International Women's Day Conference

Valerie O’Carroll—Community activist in the women’s sector, currently working with the National Women’s Council of Ireland as a campaign development worker.

Amanda Khozi Mukwashi—Head of External Relations with Skillshare International and Vice Chair of Akina Mama wa Afrika.

Sarah Mukasa—is Ugandan and works as the Director of Programmes at The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF). She is a feminist activist with extensive experience of advocacy at international, regional, and national levels. Her areas of interest and expertise are on race as it interfaces with gender, sexual rights and the issues relating to the integrity of women’s bodies, as well as the institutional development of women’s organisations.

Anne Marlborough—is a feminist human rights activist, with a background in academic law. She has extensive experience in working with Irish NGOs such as the Irish Section of Amnesty International, and with Concern where she was head of advocacy from 2005 to 2007. She has served on several UN missions in East Timor and in Zimbabwe, and this year was a member of the EU election observation mission in Nigeria. She is the CEO of Doras Luimni, an NGO which supports migrants in the mid-west.

The afternoon speeches at the conference were recorded by Sally Galiana of NEARfm, who also recorded an interview with one of our speakers, Sarah Mukasa.

• Click here to listen to Sarah Mukasa's keynote speech.
   
• Click here to listen to an interview with Sarah Mukasa.
   
• Click here to listen to Anne Marlborough's keynote speech.