Links to Other Groups

These are links to some other groups that Women in Black groups and individual Women in Black have found useful for combatting war, militarism, and violence, and working for peace and justice. They are not affiliated with Women in Black, nor are Women in Black affiliated with them.

Feminist International Groups Against War and Violence

El Taller
An international network for south-south NGO cooperation

Engender
South African group focused on gender, gender discrimination, gender violence, including work on conflict resolution

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

PeaceWomen
A site of WILPF focused on women in conflict zones, especially UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

Act Together: Women Against Sanctions and War on Iraq

Women Living Under Muslim Law

CODEPINK
CODEPINK is a women initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement that seeks positive social change through proactive, creative protest and non-violent direct action.

Grandmothers for Peace
A non-profit organization formed in May of 1982 at the height of the Cold War.

MADRE
MADRE supports community development and training that enables women to play leadership roles in their homes, communities, countries and the international arena.

Funding for Feminist Activism

Women for Women International

Global Fund for Women

Mama Cash

Women's Funding Network

Some links from the Peacewomen Project (not updated since 2002)

Country-Specific Groups

La Ruta Pacfica

Propuesta poltica feminista, que trabaja por la tramitacin negociada del conflicto armado en Colombia, y por la visibilizacin de los efectos de la guerra en la vida de las mujeres. Pacifistas, antimilitaristas, y constructoras de una tica de la No violencia en la que la justicia, la paz, la equidad, la autonoma, la libertad, y el reconocimiento de la otredad son principios fundamentales. Forman parte de La Ruta Pacifica mas de 315 organizaciones y grupos de mujeres colombianas. Feminist political organization, that works for the negotiated resolution of the armed conflict in Colombia, and to highlight the effects of the war in the life of the women. Pacifists, antimilitarists, and constructors of a ethics of nonviolence in which justice, peace, equality, autonomy, freedom, and the recognition of the other are fundamental principles. La Ruta Pacifica comprises more than 315 organizations and groups of Colombian women.

Coalition of Women for Peace

Brings together 9 different Israeli women's peace organizations.

Bat Shalom

The Israeli side of The Jerusalem Link, an Israeli-Palestinian partnership of women for peace.

Machsom-Watch

A human-rights group of women who monitor checkpoints and seek to prevent the abuse of Palestinians at these checkpoints.

New Profile

Raises awareness about increasing militarism in Israeli society, and supports conscientious objectors to military service.