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SUMMARY:Let’s Get Growing: Seeds\, Stories & Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:CELEBRATE WORLD DAY FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY!\nYou are invited to a special gathering with Cultural Survival\, the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, and Channel Foundation as we come together to explore the importance of seed sovereignty for Indigenous Peoples and their communities. \nThis inspiring evening will bring together individuals dedicated to protecting and promoting seed sovereignty and Indigenous seed knowledge. Director of Programs\, Avexnim Cojti (Maya K’iche’)\, will share insights into Cultural Survival’s work supporting Indigenous seed keepers around the world. In addition\, other distinguished guests will offer perspectives on their respective work in advancing seed sovereignty. We look forward to connecting and engaging. Hope you can join us! \nRSVP by email\nSave the Date! \nWednesday\, May 21st\, 2025 from 5 – 7 PM \nAubergine (Willy Street Co-op Community Space) \n1226 Williamson St\, Madison\, WI 53703 \n  \n \nListen to the WORT FM Radio Interview – A Public Affair of the speakers at Seeds\, Stories & Solidarity
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/lets-get-growing-seeds-stories-solidarity/
LOCATION:Aubergine\, 1226 Williamson St\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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SUMMARY:Building Hope Through Community: A Conversation With Latina Leaders
DESCRIPTION:On May 8\, 2024\, Women’s Link Worldwide (WLW)\, a Channel grantee partner\, in collaboration with Seattle International Foundation (SIF) hosted Building Hope through Community: A Conversation with Latina Leaders. The event served as “a platform for inspiration\, fostering connections\, and igniting discussions about continued progress” within the human rights field.The event was hosted by Jovana Ríos Cisnero\, Executive Director of WLW\, and Adriana Beltrán\, Executive Director of SIF. This collaboration follows the recent appointment of Cisnero to SIF’s Board of Directors for a three-year term.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/building-hope-through-community-a-conversation-with-latina-leaders/
LOCATION:El Centro de la Raza\, 2524 16th Ave S\, Seattle\, WA\, 98144
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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DTSTAMP:20260531T201018Z
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SUMMARY:Sakena Yacoobi Lecture: “As Women Rise\, So Does the Nation”
DESCRIPTION:Long time Channel Foundation grantee partner\, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi\, President & Executive Director\, Creating Hope International and President & Executive Director\, Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) delivered this year’s J. Jobe and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Oct 12th\, 2021 at 4pm at the Alumni Lounge of the Pyle Center (the lecture was in person)\, 702 Langdon St.\, Madison\, WI. \nThe title of the lecture was: “As Women Rise\, So Does the Nation.” \nThe event was sponsored by the UW Human Rights Program\, the Global Legal Studies Division\, UW Center for South Asia\, and the UW International Division. \nEvent Description: Women’s rights are human rights and essential to the advancement of any nation. Nations with protections for women’s rights are stronger and more prosperous. We can see\, as women in Afghanistan gained rights\, the nation became more prosperous and peaceful. With a population where greater than 60% of the people are under 30\, they have spent their lives connected to the rest of the world\, unlike Afghan people in the 1990’s. Demonstrations against undemocratic principles that violate human rights occur regularly\, led by women not willing to be intimidated by guns in the hands of those they oppose. Afghan women wish to work and go to school\, with the support of the young men who stand with them. The loss of human rights anywhere\, leads to the loss of rights everywhere. The silence of the world regarding Afghanistan is discouraging and follows a global trend of the roll back of women’s rights that started in 2020. \nThis Event was free and Open to the Public but Registration was encouraged.\nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soffa-lecture-with-dr-sakena-yacoobi-as-women-rise-so-does-the-nation-tickets-169654536285 \n\nAbout the Speaker:\nDr. Sakena Yacoobi is the President & Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL)\, an organization she founded in 1995 in response to the lack of education and health care that the Afghan people faced after decades of war and strife. Dr. Yacoobi is also the President & Executive Director of Creating Hope International (CHI). Dr. Yacoobi has established 352 Learning Centers\, four schools\, a hospital\, and a radio station and TV station in Afghanistan and is the recipient of six honorary doctorates including from Princeton University. Each year\, Dr. Yacoobi speaks at numerous events\, conferences and at institutions such as the UN\, Stanford University and Oxford University. Dr. Yacoobi particularly enjoys engaging with youth at schools\, inspiring them to be globally minded citizens.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/sakena-yacoobi-lecture-as-women-rise-so-does-the-nation/
