Events/Conferences

On March 30th 2026, Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation hosted a Webinar on Nuclear Weapon due to ongoing discussion on and normalization of nuclear weapons as mean for security. Another Development Foundation has listened to this conversation from the basis of being an organization for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and being active within the peace movement. This is how the webinar was communicated before the event happened: What does the nuclear threat mean today? And what happens when nuclear weapons

On March 24th 2026, Another Development Foundation participated at an event when The Swedish Institute for Human Rights released their annual report. The Swedish Institute for Human Rights is Sweden’s National Human Rights Institute . The institute is an independent authority with a broad mandate to promote and safeguard the respect and protection of human rights in Sweden. For more information about the institute, see: https://mrinstitutet.se/choose-languagee/english The participants were provided with a broad overview of the report through presentations and

In early March 2026, Another Development Foundation's Meg Donevan attended the 70th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York , one of the UN's most significant annual forums for advancing gender equality, human rights, and freedom from violence. The Equality Model 2.0: Women for Sale in the Digital Era Meg spoke at a parallel side event organised by the Swedish Women's Lobby (Sveriges Kvinnoorganisationer), Unizon, ROKS, and Svenska Kvinnors Vänsterförbund. The event opened with a keynote by

Another Development Foundation is an organization who advocates for peace by peaceful means and a world beyond war. We are also part of the movement for the abolishment of nuclear weapons. For this reason, we are happy to participate in events that highlights the threats of nuclear war and on how to counter nuclearization and militarism. Below you find information on the special session Reversing nuclearization: From nuclear weapons in Belarus to a European-Nuclear-Weapon Free Zone in which Another Development

On February 25th Another Development Foundation participated in a special session on how to build climate-resilient food systems in the Global South, organized by the Centre for Renewable Energy and Action on Climate Change (CREACC-NG). The session started with a question: "Is your food system shock-proof? " Besides of economic, political and social determinants, the session also discussed in what way climate change impacts on food systems and food production. Climate change isn't just an environmental hurdle; it’s a direct

Once again Another Development Foundation participate at the World BEYOND War´s Africa regional conference together with approximately hundred other participants from Africa and other continents. The WBW Africa Network is fairly new and consists of seventeen Chapthers and a dozen of Affiliates. Another Development Foundation are grateful for participating at this important event. Another Development Foundation are in solidarity with the African peace movements who are working for Peace through nonviolence and for the best interest of the people in

Another Development Foundation is very happy to announce that we will invite to a conversation on journalism, communication, civil society in relation to sustainable development. We do this together with the Department of Culture and Media Studies, Umeå University and Folkuniversitetet. The event will take place at Umeå University, December 9th. The invitation and program is available below, as well as a link for registration. Välkommen till en inspirerande dag om hur journalistik och olika former av kommunikation kan bidra

On September 17th, a conversation on the violence against Sami women was taking place at the Human Rights Film Festival in Umeå. The common entry point for the conversation was the film "The Silence in Sápmi" - a film that provided important stories about violence against Sami women. Invited to the panel was Ellacarin Blind, member in the organization Amnesty Sápmi and member of the Another Development Foundation Advisory Group, and Ingvar Rönnbäck, founder and chair of the board of

Once again, Another Development Foundation organizes an annual event on and for nonviolence in the City of Umeå. The event will be carried out October 17th-18th and in partnership with a number of other organizations; Swedish Fellowship for Reconcilliation, Study Association Bilda, the Swedish section of Women´s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Härnösands People´s High School, Umeå Sami Association (Såhkie), Västerbotten Centre for Human Rights (Rättighetscentrum Västerbotten), Study Association Studiefrämjandet, Västerbottens museum, Centre for Sami Studies and Department

In this event, Another Development Foundation and a number of other civil society organizations and movements based in the City of Umeå invites citizens for a conversation on how citizens, movements and organizations can mobilize for peace. Our entry point will be the ongoing disaster and genocide in Gaza, however also with a recognition of other conflicts and wars in other countries, regions and parts of the world. The event will be carried out September 27th 2025. The other organizations

ADFs Board Member Meg Donevan was invited to speak at the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝘅 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 hosted by Toronto Metropolitan University, Faculty of Community Services. Bringing together mental-health practitioners, child-welfare professionals, researchers, policymakers, law-enforcement experts, and survivors, the symposium sought to break down silos and spotlight the urgent need for a coordinated, interdisciplinary, trauma-informed response to child sex trafficking and online exploitation. Meg shared her research on emerging digital platforms for exploitation

On Europe Day (Friday, May 9, 2025), the World BEYOND War Europe Network hosted a webinar to examine Five Criteria for Lasting and Just Peace Agreements. A look at the most important peace negotiations and treaties in Europe over the past centuries (1648, 1815, 1919, 1975, etc.) from the perspective of international law and the history of international law shows that the most enduring peace agreements followed a set of criteria or principles, referred to here as the SMILE criteria.