voices for Change: Women’s voices in politics and decision-making in post-conflict societies;
• Women’s creative strategies for economic independence in post-conflict societies;
• Justice and Solidarity for Women Survivors:

  Justice for Women Survivors of War and
  Justice for Women Survivors of Gender Based Violence;
  Interactions between formal and traditional justice;

• Impact of Culture and Religion on women’s rights, particularly on dimensions such as Reproductive Rights
  and Bride Price;
• Women and arts in post-conflict societies: Let’s talk about Peace!

 

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