The beginning point at both conferences must be that everything is a woman's issue. That means racism in a woman's issue, just as is anti-Semitism, Palestinian homelessness, rural development, ecology, the persecution of lesbians, and the exploitative practices of global corporations.
Charlotte BunchThe state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger scale.
Charlotte BunchSexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.
Charlotte BunchWomen have a lot to say about how to advance women's rights, and governments need to learn from that, listen to the movement and respond.
Charlotte BunchWe have to start looking at the world through women's eyes' how are human rights, peace and development defined from the perspective of the lives of women? It's also important to look at the world from the perspective of the lives of diverse women, because there is not single women's view, any more than there is a single men's view.
Charlotte Bunch