#  Weatherhead Forum / Women and Peacebuilding 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **November 3, 2026** 

 12:00PM - 01:15PM EST 

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## Women and Peacebuilding

**This session is open to the public and will be recorded.** [**Registration is required**](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JfUnJQxrTzCqxgP5QZKSaw&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1791742307623178&usg=AOvVaw1QeA0QvTh9VFVH7l5hTaVV) **for this Zoom webinar.**

This conversation explores women’s vital contributions to peacebuilding from places including Northern Ireland, Turkey, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Drawing on diverse experiences across research, policy, and grassroots activism, the speakers reflect on how women build trust, strengthen communities, and advance inclusive peace processes. Together, they consider what is needed to ensure women’s leadership is embedded in lasting peace.

### Speakers

- **Ayşe Betül Çelik**, Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Scholars Program. Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Sabanci University.
- **Avila Kilmurray**, Migration and Peacebuilding Executive, The Social Change Initiative, Belfast; founding member of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition.
- **Jadranka Miličević**, Director and Cofounder, The CURE Foundation, Sarajevo.

### Chair

- **Melani Cammett**, Center Director; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Identity and Conflict. Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Harvard University.

### Contact

**Sarah Banse**  
<sarahbanse@wcfia.harvard.edu>



 

 



 

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- [ Weatherhead Forum ](/event-categories/weatherhead-forum)
 
 

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