PeaceWomen Across the Globe explained
PeaceWomen Across the Globe (PWAG), previously known as 1000 PeaceWomen, is an organization based in Bern, Switzerland that aims to increase the visibility of women promoting peace all over the world.[1] [2]
History
The organization began in 2003[3] under the direction of Ruth-Gaby Vermont-Mangold, then a member of the Swiss National Council, as an initiative to nominate 1000 women from over 150 different countries for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.[4] The nomination was notable for including not only celebrities, but also relatively unknown women who have made significant contributions to world peace.[5] Although the prize was ultimately awarded to the International Atomic Energy Agency,[6] the initiative was successful in drawing public attention to the role of women in peacemaking. The organization went on to publish a book, and create an exhibition that was first displayed in Zurich, Switzerland, and has since appeared in over 25 countries,[7] including places such as Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio;[8] Lingnan University in Hong Kong, China;[9] and at a UNESCO-sponsored exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland[10]
Since 2006,[11] PeaceWomen Across the Globe has been one of the NGO members of the Swiss Center for Peacebuilding, which contributes to Swiss foreign policy. The organization is also a member of the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders.
Members
Members of PWAG include:
- Sakena Yacoobi, executive director of the Afghan Institute for Learning
- Amina Afzali, member of the Afghan Cabinet of Ministers
- Malalai Joya, Afghan politician
- Jelka Glumičić, Croatian activist
- Cynthia Basinet, American actress, singer
- Runa Banerjee, Indian social worker and founder of Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), Lucknow
- Keepu Tsering Lepcha, Indian social worker and founder of Human Development Foundation of Sikkim (HDFS), Sikkim[12]
- Sevim Arbana, Albanian women's rights activist.[13]
The 1000 PeaceWomen
Works
- 1000 peacewomen across the globe, Scalo, 2005, [14]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.1000peacewomen.org/eng/ueberuns.php PeaceWomen Across the Globe
- Potter, Antonia. We the Women: Why conflict mediation is not just a job for men, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva, 2005.
- http://www.virtualvienna.net/main/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=273 Virtual Vienna Net – 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005
- 1000 PeaceWomen miss out on Nobel Peace Prize . 1000 Peacewomen Coordinator . Foundation for Women . May 1, 2006 . Voices of Thai Women . Bangkok . Foundation for Women . 29801417 . 22 July 2005.
- Henley, Patricia Lynn. Nobel Effort: Candi Smucker and the one-half percent possibility, Metroactive, 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2005/iaea.html International Atomic Energy Agency – Biographical
- LaREAU, Renee. Beautiful Women, National Catholic Reporter, Cincinnati, 7 March 2008, retrieved 22 July 2010.
- http://www.xavier.edu/campusuite/modules/calendar.cfm?cal_id=29654&grp_id=1 Xavier University: Calendar – 1000 PeaceWomen
- http://www.ln.edu.hk/ihss/crd/Newsletter-p3.pdf Gender and Everyday Life:Peacewomen
- http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=41920&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html 1000 WOMEN FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE – Art Exhibition: UNESCO
- http://www.swisspeace.ch/typo3/index.php?fid=919&keywords=peacewomen&booltype=AND§ion=&id=502 swisspeace: Newsletter Archive Results
- Web site: On 1000 PeaceWomen . 1000 PeaceWomen.org . 2016 . 29 February 2016.
- Web site: 2021-02-08 . Human Rights Activist to Face Albanian Prime Minister in Defamation Court Case . 2022-05-17 . Exit - Explaining Albania . en-US.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=xOEiAAAACAAJ&q=1000+PeaceWomen 1000 peacewomen across the globe