ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026📢 Security Reimagined: Day 2 📢 Yesterday, we spent day 2 of ICAN's 11th Women, Peace & Security Forum at the Peace Palace in The Hague, held in collaboration with the Dutch NAP 1325 Signatory Event with @genderplatform.bsky.social👇 125
Reposted by ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network)Nationaal Actie Plan 1325 @nap1325.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🌎 Thank you, Inge Kauer from @carenetherlands.bsky.social, for highlighting at the @whatthewomensay.bsky.social Women, Peace, Security Forum how INGOs can bridge the gap between local action and policy. Local women-led dispute resolution deserves greater visibility and should inform policy upwards. 011
Reposted by ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network)Berghof Foundation @berghoffnd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Reimagining security requires bold thinking and new perspectives. Our colleague Claudia Cruz Almeida learned from women peacebuilders about holistic approaches to peace and security beyond physical safety to include care and well-being. Thank you @whatthewomensay.bsky.social for inviting us! 011
Reposted by ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network)WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform @genderplatform.bsky.social · 01/10/2026✊ Vrouwelijke vredesbouwers zijn onmisbaar voor duurzame vrede. Onze programmamanager Emine Kaya sprak bij @nporadio1.bsky.social over het Security Reimagined event. #WPS @whatthewomensay.bsky.social 🎧 Luister hier: ow.ly/kZut50ZTv2gow.lyEmine Kaya op NPO Radio 1 over vrouwen, vrede en veiligheid - WO=MENWO=MEN-programmamanager Gender, Vrede en Veiligheid Emine Kaya was te gast bij 'De Rode Draad' op NPO Radio 1. In het interview sprak zij over de Public Day van het Security Reimagined Forum ... 053
Reposted by ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network)Nadia van der Linde @nadialinde.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"We need to redefine power. We regularly analyse the war actors in conflicts, who holds the power? But we rarely analyse the peace actors the same way. We need to give them more recognition, visibility and power." @nap1325.bsky.social @whatthewomensay.bsky.social @genderplatform.bsky.social 051
Reposted by ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network)WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform @genderplatform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Sluit je de helft van de bevolking buiten, dan mis je ook de helft van de oplossingen.” 🕊️ Onze programmamanager sprak met @denhaagfm.bsky.social over het 'Security Reimagined' event van @whatthewomensay.bsky.social in Den Haag, waar WO=MEN medeorganisator van is. #NAP1325 👉 ow.ly/mHAw50ZT6VTow.lyEmine Kaya bij Den Haag FM over 65 vrouwelijke vredesopbouwers van over de wereldEmine Kaya vertelt bij Den Haag FM over 65 vrouwelijke vredesopbouwers uit conflictgebieden die samenkomen in het Vredespaleis om te praten over vrede en veiligheid. 053
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yesterday, we opened ICAN's 11th Women, Peace & Security Forum in The Hague — 65+ women #peacebuilders from around the world, alongside civil society, policymakers & donors, all here to reimagine what security really means. 🧵👇 100
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Women #peacebuilders marked International Peace Day in ways big & small. This week's #WASLWeekly highlights how they're engaging learners & teachers, equipping youth as changemakers, & building safer, more resilient communities. 👇 121
Reposted by ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network)WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform @genderplatform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026✊In aanloop naar #SecurityReimagined bezoeken we onze leden. Vandaag: @carenetherlands.bsky.social "We hebben er fantastisch veel zin in om met vrouwenrechtenactivisten in gesprek te gaan. Juist ook in de stad van vrede en veiligheid." – Deniz Dönmez. #WPS #NAP1325 @whatthewomensay.bsky.social 063
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Al-Amssi hopes to pursue doctoral studies in the future. For now, however, she has placed the manuscripts & damaged books at the center of her work.” @palestinechronicle.bsky.social: www.palestinechronicle.com/saving-gazas... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “While #Iran's so-called morality police have largely disappeared from public life across major cities, questions remain about whether the relaxation is a tactical retreat rather than a policy shift.” Hannah Kaviani & Austin Malloy, Radio Free Europe: www.rferl.org/a/four-years...rferl.orgFour Years After Mahsa Amini's Death, Iranian Women Defy Hijab LawFour years after Mahsa Amini died following her detention over Iran’s mandatory hijab law, increasing numbers of Iranian women are not wearing head scarves. Amini's death sparked the 2022 Woman, Life,... 010
