Women’s openSummit

by Jessica Reed

Speaking of peace-making processes which might be evolving at the G8, here is a link of interest: last week openDemocracy had the privilege to be present at the Nobel Women’s initiative conference in Ireland, which we documented.

The Nobel Women’s Initiative was established in 2006 by sister Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Wangari Maathai, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan Maguire.

The six women – representing North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa – have decided to bring together our extraordinary experiences in a united effort for peace with justice and equality.

The NWI/openDemocracy blog is a diary of the event written by four rapporteurs, NWI participants and openDemocracy’s program director Jane Gabriel.