Living lives free from gender-bases violence - GUE/NGL
Living lives free from gender-bases violence - GUE/NGL
Living lives free from gender-bases violence
Mercredi 4 mars 15:00-18:30 | European Parliament - Room A1G2 Brussels
Living lives free from gender-based violence - Women's self-defence as a strategy for empowerment and prevention of violence against women and girls
Draft programme
15.00-15.10 : Opening by Gabriele Zimmer (GUE/NGL) president
First session : Feminist self-defence as tool to prevent violence against women and girls
15.10 - 16.10 : Moderated by Malin Björk MEP (Sweden, GUE/NGL Coordinator in Committee on women's rights and gender equality)
*Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and founder of V-Day
* Karin Heisecke, Senior Project Manager - Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, World Future Council, the latest research
* Irene Zeilinger, Garance ASBL, Sociologist, Feminist self-defence trainer, Belgium
*Exchange of views/Debate
Second session : Feminist self-defence in practice
16.10 - 17.10 : Moderated by Ines Zuber MEP (Portugal, GUE/NGL, Vice-chair in Committee on women's rights and gender equality) or Angela Vallina MEP (Spain, GUE/NGL, Committee on women's rights and gender equality)
* Hanna Cederin - Feminist self-defence trainer, Sweden
* Lydia La Riviere-Zijdel - Feminist self-defence trainer for women and girls with a disability, Netherlands
*Exchange of views/Debate
Third session : Feminist self-defence - Global movements
17.10 - 18.10 : Moderated by Ines Zuber MEP (Portugal, GUE/NGL, Vice-chair in Committee on women's rights and gender equality) or Angela Vallina MEP (Spain, GUE/NGL, Committee on women's rights and gender equality)
* Dhiviya, Feminist self-defence teacher, Coordinator of the South Asian network SANGATa, trainer in Wenlido (Women's path of Strength) India
* Lina Khalifeh, Founder Shefighter, self-defence trainer for girls and women in Jordan
* Soraya Bahgat, Women's rights activists, Founder of Tahrir Bodyguards, Egypt (tbc)
*Exchange of views/Debate
18.10 - 18.30 : Closing
18.30 : Cocktail
Important !
An introduction course to Feminist Self-defence will be held in the European Parliament´s Sport Centre
The same day 4/3/2015 : 13:00-15:00
For Women Only !
Limited places, First come, first served !
Make your registration already today by sending an e-mail to azadeh.jafari@europarl.europa.eu