Public Policy & Community Outreach
SECOND CROSS COUNTRY DIALOGUE WITH YOUTH ON WOMEN AND POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
ONLINE DISCUSSION
Join us as we commemorate #iwd2021 with Pink Parliament in the second Cross Country Dialogue with Youth on Women and Political Leadership next Tuesday March 9, 6:30 PM JA time/ 7:30 PM EC time/ 5:30 PM Belize time.
We will be speaking with MP Lisa Hanna of Jamaica on challenges in leadership and development in the Caribbean.
The session will be chaired by Head of WAND UWI Open Campus and moderated by Khadijah Bakharia of Pink Parliament.
@parliamentpink @lisahannamp
Follow the discussion on UWI Open Campus's YouTube channel and FB page. See Full Video
SAME REGION, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE SAME REGION, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
ONLINE DISCUSSION
One of our partners, the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE) in collaboration with the Pan American Development Foundation and the Equality Without Borders will launch new research on attitudes towards LGBTQI people in the eastern Caribbean - Same Region, Different Perspective on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The researchers from CADRES, Peter Wickham and Corey Sandiford will present the findings; and they will be joined by Head of WAND, Taitu Heron, Executive Director of ECADE, Kenita Placide to discuss the latest findings. It will be moderated by Maria Fontanelle of ECADE. See Full Video
FIRST CROSS COUNTRY DIALOGUE WITH YOUTH ON WOMEN AND POLITICS IN THE CARIBBEAN
ONLINE DISCUSSION
WAND in association with Pink Parliament presents the first in a series, A Cross Country Dialogue with Youth on Women and Politics in the Caribbean on Tues, Nov 17, 2020 at 8 pm ECT/ 7 pm JA / 6 pm Bze via FB & YouTube of UWI Open Campus.
The guest speaker of the online discussion will be Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith, @kaminajsmith, Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade. Moderated by Ms Roshanna Trim, Project Manager of Pink Parliament, @melaninisto and chaired by Head of WAND, Taitu Heron @kalimama246 See Full Video
THE SIGNS OF RELATIONSHIP ABUSE -16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM 2020
ONLINE DISCUSSION
In commemoration of the #16DaysOfActivism, we partnered with Soroptimist International of Barbados, Soroptimist International Jamestown and National Organisation of Women Barbados for a virtual discussion on "The Signs of Relationship Abuse"
TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS - 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM 2020
ONLINE DISCUSSION
WAND UWI Open Campus partnered with Equality Bahamas for a #16DaysOfActivism activity on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at 12 noon for an online discussion with parents on talking to their children about healthy relationships, navigating consent, managing conflict, and positive communication. Full Video
Clutch Your Pearls, She's Angry -16 Days of Activism 2020
PUBLIC FORUM
Ms. Heron, Head of WAND was the guest speaker for this event to commemorate the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. A graduate seminar in collaboration with the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, The University of the West Indies Mona Campus: "Clutch Your Pearls, She's Angry: Exploring Rage and Respectability in Women's Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Jamaica".
The University of the West Indies
Global Campus
Bridgetown, St. Michael
Barbados
