The session was mainly created due to a gap in the conversation which is important in understanding women’s movements in different par t s of the world within the context of existing and future wars over resources such as gas and oil.

Years ago civil society organizations realized that there was a failure of economic policy conditionalities in the developing world.

The session explored the new book, “Women, Metamorphosis of the Butterfly Effect”, as well as the play and movement building process based on it.

The issue of HIV positive women movement's, considering its correlation to the women’s movement in general was discussed in this session.

This session presented powerful and evocative potential of the Digital Storytelling Methodology in producing personal narratives especially among survivors and witnesses of gender based violence and other forms of trauma.

This session involved panelists from three African countries who presented arguments and engaged the audience in answering key issues around women’s options for preventing HIV infections.

The session was held in mini consultation format organized and hosted by Kinga Jelinska representing Women On Waves.

The Forum hosted multiple concurrent breakout sessions, which allowed smaller and more focused discussion and debate on a wide range of issues affecting women’s rights and movement building in the world today.

The following presents an edited and abridged transcript of Women's Empowerment: What do men have to do with it?

Session presenter, Deborah Richardson, Chief Program Officer for the Women’s Funding Network, discussed about tried and tested methods of cultivation, engaging donors as leaders, and ensuring the financial stability of one’s organization.

The Forum hosted multiple concurrent breakout sessions, which allowed smaller and more focused discussion and debate on a wide range of issues affecting women’s rights and movement building in the world today.

The following presents an edited and abridged transcript of Toward Building a Queer and LGBTQI Women's Movement in the Arab World .

This session shared information about Musawah, a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim Family, which will be launched in February 2009 in Kuala Lumpur.

Exploding the myths that surround Muslim women’s agency and their diverse histories, Great Ancestors reintroduced us to women who defended the rights of women from Africa, Asia and the Middle East between the eighth century and the 1950s.

In November 2008 over 1,900 women’s rights activists from 144 countries came together in Cape Town, South Africa to discuss The Power of Movements at the AWID Forum.The session was held during the Forum.

The number of members organized in Korean Women’s Trade Unions has reached 6,000.

The relative democratization of communication technologies due to globalization has seen the revival of radio among grassroots movements in South Asia.

This interactive skills-building workshop aimed to provide a practical exploration of how web 2.0 and new media tools can be used to champion women’s rights.

First Nations women from South Africa, descendants of the First People of Southern Africa, Africa, and arguably the world, the KhoeSan, discussed various aspects of women-centred indigeneity, including reverence for Mother Earth, resisting hetero-patriarchal religions, practicing the indigenous gift economy, as well as indigenous fluidities regarding genders and sexualities

This session took the form of an interactive talk show. It looked at the issue of religion and feminisms in light of the increasing political, social and cultural influence of religious fundamentalisms.

The Women’s Health and Rights Advocacy Partnership (WHRAP) is a multi-country advocacy partnership that brings together NGOs committed to strengthening civil society’s capacity to advocate for improved sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in South Asia.

This session served as a forum of discussion on how to underscore the essential nature of the role of organizations and institutions in protecting individuals at risk in conflict situations.

The problem of inclusion which FemAct and its partners face, in spite of its exemplary work in analysis and action at different levels, is common to many other feminist/women organizations/networks in Africa and beyond.

In November 2008 over 1,900 women’s rights activists from 144 countries came together in Cape Town, South Africa to discuss The Power of Movements at the AWID Forum.The session was held during the Forum.

In November 2008 over 1,900 women’s rights activists from 144 countries came together in Cape Town, South Africa to discuss The Power of Movements at the AWID Forum. The session was held during the Forum.

Through interactive dialogue among donors and grantee partners, this session aimed to concretize strategies towards building a social justice feminist movement.

Women have always come together over food to discuss their lives and dreams. Tok Talk was a virtual feast of ideas where feminists addressed some of the key questions facing our Asia-Pacific region.

Occupying of public space is one of the ways in which movements can be strengthened. We explored the use of music, rhythms, slogans, etc. to give visibility to feminist movements and to involve grassroots women’s groups who might not otherwise feel themselves sufficiently prepared to occupy these spaces.

The panel explored the use of militia groups and armed forces to advance the agendas of State and non-state actors and the emergence of grassroots movements to expose, challenge and demand accountability for perpetrators of violence.

This session focused on the lessons and challenges reflected in the Bolivian experience of creating an intercultural movement of women as political actors in the process before the Constituent Assembly.