Feminist Insights: Resilience and Resistance in Times of COVID-19
Channel: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Date: 2020-12-15

Feminist Insights: Resilience and Resistance in Times of COVID-19

Date: 15 December 2020
Schedule: 18.30 – 20.00 Berlin // 14.30-16.00 Rio de Janeiro // 19.30 – 21.00 Amman // 23.00 – 0.30 Delhi  
Women have been at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic since it began, working tirelessly to resist injustice, enhance solidarity, and to envision sustainable solutions for their communities despite movement restrictions, scarcity of funds, and uncertainties about the future. 

In Brazil, women human rights activists have fought the multiple crises of state negligence, poverty, and law enforcement directed against women amid the pandemic. 

Jordanian women’s organizations have made strides pressuring authorities to address the rise of domestic violence in the context of confinement measures and sought to provide counselling and shelter for survivors. 

In India, women trade unionists and feminist activists have stood up for workers’ rights and led the fight against the disownment and infantilization of migrant workers, demanding food, shelter, protection, and the recognition of their productive and social reproductive work. 

This online seminar hosted by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung will explore insights and knowledge gained by women human rights activists based in these countries, discussing the following questions:

• Which strategies have been adopted by feminist organizations in order to tackle the multiple problems arising in their communities during the pandemic?
• What are the main lessons learned so far?
• What could organizations in other countries learn from these mobilizations and experiences? What advice would you give to fellow feminist activists across the world?

Speakers:
Anielle Franco (Brazil) - Lecturer, public speaker, writer, and current director of the Marielle Franco Institute. 

Kristina Kaghdo (Jordan) - Educator, translator and feminist activist currently based in Amman, Jordan, where she writes feminist podcasts, co-facilitates a feminist reading club, and contributes to the work of feminist groups in Jordan.

Radhika Menon (India) - Sociologist of education and teacher educator at the University of Delhi. She works on transformative pedagogy and expanding democratic rights and is a social activist. 

Moderation: Kristina Hinz – Researcher, lecturer, policy advisor and freelance writer, specialized in gender-based violence, urban conflict, arms control, and public safety, with experience in Latin America and the Middle East.