Women in White: A Feminist Revolution of a New Kind in Belarus?

Event time: 
Friday, December 4, 2020 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
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Event description: 

Women have been the center of the protest movement in Belarus against the rule of Alexander Lukashenko, including in the disputed elections of August 9, with the opposition led by Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Women’s visions and voices for change and revolution in Belarus are the focus of this international panel.
Register for virtual event: https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jKuKbcNeSE-bgmmFJDAuWQ
Panel Participants:
Elena Gapova (Western Michigan University)
Olena Lennon (University of New Haven)
Julia Mickiewicz (Co-founder of the Feminist group within the Coordination Council, Belarus)
Maksimas Milta (European Humanities University)
Marylia Sliaptsova (Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House)
Discussant: Aniko Szucs (Yale University)

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