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3:00 pm, 8 Dec 2020 to 4:30 pm, 8 Dec 2020 GMTAddress
A Commonwealth for All: Young Leaders Speak
People of the Commonwealth: Critical ConversationsHow can the Commonwealth be a positive force for change? Join young leaders from across the Commonwealth as they share their vision for the Commonwealth and use examples from their own lives and work to inspire advocacy and action for change.
The destiny of the Commonwealth is in the hands of the next generation. Of the 2.4 billion Commonwealth citizens, over 60% are under 30. Not only are young people the majority, they are taking action on the most pressing issues of our time—from gender equality to racial justice and climate change.
We will explore young people’s perspectives on the Commonwealth’s complex past. What big lessons have been learned, especially from recent activism around racial justice? How can Commonwealth institutions support youth movements that are pushing for change and help them to do and deliver more?
In collaboration with the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust and the Commonwealth Youth Council, the third event in the Commonwealth Foundation’s Critical Conversations event series puts young leaders’ views and desires at the heart of discussions about the Commonwealth’s legacy, and more importantly its future.
We’re asking young people to come to this conversation with their ideas about what is important, what must change and what support they need to lead the Commonwealth into the future.
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11:00 am, 25 Nov 2020 to 12:30 pm, 25 Nov 2020 GMTAddress
Reimagining ‘Women, Peace and Security’
People of the Commonwealth: Critical ConversationsJoin leading women peace advocates from across the Commonwealth as they reimagine what ‘women, peace and security’ might mean for our future.
Twenty years ago, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, part of a global effort to highlight the impact of conflict on women and the need to bring the voice of women into peace processes.
After two decades, it is clear that much remains to be done. In this second event in the Commonwealth Foundation’s Critical Conversations series, peace advocates will ask how Resolution 1325 can be reimagined to better serve the needs and aspirations of women and communities across the Commonwealth. Are mainstream approaches to women’s leadership in conflict resolution actually working? How can women’s participation in peace processes be made more meaningful? How can women peace advocates secure better access to the forums and institutions where decisions are being made?
Speakers will draw on their front-line experience to tackle these questions; sharing concrete examples of what has worked well and their perspectives on what needs to be done differently.
This event has taken place. You can watch it here:
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2:00 pm, 20 Oct 2020 to 3:30 pm, 20 Oct 2020 BSTAddress
A Commonwealth for All: Acknowledging the Past – Reimagining the Future
People of the Commonwealth: Critical ConversationsThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought pre-existing inequalities within and between our societies into sharp relief. But now is also a chance for us to pause, converse and build a collective will for change.
In our first-ever conversation we will aim to openly address the reality of the Commonwealth’s legacy; the impacts of that legacy; and, critically, to challenge the Commonwealth to realise its potential to contribute to a more positive and just future.
This event has taken place. You can watch it here:
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