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Delving on the theme, “Transforming Democracies: Feminist Dialogues and World Social Forum,” Women in Action (WIA) No. 1, 2007 will contain articles, analyses, and interviews from some of the noted feminists and personalities in the 3rd Feminist Dialogues and 7th World Social Forum. Both events were held in Nairobi, Kenya in January this year.

Feminists from around the world met at the recently concluded 3rd Feminist Dialogues in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss the challenge of establishing feminist democracy to counter the formal liberal democracy that is in place, among other things. What strategies have feminists agreed on to bring to the larger social movements?

Concerns such as how to strengthen the women’s movement and how to build more lasting peace were at the center of feminists-led sessions at the 7th World Social Forum held in Nairobi, Kenya. Find out what solutions, strategies, and approaches have feminists come up with to address these issues.

Philippine civil society groups continue the clamour for justice after its own government authorised the transfer of convict Lance Corporal Daniel Smith to US custody on December 29, 2006, after he was found guilty of raping “Nicole.”

Feminists from different parts of the globe will gather in Nairobi, Kenya from January 17 to 19, 2007 for the 3rd Feminist Dialogues (FD).

This year’s theme, “Transforming Democracy: Feminist Visions and Strategies,” intends to deepen the intensive discussions on feminist perspectives and strategies in addressing fundamentalisms, militarism, and neo-liberal globalisation. The meeting will serve as a venue in creating a vital space for around 250 critical-minded feminist activists to re-examine, re-imagine, and move forward the vital political project of feminist movement building and new forms of democratic processes.