Somali Women Promote Peace and Political Participation Amid Armed Conflict

Somali Women Promote Peace and Political Participation Amid Armed Conflict


This program is cancelled


Asha Hagi, Co-founder and Chairperson, Save Somali Women and Children


Despite the suffering and marginalization experienced in a patriarchal, patrilineal society, some Somali women have challenged the cultural paradigms. Hagi will describe the innovative creation of a women’s network, The Sixth Clan, to facilitate full participation in national politics and the peace process.


MLF: International Relations
Location:
SF Club Office
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: MEMBERS FREE
, $20 non-members
Program Organizer: Norma Walden
Also know: In association with World Affairs Council of Northern California and the Northern California Peace Corps Association


 

August 27, 2010