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by Gigi Francisco

A conversation on development alternatives by women and feminists held on the first day of the World Social Forum (WSF), 28 January 2009 in Belem, Brazil was spurred by the huge need for feminists to engage with the debates over alternatives in the face of the exploding global crisis. “More than ever, we have to say what we want,” declared Fatima Melo of REBRIP (Brazilian Network for People’s Integration).

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by IGTN and DAWN

A conversation on development alternatives by women and feminists held on the first day of the WSF, 28 January 2009 was spurred by the huge need for feminists to engage with the debates over alternatives in the face of the exploding global crisis. “More than ever, we have to say what we want,” declared Fatima Melo of REBRIP (Brazilian Network for People’s Integration).

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Southern feminists are organising two panels of the Feminist Dialogues (FD) 2009 on 29 January 2009, 12 noon to 3:00 pm at the UFPA Basico, Capacit, Auditorio do Capacit during the World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil.

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by Nina Somera

Nepalese feminist Uma Singh, journalist of Radio Today FM was attacked by 15 armed men inside her house on the early evening of 11 January 2009 in Dhanusha, Kathmandu. Because of the gravity of the injuries, her body was disfigured. Singh died on the way to the hospital.

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by Cai Yiping*

The 11th Association of Women's Rights and Development Forum was held from November 14-17, 2008, at the Cape Town International Convention Center, South Africa. Nearly 2,000 women's rights leaders and activists from around the world discussed various issues around the theme “The Power of Movements.”

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At the 11th AWID Forum, Isis International together with the Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) and the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) organised the panel, “Critical Collaborations: Confronting the Realities of the South” on 15 November 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa. The panel was a reflection of different generations of Southern women on feminisms and social movements, their strengths and limitations as well as opportunities and imperatives in rethinking identities, positioning, and strategies. Below are the excerpts from the panel presentations.