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Selbi Jumayeva – Feminist Organizing in Kyrgyzstan
22 March, 2016 @ 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
During this discussion, Selbi Jumayeva will share her experiences in the women’s rights activism, feminist organizing and anti-violence campaigning in Kyrgyzstan and discuss gender and sexuality issues in Central Asia, particularly in times of backlash and conservative reactionary politics.
Selbi Jumayeva is a visiting research fellow (WEF) at the International Gender Studies Centre at LMH, University of Oxford. She is co-founder of Bishkek Feminists initiatives and member of LGBTIQA Organization Labrys in Kyrgyzstan. Selbi is also involved in Young Feminist Fund FRIDA and Global Fund for Women as an advisor, and participates in Civil Society Advisory Group of UN Women ECARO.
This event is organized with the support of the Global Dialogues & Women’s Empowerment in Eurasian Contexts Fellowship Program(WEF) funded by Open Society Foundations and hosted by the International Gender Studies Centre at LMH, University of Oxford.
