BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/cynthia-cockburn-an d-women-building-bridges/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:78d7e2b5-0049-499a-85f3-e163ea803890 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260628T071742 DTSTART:20260703T170000 DTEND:20260703T200000 SUMMARY:Cynthia Cockburn and women building bridges LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person public event (Marshall Buil ding) DESCRIPTION:Friday 3 July 2026 6pm - 9pmChairProfessor Joanna LewisJoin us to explore the life and work of Cynthia Cockburn and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Women's Library.This event explores the life and work o f Cynthia Cockburn (1934–2019)\, a pioneering British feminist research er\, writer\, photographer\, and peace activist whose work transformed thi nking on gender\, militarism\, and conflict. Bridging research and activis m\, Cockburn spent decades working alongside women in zones of polarised c onflict\, examining how peace is built not through institutions alone\, bu t through everyday feminist practice.We will screen three films connected to Cockburn’s landmark action-research project Women Building Bridges (1 995–1999)\, which focused on how women from divided ethno-national commu nities work to foster cooperation and peace. The project brought together three women’s groups: The Women’s Support Network in Belfast\, Medica Women’s Association in Zenica\, Bosnia-Hercegovina\, and Bat Shalom\, a network of Israeli Jewish and Palestinian women in northern Israel.Two of the films were made by Cockburn herself during exchange visits between the groups in 1998\, documenting meetings\, conversations\, and shared strate gies. The third film\, made in 2012 by Dvora Liberman\, features a reflect ive interview with Cockburn\, drawing on her photographs (now held at LSE) and revisiting the project’s lasting significance.Together\, the films offer a powerful\, prescient account of feminism as a practical\, collecti ve force capable of bridging divides of class\, religion\, ethnicity\, and nationality in contexts shaped by war and violence against women. The scr eenings will be followed by a facilitated discussion reflecting on Cockbur n’s legacy and the relevance of her work to contemporary conflicts and p eace movements.Films screened:Here and There. Mapping the Space Between Us (1999\, 36 mins) – Cynthia CockburnWhich Way To Peace. Women’s Strate gies in Israel and Northern Ireland (1999\, 33 mins) – Cynthia CockburnT he Space Between Us (2012\, 22 mins) – Dvora LibermanLSE chairJoanna Lew is of the Department of International History is a historian of Africa\, e mpire\, and world history explored through imperialism\, colonialism and i nequality. She takes a multi-disciplinary approach and applies historical research to the present. Joanna's love of history also intersects with a l ifelong commitment to feminism and her current research for women\, peace and security focuses on women in leadership in some of the world’s most hostile spaces for that. She is Director of the Centre for Women\, Peace a nd Security at LSE.Further informationAbout us The British Library of Pol itical and Economic Science\, known as LSELibrary\, was founded in 1896\, a year after the London School of Economics and Political Science. 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