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.@UN_CSW #CSW65 hosted an excellent panel discussion this morning on "Supporting Vibrant #Feminist Movements & #Leadership." Organized by @cdnwomenfdn & @equality_fund A thread 👇🏾.

Feat @F_Moudouthe @awdf01, @PauletteSenior, @NnekaMacgregor @MelanieOmeniho @Eyakwa_Ndelu

.@F_Moudouthe on #CapacityBuilding: it's purpose to undo information asymmetry to tackle systemic barriers for womxn & girls. #power dynamics must be understood & mitigated. @awdf01's approach is to focus on the grantees lens to probe the what, why and how of capacity programs.

.@NnekaMacgregor stresses (intersectional) succession planning as key for #feminist movement building. #leadership is abt sharing space and leading with compassion.

.@MelanieOmeniho foregrounds intergenerational thinking, thanks #Meti matriarchs for #feminist education and #cross-movement organizing that has made more space 4 #Indigenous, #Innuit & #Meti womxn. Echoes imp. of succession planning, #COVID19 recovery & attitude change in #SGBV

@Eyakwa_Ndelu powerfully channels #ArundhatiRoy's essay on the #Pandemic - we cannot go back to normality post-COVID. We want to go differently. Must lift the voices of #feminists most vulnerable among us towards hope for a better future.

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.@MaryamMonsef expertly curated discussion but silent on hard questions re. linkages b/w merger of Canada's trade & development policies under #FIAP #EconomicEmpowerment, implication for #feminists who want to de-link well-being from hyper-capitalist growth & colonial models.

For most part fantastic solidarity in chat across +100 participants, sharing resources & ideas. Left inspired, but wanting more substance & depth in practical strategies for cross-movement organizing..this is one casualty of the zoom format. No reflection on super 🌟 panel.

Thanks @KropiwniD9 @BCCIC for opportunity to participate & voice via your delegation.

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