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Women for Peace: New WILPF 2018 Calendar and Greeting Cards Pack in the WILPF Shop (Limited Edition)

15 November 2017

When reading a mainstream history book, you might get the impression that all important historical events were shaped by men. That only men took part in political decision-making, that only men organised and led social movements, that only men took part in creating and sustaining peace.

This is far from being the case.

Throughout history, a large number of women have influenced the events of our world and helped shape the societies of today. Women have been part of uprisings, revolutions and social movements all over the world. They have lobbied for political change and succeeded in creating political reforms and policies that have secured the rights of women and minorities as well as shaped more democratic societies.

12 women, 12 stories

For the last two years, WILPF has posted each Friday a portrait on Facebook of a woman working for peace. This year we have selected 12 of these portraits and made a calendar for 2018.

The beauty of the 12 illustrations made by artist Nina Rupena for the calendar astonished us, so we took a quick decision to print a limited edition of greeting cards. 12 greeting cards together with 12 brown paper envelopes form a pack.

With the new 2018 Calendar and the Greeting Card Pack we want to share the message that women’s voices, their insights, knowledge and perspectives should not be ignored. There will be no sustainable peace without the participation of women.

All around the world, women peace activists are relentlessly working to achieve positive change in their societies. However, there is not one simple path to peace. Each context demands its own approach – and this is what the 12 stories in the calendar and on the greeting cards are telling.

Meet WILPF women and partners such as Edith Ballantyne, Rosmery Moreno Reyes, Olga Bianchi, Rasha Jarhum and Setsuko Thurlow. 12 women, 12 stories, 12 ways to peace.

Buy your 2018 Calendar and Greeting Cards Pack today

We will start to ship calendars and greeting cards from our Geneva Office by the end of November, but we recommend that you pre-book your WILPF goodies today as it is a limited edition.

If you wish to buy several calendars, there is a discount. Read more about this in the link below.

Pre-book your calendar and/or greeting cards today

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Melissa Torres

VICE-PRESIDENT

Prior to being elected Vice-President, Melissa Torres was the WILPF US International Board Member from 2015 to 2018. Melissa joined WILPF in 2011 when she was selected as a Delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women as part of the WILPF US’ Practicum in Advocacy Programme at the United Nations, which she later led. She holds a PhD in Social Work and is a professor and Global Health Scholar at Baylor College of Medicine and research lead at BCM Anti-Human Trafficking Program. Of Mexican descent and a native of the US/Mexico border, Melissa is mostly concerned with the protection of displaced Latinxs in the Americas. Her work includes training, research, and service provision with the American Red Cross, the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Centre, and refugee resettlement programs in the U.S. Some of her goals as Vice-President are to highlight intersectionality and increase diversity by fostering inclusive spaces for mentorship and leadership. She also contributes to WILPF’s emerging work on the topic of displacement and migration.

Jamila Afghani

VICE-PRESIDENT

Jamila Afghani is the President of WILPF Afghanistan which she started in 2015. She is also an active member and founder of several organisations including the Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organisation (NECDO). Elected in 2018 as South Asia Regional Representative to WILPF’s International Board, WILPF benefits from Jamila’s work experience in education, migration, gender, including gender-based violence and democratic governance in post-conflict and transitional countries.

Sylvie Jacqueline Ndongmo

PRESIDENT

Sylvie Jacqueline NDONGMO is a human rights and peace leader with over 27 years experience including ten within WILPF. She has a multi-disciplinary background with a track record of multiple socio-economic development projects implemented to improve policies, practices and peace-oriented actions. Sylvie is the founder of WILPF Cameroon and was the Section’s president until 2022. She co-coordinated the African Working Group before her election as Africa Representative to WILPF’s International Board in 2018. A teacher by profession and an African Union Trainer in peace support operations, Sylvie has extensive experience advocating for the political and social rights of women in Africa and worldwide.

WILPF Afghanistan

In response to the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban and its targeted attacks on civil society members, WILPF Afghanistan issued several statements calling on the international community to stand in solidarity with Afghan people and ensure that their rights be upheld, including access to aid. The Section also published 100 Untold Stories of War and Peace, a compilation of true stories that highlight the effects of war and militarisation on the region. 

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WILPF Germany (+Young WILPF network), WILPF Spain and MENA Regional Representative

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Demilitarisation

WILPF uses feminist analysis to argue that militarisation is a counter-productive and ill-conceived response to establishing security in the world. The more society becomes militarised, the more violence and injustice are likely to grow locally and worldwide.

Sixteen states are believed to have supplied weapons to Afghanistan from 2001 to 2020 with the US supplying 74 % of weapons, followed by Russia. Much of this equipment was left behind by the US military and is being used to inflate Taliban’s arsenal. WILPF is calling for better oversight on arms movement, for compensating affected Afghan people and for an end to all militarised systems.

Militarised masculinity

Mobilising men and boys around feminist peace has been one way of deconstructing and redefining masculinities. WILPF shares a feminist analysis on the links between militarism, masculinities, peace and security. We explore opportunities for strengthening activists’ action to build equal partnerships among women and men for gender equality.

WILPF has been working on challenging the prevailing notion of masculinity based on men’s physical and social superiority to, and dominance of, women in Afghanistan. It recognizes that these notions are not representative of all Afghan men, contrary to the publicly prevailing notion.

Feminist peace​

In WILPF’s view, any process towards establishing peace that has not been partly designed by women remains deficient. Beyond bringing perspectives that encapsulate the views of half of the society and unlike the men only designed processes, women’s true and meaningful participation allows the situation to improve.

In Afghanistan, WILPF has been demanding that women occupy the front seats at the negotiating tables. The experience of the past 20 has shown that women’s presence produces more sustainable solutions when they are empowered and enabled to play a role.

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