Challenging Militarized Responses in the Time of Corona: An International Feminist Teach-In
Two Virtual Sessions: Friday & Saturday April 24-25
See local start times below
Friday April 24 Session:
14:00 Hawai’i; 17:00 PDT; 20:00 US East Coast and PR; April 25: 08:00 Philippines; 09:00 South Korea and Japan; 10:00 Guahan/Guam.
We will hear from the Intl Women’s Network against Militarism: Alma Bulawan & Elisa Ebrole (Philippines), Suzuyo Takazato & Kozue Akibayashi (Okinawa/Japan), Lisa Natividad (Guahan/Guam), Maria Reinat-Pumarejo (Puerto Rico), Ellen-Rae Cachola & Tina Grandinetti (Hawai’i) and Youkyoung Ko & Joyce Kim (South Korea). This session takes a detailed look at the situation in Asia, Pacific region and Puerto Rico, particularly focused on the US military presence.
Saturday April 25 Session:
07:00 PDT; Guatemala City: 08:00; Mexico City: 09:00; NYC: 10:00; CET: 16:00; Jerusalem: 17:00; Karachi: 19:00
Features: Vanessa Thompson (Germany), Emma Leslie (Cambodia), Randa Siniora (Palestine), Maria Rashid (Pakistan), Pregs Govender (South Africa), TBA (Latin America).
Co-Sponsored and Organized by the Global Fund for Women, Global University for Sustainability, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance; Just Associates; PeaceWomen across the Globe; Urgent Action Fund; Kyoto Doshisha University Feminist Gender Sexuality Studies Center