The United African Women Organisation once more took to the streets to protest, together with other groups and organisations, for the rights of migrants: “Not slaves again in Africa!”...
Not slaves again in Africa!
Meeting Angela Davis
Yesterday evening UAWO, together with other women’s organizations in Athens, met with Angela Davis to discuss problems women are facing today in Greece. Many important questions were discussed regarding the abolition of the prison industrial complex, rights of migrant and refugees, the lack of support for self-organized migrant-run organizations, the fight for citizenship for...
6th Network meeting of ENPAD
We, the United African Women Organization of Greece, are very happy to join the ENPAD Community: European Network for People of African Decent! This past weekend March 23-25th 2018 Lauretta Macauley of our organization took part in the 6th ENPAD Conference Network Meeting in Cologne, Germany and was also elected as one of the...
For the Right to Self-defence against Patriachical Violence
This program is a celebration program, dedicated to the winning of a court case of Ni – which means not only a victory for her, but a victory against patrichical violence and for the women’s right of self-defence against gender violence. The case also involves struggles over citizenship and against racism. Guests in the studio...
For the Right to have Rights
During the program United African Women’s Organization discussed its achievements regarding legislation for the second generation (children born and raised in Greece), the challenges migrant-run organizations face today in the current landscape of NGOs in Greece/Europe, and the how important it is for spaces and migrant-led organizations to exist in which migrants/refugees speak about...
Performance Studies Conference, Hamburg
Decolonial Study and Planning Group, Performance Studies Conference, Hamburg, June 2017...
Raising awareness
UAWO bringing issues relating to migrant women’s rights into public discussion, raising awareness about the challenges African Women face in Greek society, sharing our African cultures with local society and discussing with other women’s groups and human rights activists....
Speaking at a Refugee Camp, Lecce
Speaking at a Refugee Camp near Lecce in Italy December 2016...
Participation at “How much?” performance
Παράσταση “Πόσο πάει;” με θέμα το trafficking στην Αγορά Κυψέλης Νοέμβριος 2016...
Participation in A Theater of the Oppressed performance
Audience Participation in A Theater of the Oppressed performance about trafficking at our 5th Solidarity & Culture Festival Plateia Kipselis September 2016...