Thank you for being involved in this growing community advancing feminist foreign policy in Australia. In this special update we share the latest episode of F! It!, a chance to hear directly from host Julie Ballangarry, and share the latest AFFPC Issues Paper on Myanmar. Please direct all enquiries, suggestions and feedback to Liz Gill-Atkinson at research@iwda.org.au. |
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Out now: F! It! host Julie Ballangarry's yarn with Ambassador Justin Mohamed |
In one of his first extended interviews since commencing his role in 2022, Ambassador Justin Mohamed talks about his motivations for taking on the role and what he hopes to achieve. Julie and the Ambassador discuss his consultations with Indigenous communities in Australia, and how the broader context of the Voice to Parliament referendum has changed the nature of the Ambassador’s discussions internationally.
Listen now to discover what First Nations foreign policy means to Australia’s inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People, and catch up on episode 1 (with James Blackwell, ANU and Alice Ridge, IWDA) and episode 2 (with UNEMRIP Chair Dr Sheryl Lightfoot). |
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Want to hear more from F! It! host Julie Ballangarry? Register now for our special webinar for AFFPC members where Julie will discuss all things F! It! and answer your questions!
Date: 13 May 2024, 11-12am AEST Register here!
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February 2024 marked the third anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar and beginning of the Spring Revolution resistance movement. Three years on, most of the country remains gripped by conflict, and the junta is struggling to retain control. As Ethnic Armed Organisations and the Civil Disobedience Movement inch closer to victory, attention is turning to post-coup peace and nation building processes. The recent appointment of Australia’s former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop as UN Special Envoy for Myanmar will hopefully drive greater attention on the need for a resolution that can drive durable peace.
In the March AFFPC Issue Paper, Nang Moet Moet and Clara Bradley argue that countries that have adopted a feminist foreign policy – or those with a values-based foreign policy such as Australia – must invest in, and advocate for, the inclusion of diverse women in future peace and transitional justice processes.
The authors write that over the decades of political instability, women have been repeatedly told that a democratic union must come before gender equality. Without addressing the structural roots of pervasive violence that has oppressed both women and ethnic minorities in Myanmar society for decades, the authors argue that there can be no durable peace.
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The Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities.
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