International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN)

? Are you in #NYC for #CSW69? Looking for inspiring panels and discussions? ? Join locally rooted women #peacebuilders from the ICAN-spearheaded #WASL network and hear about their impactful work preventing violence and building inclusive peace! ????? ?? March 13: “From #Afghanistan to New York: #Afghan Women Calling for Action.” ??? Co-organized by #WASL partner FARAGEER and supported by ICAN.? ??? RSVP: https://lnkd.in/e4JEYzvf? ?? Watch online: https://lnkd.in/eRAGeKdk? ? ?? March 14: “Beijing Platform for Action 30+ Years and Beyond: A Critical Review and Future Directions.” ??? Co-organized by #WASL partners Gender Equality Network & Women's Peace Network, supported by ICAN, and moderated by ICAN's Helena Gr?nberg. ??? RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eS2wUMCM ?? March 17: “Beyond the Daily Survival: Sustainability and Resilience of Feminist Movements in #MENA.” ??? Co-organized by #WASL partners Ganoubia Hora Foundation and ToBe Foundation. ??? RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eDypWkf3? ? ?? March 17: “Watan e Ma – ??? ?? – Our Homeland.”? ??? Join ICAN and our partners to honor and recognize the enduring strength and defiance of #Afghan women.? ??? RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eFFSwykh ?? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eh-v-Fbm? ? ?? March 18: “Beijing +30: Resisting Authoritarianism and Conflict - #Myanmar Women's Fight for Rights and Equality.” ??? Co-organized by #WASL partners Gender Equality Network Myanmar.? ??? RSVP: https://lnkd.in/esZuKS2i

?? ?? Meet the artists of Watan e Ma – Our Homeland! Next week in NYC, at our event “Watan a Ma – Our Homeland: Women of #Afghanistan Keeping the Flame of Freedom Alive,” #Afghan artists will showcase their work—art and music that speaks to resilience, identity, and a people’s unwavering strength. Join us on March 17 for an evening of art, music, storytelling, and solidarity to honor #Afghan women #peacebuilders. Swipe through to learn more and RSVP today! ??? ??? https://lnkd.in/eRUzq3Nm? #WataneMaAfghanistan #OurHomelandAfghanistan #Nowruz #CSW69 Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) New Development and Relief Organization - NDRO Charmaghz FARAGEER Afghans for Progressive Thinking (APT) Mina's List World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) Een van de jongens

Check out our #WPSWednesday #NewsRoundUp! Sharing Women, Peace, and Security related news and updates from around the world ?? ?? "Stories of #Yemeni Women Peacebuilders in Times of War" #WASL partner Abductees' Mothers Association shares a tribute to #Yemeni women #peacebuilders: https://lnkd.in/eYVJ6Pmh ??? "Voices of women #peacebuilders: Celebrating International Women's Day 2025" #WASL partner Abir Haj Ibrahim, Mobaderoon Syria, joined Berghof Foundation's #IWD2025 event: https://lnkd.in/eS8YP-3G ?? "Para Calls for Reconstitution of Human Rights Commission in #Jammu #Kashmir" Kashmir Life shares the work of #WASL partner Waheed Para: https://lnkd.in/eCFTBZMr ??? "Palestine calls on international community to ensure protection of #Palestinian women" Middle East Monitor: https://lnkd.in/e3sxsTFe ?? "No Time to Lose: The Next #UN Leader Must Be a Woman, Influencers Say" Maria Luisa Gambale, PassBlue: https://lnkd.in/ef9erSRx ??? "#Syria's women face a new chapter. Here's how to amplify their voices." Diana Rayes and Hind Aboud Kabawat, Atlantic Council: https://lnkd.in/e46dUqNz ?? "#SouthSudanese Women Disproportionally Affected by Climate Change-Fueled Heat: Study" Earth.Org: https://lnkd.in/eWEZ5HN2

?? Meet the Afghan women peacebuilders of Watan e Ma – Our Homeland! On March 17, at “Watan e Ma – Our Homeland: Women of Afghanistan Keeping the Flame of Freedom Alive,” we will gather to recognize the courage, strategy, and relentless work of #Afghan women #peacebuilders. Through their leadership, resistance, and vision, they continue to shape #Afghanistan’s future—despite facing extreme oppression. Swipe through to learn more & be there in person to stand with them. ??? ?? RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eRUzq3Nm #WataneMaAfghanistan #OurHomelandAfghanistan #Nowruz #CSW69 #WomenPeacebuilders?

?? Today, we’re celebrating 5 years of #SheBuildsPeace! Since 2020, #SBP has worked to ensure women #peacebuilders are protected, recognized, and resourced—so they can continue their vital work building lasting #peace worldwide. ?? Impact so far:? ? 50 women-led #peacebuilding organizations supported? ? 34 countries reached? ? 109 grants awarded? ? Resources available in 6 languages Join us in celebrating #SheBuildsPeace and learn more on our website! ?? ??

??? ICAN's Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE joined Ken Sweeney on the Comfortable Spot podcast, discussing women, conflict, and change, as well as the path to global advocacy.? ? Listen to the full episode ?? https://lnkd.in/eGSUjYXi?

Thank you for having me on the Comfortable Spot. LLK Podcast production These are the hardest times for those in the peacebuilding sector. Militarism is on the rise, so peacebuilding and diplomacy is being sidelined and defunded. This affects our partners struggling in their own contexts of conflict, while those in the US and Europe are reeling from their governments' decisions. So a reminder that: 1. peace not war is our normal state of being. 2. Nuclear weapons are useful so long as they remain useless. 3. Even if military might dominates, the problems we face today anywhere in the world - within or between states - ultimately need political solutions - ie they need dialogue, negotiations and compromises. 4. So long as negotiations/diplomacy is focused on letting the past frame the present and the future, we will see cycles repeated. It's essential to put the future - the future we want and that we don't want - at the centre of any conflict - and let that future determine present decisions/ actions. 5. Peace actors at all peace tables - especially women peacebuilders - have the experience and expertise needed - be it #Syria, #Palestine #Israel or #Colombia and #Afghanistan.. 6. The evidence... the only evidence we need is the abject failure of current and past practices that we all see - the endless wars that have been started and are not stopped but the same array of political and military leaders - mainly men but also the handful of women that have played their games.

On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the women shaping peace—from global changemakers in the spotlight to grassroots #peacebuilders working tirelessly in their communities. Their work may not always make headlines, but it is essential to lasting peace, justice, and security. Today and every day, we honor the courage, leadership, and resilience of the women peacebuilders in the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership. #IWD2025 #WASL

If you are in NYC around #CSW69 please join us in this event. ??

In difficult times, culture and nature replenish the soul. Please join us and bring friends along on March 17 2025 in #NewYork to mark the coming of spring and #Nowruz (new day), the triumph of light over darkness, to honor the resilience and leadership of #Afghan women peacebuilders - and to learn from them. International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) Please find RSVP link below