REPORT
IN FOCUS
The 11th AWID International Forum on Women's Rights and Development
The
11th AWID International Forum on Women's Rights and Development
The
Power of Movements
November
14-17, 2008
Cape Town,
South Africa
www.awid.org/forum08
When people
struggle together, what was once unimaginable suddenly becomes possible...
Some of the
most profound changes in our world have come about as a result of struggles in the
form of social movements. Often, these movements germinated in a
handful of people who rose up against an entrenched injustice or for a
pressing need, then blossomed into mass mobilizations that have ended up
toppling governments, deposing powerful leaders, ending military
occupations, and bringing rights and freedoms to millions of
people.
This is the
power of movements - what people without access to power cannot accomplish alone,
they can accomplish together through collective action.
From November
14-17, 2008, up to 1,500 women's rights activists from around the
world will gather in Cape Town, South Africa to debate and strategize about how to build
stronger women's movements globally.
We invite you
to contribute to this urgent discussion by submitting a proposal to
organize a session at the 11th AWID Forum:
The Power of
Movements
submit your
proposal online www.awid.org/forum08
Email or call
us for more information or a Word version/hard
copy of the application form
forum08@awid.org
+1 416 594 3773
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
JANUARY 28, 2008
