International Women’s Tribunal on Poverty

On October 17,  the GCAP Feminist Task Force will highlight the feminization of poverty at four major International Women’s Tribunals on Poverty (IWTP).  With 70% of the world’s poor being women, the Tribunals will serve to inform and present testimony on the conditions of women worldwide.  The Tribunals will serve to pressure governments and collect testimony to present to officials on the worsening conditions of women. 

Global in scope with a localised activity, the Tribunals will be held in four regions:  in North America at the UN in New York for International Day for Rural Women (October 15); in the Middle East in Cairo, Egypt (October 17); in Latin America to highlight International Day for Rural Women and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17) in Lima, Peru and in India, Asia on October 17.  The Tribunals will raise the issues of extreme wealth, the liberal economic model, rural women, and other local issues, as well as to highlight the interconnectedness of poverty and racism, violence against women among other factors leading to women’s poverty.

GCAP national coalitions and members are invited to organize their own Women's Tribunal on Poverty and to incorporate them into their October 17 mobilization activities.  

For more information on how to organize your own tribunal, or to contact the person in your region, contact the GCAP IFT co-chair and Feminist Task Force coordinator, Ana Agostino.