Film screening and panel discussion
Tue, Apr 01
|Bern
Backlash, Misogyny in the Digital Age Women peace activists refusing to be silenced
Time & Place
Apr 01, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Bern, Laupenstrasse 17, 3008 Bern, Schweiz
About the event
PeaceWomen Across the Globe, in collaboration with the Embassy of Canada to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, is drawing attention to the very real threats of online violence directed at women. The event will feature the film Backlash, Misogyny in the Digital Age followed by a panel discussion with two prominent women peace activists: Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera from Colombia and Dr. Rabab Muhamed Ali Baldo from Sudan. They will share their personal experiences with hate speech and discuss their strategies for resisting these attempts to silence them.
Information
The film is in English and French, with subtitles in English. The panel discussion will be in English and Spanish with translation to and from Spanish provided.
When: 6-8.30pm, Tuesday, 1 April 2025, followed by an Apéro
Where: cineClub, Laupenstrasse 17, 3008 Bern, Switzerland
Welcoming remarks: H.E. Patrick Wittmann, Ambassador of Canada to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Panel facilitator: Deborah Schibler, executive director PeaceWomen Across the Globe
Registration: The event is free, but due to limited space, we kindly ask you to register by 28 March 2025 by clicking on this link. If you have already registered, thank you, and we look forward to seeing you there.