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “I thought we would never be able to choose the way we want to dress, but the movement created massive cultural change & a more progressive identity that can never be taken away now.” Maziar Motamedi, @aljazeera.com Jazeera: www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...aljazeera.comMahsa Amini death four years on: Iranians reflect on ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’Amnesty International says Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during the 2022-23 protests. 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Abraham & her family spent the entire night lying on the ground, gripped by fear & enduring mosquito bites. The next morning, she trekked with her children to Kafi Koro in search of safety.” David Arome, More to Her Story: www.moretoherstory.com/stories/life...moretoherstory.com‘Life Has Never Been This Hard’: Women Uprooted by Violence and Terrorism in Northern Nigeria — More to Her StoryFrom Boko Haram in the northeast to armed bandit groups farther west, years of violence and terrorism have displaced millions across northern Nigeria — with women and girls bearing the heaviest econom... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “As grave human rights violations remain pervasive in #Afghanistan, amid a context of extreme repression, gender persecution, & gender apartheid, continued scrutiny & engagement by the Human Rights Council remains essential.” @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/09... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “She can’t return to #Afghanistan. From her bedroom in London, @zahrajoya.bsky.social works to make sure what happens there is known in the wider world.” Alona Ferber, @prospectmagazine.co.uk @rukhshanamedia.bsky.social www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people...prospectmagazine.co.ukZahra Joya: The Taliban will collapse without supportThe journalist on Afghanistan’s future—and the cost of exile 010
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “In 2025, nearly 245,000 people, combatants & civilians, were killed in conflict, making it the 3rd deadliest year since the end of the Cold War.” How can we build peace together in our volatile world? Full report: rc-services-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Peacebuilding is not pacifism. It does not deny the existence of aggression or the need for defence.” @sanambna.bsky.social on #PeaceDay, Robert Bosch Stiftung: bosch-stiftung.de/en/story/int...bosch-stiftung.deInternational War Day and the Audacious Power of PeaceWar dominates the headlines, while peace often remains invisible. In this opinion piece, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow Sanam Naraghi Anderlini calls on us to shift our attention to the women who defus... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🎙️ #IfYouWereInCharge is a finalist in 2 categories at the Independent Podcast Awards: Branded Podcast & News & Politics! 🎉 Hosted by @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas, the podcast explores people, power & possibilities through a feminist lens. Thank you to our guests, partners & listeners! ❤️ 000
Reposted by ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network)Nationaal Actie Plan 1325 @nap1325.bsky.social · 21/09/2026📢 What does security look like when women peacebuilders are at the centre? Join us on 30/09 for the #NAP1325 event at ICAN's Public Day, 'Security Re-Imagined'. @minbz.bsky.social, @ministeriejenv.bsky.social, @genderplatform.bsky.social and @whatthewomensay.bsky.social Follow along for updates! 021
Reposted by ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network)WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform @genderplatform.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🗓️ Vredespaleis #SecurityReimagined event. Veiligheid vraagt om de kennis, ervaring en het leiderschap van vrouwen. Daarom brengen we samen met @whatthewomensay.bsky.social 65+ vrouwenrechten verdedigers en vredesopbouwers samen in Den Haag. Volgende week is het zover 🤝 #ICANForum2026 #WPS 163
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This week's #WASLWeekly highlights women #peacebuilders speaking truth to power, building safer communities, & strengthening the skills & networks needed to advance peace & women's rights. 👇 100
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 18/09/2026📢 ICAN is delighted to announce the participation of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh in our 11th Women, Peace & Security Forum: Security Imagined, in The Hague this month. #SecurityReimagined #ICANForum2026 @genderplatform.bsky.social @sanambna.bsky.social 112
Reposted by ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network)Nadia van der Linde @nadialinde.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Excited that the Security Reimagined ICAN Forum will take place soon in The Hague. Important and urgent conversations, networking and joint strategizing coming up! #Peace #UNSCR1325 #WPS 011
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “I was a child the first time the Taliban told me I did not belong in a classroom. I am an adult now, & they have told me the same thing twice.” Middle East Uncovered: www.themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/five-years...themiddleeastuncovered.comFive Years Into the Taliban’s War on WomenUnder armed occupation, gender apartheid has become the governing order in Afghanistan—and the world is increasingly learning to live with it. 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “There is a pattern to who bears the greatest burden of a crisis like this. When a household is plunged into extreme poverty, it is usually the women & girls who eat last.” More To Her Story: moretoherstory.substack.com/p/somalias-w...moretoherstory.substack.comSomalia’s Women Have Endured EnoughSomalia’s women are doing everything they can to survive. The world must stop relying on their endurance and act, writes Reena Ghelani, CEO of Plan International. 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “For reasons I can’t articulate, I kept coming back to the speeches given by female world leaders (there were approximately 24). I believed that these speeches, both alone & all together, had a unique power.” Dan Becker, @passblue.bsky.social. passblue.com/2026/09/12/a...passblue.comAn 'Extended Opera': Women's Voices in the UN General Assembly Debate - PassBlueOur new audio podcast “An 'Extended Opera': Women's Voices in the UN General Assembly Debate,” features excerpts from five speeches by world leaders who spoke at last year’s (UNGA80) UN General Assemb... 021
