Women Deliver is one of the world's largest conferences on gender equality. Held every three years, it brings together advocates, leaders and changemakers to reimagine power, align strategies, and act for a feminist future.
Women Deliver gathered more than 6,500 people from across feminist, grassroots, First Nations, youth-led, LGBTQIA+ and women's rights movements, alongside world leaders, creatives, private sector changemakers, academics and media.
For the first time, this global convening is coming to the Oceanic Pacific region, to Narrm (Melbourne). The theme is Change Calls Us Here, a moment to connect, share knowledge and shape what comes next for gender justice. It presented a pivotal moment for the global community to connect with and learn from First Nations women in Australia—women who carry millennia of knowledge systems, leadership and governance practices, and community care models that can transform global approaches to gender justice.
The Institute hosted a delegation of 150 First Nations women, girls, gender diverse peoples (inclusive of trans women and Sistergirls) providing space for our collective voices to be heard. Our delegation joined from all reaches of the continent from capital cities to deserts and islands. Bring this group together allowed for collective learning, sharing and celebration. Deep connections were forged, stories were shared and deeper learning on rights and gender were brought to the fore.
The Institute presented vaious concurrent sessions, an exhibition booth and photography exhibition elevating the voices of our First Nations women, girls and gender-diverse people, ensuring we are represented, recognised and able to shape critical conversations at a global level.
At the conclusion of the conference, our delegation drafted our Call to Action showcasing our priorities, values and needs. The Call to Action is our voices making change a reality.
Our call to action is our collective voices asking for change to support our rights and wellbeing. We ask you to read the call to action, share it with your networks and come on this journey with us by endorsing it with your name and/or organisation. The realisation of our rights are the realisation of rights for everyone.
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