LOCATION:University of Wisconsin-Madison\, 702 Langdon St\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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SUMMARY:Creative Litigation for Women's Rights
DESCRIPTION:Viviana Waisman\, President & CEO of Channel grantee partner\, Women’s Link Worldwide (WLW)\, spoke at a University of Washington School of Law hosted conversation on Oct\, 2\, 2019. The conversation focused on sharing how this organization\, WLW\, uses strategic litigation in innovative and creative ways to change laws and fight for the rights of women and girls in the courts in Latin America\, East Africa and Europe.  Viviana founded WLW in 2001 in response to what she perceived as a glaring need to advance women’s rights in national courts by applying international and regional human rights standards. An expert in women’s rights and international human rights law\, she holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco\, a Master’s in International Human Rights Law from Oxford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California\, Berkeley. \n\nThe event was sponsored by the UW Center for Human Rights\, African Studies Program\, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program\, UW Sustainable International Development Program and Women’s Link Worldwide.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/creative-litigation-for-womens-rights/
LOCATION:University of Washington\, William H. Gates Hall (LAW)\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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SUMMARY:An Inspiring Conversation: A Pakistani Veteran Feminist’s Journey in Creating Safe Spaces for Women and Girls
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed women’s human rights activist Rukhshanda Naz joined us on Sept. 13\, 2019\, in person\, from her home country of Pakistan in a conversation facilitated by University of Washington Law School Professor Alejandra Gonza.  Rukhshanda brought with her 30 years of experience as a human rights activist and shed light on how the field of women’s human rights has shifted within in her community and globally. Rukhshanda is a longtime advisor for Channel grantee partner Global Fund for Women (GFW)\, having recommended and vetted over a dozen local Pakistani women’s human rights groups to receive funding. Most recently\, Rukhshanda and her efforts to end early and forced marriage in Pakistan were featured in GFW’s highly anticipated docuseries Fundamental. \nIn addition to advising GFW\, Rukhshanda has also worked with the Women’s Regional Network\, another Channel grantee partner that builds peace in South Asia. \nA lawyer by profession\, Rukhshanda predominantly works in the KP region\, situated in the northwest part of Pakistan\, along the Afghanistan border\, an area that has historically been affected by militarism\, isolation\, and human rights violations. Despite resistance from the state and other religious institutions\, there remains a strong women’s movement working to redefine gender normative standards. Rukhshanda has served in a number of positions both in her local community and internationally to secure the rights of women and girls in the work place\, in the home\, and in society. \nRegister by 8/30 to join this inspiring conversation with an afternoon program from 3:00-4:00 PM followed by a cocktail reception at 4 PM. \nAn Inspiring Conversation: A Pakistani Veteran Feminist’s Journey in Creating Safe Spaces for Women and Girls is hosted by Channel Foundation\, Channel grantee partner Global Fund for Women\, and Global Washington.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/an-inspiring-conversation-a-pakistani-veteran-feminists-journey-in-creating-safe-spaces-for-women-and-girls/
LOCATION:Global Washington\, 1601 5th Ave\, Suite 1900\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190611T180000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Cultural Survival
DESCRIPTION:Channel Foundation and their grantee partner Cultural Survival\, an Indigenous People’s rights organization\, organized an event focused on their work on June 11\, 2019 at the Stonington Gallery\, 125 S. Jackson in Pioneer Square\, Seattle. \nCultural Survival partners with Indigenous Peoples to defend their land\, languages and cultures. Community Media Program Manager Avex Cojti (Maya K’iche’) from Guatemala shared stories about Cultural Survival’s latest work with Indigenous communities from around the world. \nChannel has supported CS’s work with Indigenous women community radio producers in Central America since 2015. \nCultural Survival’s vision is to create a lasting impact in community radio and other community institutions where gender inequities exist\, lifting up Indigenous women and strengthening the connections between international women’s rights movements and Indigenous rights. \nJoin Cultural Survival for a compelling conversation\, light refreshments and an exploration of the ways they amplify Indigenous voices. \nRSVP by June 5\, 2019 by emailing Miranda Vitello at mvitell at cs.org.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/an-evening-with-cultural-survival/
