On July 21, 2021, the US Senate confirmed Bonnie Jenkins, Founder and former Executive Director of Channel grantee partner Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS), as Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs....
“Time To Decolonize Aid”: WCAPS Contributes to New Report
A powerful new report, “Time to Decolonize Aid,” which calls on international aid organizations to decolonize aid and tackle structural racism head-on was launched on May 10, 2021. Channel grantee partner, Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS), joined with Peace Direct, African Development Solutions (Adeso), and the Alliance…...
Merging Women’s Rights and Disability Rights Movements
Channel grantee partner Mobility International USA (MIUSA) and global women’s rights organization MADRE released a Practice Note in March 2021 titled, Merging Movements: Supporting Inclusive Women’s Rights Work through Innovative Partnerships, which traces their efforts on merging women’s rights and disability rights movements through an innovative two-year partnership....
New Feminist Peace Initiative Calls for Movement-Driven US Foreign Policy Framework
Channel grantee partner, Women Cross DMZ (WCDMZ), recently announced a new Feminist Peace Initiative in partnership with Grassroots Global Justice Alliance and MADRE. The Initiative dramatically reimagines US foreign policy by building on intersectional feminist principles such as collective care, reparations, right relationship with people and the planet, and accountability....
Cultural Survival Responds to COVID-19 in Indigenous Communities
On June 18, 2020, Channel grantee partner Cultural Survival launched a mapping project (see map below) to document and disseminate data that illustrates the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples and communities as part their broader effort to respond to the growing crisis with a holistic, multi-layered approach....
