Building Movements, Building Power: Reflections from the Feminist Movement Builders’ School
By Alinafe Likoya Sometimes, it is easy to believe that our work is the most impactful, that our ideas are the most innovative, and that we are doing more than anyone else. Being part of the Feminist Movement Builders’…
Movements matter – now more than ever
At JASS, the social transformation we seek depends on bold and sustained movement organizing - centered on what women know and want, a sharp analysis of power and context, and a collective vision for justice and liberation. This year, sustaining…
JASS at AWID Forum 2024
JASS is thrilled to be part of the 15th AWID International Forum, a vibrant global gathering of over 3,000 feminists, activists, and social justice advocates on December 2–5 in Bangkok, Thailand. We invite you to connect with us at AWID…
Power Up! Annual Report 2023
In 2023 the PU! consortium carried out a Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the programme, aiming to highlight results achieved and lessons learned between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023 with a view to strengthen promising approaches during the second…
JASS Annual Report 2023
POWER. MOVEMENTS. CHANGE. The movement and feminist popular education traditions of JASS have kept us radical and relevant for over two decades. In 2023 we reaffirmed our unshakable commitment to building the power of transformative movements – the true drivers…
Exploring our power to envision and build a better world
By JASS Working Group on Feminist Economic Justice Two years ago, JASS embarked on a learning journey on what we then called Feminist Economic Alternatives. We wanted to explore Power For– our visions of where we want to take models…
JASS meets hope in Guatemala
In Guatemala, when an Indigenous-led, broad-based people’s movement mobilized for 106 days to defend democracy and achieved a peaceful transition of power, we took notice. We had to—many of the Mayan women leaders and organizations on the front lines have…
Statement – Women for Peace and Democracy in Guatemala
For us, the Guatemalan women—Mayan, Xinka, Afro-descendant, Garifuna, and Mestizo—organized in various groups and movements and defined by our diversity and plurality, it is extremely important to welcome the delegation of Nobel Peace Prize laureates at this critical juncture for…