WOMEN PEACE BUILDERS FROM IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, THE MIDDLE EAST,
AND OTHER CONFLICT ZONES MEET
TO CALL FOR INCLUSION IN PEACE PROCESSES

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS NOVEMBER 4 - 9, 2002

As the situation in Iraq and the continuing war on terrorism dominate world headlines and political agendas, more than 30 women peace builders will come together to call for the full involvement of women in addressing issues of peace and security.

Women Waging Peace network members from Iraq, Northern Ireland, Sudan, the Middle East, and other conflict zones will assemble on the heels of the second anniversary of the unanimous passing of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, the first resolution to specifically address women's contributions to conflict resolution and sustainable peace. They will insist on action on this and similar policy statements issued by the European Union, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and G8 nations' foreign ministers, which call for the full inclusion of women in peace processes at the local, regional, and international levels, but have yet to be adequately implemented.

The Women Waging Peace Colloquium, an Executive Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, is a unique forum where women peace builders meet to discuss innovative strategies for preventing, stopping, and recovering from violent conflict. Not only in positions of formal power, but also working at the grassroots level where peace agreements are implemented and lived out, Women Waging Peace leaders offer a valuable perspective that is too often excluded from official and unofficial peace processes.

Highlights and events open to the media include:

• Challenges in the Face of Terrorism: Women Waging Peace, ARCO Forum panel discussion, Thursday, November 7, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, Littauer Building, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge
• Policy Day Opening and Closing Plenaries, discussions between US and international policymakers and women peace builders, focusing on action steps to ensure women's full participation in the peace process, Friday, November 8, 10:00 - 11:30 AM and 3:00 - 4:30 PM, Littauer Building, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge

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