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Join Us! At a time of increased global
repression and the attempted silencing of progressive voices, the AWID 2016
Forum is a space for re-imagining and co-creation. This invitation is for
you, those who believe in futures free from gendered oppressions, the
realization of full rights for people and planet, and self-determination from
the body to the nation. We are living through times of
unprecedented repression and violence. Most targeted are those who seek to
challenge discrimination, inequality and injustice; who work to transform
oppressive power structures; who assert their human rights; and who mobilize
to protect people and the planet. Attacks on women and other activists and
human rights defenders have become particularly violent and widespread. Even as we see the rise of new
forces of oppression, however, there are growing cracks in old systems of power
– often thanks to the impact of resistance by our own movements. These cracks
create an opportunity – despite the threats – to nurture new futures based on
our own visions of just societies, just relationships, and a healthy Mother
Earth. The crises and opportunities
facing us mean we need to rethink our responses. It is time to move beyond
our customary silos of issues, sectors, locations and identities to create
powerful new alliances. Alliances that can transform our diverse sites of
activism into powerful interconnected webs of vision and action. Only then
can we hope to tap into existing opportunities and turn back the forces of
oppression that diminish and destroy our rights, our lives, and our planet
every day. The 2016 AWID Forum is a space
for progressive feminist voices and our allies to imagine futures free from
gendered oppressions, racial, ethnic, and economic injustice, environmental
degradation, and war and violence, to renew solidarities and advance concrete
joint action agendas. It is a space for all who believe in the values of
dignity, rights and justice for people and the planet to join in a creative
disruption of the dominance and oppression that has sought to silence
alternatives. And it is a space where the ideas and experiences of diverse
voices and movements will converge to examine the lessons of the past,
conjure fresh perspectives and daring ideas, and explore new ways of working
together that move us beyond our existing silos and build our collective
power. The goals of the AWID Forum 2016
are to: 1.
Celebrate the gains of the past 20 years by
diverse social movements and critically analyze the lessons we can carry
forward; 2.
Assess our current reality in the full
diversity of our contexts, to locate opportunities for advancing the rights
of women and other oppressed people, as well as the threats and challenges –
both new and old – confronting us today; 3.
Explore strategies for mobilizing greater
solidarity and collective power across diverse movements to push back the
forces of oppression and tap into existing opportunities to advance shared
visions for a just world; 4.
Inspire, energize and renew strength and
purpose among activists and advocates from diverse locations and movements. |