Creating Safer Space Exhibition in Leeds, UK

The Creating Safer Space Exhibition visited Leeds Beckett University from 4 – 8 November 2024. The exhibition explores the unexpected power of nonviolence in the protection of civilians living in the midst of violence. The objects, images, and voices originate from a selection of 26 research projects funded by the Creating Safer Space network, which […]

Policy Brief on Spontaneous UCP in South Sudan

The Creating Safer Space project ‘Understanding Community-level Spontaneous Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP): A Comparative Study of Initiatives in South Sudan, Myanmar and Colombia’ has published a policy brief, Spontaneous Unarmed Civilian Protection in Rumbek and Juba, South Sudan. The policy brief is written by Luke Abbs, Flora Francis Bringi and Moses John. It explores the […]

Creating Safer Space: A Celebration!

Click this link for Spanish The Creating Safer Space network has brought together people from 70 organisations in 13 countries to better understand unarmed civilian protection and self-protection amidst violent conflict. As the network draws to a close, join us to find out more about our work, to celebrate our achievements and to look ahead! […]

Policy Event in Brussels: Civilians and Nonviolence in Crisis Preparedness and Management

The role of local communities in addressing violent conflicts and humanitarian emergencies. Tuesday 4 February 5-6 pmQuaker House, Square Ambiorix 50, 1000 Brussels The European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP), the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) and the Creating Safer Space network (CSS) cordially invite you to a policy discussion under the […]

Brown Bag Lunch in Brussels: Protecting Human Rights Defenders

Learning from South Sudan Date: Thursday 6 February 2025Time: 12:30 – 14:00Location: Quaker House, Square Ambiorix 50, Brussels (Map) South Sudanese Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) operate in a highly challenging context. While the main warring parties signed a peace agreement in 2018, subnational violence has persisted in many parts of the country and remains a […]

Brown Bag Lunch in Brussels: Protective Accompaniment and Community-led UCP in Colombia

Wednesday 5 February 2025, 12:30-1:30pmQuaker House, Square Ambiorix 50, 1000 Brussels Peace Brigades International (PBI), the Creating Safer Space research network (CSS), and the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) cordially invite you to a brown-bag lunch about experiences and research insights on protective accompaniment and community-led unarmed civilian protection amidst the violent political and […]

Creating Safer Space Exhibition in Brussels

The Creating Safer Space Exhibition will be on show at Quaker House Brussels from 4-7 February 2025. The Creating Safer Space exhibition explores the unexpected power of nonviolence in the protection of civilians living amidst humanitarian crises and violent conflicts. The stories told by objects, images, and voices originate from a selection of 26 research […]

Practitioners’ Guide for UCP in Cameroon

The Creating Safer Space project ‘Exploring unarmed civilian self-protection in Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict’ has published a Practitioners’ Guide for Unarmed Civilian Protection in Cameroon. The guide is written by Kiven James Kewir, Nancy Annan, Gordon Crawford and Sakah Bernard Nsaidzedze. The guide provides practical tips for local unarmed civilian protection (UCP) practitioners as well as […]

Open Lecture at Tallinn University

Prof. Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Creating Safer Space Principal Investigator, is sharing insights from our research in an open lecture hosted by the Central and Eastern European Security Hub at Tallinn University. The title is ‘Creating Safer Space: Exploring unarmed, civilian-to-civilian protection amidst violent conflict’. The discussants are Louise Ridden (Tampere University) and John Buchanan […]

New publication on Frontier Genocide in Palestine

The Creating Safer Space project ‘Safety and dignity: Enhancing unarmed civilian protection amongst Palestinian communities in the South Hebron Hills (Masafer Yatta)’ has published an article in Rethinking Security, entitled Frontier Genocide: The West Bank a year after the ICJ ruling on Gaza. The article is openly accessible to all on the above link. The […]