English Program ~ International Conference
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GENOCIDAL ATTACKS AGAINST YAZIDI WOMEN AND THE MEANS OF RESISTANCE AND STRUGGLE
DAY 1 - Saturday 11 March 2017
09:00 – 09.30 Registration
09:30 – 09:40 Opening and Welcoming Remarks
09:40 – 10:00 Video
10:00 – 10:20 Opening Speech
10:20 – 10:40 Coffee Break
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10:40 – 12:30 Panel I: THE PARALLELS BETWEEN GENOCIDE AND FEMINICIDE
10:40 – 11:00 Massacres against Armenians, Assyrians, Jews and Kurds in the Middle East from a female perspective
11:00 – 11:20 Historical examples of genocides and feminicides in Kurdistan
11:20 – 11:40 Can the feminicide within patriarchal systems be considered a genocide?
11:40 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
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13:30 – 15:20 Panel II: GENOCIDE AGAINST YAZIDIS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SINJAR/SHINGAL
13:30 – 13:45 Who are the Yazidis? Cultural, historical, demographical, social and religious dimensions
13:45 – 14:00 Why Shengal? Geostrategic, historical and political context to the IS campaign
14:00 – 14:15 The 74th genocide: What happened in Shengal?
14:15 – 14:30 Flight and displacement as a component of genocidal politics
14:30 – 14:45 How did the people on Mount Shengal manage their social, political and humanitarian self-defence after the genocide?
14:45 – 15:20 Discussion
15:20 – 15:40 Coffee Break
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15:40 – 17:30 Panel III: FEMINICIDE WITHIN THE GENOCIDE IN SHINGAL
15:40 – 16:00 Social role and status of Yazidi women before the genocide
16:00 – 16:20 Misogynist policies and attacks of the Islamic State
16:20 – 16:40 Women and girls abducted by IS: Personal stories
16:40 – 17:10 Discussion
18:00 Dinner
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DAY 2 - Sunday 12 March 2017
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09:00 – 10:50 Panel IV: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCARS AND TRAUMA OF GENOCIDE AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM
09:00 – 09:20 Collective psyche and trauma after the IS attacks
09:20 – 09:40 Ways to break the effects of genocide: Organising, awareness building and strength of will
09:40 – 10:00 Video: Experiences of women in Shengal in the struggle to survive
10:00 – 10:20 Yazidi women’s self-defence force YJÅž and its influence on social transformation and change
10:20 – 10:50 Discussion
10:50 – 11:05 Coffee Break
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11:05 – 12.10 Panel V: PROSECUTION OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE AND CONFRONTATION
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11:05 – 11:25 The road to genocide and forces that played a role
11:25 – 11:45 Tasks and responsibilities of international mechanisms for the recognition of the Yazidi genocide and prosecution of those who are responsible
11:45 – 12:10 Discussion
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12:10 – 13:10 Lunch Break
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13:10 – 15:00 Panel VI: HOW CAN THE YAZIDI COMMUNITY OVERCOME THE THREAT OF GENOCIDE?
13:10 – 13:30 How can the Yazidi community protect and keep alive its national and religious identities? What is its solution model?
13:30 – 13:50 Reasons for the displacement of Yazidis and what should be done for the return to the ancient religious centre of Shingal
13:50 – 14:10 Autonomous status for Shengal
14:10 – 14:30 What can be done together to protect and increase the shared values of humankind?
14:30 – 15:00 Discussion
15:00 – 15:30 Decisions
15:30 – 16:00 Working Groups
1. a) Project Group
2. b) Legal Group​
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16:00 Resolution and Closing
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