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As a Métis woman from a “very poor background”, Menke faced numerous obstacles, seeing her biggest challenge as “simply being a woman, and in certain cases being an aboriginal woman”.

Isaac Oriafo Ejakhegbe works focuses his work on gender equality, climate change, and health promotion, including maternal and child health. He is a Women Deliver Young Leader and is currently working to advocate for women’s reproductive health and social well-being.

For over twenty years, the wars affecting eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been at the root of massive human rights violations – particularly the rights of women, girls and children – including rape and other forms of violence against women and girls. 

Javeria Ayaz Malik is a human rights activist, and a communications and security expert. In her role she coordinates the organisation’s safety and security policy and establishes external relationships with global security networks.

Since 1975, the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP) has worked nationally and internationally for the decriminalisation of sex work and towards safer working conditions for sex workers.

There are a number of ways to participate in the Forum online, whether you’re there in person or virtually.

Join an opening webinar (August 22, 2016) and an online discussion (August 22-26, 2016) on the politics and practice of self-care, collective wellbeing, health and healing justice in our lives and our movements! 

This International Women’s Day we want to hear from you and find out what IWD means to you. Share your thoughts and images of your IWD activities with us on Tuesday, 8 March.