Dates: 30 April – 3 May 2019
Location: Monrovia, Liberia
Description
Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee hosted a ground-breaking Summit, bringing together inspiring young activists from 20 countries busy breaking gender barriers and building peace in their home communities. Working together with five trail-blazing Nobel Peace Laureates, they strategized on how to build a multi-generational global feminist peace movement.
Key message
“No one will give you space, you have to claim it yourself.”
Laureates
Leymah Gbowee
Jody Williams
Shirin Ebadi
Tawakkol Karman
Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Partners
Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa
Find out more
Conference Re-cap
Peace People Member Louise McGowan share on her recent trip to Liberia #HerPlace
Conference Video
Claiming Our Space: Emerging Feminist Voices for Peace
Video Highlights
Context
Learn about the involvement of the Liberian women’s movement in the country’s peace processes here
https://www.inclusivepeace.org