Femina Vox, Making Women's Voices Heard
On the eve of International Women's Rights Day, Femina Vox, UNESCO and Sorbonne University are proposing a remote conference, in French, on Monday, March 7, 2022.
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On March 7th
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19:00 - 21:00
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Virtual conference
This event is organized by Guila Clara Kessous, professor and researcher at Harvard University, Unesco Artist for Peace, and Ambassador for Peace of the Universal Circle of Ambassadors for Peace (Geneva). It proposes a reflection on the national and international situation in order to develop concrete answers so that the voices of women can finally be heard.
The evening will be presented by:
- Guila Clara Kessous, UNESCO Artist for Peace and Ambassador for Peace,
- Nathalie Drach-Temam, President of Sorbonne University,
- Jamila Seftaoui, Unesco's Director for Gender Equality
The event will be accessible on Zoom, from 7pm to 9pm, and in French (with pre-recorded elements subtitled in English.)
Registration is free but required, as access is limited to 1,000 people and will close on March 7 at noon.
Illustration © Plantu (France) - Cartooning for Peace.
Under the high patronage of UNESCO, in partnership with Sorbonne University
Provisional Program, subject to change
7:00 pm - Plenary Session
- Introduction by Dr. Guila Clara Kessous, UNESCO Artist for Peace - Ambassador for Peace - Harvard University
- Message from Jamila Seftaoui, Unesco Director for Gender Equality.
- Message from Nathalie Drach-Temam, President of Sorbonne University
- Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and President of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Foundation
7:15 pm - For United and Collective Voices
- Ingrid Betancourt, presidential candidate in Colombia
- Leila Slimani, writer
- Diane von Furstenberg, fashion designer, businesswoman and philanthropist
- Audrey Tcherkoff, directrice du Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society
- Leah Pisar, president of project Aladin
- Valérie Perez, editor-in-chief, journalist, writer
7:30 pm - A Fight to Be Heard
- Elisabeth Nicoli, co-president of Women's Alliance for Democracy
- Gwenola Joly Coz, First president of the Court of Appeal of Poitiers
- Sonya Djemni Wagner, President of Women of Justice
- Tara Gandhi, granddaughter of Gandhi and activist
- Marie-Aimée Peyron, former President of the Paris Bar Association
- Isabelle Rome, magistrate, author, senior civil servant for gender equality at the Ministry of Justice
8:30 pm - Making Women's Voices Heard Around the World
- Inna Shevchenko, Femen from Ukraine
- Chékéba Hachemi, President of Afghanistan Libre
- Hamida Aman, Founder of Radio Begum, Kabul
- Tatiana Mukanire Bandalire, national movement of survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Elise Boghossian, President of Elisecare for the protection of women victims of sex trafficking in Iraq
- Célestine Assuie, UNHCR, pour la protection des femmes Rohingya au Bangladesh
8:30 pm - Closing Ceremony
- Gabriel Joseph-Dezaize, editor-in-chief of Harvard Business Review France and National Geographic France
- Grand Corps malade, politically engaged singer
Watch the event trailer:
