24 May 2009, International Women’s
Day for Peace and Disarmament:
Voices of Peace from the Balkans and the Caucasus
Join pioneering women peacemakers and musicians
on May 24 to discover the power of women’s peace
activism!
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On May 24, pioneering women peace activists and female
musicians from the Balkan and Caucasus will come to Utrecht
to share their experiences with peace building and reconciliation.
In an exciting seminar they will explore similarities
and differences between the regions, as well as opportunities
for co-operation to strengthen each other’s work
for peace. The women will interact with the audience in
lively debates and workshops, focusing on women’s
contributions to peace and security, and the role that
music can play in bringing divided people together.
Panellists include:
Women in Black - Feminist Antimilitarist
Peace Organization/ Serbia
Lesley Abdela - Gender and post-conflict
specialist, winner of the Political Journalist of the
Year Award 2009/ United Kingdom
Gulnara Shahinian - UN Special Reporter
on contemporary forms of slavery/ Armenia
Kathalijne Buitenweg – Member of
the European Parliament
Arjeta Rexhaj - Executive Director Gender
Training and Research Center and Board Member of the Kosova
Women’s Network/ Kosova
Teko Goletiani - Cultural – Humanitarian
Fund Sukhumi / Georgia
Performances by:
Mzetamze - a capella vocal ensemble/
Georgia
Merima Kljuco - accordion / Bosnia &
Herzegovina
Belma Alic - cello / Bosnia & Herzegovina
Tijana Vignjevic - singer / Bosnia &
Herzegovina
LéLé Mam - musical ensemble
/ the Netherlands
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The day will be moderated by Lenneke Hoedemaker.
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Program of the Day
10.00-11.00: Workshop Georgian singing
11.00-11.15: Welcome participants and opening
of the day
11.15-12.20: Interactive panel discussion
and musical intermezzo
12.20-12.40: Coffee/Tea break
12.40-13.30: Interactive panel discussion
and musical intermezzo
13.30-14.10: Lunch
14.15-15.00: Workshops
14.15-15.00: Documentary ‘Picture me an enemy’
15.00-15.15: Coffee/Tea break
15.15-16.15: Concert*
16.15-17.30: Closure of the day, drinks
Ongoing
Several (inter)national organizations active in the Balkans
and the Caucasus will present their work on an information
market.
In addition, the photo exhibition “Women of the
South Caucasus” will be shown throughout the seminar.
Language of the seminar
The working language of the seminar will be English.
Registration is required
Although there is no entrance fee for the seminar, early
registration is advised. Please register before May 10,
2009 by email to j.devries@ifor.org
or call to +31 (0)72-5123014.
* For attendance of the concert only, a limited amount
of tickets is available. For info and registrations please
contact info@musicianswithoutborders.org.
Location
The seminar will be held in Rasa Centre for World Cultures
in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Address: Pauwstraat 13a,
Utrecht, the Netherlands. Rasa is located on a ten-minute
walk from Utrecht Central Station. Please take bus 4,
or 11, exit at ‘Neude’. For more information,
please visit: http://www.rasa.nl)
For more information
www.ifor.org/WPP
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