[13]25 IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
[Palestine; Israel; Western Sahara; Algeria; Spain; Colombia]
Fields of interest: Gender and Peacebuilding, Women’s Rights, Human Rights, Intercultural Dialogue, Memory, Cultures of Peace, Indigenous Knowledge, Refugees, Resilience
[13]25: In the beginning was the word brings together women’s work for peace and their immediate reality, holding the poetry and the truth that come from their point of view and the word they chose: their collective experience as women, and their individual emotional experience, which makes us feel close to them.
This is a global project that up to today has been carried out in Israel and Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip), Colombia, and with the Sahrawi People.
Israel and West Bank
Gaza Strip
Colombia
Sahrawi People
“[13]25: In the beginning was the word manages to reflect the force and sensibility of these women, and the importance of their task to obtain the end of violence. The world must know that women have a capacity of dialog, and of generating and favouring meeting and understanding, which can significantly help to eradicate violence and confrontation completely.”
Luisa Morgantini, Vice-president of the European Parliament (2007-2009), National spokesperson for the Italian Association for Peace
Advocacy and pedagogical activities with [13]25: In the beginning was the word carried out by:
CORDAID International (Holland): lobby and advocacy campaigns for Women and Human Rights in Colombia carried out at the Dutch Parliament and the European Parliament.
International Catalan Institute for Peace (Spain)
NOVACT International (Spain)
University of Barcelona (Spain)
The New School (USA)
Rutgers University (USA)
Seton Hall University (USA)
Hanoi DocLab (Vietnam)
Secondary schools in Spain
