2018 UNCSW PTP62 Delegate
Reports Summary
New York, NY

March 11 – 23, 2018

This report is a summary of 12 individual reports, including 11 PTP delegates and 1 informal report from  Heart Ambassador who attended, David Dante.

Reports:

Sheva Carr – Script with opening exercise

*Cami Peterson-DeVries
Stephen Dinan
*Nancy Griffis
*MarySue Heilemann – PowerPoint presentation with links
*Shayndel Kahn
Devaa Haley Mitchell
*Sadhvi Siddhali Shree – Video slideshow
Erin Toppenberg
*Hudsyn Toppenberg
Jennifer Warren

* report contains photo(s)

In addition to “Women Illuminated” and “Women/Girls and the Media,” delegates attended and commented on a wide range of sessions, from Consultation Day to panels on UN grounds and the daily UN NGO Morning Briefings to receptions and a circle gathering.   To the person, delegates profoundly appreciated the UN CSW62 experience.  All reported new learning, being personally inspired, and mentioned the value of the connections they made through individual encounters. Conversations with presenters, other PTP delegates and people they happened to meet were among the most memorable moments,  especially those occasions meeting and getting to know other PTP delegates.

New collaborations, new projects and deeper relationships were  common themes.  A few examples: Stephen mentioned he is now filming dialogues for an online summit;  Siddhali is going to launch a podcast featuring the stories of advocates and survivors of human trafficking; Cami has already shared films with colleagues and others who work in the juvenile justice system,

While all the reports are interesting, inspirational, and contain evidence of unmistakable momentum toward gender equity and peace building, I would like to highlight three submissions I think might effectively be used as is or with minor editing to support an orientation of new PTP delegates or PTP might want to share more broadly with delegates and others.   They are the following:

1. Sheva Carr: Contained in each introduction of panel members there is a concisely identified gender equality issue in the media  and a list of best practices
2. MarySue Heilemann: The report is in the format of a PowerPoint presentation.  In addition to a pictorial presentation of the sessions MarySue attended, this report contains a comprehensive overview of  CSW, it’s place in the UN, the relevant structures and documents and historical milestones.
3. Sadhvi Siddhali Shree:  The slideshow is accompanied by piano music inspired by the event, composed by Siddhali

For convenience, and ease (I hope), I have put individual reports into a mostly uniform format and incorporated all into one document with a table of contents. Because of the size of the file, MarySue’s PowerPoint can be accessed through a DropBox link.

It has been a joy to read these reports, each one a treasure.  Thank you.

Most Sincerely,

Nancy Griffis
Heart Ambassador
Pathways to Peace Delegate

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