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SWEDEN
IKFF / WILPF - Sweden
Norrtullsgatan 45, 1 tr
SE - 113 45 Stockholm
info@ikff.se/www.ikff.se
Tel: +46 8 702 98 10
President Anna-Lisa Eneroth
Kringelvägen 8 B
SE - 352 44 Växjö
ansa.eneroth@swipnet.se
Tel: +46 470 711 703 / mobile +46 73 026 0330
Vice President Jeanette Rigné
Kornhall 330
442 74 Harestad
jeanette.rigne@telia.com
Maria-Pilar Reyes
Kalmgatan 46, 1 tr
121 45 Johanneshov
maria-pilar.reyes@telia.com
Åsa Frostfeldt
Essinge Brogatan 3
112 61 Stockholm
asa.frostfeldt@hotmail.com
Treasurer Kirsti Kolthoff
Gullmarsvägen 59, 2 tr
SE - 120 39 Årsta
kirsti.kolthoff@tele2.se
+46 8 914 127 / +46 70 244 8913
IEC Member Alexandra Sundberg
Kapellhamnsvägen 100
10900 Hangö, Finland
alex.sundberg@wilpf.ch/sundbergalex@hotmail.com
Tel: +46 738 417 207
Deputy IEC Members Anna-Lisa Eneroth
Kringelvägen 8 B
SE - 352 44 Växjö
ansa.eneroth@swipnet.se
Tel: +46 470 711 703 / mobile +46 73 026 0330
Jeanette Rigné
Kornhall 330
442 74 Harestad
jeanette.rigne@telia.com
Secretary Petra Totterman-Andorff
Eknäsvägen 2 A
SE - 11264 Stockholm
petra.totterman.andorff@ikff.se/totterman@hotmail.com
Tel: +46 8 702 9810 / +46 739 478 684
Fax: +46 8 33 52 47
Acting Secretary Lisa Hagström
Forskarbacken 8, Lgh 101
SE - 104 05 Stockholm
lisa.hagstrom@ikff.se
National Board Boel Bruce
Syréngatan 1
SE - 413 21 Göteborg
boel.bruce@swipnet.se
Tel: +46 31 20 57 00
Elisabeth Fridh
Berghemsgatan 8
431 37 Mölndal
elisabeth_fridh@hotmail.com
Kerstin Grebäck
Köpmangatan 4
111 31 Stockholm
kerstin.greback@iktk.se
Moa Lagerkranz
Hornsgatan 29 F
118 49 Stockholm
moa.lagercrantz@gmail.com
Inger Alström
Reykjaviksgatan 122
SE - 752 63 Uppsala
inger.alstrom@spray.se
Tel: +46 18 53 3573 / +46 18 727 1735
Deputy Board Members Anna-Britta Hägglöv
Skogsbrynet 4, 2tr
SE - 903 43 Umeå
anna-britta.hagglov@home.se
Tel: +46 90 12 69 93 / moblie +46 70 2844 646
Anette Liddle
Sandviksväg 34 B
SE- 352 41 Växjö
Anette.liddle@Katedral.vaxjo.se
Linda Forsberg
Bangårdsgatan16
753 20 Uppsala
linda.forsberg@gmail.com
Sofie Westerberg
Sofie_westerberg@hotmail.com
BRANCH CONTACTS
Borlänge Margareta Persson
Bygatan 20 B
SE - 784 34 Borlänge
Tel: +46 243 22 66 88
Göteborg WILPF/IKFF Göteborg Branch
Linnégatan 21 B
SE - 413 04 Göteborg
ikff@goteborg.utfors.se / web: gbg\\goteborgskretsen.htm
Tel: +46 31 12 00 44
Fax: +46 31 12 00 44
Anna-Lisa Björneberg
Heymans väg 9 B
SE - 435 43 Pixbo
alisabjbg@hotmail.com
Tel: +46 31 88 26 63
Fax: +46 31 88 36 57
Boel Bruce
Syréngatan 1
SE - 413 21 Göteborg
boel.bruce@swipnet.se
Tel: +46 31 20 57 00
Jönköping Eva Swedberg
Nedre Kvarngatan 8
SE - 554 46 Jönköping
e.swedberg@telia.com/eva.swedberg@jkpglm.se
Tel: +46 36 30 71 75
Margot Herbertsson
Skatgatan 5
SE - 553 12 Jönköping
margot@telia.com
Tel: +46 36 12 76 16
Linköping Karin Sandell
Gränsliden 44
SE - 582 74 Linköping
Tel: +46 13 27 05 55
Motala Ann Louise Andersson
Grankullavägen 23
SE- 591 45 Motala
annlouise.andersson@telia.com
Tel: +46 141 522 74
Stockholm IKFF / WILPF - Stockholm Branch
Norrtullsgatan 45, 3 tr
SE - 113 45 Stockholm
Tel: +46 8 702 98 88
Birgitta Lorentzi
Brahegatan 46
SE - 114 37 Stockholm
birgitta.lorentzi@chello.se
Tel: +46 8 661 7733 / mobile +46 70 658 3261
Åsa Murray
Drottningholmsvägen 1
SE - 112 42 Stockholm
asa.murray@lhs.se
Tel: +46 8 650 7549 / +46 8 737 5653
Pirjo Talvitie
Valhallavägen 148 F, 7 tr
SE - 115 24 Stockholm
pirjo@telia.com
Tel: +46 8 663 4857 / +46 8 5349 1014
Umeå Anna-Britta Hägglöv
Skogsbrynet 4, 2tr
SE - 903 43 Umeå
anna-britta.hagglov@home.se
Tel: +46 90 12 69 93 / moblie +46 70 2844 646
Uppsala Inger Alström
Reykjaviksgatan 122
SE - 752 63 Uppsala
inger.alstrom@spray.se
Tel: +46 18 53 3573 / +46 18 727 1735