LOCATION:Stonington Gallery\, 125 S Jackson St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180320T080000
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SUMMARY:Our Own Stories: Syrian Women Organize for Justice
DESCRIPTION:Along with Channel Foundation grantee partner Global Fund for Women\, and the World Affairs Council Seattle the Channel Foundation co-hosted a lunch March 20\, 2018 focused on women in Syria. The event was catered by a Syrian-Lebanese restaurant Mamnoon. $15 ($25 non-member). \nSpeakers: Rula Asad is a co-founder and the Executive Director of Syrian Female Journalists Network (SFJN) and Anna Fleischer is Advocacy and Communications Manager at Women Now for Development\, the largest Syrian women’s organization. \nModerator: Sara Curran\, Professor of International Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. \nNews stories about Syria in the international media often feature the voices of aid workers\, UN policy-makers\, and academics; rarely do we hear from Syrians themselves unless they are victims of bombings or refugees fleeing the war. Seldom do we hear first-hand about the hard work Syrian human rights advocates and organizers are doing to strengthen their country. The voices of Syrian women are particularly absent. \nYet Syrian women are powerful leaders in advancing their rights and the rights of their communities. It is critical that they themselves participate in the conversations about—and solutions to—the protracted violence on the ground. Join us for a panel discussion to hear how Syrian women are organizing to gain ownership of their lives\, their rights\, and their futures as well as those of their communities. Activists Rula Asad of the Syrian Female Journalists’ Network\, and Anna Fleischer\, of Women Now for Development\, will share with us the realities and priorities of Syrian women-led organizing for human rights and justice in Syria. This panel discussion will shed light on the context of organizing for women’s rights in Syria as well as among displaced Syrian women in Lebanon and Turkey. \n\nSPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES\nRula Asad is a co-founder and the Executive Director of Syrian Female Journalists Network (SFJN). She was born in 1983 in Damascus and holds a degree in journalism from the University of Damascus. She is a freelance journalist and reporter on women and human rights\, as well as culture and civil society’s issues from  Lebanon\, Jordan and Turkey. Additionally\, Rula Asad has worked as a reporter for Deutsche Welle\, Germany\, and Radio Netherlands among other media outlets. She is a committed independent journalist/researcher/trainer with special interest and experience in the field of women rights\, gender equality in media and development issues in the Middle East. \n  \nAnna Fleischer is Advocacy and Communications Manager at Women Now for Development\, the largest Syrian women’s organization with a specific focus on participation\, empowerment\, protection and advocacy. Previously she worked as a regional manager at the German Near and Middle East Association and project officer at elbarlament in Berlin for different projects in Egypt\, Iraq and Turkey. She holds a Masters degree in Arab World Studies from Durham University and studied in Germany\, the United Kingdom and Egypt. \n\n\nTickets: $15 for Global Fund for Women and World Affairs Council supporters and $25 for non-members.\nTickets can be purchased here. For questions about registration or to change your RSVP\, call 206-441-5910.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/our-own-stories-syrian-women-organize-for-justice/
LOCATION:Seattle Chamber of Commerce\, 1301 5th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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SUMMARY:Women Enabled International: Advancing the Rights of Historically Excluded Women and Girls
DESCRIPTION:Channel grantee partner Women Enabled International (WEI) organized a UN Commission on the Status of Women Side Event on accountABILITY: Advancing the Rights of Historically Excluded Women and Girls on March 14th\, 2018. \nModerator: Stephanie Ortoleva\, President & Executive Director\, Women Enabled International \nPanelists:\nFerdous Ara Begum\, Former Member of UN CEDAW Committee\nLizzie Kiama\, This-Ability Consulting\nSahar Mouzami\, OutRight Action International (also Channel grantee partner)\nSuzannah Phillips\, Deputy Director\, Women Enabled International \nPromoting the voices of historically excluded women and girls—including women with disabilities\, older women\, and LGBTI individuals—is essential to ensuring that international human rights standards\, recommendations\, and policies reflect their unique experiences. \nPanelists discussed how effective engagement with the UN human rights system can elevate the voices of excluded populations to promote and protect their rights. This event also introduced Women Enabled International’s innovative accountABILITY Toolkit\, a resource consisting of three briefing papers designed to facilitate effective civil society participation in the UN human rights system to advance women’s rights\, hold States accountable to their human rights obligations\, and ensure that the voices of all women and girls are being heard. \nCART interpretation was provided and this event was open to all. \nJoin WEI at this exciting side event and be the first to get a copy of the accountABILITY Toolkit\, launched at CSW.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/women-enabled-international-advancing-the-rights-of-historically-excluded-women-and-girls/
