The subject of women and state violence is complex and multifaceted, encompassing various issues related to gender-based violence, discrimination, and the impact of state actions on women. In this roundtable event, a panel of speakers will engage women’s lived experiences in the face of state violence in different geographical and historical contexts. The speakers will highlight the voices of women from marginalized and minoritized groups including Muslim women, Black women in the U.S., and women from indigenous communities in South America. The speakers’ experiences will reflect this year’s National Women’s History Month theme, “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.” A focus on this theme will facilitate an environment that encourages speakers and participants to have challenging discussions about state violence and women and conversations about how to create intersectional and transnational coalitions for women's rights. 

This interdisciplinary roundtable panel will include Jennifer Ponce Cori (Pitt, School of Education) Naima Mohammadi (Pitt, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program), Jasmine Green (1Hood Media) and Fayezeh Haji Hassan. Moderated by Laura Lovett (Pitt, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program and History).  

OEDI is a cosponsor of this event. 

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