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[English] Two weeks of preparation

The picture above is from this week when me and Amanda, the organization Vardagens Civilkurage, our colleagues from Novi Ritm and CAG’s international coordinator Annika had a workshop in Malmö, Sweden. We practiced different roles you can have in a meeting e.g how you can intervene if someone interrupts and how you can act in different situations to make a meeting as democratic as possible. We also practiced different dialogue methods. The workshop was organized by Vardagens Civilkurage and was very good and interesting. This week has also been a lot about planning, mostly activities related to Resolution 1325...

(English) Part 2. Women’s Roles in the Construction of Identity in Kyrgyzstan: Ideas and Expectations of Women

Welcome to the second blogpost in the miniseries about the roles of women in Kyrgyz national identity! In the first blogpost, I introduced and elaborated on concepts such as national identity. Ethnicity, religion, and nomadism are all important, yet in very different ways, in Kyrgyzstani identity. In this part, I will continue to elaborate on how these are part in shaping ideas and expectations of Kyrgyz women, and how this might have an impact on women’s situation in Kyrgyzstan today. Because of rather limited space, much will be generalized, thus I want to highlight that there exists multiple dimensions...

(English) Part 1. Women’s Roles in the Construction of Identity in Kyrgyzstan: What is Kyrgyz National Identity?

Welcome to the first blogpost in the miniseries about the roles of women in Kyrgyz national identity! This post will be dedicated to clarify some concepts, such as national identity and gender, and shortly explain how and why they relate to each other. I will present a few theories of how national identity is constructed and maintained, to elaborate on my first out of three questions presented in my introductory post: What has been central in the construction of Kyrgyz national identity post-independence? What is National Identity? The understanding of a nation can be manifold. Several scholars from many...

(English) Part 1 on Democratization in Kyrgyzstan: Perspectives on Democracy

What is democratization? How does it come about? How does Central Asia Solidarity Groups view democratization in general and in Kyrgyzstan in particular? All over the globe, people tend to have a love-hate relationship to the word “democracy”. It might be the most frequently used word in political speech. It might also be the most unclear word in political speech. The sibling of the word, “democratization”, which tries to capture the process with which any given entity is said to be moving towards what is called democracy, is arguably even more difficult to grasp. Since I like drama, this...

(English) Women, Peace and Security in Southern Kyrgyzstan – About Novi Ritm’s Project 1325

Kyrgyzstan is considered the most progressive and democratic out of the five post-Soviet Central Asian republics. However, in regards to the realization of women’s rights and human security, the Kyrgyz republic struggles. Since independence three violent conflicts have occurred, the latest in the Osh region of Southern Kyrgyzstan in 2010. These outbreaks of violence have given strength to two trends of nationalism and retraditionalization, which continues to severely limit women’s freedom and control over their own lives. For example, according to the latest National Review of the Kyrgyz Republic in the framework of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for...

CAG-utställning Aktivism, civilsamhälle och rättighetsarbete i Kirgizistan nu på Sverigeturné!

Det har varit en rejäl resa. Efter vi fick ekonomiska medel av Forum Syd i början av året, träffat många olika civilsamhällsaktörer i Kirgizistan och utvecklat ett visuellt koncept under sommaren, är CAGs utställning Aktivism, civilsamhälle och rättighetsarbete i Kirgizistan äntligen på turné genom Sverige! Turnén fick en framgångsrik lansering på Frilagret i Göteborg, en livlig mötesplats för unga på centrala Järntorget. Sedan dess har den flyttat till Malmö där den just nu visas på Stadsbiblioteket i den fina nya inglasade delen Ljusets kalender. Senare denna månad kommer utställningen även visas på Malmös unika oberoende Biograf Panora, innan den...

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(English) Vernacular design in Central Asia – A showcase of handmade objects from Kyrgyzstan

A man tends to his shop of babies’ cradles at Osh Bazaar, Kyrgyzstan Note to readers: this post was originally published on the author’s Medium account. Check this link to read it from the original source. Central Asia is regarded as a region of excellence when it comes to the production of artifacts such as carpets, textiles and felt. This traditions have been deeply explored and rightfully celebrated, however very little can be found on the design of everyday things in the region. The Southern part of Kyrgyzstan, a rather small country of 5 million, is especially interesting because...

Centralasiengrupperna söker internationell samordnare inom genus/kvinnors rättigheter

  Centralasiengrupperna (CAG) är en ideell organisation som är baserad i Malmö. Vi verkar huvudsakligen i postsovjetiska Centralasien inom tematiska områden som mänskliga rättigheter, konflikthantering, ungdomsfrågor, genus/HBTQ och kultur, i nära samarbete med centralasiatiska gräsrötter och aktivister. Vi har även vissa projekt och satsningar i Sverige. Nu söker vi en internationell samordnare för våra satsningar inom områdena genus och kvinnors/flickors rättigheter. Arbetsuppgifter Som internationell samordnare kommer du att: Arbeta med metod- och organisationsutveckling med våra partners i södra Kirgizistan. Hålla utbildningar inom satsningens tematiska områden. Samordna vårt nätverk av kvinnorättsorganisationer i regionen och stötta Centralasiengruppernas solidaritetsarbete med dessa aktörer....