LOCATION:4W43\, 4 W 43rd St\, Gallery Room\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170927T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170927T170000
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SUMMARY:Environmental Defenders Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Channel Foundation helped organize an Environmental Defenders Dialogue about how to address attacks on environmental human rights defenders around the world on Sept. 27\, 2017. The Dialogue featured Channel grantee partners Central American Women’s Fund/FCAM\, Front Line Defenders\, Global Greengrants Fund\, Urgent Action Fund\, and many others who protect human and environmental rights. \nPeople around the world are being are being harassed\, attacked\, criminalized\, and killed in increasing numbers for protecting the land they depend on for survival. According to reports by Global Witness and The Guardian\, 98 environmental defenders were murdered in just the first half of 2017. These threats particularly target women and Indigenous peoples. \nPeer funders and Kumi Naidoo (Former Executive Director\, Greenpeace International) discussed and engaged with experts and frontline defenders about what is being done to protect environmental defenders\, prevent attacks\, and hold perpetrators accountable. \nThe workshop was co-hosted by Channel\, the Mize Family Foundation\, Grassroots Climate Solutions Fund (Thousand Currents)\, and Trust for Mutual Understanding and held at the Motif Seattle\, directly after the close of Environmental Grantmakers Association’s Annual Retreat.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/environmental-defenders-dialogue/
LOCATION:Hilton Seattle\, 1415 5th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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SUMMARY:A Conversation about Feminism & War in the Asia Pacific
DESCRIPTION:Channel Foundation co-organized and co-sponsored a panel discussion\, “A Conversation about Feminism and War in the Asia Pacific\,”  featuring Christine Ahn\, Founder and Director of Channel grantee partner Women Cross DMZ\,  along with locally based Seattle activists from LELO\, NAPAWF\, APALA\, PARISOL\, GABRIELA Seattle on Thursday\, April 6th\, 2017. The event at the Wing Luke Museum was also co-sponsored by World Affairs Council – Seattle. \nThe event featured an evening of learning and conversation about the role of feminism in ending war and achieving peace and justice. Poet and translator Don Mee Choi opened with a reading from her collection\, Hardly War. Christine Ahn\, founder of Women Cross the DMZ and co-founder of the Korea Policy Institute\, spoke on the current threat of war in the Asia Pacific. Seattle writer and activist Soya Jung moderated a conversation about feminism and war with Ahn\, local Lakota organizer Matt Remle\, international human rights activist Cindy Domingo\, and GABRIELA Seattle’s Jill Mangaliman.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/a-conversation-about-feminism-war-in-the-asia-pacific/
LOCATION:Wing Luke Museum\, 719 S King St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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SUMMARY:Women Pursuing Justice in an Age of Extremism: Afghanistan after Obama
DESCRIPTION:The Channel Foundation sponsored an event featuring Afghan Judge Najla Ayubi at Seattle University Law School on October 13th\, 2016. She shared her insights on the situation in Afghanistan (social\, economic\, and security) as well as her unique perspective on the political transition in Afghanistan and the role of Pakistan and India in Afghanistan’s future.  She also shared reports and evidence of the state of women’s lives and security in the region from Channel grantee partner the Women’s Regional Network (WRN)\, a network of South Asian civil society leaders who develop “solutions\, as a network\, to address extremisms\, corruption and militarization of aid as they impact women’s security.” \nThe event was introduced and moderated by Dr.Tayyab Mahmud\, the Director of the Seattle University Law School Center for Global Justice. Additional sponsors included the World Affairs Council\, Linksbridge SPC\, and Seattle University Law School Center for Global Justice.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/women-pursuing-justice-in-an-age-of-extremism-afghanistan-after-obama/
LOCATION:Seattle University\, 901 12th Avenue\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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SUMMARY:Bettina Cruz Speaker Series: Climate Change and Land Rights in Mexico
