People

Local and regional governments are one of the main foundations of any peaceful and democratic society as they represent the level of government closest to the people. As the ultimate conveyors of the rights and opportunities of our communities, local and regional governments need to be at the forefront of a feminist way to do politics – one that, through the feminist leadership of women and men alike, contributes to fostering social justice and gender equality through enhanced public service provision, and galvanizing a culture of peace in all its dimensions founded on values of empathy and dialogue and peace.
 
The notion of feminist leadership driven by equality with empathy, care and proximity at the core, are part of the renewed vision for the municipal movement. Cohesion and increased solidarity among territories are also components of the better normal, which will need to be underpinned by renewed governance at all levels and revisited democracy that will prevent the backlogs around authoritarianism that we are observing in some parts of the world and contribute to peace.