Växjö Anna-Lisa Eneroth
Kringelvägen 8 B
SE - 352 44 Växjö
ansa.eneroth@swipnet.se
Tel: +46 470 711 703 / mobile +46 73 026 0330
Agneta Eriksson
Löpanäsvägen 68
SE - 360 40 Rottne
agneta.eriksson@qvinnor.com
Tel: +46 470 919 68 / mobile +46 70 559 1968
Number of members: 800 (Fill in the blank or amend)
Section website: http://www.ikff.se
Section 2005 Income: 90 996 euro Expense: 92 183 euro
The Swedish section values very much the work of the international organization
and considers a continued and strengthened cooperation - internationally
between Sections as well as between Sections and the International Secretariat
- of utmost importance.
During the 2006 IEC we find a number of issues that we would like to
discuss:
- through the Young WILPF initiative, the focus on young members have
increased and become more structured. This, however, should be further
discussed in order to find ways for all Sections to be informed about,
make good use of and integrate the the initiative in the Sections' activities
- as a means of strengthening cooperation among Sections internationally,
a system for more efficient information sharing should be looked into.
- an area of focus should also be the 2007 Congress, linked to above mentioned
issues: how do we reach younger members and how can we invcrease our international
information sharing and cooperation?
The section mailing is valuable and gives a good overview of the issues.
It would be valuable to increase the information about what other sections
are doing and working with if this is possible.
The Geneva office should of course focus on the coordination of WILPF
but we also consider it very important that the International Secretariat
and its staff takes part in lobbying activities and works politically
in WILPF:s' subject areas. The Geneva Office has an important role to
play in these arenas and it is important that the voice of WILPF is heard
both through our members and through our staff. The Secretary General
is also a person who, naturally along with the International President
and the Officers Team, is important to profile and use in lobbying activities.
In the run up for the 2007 Congress, this should be one of the main priorities
for the Geneva Office. Being in the position of the "spider in the
web", the Geneva Office is also very useful for coordinating actions
that are carried out in several Setions, e.g. campaigns for nuclear disarmament.
It is important that the Sections capable of doing so regularly update
the International Secretariat about what is happening in the Sections.
This way the Secretariat can forward such information to all Sections.
That way, we can improve our sharing of experiences and best practices,
as well as motivate each other with new ideas and issues. If possible,
the use of email, skype and telephone conferences that are economically
efficent should be used in order to redirect funds from travel costs.
It would be valuable to get regular updates on how we can cooperate to
affect our governments in issues that the UNO considers important. Moreover,
more regular information about conferences that are valuable for WILPF
members to attend would be very valuable.
To work towards the UN regarding our priority issues and communicate
WILPF policy and values to both actors in and outside of the UN in order
to affect these.
Regular information about what the office does would be very valuable.
At the same time, we realize the lack of time among the staff and understand
that this is difficult. Increased information would, however, make it
easier for us to communicate the UNO activities to our members and government
and thereby also make fundraising easier.
