A global forum
Coverage in the mainstream Turkish media was minimal during the 12th Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) forum held in İstanbul on April 19-22. The major gathering brought together some 2,500 global civil society activists, donor agencies and development experts from some 140 countries. No television cameras were in sight as participants gathered at Taksim Square ahead of the closing event on Sunday, a colorful and joyous march down İstiklal Street, brandishing banners in numerous languages. İstanbul is often described as a cosmopolitan city, but such broad diversity is too rarely on display, and it is therefore welcome.
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