DESCRIPTION:Indigenous rights defender Bettina Cruz associated with Channel grantee partners Global Fund for Women\, and the Mesoamerican Women Human Rights Defenders Initiative (IM- Defensoras)\, traveled to Seattle to discuss the fight against climate change and land rights in Mexico on October 4th and 5th\, 2016. \nBettina Cruz is a defender of Indigenous land rights in Tehuantepec\, Mexico. As a Binnizá Indigenous woman and member of the Assembly of Istmo of Tehuantepec Indigenous Peoples in Defense of Land and Territory\, Bettina works to counter the impact of private companies operating wind farms on Indigenous lands\, without obtaining free\, prior\, and informed consent (FPIC). Bettina is also a member of the National Network of Women Human Rights Defenders in Mexico. In response to her activism\, the Mexican Federal Government launched criminal charges against Bettina in 2012. Bettina demonstrated inspiring resilience throughout the course of her trial\, which brought threats\, assault\, and arbitrary detainment against her. These charges were finally dismissed in February of 2015 \nOn October 4th\, Channel Foundation\, grantee partner Global Fund for Women\, and Pangea Global Giving co-hosted a conversation that discussed the central role that women’s organizations throughout Latin America play in the struggle for justice and basic human rights. \nOn October 5th\, Channel partnered with the University of Washington’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, American Ethnic Studies\, American Indian Studies\, and the Center for Human Rights departments to host an event where Cruz discussed her work in the struggle for Indigenous people’s rights.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/bettina-cruz-speaker-series-climate-change-and-land-rights-in-mexico/
LOCATION:University of Washington\, William H. Gates Hall (LAW)\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160425T210000
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SUMMARY:Berta Cáceres\, Activism and Solidarity: Social Struggles in Honduras and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:On Monday April 25\, 2016 at 7pm\, the Channel Foundation co-hosted a memorial panel discussion for Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores\, an Indigenous (Lenca) Honduran environmental activist who was assassinated on March 3\, 2016. Channel had just hosted her for a series of events in Seattle five months previously and wanted to honor her incredible work while coming together with others to mourn her loss. Berta’s assassination made the human rights defenders work Channel funds personal and all the more vivid. \nShe was co-founder and coordinator of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras and won the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015 for “a grassroots campaign that successfully pressured the world’s largest dam builder to pull out of the Agua Zarca Dam” at the Río Gualcarque. Her death sparked expressions of solidarity\, outrage\, and organizing around the world. This panel discussion examined what Berta’s life and death can teach us about solidarity and struggle in Central America and beyond. \nThe event was moderated by Jose Antonio Lucero\, Chair of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Washington. Amongst others the panel included Brady Piñero Walkinshaw\, who at the time was a member of the Washington State House of Representatives\, representing the 43rd legislative district. Before joining the legislature\, Walkinshaw worked on youth leadership programs in Colonia Villanueva\, an urban slum on the outskirts of Honduras capital\, Tegucigalpa \nThe event was co-hosted by the UW Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, UW Center for Human Rights\, Channel Foundation\, Garinagu Houngua\, Community Alliance for Global Justice.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/berta-caceres-activism-and-solidarity-social-struggles-in-honduras-and-beyond/
LOCATION:UW Ethnical Cultural Center\, 3931 Brooklyn Ave NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151116T193000
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SUMMARY:Environmental Justice Activist Series featuring Berta Cáceres and Miriam Miranda
DESCRIPTION:On November 16th\, 2015\, the Channel Foundation along with grantee partner the Fund for Global Human Rights and others welcomed two globally renowned environmental justice leaders to Seattle: Berta Cáceres\, winner of the 2015 Goldman Prize\, the world’s largest environmental prize\, and Miriam Miranda\, winner of the 2015 Food Sovereignty Prize. The events offered Seattleites a chance to learn from these incredible activists about how they fought to defend the rights and natural resources of indigenous peoples in Honduras despite death threats\, false arrests and kidnapping. \nThe activists spoke to several different audiences in different locations: \nSupporting Environmental Justice: How Donors Can Be Effective Allies to Grassroots Movements (with Northwest Global Donors Exchange (NW-GDX)\, Pangea Giving\, and Jolkona). \nIndigenous Environmental Activism in Central