Social Media Kit - Gender and Militarism Campaign

"Within these six weeks, the Gender & Militarism Campaign will advocate for awareness and action around the multilayered connections between gender and militarism, and will highlight gender-sensitive nonviolent action (people power) as a powerful alternative to address conflict."

Created for the International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, May 24 2014, this toolkit supports the efforts of the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) in a campaign entitled: "Gender & Militarism: Analyzing the Linkages to Strategize for Peace", May 24-July 4 2014. The campaign intends to highlight the need for a feminist analysis of militarisation. Its supporters invite people to participate with the WPP by publishing stories, facts, and figures on the subject in blogs, on Twitter (hashtag: #Gender&Militarism), and on Facebook. The toolkit includes campaign messages, Facebook and Twitter sample messages, a background section, and a calendar of activities including:

• Online statement by WPP and ABAAD
• Resource Center for Gender Equality
• Tweetathon by the 16 Days Campaign (@16DaysCampaign)
• Facebook discussion by the Ecumenical Women’s Initiative

Communication activities include workshops, Twitter chats, and film screenings, as well as a call to share stories, organise social media events, post resources and/or visuals on gender and militarism, write an article, and/or contribute to the Facebook and Twitter discussion.