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The documentary is a feature film that deals with the life of Vera Jarach, a mother of Plaza de Mayo Línea Fundadora who had to go into exile to Argentina in 1939. Her grandfather was killed in Auschwitz. In Argentina she starts a family and gives birth to her daughter Franca, who was kidnapped and killed during the military dictatorship. A story told about the subjugation of identity and the absolute violation of the most fundamental rights.

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In cooperation with the Martin Ennals Award, KOFF has invited two finalists of the Award 2020 for this roundtabel to talk about activism in conflict and post-conflict settings. Huda Al-Sarari and Sizani Ngubane will discuss challenges to peacebuilding as female activists.

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After-work talk with Una Hombrecher (HEKS), moderated by Daniel Hitzig (Alliance Sud), on the role of civil society in achieving global sustainability goals and the transformation of civil society in terms of participation.

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The video “Happiness” by the Bosnian artist Šejla Kamerić provides the starting point for a conversation on the question of what joy and satisfaction can mean in times of war and conflict. The art ethnologist Nadja R. Buser discusses with Šejla Kamerić (video conference) and Regula Gattiker, who is responsible for culture and conflict transformation at Helvetas, how art and cultural projects contribute to a more peaceful society. With examples from Bosnia, Sri Lanka, Colombia and Myanmar.

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How do young Christians in Egypt almost ten years after the Arab Spring assess their society? How do young Coptic women live their faith and what is the state of religious freedom in Egypt under the government of ex-Generals Fatah al-Sisi? These and other questions will be discussed with Youssef Iskander, 28 years old, Coptic Orthodox Christian from Cairo.

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As of May 1st 2020 PeaceWomen Across the Globe is looking for a person in charge of networks and project coordination.

Application Deadline 11 February 2020

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For this one day summit, Mission 21 brings together young people to discuss about global topics and possible achievements of political protests around the world. How are these protests to be classified and what historical significance do protests have in general? These and other questions will be addressed at the Youth Summit and in workshops and joint discussions that can be attended independently.

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Even 10 years after the "UN Year of Reconciliation 2009" the societies of our globe is challenged again and again to find answers to interpersonal division, group conflict, disruption. Or even the clenched fist, which makes it impossible a reconciliatory handshake.

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Opinions on neoliberalism are divided, also when it comes to peacebuilding. One side argues that a free economy leads to more prosperity and benefits everyone. The other says that radical capitalism results in many losers and only a few winners and thus inevitably leads to more conflicts. This issue of à propos will shed light on a number of matters surrounding this topic.

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The Pulse of Peacebuilding is a new publication series of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform that identifies key themes for peacebuilding in the year. The publication is an attempt to articulate key message from the vast amount of discussions during Geneva Peace Week. It builds on the inputs of the 42 event organizers who submitted their GPW event reports. These reports reflected on their event’s contribution to building peace, new understandings and good practice, as well as relevant policy recommendations.

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