As Mothers of the Land : The Birth of the Bougainville Women for Peace and Freedom

by Sirivi, Josie Tankunani; Havini, Marilyn Taleo; Sirivi, Josephine Tankunani

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9781740760430
ISBN10:
1740760433
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2004-05-31
Publisher: Pandanus Books
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Summary

As Mothers of the Land tells the story of one of the deadliest crises of the last decades the Bougainville conflict and the peace process that followed, not through the eyes of politicians or military leaders, but through the personal accounts of Bougainville aboriginal women whose commitment and determination played a crucial part in the resolution of the conflict.

Bougainville women in war
Prologue : women cope with armed conflict	p. 3
Where is Kaea?	p. 7
Life on the run	p. 13
Journey into exile	p. 17
Mmarura incursion and Lois Mmarii's escape	p. 27
Life in the jungle during the blockade	p. 35
The blockade and fleeing to the jungle	p. 45
Human rights abuses and survival behind the blockade	p. 47
Running the blockade	p. 51
Escaping assassination and refugee flight overseas	p. 55
A Tribute	p. 59
Rape, a weapon of war	p. 63
Bougainville women in community
Prologue : women in community during the blockade	p. 69
Building a jungle society	p. 73
Child soldiers	p. 77
Humanitarian aid for Bougainville	p. 81
Bougainville freedom movement	p. 85
The search for peace and justice	p. 91
Women, war and the BICWF	p. 95
Community developments and BOCBIHP	p. 99
Human rights portfolio	p. 107
Bougainville women in politics
Prologue : unity and the peace process	p. 121
Women contribute to the peace process	p. 125
Formal inclusion of women in Negotiations	p. 129
The women's voices at Burnham	p. 133
The birth of the Bougainville women for peace and freedom	p. 139
Women's voices for peace at the Lincoln negotiations	p. 143
Lincoln peace talks women's statement	p. 149
Arrival of the peace monitors	p. 153
Awareness campaign and the BWPF expansion	p. 155
Cease-fire agreement negotiations	p. 159
BWPF human rights project	p. 161
European solidarity	p. 167
Bougainville Women's Summit 2001	p. 169
Reconciliation and renewing the vision	p. 175
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