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VOICE event: Feminist action in humanitarian emergency response in Ukraine, Jun 21, 2022 17:00 in Kiev (?15.00 London)

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VOICE event: Feminist action in humanitarian emergency response in Ukraine, Jun 21, 2022 17:00 in Kiev (?15.00 London)

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Feminist and gender justice organizers are at the frontlines of the response to the humanitarian emergency crisis in Ukraine. After more than 3 months, they run critical and life saving work to support communities from evacuation and safe housing, to providing psycho-social support etc.

In the spirit of feminist solidarity towards frontline responder women, trans and gender non-conforming people in Ukraine, we invite you to join a virtual conversation between grassroots-based organizations from Ukraine and explore following questions: What are protection risks for girls, women, LGBTQI community and people living with HIV? How are Ukrainian feminists and gender justice organisers responding the humanitarian crisis? What’s beyond the emergency - what are their long term strategies to address the impact of the war?

Date: June 21st, 2022 at 10am ET/ 5pm Kyiv time
Duration: 1.5 hours

Speakers:
Olena Shevchenko is a human rights defender and educator from Ukraine, focusing on LGBT rights and women’s rights. She is a chairperson of NGO Insight, and founder of a civic initiative “Women’s March” which brings together women's rights organizations and individuals, working on women's rights in Ukraine.

Olena Stryzhak is a long-term survivor of HIV. She began her work as an advocate for the rights and well-being of women living with HIV, particularly HIV-positive pregnant women in Ukraine in 2002. In 2015, Olena co-founded the Eurasian Women Network on AIDS, the EECA regional network for women living with HIV.

Yuliya Sporysh is founder and director of NGO "Girls. Since the beginning of the war, NGO "Girls" has been providing humanitarian services to girls and women in the Kyiv region, including Borodyanka, Buchha and Irpin.

Interpretation will be available in English and Ukrainian.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Feminist action in humanitarian emergency response in Ukraine. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Feminist and gender justice organizers are at the frontlines of the response to the humanitarian emergency crisis in Ukraine. After more than 3 months, they run critical and life saving work to support communities from evacuation and safe housing, to providing psycho-social support etc.

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Rosa's Summer Conference 29-30 June 2022

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Rosa's Summer Conference 29-30 June 2022

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NB for WLN team social media session

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Creating space to connect and collaborate

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What would feminist climate justice look like for everyday life? - WEN conference 30.6.22  18.00-21.00

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What would feminist climate justice look like for everyday life? - WEN conference 30.6.22  18.00-21.00

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Panel Discussion, Live Performances, Exhibition, Networking & Refreshments

Thursday 30th June, 2022  6-9pm

Amnesty International Human Rights Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EA

**Tickets are available to attend in person as well as online via Teams. Early Bird and Concession tickets are available.

ABOUT THE EVENT

Wen (Women’s Environmental Network) and the Women’s Budget Group invite you to an evening exploring what a feminist approach to Climate Justice would look like for everyday life.

The evening will include an exhibition of creative works and live performances by the Climate Sisters, panel discussion, a Q&A session and time for networking with refreshments.

PROGRAMME

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6pm

Registration, Refreshments & Climate Sisters Exhibition

7pm

Welcome & films

7.15pm

Performance

7.20pm

Speaker panel discussion

8.15pm

Q&A session

8.35pm

Performances

8.55pm

Closing words

9pm

Event ends

SPEAKERS

Chair – Maria Adebowale-Schwarte, CEO, Foundation for Future London and Wen Ambassador

Dee Woods – award-winning cook, community food educator, urban agriculturalist, broadcaster and researcher

Tiffany Lam – Feminist Green New Deal Green & Inclusive Transport Policy Paper author

Maeve Cohen – Feminist Green New Deal RoadMap author

Olivia Sweeney – Black & Green Ambassadors

Emma Geen – Bristol Disability Equality Forum

BACKGROUND

The twin crises of ecological breakdown and social injustice are what the Green New Deal is designed to address. In terms of ecological breakdown, we know what is needed to ensure the planet continues to sustain life. The same is true of addressing social injustice. We know what conditions must be met to ensure people are able to live flourishing lives: we just need to create them.

However, Green New Deal proposals have paid little attention to gender and intersectional inequality. This risks unintentionally worsening current structural inequalities in a range of areas including employment, housing, transport, access to food, healthcare and education.

The climate crisis necessitates urgent action to transform our economy and society. Yet, although climate change will impact on everyone on the planet, it is disabled people, women and people of colour who will experience the most acute effects. Globally, women face increased vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, due to their different and unequal social roles and status.

