Arezoo Najibzadeh

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The global reckoning for racial justice and the increasing calls to shift-the-power have placed decolonization firmly on the global agenda. But what progress have we made towards decolonizing the international development sector and our organizations? Activists, sector leaders, and academics will gather to critically assess progress made in establishing an anti-racist sector, explore best practices and accountability measures geared towards decolonizing our organizations. Panelists will have a vital moment to re-imagine feminism, one that embraces intersectionality, challenges colonial legacies, includes counter-narratives, and centers indigenous knowledge. Attendees will have an opportunity to critically reflect on their own feminist frameworks and consider how to engage in more inclusive and decolonized practices in their work.

Moderator: Chika Oduah, Pan-Africanist, Writer and Poet, moderate the panel

Panel: Break the wheel: reflections on re-imagining a just international development system

• Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro, CARE Global Secretary General
• Maliha Khan, President and CEO of Women Deliver
• Christine Stegling, Deputy Executive Director UNAIDS
• Monica Aleman, Ford Foundation
• Bassey Nyambi, Director of Global Partnerships and Engagement, Planned Parenthood Global at Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Panel:

• Tarcila Rivera Zea, Founder of CHIRAPAQ the Continental Liaison of Indigenous Women of the Americas
• Chantal Umuhoza, RESURJ
• Aunty Jill Gallagher
• Arezoo Najibzadeh

Youth Zone is a space that centres decolonization at the heart of our long-term advocacy. Decolonization is, however, a long-term practice that must continue beyond our global gatherings. This panel will dive into the concepts of privilege and systematic change, through young leader’s stories and commitments in creating change on the grassroots. Join this powerful session in our commitment to drive change beyond Women Deliver.