Webinar between OUISO and Non-Violence XXI replayed on YouTube
Non-violent action in the context of renewed war in Western Sahara (1h13) – 15.02.2022
After three decades of ceasefire in Western Sahara and the expectation that the United Nations (MINURSO) would organise a referendum on self-determination, the war (1975-1991) between the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and Morocco for the control of this territory resumed in November 2020. It is in this context of military escalation and regional diplomatic tensions that we wish to draw attention to the non-violent struggle initiatives that have developed in Western Sahara since 1991 and their place today in the search for solutions to the conflict.
• ORGANIZATION : Speakers and participating organizations
This webinar was co-organized by the Western Sahara International Academic Observatory (OUISO) and the non-profit Non-Violence XXI which campaigns finances and advocates for projects promoting non-violence such as acts od civil desobedience, education, mediation or civil peace intervention. It is hosted by Charlotte Secco, non-violent activist and associated researcher at the Institute of research for non-violent resolution of conflicts (IRNC).
After a short introduction to the debates, the following lectures will follow :
Sébastien BOULAY (OUISO and Paris Cité University) : Presentation of the conflict, its contemporary stakes and the different forms of non-violent struggle that have grown in Western Sahara
Mahfud CHEIKHALI (Activist at the non-profit NOVA in the Tindouf Sahrawi refugee camps) : Goals, news and difficulties of NOVA’s promotion and implementation of non-violent actions
Djimi EL-GHALIA (Sahrawi organization for victims of serious human rights violations, occupied territories) : Non-violent in the Western Sahara territories occupied by Morocco
Charlotte SECCO (IRNC and the non-profit Non-Violence XXI) : The relevance of Civil peace intervention (CPI) in Western Sahara
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