TICKETS

All Wen events are charged at a nominal fee, to help cover some of the costs of the event. We also absorb the Eventbrite charge, so that you only pay the ticket price.

We recognise that the cost of living crisis may make it difficult for some people to attend paid for events. If you are struggling, then please feel free to select our concession ticket rate.

Read about the Climate Sisters and details of the creative exhibition.

You have probably heard of the Green New Deal but what about a Feminist Green New Deal? Back in September 2019 a coalition of women’s rights and climate activists in the USA including WEDO (Women’s Environment and Development Organization), launched a Feminist Agenda for a Green New Deal. The Feminist Green New Deal Principles call for advancing reproductive justice, the creation of regenerative economies centered on feminist analysis and understanding of the care economy, a shift from exploitative and unsustainable production patterns and a rejection of false solutions to the climate crisis.

Wen and The Women’s Budget Group have published a policy paper which outlines the key elements of what a Feminist Green New Deal would look like in the UK, bringing a gender analysis to the Green New Deal and transitioning to a green economy. This was presented to the Commission for a Gender Equal Economy last year.

Part of the Feminist Green New Deal Project in partnership with Wen & Women’s Budget Group

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WHAT WOULD FEMINIST CLIMATE JUSTICE LOOK LIKE FOR EVERYDAY LIFE? - Wen

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Amnesty International Human Rights Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EA **Tickets are available to attend in person as well as online via Teams. Early Bird and Concession tickets are available. Wen (Women's Environmental Network) and the Women's Budget Group invite you to an evening exploring what a feminist approach to Climate Justice would look like for everyday life.

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WLN colours: Give (green) Women (white) Votes (violet) 

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WLN colours: Give (green) Women (white) Votes (violet) 

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'purple ...stands for the blood that flows in the veins of every suffragette, the instinct of freedom and dignity.
white stands for purity in private and public life...
green is the colour of hope and the emblem of spring.'

Give (green) Women (white) Votes (violet)

"One of the intentions of the colours was to promote public awareness of the depth of the belief for suffrage in England. Women were encouraged to 'wear the colours' to show support for the movement and to stand out in the crowds during public demonstrations. They particularly wanted the men that were opposed to the movement, to be aware of the connection of the colours to the suffrage, in this they succeeded.

The characters on many anti-suffrage postcards drawn by male artists of that period were often draped in sashes and banners of purple white and green, presuming that a suffragette would be recognised by her colours, even by those who opposed the movement.
Source: https://preciousasapearl.com/blogs/news/suffragette-and-what-they-stood-for

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Last year, I mended a customer's necklace made of amethyst, pearl and peridot. She explained they represented the Colours of the Suffragettes. Interesting...
In 1908, the Women's Social and Political Union or WSPU, adopted the colour scheme of purple, white and green, that would not only distinguish them in their political movement, but would also prove to be a huge marketing success.

Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, editor of the weekly newspaper, Votes for Women, wrote, 'Purple as everyone knows is the royal colour, it stands for the royal blood that flows in the veins of every suffragette, the instinct of freedom and dignity...white stands for purity in private and public life...green is the colour of hope and the emblem of spring.'
Give (green) Women (white)
Votes (violet)

One of the intentions of the colours was to promote public awareness of the depth of the belief for suffrage in England. Women were encouraged to 'wear the colours' to show support for the movement and to stand out in the crowds during public demonstrations. They particularly wanted the men that were opposed to the movement, to be aware of the connection of the colours to the suffrage, in this they succeeded. The characters on many anti-suffrage postcards drawn by male artists of that period, were often draped in sashes and banners of purple white and green, presuming that a suffragette would be recognised by her colours, even by the opposition of the movement.

https://preciousasapearl.com/collections/suffragette-inspired-collection

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Suffragettes and what their colours meant....

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Last year, I mended a customer's necklace made of amethyst, pearl and peridot. She explained they represented the Colours of the Suffragettes. Interesting...

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Menopause and violence

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WLN Ending sexual violence against women and girls in all FE: Campaign Pack

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WLN Ending sexual violence against women and girls in all FE: Campaign Pack

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Background photography courtesy of Kathryn James @KathrynWLN1

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Background photography courtesy of Kathryn James @KathrynWLN1

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Participants choose where to start and can also decide to leave things out

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Green: Content created by participants
Blue: Networking activity
Purple: WLN led feature
White: Fixed points
Yellow: Resources signposts

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and what does it mean for you/for FE/for women leaders?

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https://bit.ly/WLN_FLM2122

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https://www.menti.com/9467yt7o4h

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Ask WLN/us: Changing the workplace