Uniting Voices Worldwide to Eliminate Violence Against Women 2020 A Discussion and Call to Action on the Pandemic’s Impact on Women and Girls November 24, 2020 Aminah B. McCloud Al-Deen, Ph.D., founder and chair of the Islamic World Studies Program at DePaul University, and one of the preeminent scholars on...

Uniting Voices Worldwide to Eliminate Violence Against Women 2020 A Discussion and Call to Action on the Pandemic’s Impact on Women and Girls November 24, 2020 By Judy Patacsil, Psy.D., Counselor/Professor and International Education Coordinator at San Diego Miramar College. At Miramar College she initiated Filipino Studies and Filipino language...

Uniting Voices Worldwide to Eliminate Violence Against Women 2020 A Discussion and Call to Action on the Pandemic’s Impact on Women and Girls November 24, 2020 Mitra Samani, former political prisoner in Iran; survivor-turned activist in support of women and human rights. Good morning, Thank you, Antonia! I am honored...

Uniting Voices Worldwide to Eliminate Violence Against Women 2020 A Discussion and Call to Action on the Pandemic’s Impact on Women and Girls November 24, 2020 By Lynn Dykstra, international professional photographer, founder of Our Global Cry for Freedom, and United Nations representative and civil society outreach director of Women’s Freedom...

Uniting Voices Worldwide to Eliminate Violence Against Women 2020 A Discussion and Call to Action on the Pandemic’s Impact on Women and Girls November 24, 2020 Zahra Amanpour, social entrepreneur and founder of Indiegrove and Next Move Strategy in Jersey City, NJ. Her career is dedicated to economic access and...

Uniting Voices Worldwide to Eliminate Violence Against Women 2020 A Discussion and Call to Action on the Pandemic’s Impact on Women and Girls November 24, 2020 Soolmaz Abooali, Ph.D., conflict resolution scholar, published author, lecturer, and US national and world-champion athlete in traditional karate. Thanks to Women’s Freedom Forum for...

Uniting Voices Worldwide to Eliminate Violence Against Women 2020 A Discussion and Call to Action on the Pandemic’s Impact on Women and Girls November 24, 2020 Speech by David Matas, an international human rights, refugee, and immigration lawyer practicing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; member of the Order of Canada; 2010...

Donna M. HughesProfessor & Eleanor M. and Oscar M. Carlson Endowed Chair in Women’ Studies Uniting Voices Worldwide to Eliminate Violence Against Women, 2020 Women’s Freedom ForumNovember 24, 2020 The global COVID pandemic is like nothing the world has experienced for 100 years. So many have been sickened, many have...

Uniting Voices Worldwide to Eliminate Violence Against Women 2020 A Discussion and Call to Action on the Pandemic’s Impact on Women and Girls November 24, 2020 Antonia Felix, Ed.D., Moderator, education consultant and researcher specializing in racial and gender equity; author of 24 books including biographies of women leaders Ruth...