Join IWA in Rio! Come to the Side Event-Workshop on “Women Resist Militarism & War! Build
Dear Sisters, dear friends,
We would like to invite you and your organization to join us in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Rio+20 Peoples’ Summit and participate in the workshop, “Women Resist Militarism and War! Build a Sustainable Future for La Pachamama!”. The workshop, which is organized by IWA will be held on Saturday, 16 June, 4:30-6:30 p.m., at Tenda 21, Margarida Alves, Aterro do Flamengo.
The workshop will feature an audio-visual presentation and a panel of women from grassroots organizations coming from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America who will share their perspectives and experiences on the impact of militarism and resource wars on women’s lives and livelihoods and the sustainability of Mother Earth. There will also be opportunities to express solidarity and sisterhood for concrete responses of women’s resistance against militarism and wars and to building life-sustaining alternatives.
We enjoin you to add your voices to the growing number of women who are resisting the onslaught of imperialist aggression and uniting to build a sustainable future that upholds human rights, genuine peace and social justice.
For inquiries, please contact the following IWA focal persons for the Rio+20 People’s Summit side event:
Azra Sayeed, Vice President for Internal Affairs (azra.sayeed@gmail.com)
and
Maitet Ledesma, Deputy Secretary General (maitet.ledesma@gmail.com)
We hope you can respond positively to this invitation and we look forward to your contribution towards the success of this initiative.
In Solidarity and Sisterhood,
Liza Maza, Chairperson, International Women’s Alliance (IWA)
Attachments:
Invitation to IWA’s Rio+20 Side Event
Rio+20 Side Event Concept Note (English)
Rio+20 Side Event Concept Note (Espanol)