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Since the Taliban takeover, women’s exclusion from education, formal employment, public life, & civil society has intensified reliance on their unpaid & underpaid labour across private & informal spheres.” onedrive.live.com?id=%2Fperson... 010
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “#Afghan women are making greater efforts for magnified impact, but at high risk & with little appreciation”. @giwps.bsky.social: giwps.georgetown.edu/resource/afg...giwps.georgetown.eduAfghan Women Pursuing Peace Under Oppression - Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and SecurityExecutive Summary August 2026 marked the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, during which time the regime has systematically erased Afghan women and girls from public li... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Numbers do not necessarily mean that women do have influence or are empowered.” #WASL partner Dr. Amina Rasul-Bernardo welcomes Dr. Socorro Reyes to #SheTalksPeace: open.spotify.com/episode/2PRG...open.spotify.comEp. 172: Beyond the Numbers: Women’s Political Participation, Power, and Accountability | Dr. Socorro ReyesShe Talks Peace · Episode 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “True feminism involves accountability for human rights abuses at the hands of colonial violence, & reproductive justice means working to ensure that these crimes can never be committed again.” @codepink.bsky.social. Sign the petition here: www.codepink.org/cfrrcodepink.orgFeminists, stand with Palestine: Center for Reproductive Rights🔍 Right now, the sexual violence Palestinians face under the genocidal Israeli occupation is being reported on more than ever in modern history. 💔 But where are the feminists? Join CODEPINK in their ... 020
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “The ecosystem that sustains peace is bigger than the buildings in New York, but it relies on the same basic things: room to operate politically, institutions that function, & resources they can count on year to year.” www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/10/09/2...globalpolicyjournal.comUN Reforms Must Centre Women’s Peace & SecurityAt a time of rising conflict, shrinking development finance and sustained attack on women’s rights, UN reforms must protect the institutions and agendas that peace and security are actually built on. 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “If sisterhood is global, then our feminisms & movements are also global & going to be different.” ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Nandini Ramdas on the latest episode of the #IfYouWereInCharge. Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/7dcRG0R...open.spotify.comIf You Were In ChargePodcast · Sanam Naraghi Anderlini and Kavita Ramdas · If You Were In Charge with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini and Kavita Nandini Ramdas. A radical leadership podcast about people, power & possibilities f... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🎧 In this special episode of #IfYouWereInCharge, @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas remember feminist icons Dolly Parton & Gloria Steinem, reflecting on where feminism finds itself in a rapidly changing world. Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"It's a space of real trust, real security, & honesty." 🎥 What makes ICAN’s Women, Peace & Security Forum different? Hear directly from previous attendees. Learn more about this year’s Forum #SecurityReimagined in The Hague: icanpeacework.org/security-rei... #ICANForum2026 010
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “We go to sleep & wake up to the sounds of shelling, explosions, & warplanes.” UN Women spoke with Lebanese women & girls across 3 generations to understand how the trauma, loss, & realities of this conflict are shaping their lives. www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...unwomen.org 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “So, let us hope that this interview serves as a reminder to pay tribute to the unpaid UN special rapporteurs & to their courage, integrity & humanity in the pursuit of equal rights for all.” Mona Ali Khalil, @passblue.bsky.social passblue.com/2026/09/01/p...passblue.comPaying Tribute to the UN Human Rights Special Rapporteurs - PassBluePaying Tribute to the UN Human Rights Special Rapporteurs - PassBlue 022
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Five years on, women are still not allowed in universities, while their existing degrees are no longer processed or certified, & textbooks & materials authored by women have been purged.” @zantimes.bsky.social zantimes.com/2026/09/01/f...zantimes.comFive years of Taliban rule: How has Afghanistan's higher education changed?Over five years of Taliban rule, Afghanistan has undergone profound transformation. The country is mired in crisis: the economy is in collapse, its government faces a legitimacy problem at home and ab... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Gloria Steinem changed the story women were permitted to tell about themselves. Now it is our responsibility to keep telling the truth—& to make certain that no billionaire, advertiser, government or algorithm can silence it.” @msmagazine.com msmagazine.com/2026/09/03/r...msmagazine.comRest in Power: Gloria Steinem, Ms. Cofounder and Feminist VisionaryGloria Steinem, Ms. cofounder and feminist visionary, transformed journalism and feminism while inspiring generations of women. 085
