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Dear Panos Colleague: We thought our book "Arms to Fight, Arms to Protect- Women Speak out about Conflict" although published in 1995, may be of interest to you. Please let me know if you would like to purchase a copy. More information on the book below. With best wishes, Kelly Hawrylyshyn Oral Testimony Programme Panos Institute 9 White Lion Street London N1 9PD UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7239 7629 Fax: +44 (0)20 7278 0345 www.panos.org.uk < <http://www.panos.org.uk/> http://www.panos.org.uk> www.mountainvoices.org < <http://www.mountainvoices.org/> http://www.mountainvoices.org Arms to Fight, Arms to Protect: Women Speak out about Conflict While the impacts of armed conflict the world over have a shocking familiarity - death, disability, rape, displacement, family separation and economic destruction - women's experiences are not uniform. Women from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Tigray (Ethiopia), Uganda, Somaliland, Liberia, Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, Lebanon, Bosnia and Croatia speak of the psychological and physical damage of war, and the battle for economic survival. These testimonies reveal the views and experiences of women as fighters, participants, refugees, victims caught between warring factions, organisers for peace and rehabilitation, careers, and mothers, relatives and partners of the dead and disappeared. Long after the conflict has died down, its impact continues. Women talk movingly about their efforts to rebuild their lives and those of their families and communities: taking on new roles and extra responsibilities, coping with traumatised children, finding ways to break the cycle of violence and revenge. "... a fascinating insight into the daily lives of women during the time of war and in the years afterwards ... women speak with sadness and humour about their experiences, from driving tanks to losing children as a result of war." The Big Issue, 2 July 1997 "... to be commended for a reflective use of research methodology in the gathering of testimonies of war...Rather than 'experts' or 'leaders', ordinary women and their everyday struggles to survive become the focus of attention in the accounts of conflict situations." Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, The University of Cambridge Editors: Olivia Bennett, Jo Bexley, Kitty Warnock. Priced £10.95 Published: 1995 ISBN1-870670-36-1