Film Screening – The Trials of Spring 28 October 2015 7 PM, DLT Screening of six short films from the ‘Trials of Spring’ collection. The films come from Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, and Yemen, and provide a snapshot of the Arab revolutions from the point of view of women who were involved. In Tunisia, the film follows Ghazala Mhamdi in Gafsa, a poor region in the south, who was
Film Screening: A Question for Dad (Pertanyaan untuk Bapak) 22 October 2015 5 PM, DLT, SOAS This film is screened with the kind support of Kalyana Shira Film Foundation. Julia Suryakusuma in conversation with filmaker Yatna Pelangi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj0z6lMi5Z4 This 40 minute film is part of a trilogy of films that focus on family secrets. It was filmed and produced in early 2015 under the banner Project Change, which is under
15 October 2015 5 PM, DLT, SOAS The Unhappy Marriage of Two UN Agendas: Women, Peace and security and the Protection of Civilians Dr Niamh Reilly, National University of Ireland, Galway Almost 15 years after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the ‘women, peace, and security’ agenda has come to be synonymous with a particular interpretation of the protection aspect of the resolution; i.e., protecting women against conflict-related
1 October 2015 5 PM, DLT, SOAS Nadje Al-Ali and Houzan Mahmoud will give two presentations: #1 Kurdish women’s rights between rhetoric and reality in South Kurdistan Kurdish people have been in the forefront of fighting against ISIS. Kurdish women in particular have played an exemplary role in leading the struggle against ISIS while maintaining the demand for gender justice and equality. Surprisingly, in Iraqi Kurdistan which has been semi