GPC-3: Women, Peace and Security
What does peace mean for women living in insecure contexts? Our session will focus on three perspectives from different countries and contexts. Our guests will be sharing their experience regarding precarious circumstances and human rights violations against women in Afghanistan, Argentina, and Colombia and their impact on global peace. Their analysis will reflect the reality of millions of women and more importantly offer us some pathway for collective actions and responsibilities.
Speakers:
María Julia Moreyra (Argentina) is an Argentinian lawyer and Magister in International Relations. She is a Peace Fellow (Chulalongkorn University, 2016). She also has a Diploma in “Feminist Political Innovation” (2021-2022, Asuntos del Sur, Argentina). Her area of expertise and knowledge is the fight against gender violence and particularly human trafficking, where she is academically qualified and she has field experience. Currently, she works for the Ministry of Women, Gender Policies and Sexual Diversity of Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition, she is Regional Coordinator for Latin American and the Caribbean of Peace Women Across the Globe (PWAG), a Swiss international organization which was created as a nomination of 1000 women from 150 countries to the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. At this organization she works the topic “Women, Peace and Security”, since this theme is of utmost importance for PWAG. She is also Instructor of International Women’s Peace Group.
Juliana Hernandez de la Torre (Colombia) is a feminist, peace and women's rights activist. Professional in Finance, Government and International Relations, a specialist in Management and Cultural Management. Co-founder and Executive Director of Artemisas, co-founder of the Open Politics Institute. Coordinator of the Parity Now campaigns in Colombia, co-coordinator of the National Network of Political Advocacy Nosotras Ahora and of the Latin American Network of Political Innovation.
Mustafa Rezaie (Afghanistan) is a Rotary Peace Fellow, development professional and advocate for peace and social justice, with a wealth of experience in managing and implementing projects in challenging and conflict affected environments. He is currently pursuing a Master of International Development Policy degree at Duke University in the United States, where he is building on his previous academic qualifications and work experience. Mustafa has a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from the University of Pune, India, and a Master's degree in Finance and Accounting from Balkh University. He has worked with the government and an international NGO for over 10 years in the capacity of M&E Manager and Financial Consultant. Outside of his academic pursuits, Mustafa is actively involved in community development work in Afghanistan. He and his colleagues and friends are currently running a peace initiative in a hard-to-reach village in Ghazni province, where they provide education classes for girls and women who have been deprived of their rights to education and work. He strongly believes in the importance of women's and girls' rights to education, and in the value of bottom-up peacebuilding initiatives that prioritize education and capacity building in the local community.
Moderators:
Carolina Zocca (Argentina) is a Rotary Peace Fellow (Chula 2013) specializing in human rights protection. She is also a journalist with 20 years experience in human mobility and communications and skilled in program development oversight and protection. She currently works for the Argentine government. Moreover, while her experience has afforded her a well rounded skill set, including first rate time management and problem-solving skills, she excels at collaboration, network building, public relations and policy development that also allows her to be a volunteer in the Rotary Action Group. In addition, as an Institute of Economic & Peace (IEP) Ambassador and Activator for Latin America, she has provided training to Rotary Clubs, and as Peace Fellow, has created and developed the Football/Soccer Street Project to break down social barriers in Buenos Aires. As a professional who is highly committed to the protection of Human Rights and to assisting people in emergencies in times of multiple conflicts worldwide, she strongly believes that the purpose and mission in Rotary is to consolidate our efforts, positions, and learning to achieve peace. Carolina graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication and she received her master’s degree in international relations at the Universidad del Salvador. Currently, she is a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina.
Peter Adeyeye (Nigeria) is a Rotary Peace Fellow (Duke-UNC) and development professional from Nigeria with over 10 years of experience in policy analysis, research design, project management, and program evaluation. His career in government, non-profits and at a think tank has spanned population and health, social equity, and economic development. He is currently the Research Manager for Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP), a non-profit business organization in charge of building an economically powerful and resilient downtown Denver. In this role, Peter provide thought leadership in informing DDP’s economic development strategies and public policy initiatives through primary and secondary research. Prior to this, peter served as an independent Research consultant and led the evaluation of donor funded projects in Nigeria including working with a team to conduct a final evaluation of the USAID “Saving Mothers Giving Life” project in Cross River state in Nigeria. Peter was also a Research Associate at the Center for Public Policy Alternatives; a public policy think tank in Lagos that provide data driven evidence for inclusive development. In 2016, he co-founded Boundless Hands Africa (BHA), a non-profit that promotes women empowerment and serves survivors of gender-based violence. As the Program Manager of BHA, Peter developed and led interventions aimed at addressing root causes of domestic abuse and gender inequality in Nigeria. Peter earned his bachelor’s degree in Demography and Social Statistics at Obafemi Awolowo University, a master’s degree in Sociology at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and a Master of International Development Policy at Duke University. He is an alumnus of the Brown University International Advanced Research Institute in Social Entrepreneurship in Health and Humanitarian Innovation. For Peter, “life is not a goblet to be drained; it is a measure to be filled”. Peter loves traveling, hiking, and learning.
2023 GLOBAL PEACE CONFERENCE (GPC-3): Over 24 hours of peace talks, skills-based workshops and networking
Do you care deeply about your community and looking for ideas to bring about positive change?
Join us on 4 March 2023 for the third 24-hour online Global Peace Conference: an exciting, interactive convergence of thought-provokers, peacebuilders and everyday people building peace in their spheres of influence.
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The theme of this year’s conference is “Strengthening Our Peacebuilding Community”. This theme is an extension of our desire to connect our planet with people power, towards a peaceful and just existence for all. This year’s 24-hour conference has programming in four global geographical regions, with plenaries and skill-building sessions, covering all time zones across the globe and enabling anyone, anywhere, to participate.
This volunteer-led initiative of Rotary Peace Fellows and other members of the broader Rotary peace ecosystem is based on the premise that everyone has the power to change the world. We work in civil society, academia, and government. We work in conflict resolution, sustainable development, and business. We are change makers in our community wherever we are based across the globe, and have a passion to transform conflict into growth and potential.
This 24-hour Global Peace Conference is not a typical academic conference or business networking opportunity. Our value is in dialogue and in collaboration, so everyone—YOU included—has a part to play in making our conference meaningful.
The event will feature:
Local peacebuilders from all over the world
Interactive sessions at all time zones
Ample opportunity for training and networking
Join us by registering above! The conference is free of charge thanks to the generosity of volunteers and donors from the Rotary peace community, including Carol Fellows and Tim Bewley.
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WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AFTER THE CONFERENCE?
During the inclusive, open planning meetings to prepare for the conference, it was decided to develop a conference declaration setting out positive peace as a unifying concept to unite Rotary Peace Fellows, other peacebuilders, and the Rotary family. The goal is also to articulate a vision for the conference as a vehicle to strengthen the Rotary peace ecosystem and to build relationships with and elevate grassroots peaceubilders. Please provide feedback on the draft conference declaration:
COMMENT ON THE DRAFT HERE
Thank you for your constructive input!