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Youth Advisory Board

 

 

 

Alexandria Bohemier

Alexandria Bohémier

University for Peace and the Canadian Coalition for Youth, Peace & Security

Alexandria Bohémier is currently pursuing their Master's at the University for Peace and is a co-founder of the Canadian Coalition for Youth, Peace & Security. Their passions include working in the nexus between the YPS and WPS agendas and ensuring the full and meaningful engagement of LGBTQ+ peacebuilders. 

 

 

Muzna Dureid

School of Public Policy & Public Administration, Concordia University

Considering her passion, knowledge, and first-hand experience in refugee girls and women's rights advocacy, Muzna is demonstrating her continued commitment by joining the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security to build on her experience and emphasize and foster the voice of women from the global south in policy agenda and discussions.
Muzna believes the Network, as a collective work of a group of technocrats, women leaders, paves the way to more representation, inclusion, and social justice, specifically youth refugee women's efforts in Canada and globally.

 

 

Samantha El-Ghazal

Samantha El-Ghazal

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

I believe that my background in development, my interest in public policy and security, my work experience, as well as my intersecting identities give me a perspective that I am excited to bring forward to represent youth voices in the field of WPS. 

 

Nicole Johnston

Nicole Johnston

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

As a youth activist passionate about the role of feminist civil society in the peace-building process, I am eager to engage with diverse actors across Canada and globally on issues of WPS. The Research Network on Women, Peace and Security has the potential to be a catalytic force in Canada by fostering community and creating opportunities for co-learning and collaboration amongst WPS academics, professionals, and activists. Youth represent an important stakeholder in peace-building, and I look forward to engaging principles of intergenerational equity in discussion on WPS, with a particular emphasis on supporting youth-led organizations and movements.

 

Panthea Pourmalek

Panthea Pourmalek

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

Panthea is a Master’s student at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC, with a focus on Global Governance and Security and a specialization in Blockchain and Decentralized Trust Technologies. Her research and professional interests lie in Women, Peace, and Security (WPS), and global digital governance. She is especially interested in the applications of emerging and cutting edge technologies to conflict settings, peace processes, and peacebuilding. In her current position at the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, she has conducted research on WPS in the context of digitalization. Previously, Panthea was awarded the Jean Laponce Memorial Prize by UBC for her undergraduate thesis on rebel governance structures in non-international armed conflicts.   

 

Nancy Skorobohach

University of Alberta

Nancy decided to join the Youth Advisory Board because she found herself intrigued by the WPS Agenda while taking a course on gender, conflict, and security taught by Network member Dr. Siobhan Byrne. She has always been passionate about international relations and how they can be approached from an intersectional feminist angle. She is currently doing research on human trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, which is situated at the intersection of gender politics and international relations and is one of the most pressing issues today. She believes that the Youth Advisory Board will be a wonderful opportunity to connect with others with similar interests and different perspectives, as well as a chance to share her own opinions!

 

Ellen Smith

Mount St. Vincent University

I applied to the Youth Advisory Board because I am interested in creating an impactful change in international relations, security, peace, and national defense with a gender and intersectional lens. I am excited to work with other youth in Canada to find solutions for the issues we all face and create change together.I applied to the Youth Advisory Board because I am interested in creating an impactful change in international relations, security, peace, and national defense with a gender and intersectional lens. I am excited to work with other youth in Canada to find solutions for the issues we all face and create change together.

 

Shayne Wong 

Canadian Coalition for Youth, Peace & Security and University of Manitoba 

I joined the Youth Advisory board to work and collaborate with other individuals working with the WPS agenda and to continue to advocate for the inclusion of young people in WPS and the recognition of the synergies between Women, Peace and Security and Youth, Peace and Security agendas.
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