Who are Women Peacebuilders?
Senator Jaffer and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo, Norway in 2019. “Don’t help us kill each other, help us talk to each other,” she said. This, in a nutshell, is what peacebuilders are all about. Peacebuilders choose the [...]
Remembrance Day: A Tribute to a Hero – Mrs. Joan Kennedy
Today, on November 11, Canadians honour the women and men who have fought and fallen for our great country. Remembrance Day first began in 1919, following the end of the First World War on November 11, 1918. Over 66,000 Canadian men and women were killed in WWI fighting for [...]
Gendered Transitional Justice
Gendered Transitional Justice: Why it matters, how to do it Using ICAN's Better Peace Tool’s four-part framework to realize inclusion in peace processes, the animation below explores the various components of transitional justice and offers five practical steps to ensure a gender sensitive and inclusive process. FRANCAIS: [...]
Treatment of Gender Violence in Sudan and Especially Darfur
From 2002-2006 I served as Canada’s Special Envoy for Peace in Sudan. In 2004, during the height of the crisis in Darfur, I travelled to many refugee camps and witnessed first-hand the increasingly dire realities of women and girls in the region, many of whom were victims of sexual violence. [...]
Women’s Rights in Sudan
Recently, I attended the 8th International Darfur Women Action Group Symposium. The Darfur Women Action Group is a women-led anti-atrocities non-profit organization founded by a fearless and hardworking woman Niemat Ahmadi. Darfur Women Action Group Founder and President Niemat Ahmadi The entire weekend conference was very informative. [...]
The first time I could vote I was 30…
On October 21st Canadians will head to the polls, many for the first time. According to Elections Canada, 27.2 Million Canadians will have the ability to shape the outcome of the election. For the first time in history, Millennials will comprise the largest voting bloc. According to Abacus [...]