America: A Conversation with Award-Winning Activists (with the University of Washington’s Department of Latin-American and Caribbean Studies and the Center for Human Rights) \nDiscussion: The Way Forward in Central America: Indigenous Rights\, Land and Resource Rights\, and Grassroots Activism (in Spanish only) (with El Centro de la Raza). \n \nBerta Caceres shared how she\, with her organization Consejo de Organizaciones Populares y Indigenas de Hondures (COPINH)\, rallied the indigenous Lenca people of Honduras–a country with massive socioeconomic inequality and human rights violations–and waged a grassroots campaign that successfully pressured the world’s largest dam builder to pull out of the Agua Zarca Dam. (Tragically Berta was assassinated a few months after these events on March 3rd\, 2016. Global news continues to cover her killing and the search for justice. Channel co-hosted a memorial event on April 25\, 2016.) \n  \n  \n  \n \nMiriam Miranda\, leader of the Honduran Black Fraternal Organization (OFRANEH)\, has braved detention\, tear-gas burns and beatings at the hands of police during her work with the 46 communities of the Afro-indigenous Garífuna of Honduras to defend their territories\, natural resources\, identity\, and land rights.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/environmental-justice-activist-series-featuring-berta-caceres-and-miriam-miranda/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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SUMMARY:Women’s Leadership in the Great Lakes of Central Africa
DESCRIPTION:The Great Lakes Region of Sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed egregious violations of women’s rights in the context of inter-state wars\, foreign intervention in Congolese politics\, and gross state mismanagement. These realities\, combined with the intense demand for the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s natural resources in the global economy\, have resulted in perpetual tensions that curtail development locally.  \nFollowing introductory remarks by Ambassador Roger A. Meece\, former ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo\, join the World Affairs Council\, the Global Fund for Women\, the Channel Foundation\, and Northwest Global Donors Exchange for a luncheon with Whitney Williams\, founder and CEO of williamsworks\, and Muadi Mukenge\, program director for Sub-Saharan Africa for the Global Fund for Women\, to discuss groundbreaking initiatives focused on making lasting change in the Congo\, including the Great Lakes Women’s Platform.  \n  \nMuadi Mekenge\, program director for Sub-Saharan Africa – Global Fund for Women \nOriginally from the Democratic Republic of Congo\, Muadi brings a background in women’s health\, African politics and economic development and frequently advises donors on their Africa programs. Since joining the Global Fund in 2004\, Mukenge has increased grants in the areas of conflict-prevention\, empowerment of rural women\, and expansion of grants to French-speaking countries. She has led the deepening of support to the women’s movement in the Great Lakes Region (DRC\, Burundi\, CAR)\, and facilitated GFW grantee convenings in DRC and throughout Africa. Muadi presents often\, including at international conferences and media outlets. She is a past Board member of the African Studies Association and New Field Foundation and is currently a Board member of Priority Africa Network. Prior to joining the Global Fund in 2004\, she worked at the Pacific Institute for Women’s Health\, Coro Southern California\, and the African Studies Center at UCLA. Mukenge holds a Master’s Degree in African Studies from UCLA and is a member of the UNWomen Civil Society Advisory Group for West and Central Africa. \n  \n \nWhitney Williams\, Founder and CEO\, williamsworks \nA lifelong advocate for social justice and a believer that anything is possible\, Whitney is Founder and CEO of williamsworks\, an action-oriented consultancy created to amplify and accelerate social impact in the world. Whitney has worked with some of the world’s most influential philanthropists\, corporations\, and NGOs to tackle problems on both a global and local scale. With an extensive network\, coupled with more than a decade of global development experience\, Whitney specializes in building strategic advocacy and philanthropy solutions amidst political and economic complexities. \nWhitney is co-founder and vice chair of the board for Eastern Congo Initiative\, a U.S.-based advocacy and grant making organization focused solely on working with and for the people of eastern Congo. Together\, with co-founder Ben Affleck and the ECI team\, Whitney oversees millions of dollars in grants to local Congolese organizations\, as well as a broad U.S. and international advocacy agenda to drive the policies needed for lasting change in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
URL:https://www.channelfoundation.org/event/womens-leadership-in-the-great-lakes-of-central-africa/
LOCATION:Seattle Chamber of Commerce\, 1301 5th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations & Lectures
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