I will be moderating in the conference a session called "Women Mobilizing for Peace in Conflict." The discussion will focus on strategies employed by women's groups caught in conflict--from Iraq to Ireland, Liberia and Sri Lanka--and examines the lessons that are transferable in dealing with current and emerging struggles.
On the panel will be Vaiba Kebeh Flomo, Women & Youth Desk Officer, Lutheran Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Program in Liberia. A peace activist and 2010 Women Peace Maker, Vaiba participated in the Precarious Progress on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. Vaiba has extensive training in Conflict Resolution/Transformation and Peace Education at local and international levels. She is also featured in the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell for her efforts to end Liberia's 14-year civil war.
As Director of the Women's Resource and Development Agency in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Margaret Ward works to advance women's equality and participation in society by working to transform political, economic, social and cultural conditions. She is also Chair of Hanna's House, an all-Ireland women's peace-building project and was a women's sector representative on the Bill of Rights Forum 2006-2008. Margaret was also part of a research team that analyzed gendered meanings of security in Northern Ireland, Lebanon and South Africa and was a member of the Irish Government's Cross-Learning Process on UN SCR 1325 as part of the delegation to Liberia. A feminist historian, Margaret has published widely on Irish women's history.
The presentations will be dramatic as women discuss the effects of violence on their societies in Liberia, Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland and the United States.
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