Anti-war activism in Russia and among Russians abroad

– strategies, challenges and potentialities

The round-table is aimed to discuss different aspects of civic activism against the Russia’s war on Ukraine. It brings together researchers and representatives of several networks and digitalized platforms, as well as organizations created by the Russian emigrants outside of Russia. The round table opens a possibility for discussing strategies of protest against the war, anti-war solidarities and challenges that the activists are meeting. Who is participating in anti-war activism? What tactics were most successful? What are the main problems? The round-table is centered around different aspects of anti-war activities, in particular, the feminist anti-war resistance and the civic activism in the Northern Caucasus.
Participants:

Elena Rodina, PhD, Northwestern University, independent researcher, Stockholm

Irina Kosterina, PhD, used to work as Program Coordinator for the Democracy and Gender Program at the Moscow office of Heinrich Böll Foundation for 13 years supporting NGOs and developing grass-roots initiatives. She is a founder and trainer of ‘Sustainable activism’ – the largest project for psychological support of Russian activists, human rights defenders and independent media-specialists.Her specific areas of expertise are grass roots activism and civil society in Russia, gender equality and women’s rights, and the North Caucasus.

Alexandra/Sasha Talaver, Ph.D. candidate (CEU, Vienna), currently at the Free University Berlin. She explores the opportunities, limitations, and tactics of women Soviet Women’s Committee members in advocating for reproductive justice. Aside from her academic work, Sasha is involved in feminist activism and is one of the coordinators of the Feminist Anti-war Resistance.

Alexander Generalov, MA candidate in European Public Law, Södertörn University, former head of the legal team of the Labour Union “Alliance of Doctors”, representative of the «Russians Against War» in Sweden (Antikrigskommittén) https://www.russiansagainstthewar.se/sv/