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In September 2016, the 13th AWID international Forum brought together in Brazil over 1800 feminists and women’s rights advocates in a spirit of resistance and resilience.
This section highlights the gains, learnings and resources that came out of our rich conversations. We invite you to explore, share and comment!
One of the key takeaways from the 2016 Forum was the need to broaden and deepen our cross-movement work to address rising fascisms, fundamentalisms, corporate greed and climate change.
With this in mind, we have been working with multiple allies to grow these seeds of resistance:
And through our next strategic plan and Forum process, we are committed to keep developing ideas and deepen the learnings ignited at the 2016 Forum.
AWID Forums started in 1983, in Washington DC. Since then, the event has grown to become many things to many peoples: an iterative process of sharpening our analyses, vision and actions; a watershed moment that reinvigorates participants’ feminisms and energizes their organizing; and a political home for women human rights defenders to find sanctuary and solidarity.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) communities and individuals continue to be violated, criminalized, and discriminated against in many countries around the world by oppressive States, discriminatory laws and practices. It is people that drive these forces of discrimination, but it’s also people that drive powerful change.
Comunidades y personas lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transgénero, transexuales, queer e intersex (LGBTQI) siguen siendo violadxs, criminalizadxs y discriminadxs en muchos países de todo el mundo por Estados opresores, leyes y prácticas discriminatorias. Son las personas las que impulsan estas fuerzas de discriminación, pero también son las personas las que impulsan un cambio poderoso.
Dans de nombreux pays du monde, des États répressifs et des lois et pratiques discriminatoires continuent à bafouer les droits des personnes et des communautés lesbiennes, bisexuelles, transgenres, transsexuelles, queer et intersexes (LGBTQI) et font peser sur elles la criminalisation et la discrimination. Ce sont des êtres humains qui font vivre ces forces discriminatoires, mais ce sont aussi des êtres humains qui font naître les changements les plus profonds.