We have a section on our homepage where we link to news about our focus
areas and here we use the RCW e-news and reports as well as the homepage.
We have also worked regularly with the issues of nuclear weapons disarmament
and have found the material available at the RCW homepage and in the e-news
letters very useful. Throughout the remainins of 2006, our Section will
carry out a disarmament focused project, for which the information on
ongoing happenings in the international disarmament fora that RCW provides
will be applicable.
Yes. See above.
On the WILPF Sweden website we publish international news on women, peace
and security related topics. These are mostly found and translated from
the Peace Women website.
Yes
The Swedish section has a strong focus on UNSCR 1325, working with women,
peace and security as one of its priority issues. We also work with UN
issues when it comes to prevention of conflicts, civil society and nuclear
weapons. In this work we use the UN to lobby against and also the resources
that can be found on their websites. UN is an important actor in the eyes
of Swedish politicians and is therefore, along with the EU, one of the
international organizations that we focus most of our work at.
The Swedish section has decided to focus its activity on four core issues:
European security politics; Disarmament; Women, peace and security; and
Civil society and crisis management.
Our section cooperates with the international offices in Geneva and New
York on an internship project. One intern has worked 10 weeks in the Stockholm
office followed by 10 weeks in the Geneva office with researching for
and creating a database on women workers in export zones. Some branches
have arranged seminars on global economy and WTO issues. A group of members
in the board are engaged in the WGEJ. We have also participated in European
and Swedish Social Forums.
The issue of environmental sustainability has not been one of WILPF Sweden's
priority issues, but it becomes a natural part of the lobbying we do e.g.
concerning a shift from nuclear energy to alternative sources.
- Writing publications and arranging lectures and seminars to educate
and inform,
- Keeping our website updated on disarmament related issues,
- Work in the local branches through study circles and seminars,
- Actively participating in the national Network against Nuclear Weapons,
- Applying a gender perspective on nuclear disarmament and underlining
the linkages between work for gender equality and nuclear disarmament,
- Participating in conferences and activities regarding crisis management
and disarmament in Sweden and internationally,
- Lobbying towards politicians and officials working with disarmament
issues,
- Coordinated lobbying with the Geneva office and national WILPF sections.
Water? Yes No
How?
- Active membership in a national network called Operation 1325, working
to realize UNSCR 1325 primarily through education and recruitment,
- Writing publications and arranging lectures and seminars to educate
and inform about a gender perspective on security,
- Information on our website on education, internships and voluntary work
for women to participate in,
- Lobbying towards national and international actors to increase female
participation and utilization of a gender perspective,
- Influence Sweden and other UN Member States to pass national action
plans for implementing UNSCR 1325.
Through our focus on UNSCR 1325 we continuously lobby for strengthened
female participation in political decision making bodies. Lobbying for
a woman to take on the position as UN Secretary General has been part
of our efforts in this line.
Sweden is widely considered being a country of deep rooted democracy
and equality, with no recent political turmoil worth mentioning. As for
now, the political future is somewhat uncertain. In September this year
national elections will be held, with two political blocks - the right
wing and the left wing - almost equal in the opinion polls. Presently,
Sweden has a social democratic government, supported by the left and the
green parties.
The national economy is good and the unemployment is decreasing, now
to 4.2 %. However, too many young people are still unemployed, with a
considerable overweight on immigrants and youths from the low income social
strata. The issue of ethnic and social segregation appears to remain a
problem.
For WILPF Sweden the Swedish foreign policy is of great concern. Since
Sweden became a member of the European Union, the foreign policy has undergone
striking changes. Earlier Sweden was one of the non-aligned countries,
known e.g. for solidarity politics and a strong focus on improving the
conditions for low income countries in the international system. Now the
EU speaks with one voice, which is often the same as that of the United
States.
Although Sweden formally is a neutral country, the Swedish military and
naval forces get more and more involved with NATO, e.g. in Afghanistan
where a Swedish military unit works in ISAF under NATO-command. Recently,
the Swedish navy began cooperating closely with the US navy having mutual
submarine exercises. Moreover, Sweden has allowed NATO troops to train
on vast areas in the northern parts of the country. Almost all the political
parties have agreed on this policy, with merely the left party and in
some cases the green party in opposition.
The Swedish WILPF Section has protested in different ways, sometimes
together with other peace organizations. We have also worked hard against
the militarization of the European Union - and in line with that an occurring
change in Swedish military policy - which is going on although the French
and the Dutch people voted against the constitution.
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