IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Read, watch and listen to just some of the 2000 women and men attending the AWID Forum. Here is what Feminism, the Power of Movements (and light bulbs) means to them in their own words!
Videos
| The short film asks feminist participants some key questions about changing lightbulbs and the world. The short film was made possible by the Feminist Tech eXchange (FTX) training and hub at the forum. Produced and directed by Sally-Jean Shackleton, Women'sNet. | |
| Mariama Banda, a member of the Women Won't Wait Coalition in Zambia describes the plight of women in Zambia and issues a call for action and organizing around the intersecting issues of violence against women and HIV&AIDS. This speech was given at the WWW reception as part of the AWID Forum | |
| Women of Colour United interviews women at the Forum on the US elections, issues that matter to them, and what this means for global affairs as we look ahead: |
| Sriyani Perera of Sri Lanka | Neng Dara Affiah of Indonesia | |||
| Ennie Chipembere of Zimbabwe |
| Nelly and Makena of Kenya | ||
| Marietou Dia of Senegal | Magline Peter of India | |||
| Aissa Toure of Senegal | Meena Seshu of India | |||
| Malinda Joss of Liberia | Sumie Arima of Japan | |||
| Edinah Masiyiwa of Zimbabwe | Meera of India | |||
| Kisholi Perera of Sri Lanka | Sunila Abeysekera of Sri Lanka | |||
| Sindi Blose of South Africa | PART II--Neng Dara Affiah of Indonesia | |||
| Part II--Sumie Arima of Japan |
A video from the opening plenary of the Forum by Wanda Nowicka from the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning: Watch here
And finally (not all of them) danced! A critical analysis of the AWID Forum by Alejandra Sardá-Chandiramani, Sexuality Policy Watch