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: What happens when women’s stories of conflict are carried across generations? On #KaleidHERscope, #WASL partner Magda Zenon welcomes Veronica Blecker who reflects on the Tigray conflict & the need to remember women's experiences. islandtalks.fm/podcast/kale...islandtalks.fmKaleidHERscope – Episode 68: “Not Ours To Carry”: Veronica Blecker on Tigray conflict & women’s stories (3/9/2026) - Island TalksMagda Zenon speaks with Veronica Blecker in London, a Swedish/Swiss documentary filmmaker who focuses on human rights and women’s stories about Not Ours To Carry, her most recently completed documenta... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, #WASL partner Abductees’ Mothers Association calls for the urgent disclosure of the fate of all forcibly disappeared persons & the release of those arbitrarily detained. ama-ye.org/enforced-dis...ama-ye.orgEnforced Disappearance in Yemen: Truth and Justice Denied - Abductees Mothers AssociationOn the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Abductees’ Mothers Association warns, in a joint statement with the Justice4Yemen Pact Coalition, that closing secret prisons wi... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: In #Nigeria, #WASL partner Allamin Foundation is supporting conflict victims & caregivers in #Borno with livelihood & entrepreneurship skills—strengthening economic self-reliance, resilience & pathways to sustainable peace. nationalaccordnewspaper.com/allamin-foun...nationalaccordnewspaper.comAllamin foundation, ICAN empower conflict victims, caregivers with livelihood skills in BornoAllamin Foundation for Peace and Development, in partnership with the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), has trained 60 victims of armed 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Muslim women should not have to choose between defending our community from Islamophobia & challenging patriarchy within it. We should be able to do both.” #WASL partner Mariya Salim www.thenewsminute.com/news/why-kan...thenewsminute.comWhy Kanthapuram’s take on Muslim women goes against Islam’s own historyI was reminded of my time in Mecca this year while performing Hajj in May, walking shoulder to shoulder with men during most rituals, from stoning the ‘shaitan’ 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social joins Georgina Godwin on The Globalist to discuss the US-Iran conflict, the impact on everyday people, & how to move towards dialogue & negotiations. monocle.com/radio/shows/...monocle.comIs the US-Iran conflict entering a new phase?Is the Middle East returning to war? We examine renewed US-Iran hostilities, the Gulf response and whether there is still... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Every life restored, every woman empowered, every child protected & every dialogue that brings hope reminds us why we must keep going.” #WASL partner Esther Omam was awarded the Peace Builder Award 2026 for promoting peace in #Cameroon. newswatchcameroon.com/newolec-hono...newswatchcameroon.comNEWOLEC honours Esther Omam with yet another Peace AwardThe Network of Women-Led Civil Society Organizations in Cameroon (NEWOLEC) has honoured Women’s Rights Advocate, Peacebuilder, Mediator and Humanitarian leader 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social joins @thehaguepartners.bsky.social's Tom Clarke, sharing the incredible work of women #peacebuilders & the importance of ICAN's upcoming forum #SecurityReimagined: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...podcasts.apple.comInterview with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini from ICANPodcast Episode · Stories of Purpose - The Hague & Partners · 4 September · 15min 020
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Peacebuilders are already solving problems on their own. We never say we ‘empower’ our partners. They are already more powerful & courageous than we could ever be. Instead, we shine a light on their extraordinary work.” @thehaguepartners.bsky.social thehague.com/newsroom/en/...thehague.com‘Peacebuilders’ unite in The Hague | Newsroom 010
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026At #ICANForum2026, we'll ask: What does it mean to humanize security? We'll explore how women #peacebuilders are advancing practical, people-centred solutions to today's most urgent global challenges. Learn more: icanpeacework.org/security-rei... @genderplatform.bsky.social 054
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026📢 We're excited to announce ICAN's 11th Women, Peace & Security Forum: Security Reimagined. At a time when militarism is rising & civic space is shrinking, we're asking a different question: What if security put people first? Learn more: icanpeacework.org/security-rei... #ICANForum2026icanpeacework.orgSecurity Reimagined – ICAN’s 11th Annual ForumThe views and ideas expressed in this concept note are those of the organizers and do not necessarily reflect the positions or opinions of all affiliated institutions, partners, or supporting governme... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 26/08/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Basically, we are the link between displaced women & the support available in #Gaza. We amplify women’s voices, try to respond to their needs & advocate for them.” storyteller.iom.int/stories/stor... 000
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 26/08/2026🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “Four years after the death of Mahsa Amini ignited the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising, many #Iranian women are openly defying compulsory hijab rules — & Tehran appears wary of triggering another confrontation.” gulfnews.com/world/mena/i...gulfnews.comIran’s women are ditching hijab. Why regime dares not stop themAs Iran’s war rages, women ditch the hijab in public, testing a wary regime that fears reigniting Mahsa Amini-style protests and wider unrest. 000