Peace Table in Managua (Nicaragua)

Peace Table in Managua (Nicaragua)
October 15, 2015.
On October 15, 2015 a Peace Table took place at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Managua (Nicaragua). This
event was performed in order to celebrate the 10 anniversary of the historic nomination of 1000
women from more than 150 countries to the Peace Nobel Prize. In addition, The Peace Table was
an important opportunity to highlight the role of women in peace-building process.
Peace Women Violeta Delgado Sarmiento and Vilma Núñez de Escorcia and Regional Coordinator,
María Julia Moreyra, organized the aforementioned Peace Table.
Logo of PWAG and logo of the Jubilee (in Spanish)
Three PeaceWomen from Nicaragua: Violeta Delgado, Vilma Núñez de Escorcia and Hazel María
Law Blanco; Martha Cabrera, daughter of PW Esperanza Cruz Rodríguez; Rural women from Las
Segovias; a leather woman from Nueva Guinea; a leather woman from Chinandega, Nueva
Segovia, Biliwi; indigenous leathers; members of the CENIDH (Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos
Humanos); members of ITZA; members of Centro de Investigaciones de la Comunicación;
Movimiento Autónomo de Mujeres (MAM); IPA NGO; Afro Women Network; ASODEL NGO;
Violeta Barrios Foundation; Diakonia Foundation participated actively of the Peace Table. Men and
children attended the Peace Table too.
From left to right: Martha Cabrera, daughter of PeaceWoman Esperanza Cruz Rodríguez; PW
Vilma Nuñez de Escorcia; Regional Coordinator María Julia Moreyra and PW Hazel María Law
Blanco.
PW Violeta Delgado Sarmiento was in charge of the opening of the event.
PW Violeta Delgado Sarmiento was in charge of the opening of the event
First of all, a tribute to Nicaraguan PW Esperanza Cruz Rodríguez who passed away some years ago
was paid. Her daughter, Marta Cabrera, remembered the outstanding background of her mother.
After this touching moment, Regional Coordinator María Julia Moreyra talked about PeaceWomen
Across the Globe (PWAG), the concept of Peace, the Jubilee and she explained in detail the most
important contents of UNSCR 1325 “Women, Peace and Security” and the relevance that countries
could implement the aforementioned Resolution at national level. Only Chile and Argentina in
Latin America have their National Plans.
Regional Coordinator, María Julia Moreyra
Women who participated of the event talked about the current situation in Nicaragua. They
announced and they denounced.
PW Hazel María Law Blanco explained in detail the situation that Mizquita Community is facing.
Women announced:
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The agreement with the concept of peace developed by PWAG
Peace is not possible if human rights are not respected
Young people need to become organizers and they should find creative alternatives
The need to access to justice
Peace means that women have access to education, health and work
The need to loose fear in order to defend their rights
The need to promote a forum in order to know the situation in Guaspán (Pacific)
The importance to build peace and to defend human rights
Peace has female face. Women build peace.
To update the foundations of peace
The need to raise awareness before each painful fact that takes place in Nicaragua
The importance to support people who build peace
To look for peace and unity
To pay attention to the things that happen at townships
The importance to be and remain together in each fight
To talk about the importance of building peace
To develop new ideas, new masculinities
The importance to go on fighting
The importance to mobilize peacefully
To prevent any further return to war
Women denounced:
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The law that gives super powers to the police and the army in Nicaragua
Conflicts that face rural women
Mizquita community: problems with colonos. Children could not go to school, there are
displaced people who are hungry. They have health problems too. Natural resources were
destroyed (indigenous people took care of them). There are kidnappings. Some people
were injured by shooting.
Lack of answers related to serious problems
Women do not have access to education, health, work
People have lost their mental peace. People in Nicaragua have to face poverty, violence,
persecution
Women could not organize demonstrations without being bothered
Nicaragua is a country where life is very difficult since there is no peace
Women cannot enjoy their fundamental rights
Policemen hit women and children
The importance to denounce repressions
The importance to denounce domestic violence
The President of Nicaragua do not build schools, he builds barracks
Violence against women and children in Puerto Borazague. Police is absent. Girls are
raped. There is not an office where women could make complaints
Peace is not possible if people cannot access to justice
Women from Las Segovias need food, bread and work
Complaint against Daniel Ortega, the President of Nicaragua, since he is one of the killers
of hope
The importance to be strong in order to denounce that the President of the country rapes
women
It is not possible to discuss certain topics at universities
PWAG in an important TV Program
María Julia Moreyra, Regional Coordinator, PWAG, was invited to the TV program “Esta
Noche” in charge of Carlos Fernando Chamorro where they talked about PWAG and the
importance of the Peace Table in Nicaragua.
Here, the link of the program:
10 años de Mujeres de Paz en el Mundo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcOBwUtEypc
http://confidencial.com.ni/10-anos-de-mujeres-de-paz-en-el-mundo/