AWID Forum: Co-creating Feminist Futures
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!
What has happened since 2016?
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:
- Our Seed Initiatives, has helped 20 ideas that emerged at the Forum to grow into concrete actions
- The video “Defending people and planet” and guide “Weaving resistance through action” put courageous WHRDs in the spotlight and present concrete strategies they use to confront corporate power.
- With our animations about the State of Our Feminist Movements and Climate and Environmental Justice, movements now have creative tools to support their advocacy work.
- The compiling artistic expressions of our #MovementsMatter series continues to inspire stronger and more creative organizing around the world.
- Movements can also benefit from new methodologies on Visioning Feminist Futures (Coming up soon!)
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.
What happens now?
The next AWID Forum will take place in the Asia Pacific region (exact location and dates to be announced in 2018).
We look forward to you joining us!
About the AWID 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.
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Para darle visibilidad a la complejidad de la dotación de recursos para las diversas formas de organización feministas.
Qu’est-ce que le processus des Nations Unies sur le financement du développement ?
Le processus de l’Organisation des Nations Unies (ONU) sur le financement du développement (FdD) vise à traiter différentes formes de financement du développement et de coopération pour le développement. Selon le Consensus de Monterrey, ce processus comporte six axes clés :
- La mobilisation des ressources financières nationales au service du développement.
- La mobilisation des ressources internationales au service du développement : investissements étrangers directs et autres flux financiers privés.
- Le commerce international, comme moteur du développement.
- L’accroissement de la coopération financière et technique internationale pour le développement.
- La dette extérieure.
- L’examen des questions systémiques : amélioration de la cohérence et de la constance des systèmes monétaires, financiers et commerciaux internationaux en faveur du développement.
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CHALLENGES:
- Climate Change
- Access to financial credit Intermediaries
- Cultivation for illicit usage
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ABOUT THE SURVEY
- GLOBAL & DIVERSE: Reflecting on resourcing realities of feminist organizing at a global scale and disaggregated by region
- CONTEXTUALIZED: Centering voices, perspectives and lived experiences of feminist movements in all their richness, boldness and diversity in their respective contexts
- CO-CREATED: Developed and piloted in close consultations with AWID members and movement partners
- COMPLEMENTARY: Contributing to and amplifying existing evidence on the state of resourcing for feminist, women’s rights and gender justice organizing by activists, feminist funders and allies
- MULTI-LINGUAL: Accessible in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
- PRIORITIZING PRIVACY & SECURITY: We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of your data. Read our Privacy Policy to learn more about the measures we take to ensure the protection of your information
- ACCESSIBLE: Accessible to people with a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, and cognitive abilities, taking approximately 30 minutes to complete
- REPLICABLE: Replicable by movements in their respective contexts; WITM survey tools and datasets will be publicly available to support more feminist research and collective advocacy.
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L'appel à propositions est maintenant fermé.
Nous avons lancé un Appel à activités le 19 novembre 2019 et la date limite de réception des propositions était le14 février 2020.
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Acknowledgements
AWID gratefully acknowledges the many people whose ideas, analysis and contributions have shaped the “Where is the Money for Feminist Organizing?” research and advocacy over the years.
First and foremost, our deepest thanks goes to the AWID members and activists who engaged in WITM consultations and piloted this survey with us, sharing so generously of their time, analysis and hearts.
Our appreciation to feminist movements, allies and feminist funds, including but not limited to: Black Feminist Fund, Pacific Feminist Fund, ASTRAEA Lesbian Foundation for Justice, FRIDA Young Feminist Fund, Purposeful, Kosovo Women’s Network, Human Rights Funders Network, Dalan Fund and PROSPERA International Network of Women's Funds - for your rigorous research on the state of resourcing, sharp analysis and continued advocacy for more and better funding and power for feminist and gender justice organizing in all contexts.
Join the global community of feminists speaking up about the state of resourcing, demanding more and better funding and power for feminists everywhere
Sitios web asociados a AWID
Conexión Joven Feminista
Una comunidad en línea desarrollada para y por las jóvenes feministas que trabajan por los derechos humanos de las mujeres, la igualdad de género y la justicia social en todo el mundo.
Fondo de Jóvenes Feministas
FRIDA: proporciona financiamiento a iniciativas lideradas por jóvenes feministas. Busca fortalecer la capacidad de las organizaciones de jóvenes feministas para obtener recursos para su trabajo e incrementar los compromisos de donantes y aliados con la dotación de fondos para el activismo joven feminista.
El Observatorio de la Universalidad de los Derechos (OURs)
En esta plataforma podrás encontrar información y recursos sobre cómo proteger la universalidad de los derechos en espacios internacionales y regionales de derechos humanos.
Visita la página (en inglés)
Directorio Virtual de Respuestas Urgentes para las Mujeres Defensoras de los Derechos Humanos
Sitio obligado para conocer las respuestas urgentes emprendidas para proteger a las defensoras de los derechos humanos y encontrar herramientas y recursos en apoyo del trabajo y el bienestar de las defensoras.
IM-Defensoras
La Iniciativa Mesoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Humanos es una iniciativa regional creada para prevenir, responder, documentar y dar a conocer todos los casos de violencia ejercida contra las defensoras de los derechos humanos en la región mesoamericana.
Coalición Internacional de Mujeres Defensoras de los Derechos Humanos
La Coalición es una red de recursos y promoción para la protección y el apoyo a las mujeres defensoras de los derechos humanos en todo el mundo.
Visita la página (en inglés)
La Coalición de Mujeres Post-2015
Una coalición de organizaciones feministas, por los derechos de las mujeres, por las mujeres y el desarrollo, y de organizaciones de base y por la justicia social que trabajan para interpelar y dar nuevo marco la agenda global para el desarrollo.
Visita la página (en inglés)
Grupo Mayor de Mujeres sobre el Desarrollo
El rol del Grupo consiste en garantizar una participación pública efectiva de los grupos no gubernamentales de mujeres en los procesos normativos de la ONU sobre el desarrollo sostenible, la agenda posterior a 2015 y los asuntos ambientales.
Visita la página (en inglés)
Grupo de Mujeres sobre Financiamiento para el Desarrollo
Una alianza de organizaciones y redes de mujeres que promueve el avance de la igualdad de género, el empoderamiento de las mujeres y sus derechos humanos en los procesos de la ONU referidos al financiamiento para el desarrollo.
Visita la página (en inglés)
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Courageous WHRDs in the Media
These 21 Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) worked as journalists and more widely in the media sector in Mexico, Colombia, Fiji, Libya, Nepal, United States, Nicaragua, Philippines, Russia, Germany, France, Afghanistan, and the United Kingdom. 17 of them were murdered and in one case the cause of death is still unclear. On this World Press Freedom Day, please join us in commemorating the life and work of these women by sharing the images below with your colleagues, friends and networks using the hashtags #WPFD2016 and #WHRDs.
The contributions of these women were celebrated and honoured in our Tribute to Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Who Are No Longer With Us.
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