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02 Jun
Civil Society and Peace, in Sri Lanka and the World
Join us for the next edition in the Fireside Peace Chats (FPC) series, titled “Civil Society and Peace, in Sri Lanka and the World”. In this session, we welcome Sweta Velpillay, a peacebuilding practitioner whose work focuses on creating alternative and equitable forms of global collaboration for peace. Sweta brings extensive experience advising peacebuilding programmes and portfolios for relevance and coherence, with work spanning countries including Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, and the UK (Northern Ireland). Originally from Sri Lanka, Sweta will reflect on her personal journey and evolving understanding of what it means to be part of civil society and committed to peace. Drawing from her current role at the international NGO Conducive Space for Peace, she will speak about the dilemmas, tensions, and questions that have shaped her path in the peacebuilding field. This edition of FPC will be, as usual, an open and honest conversation — touching on the situation in Sri Lanka, the global state of civil society, and what it truly takes to hold space for peace in today’s world. Sweta’s reflections will be grounded in real-world practice, and the session will include time for dialogue and shared exploration. Come ready to listen, reflect, and engage in a meaningful exchange.   More About the Speaker: Sweta Velpillay, the Co-Director of Conducive Space for Peace (CSP), holds 19 years of experience in peacebuilding within fragile contexts grappling with humanitarian and development challenges. Through the years, she has worked for and with international NGOs, bilateral donors, UN agencies, and local organisations in diverse roles such as conflict advisor, program manager, facilitator, and trainer. At CSP, she leverages her understanding of the intricate dynamics of the global peacebuilding and aid system, recognising their limitations in relation to centring local leadership, towards transformative change of the system.   Moderator Sever Džigurski Approximate Agenda 17:45-18:00 Guest Walk-ins 18:00-19:15: Discussion 19:15-19:45: Informal drinks & Networking More about Fireside Peace Chats The Fireside Peace Chats series is an event series consisting of informal, intimate chats with peacebuilders who have either lived in for an extended period of time or are from conflict-affected environments. Fireside Peace Chats are a joint initiative of Leiden University College The Hague (LUC), Knowledge Platform for Security and Rule of the Law (KPSRL), and The Hague Humanity Hub (THHH), with an aim to open a space where practice, research and policy in peacebuilding come together in an informal way, through experience of people on the ground. This initiative aims to contribute to a locally informed paradigm shift in liberal peacebuilding.
Grand Cafe Utopie
03 Jun
KPSRL
KPSRL Closing Event: Celebrate, Reflect, Mobilize
For more than a decade, the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law (KPSRL) has fostered a worldwide network aimed at sharing knowledge and learning across the rich diversity of partners working on international peace and justice. KPSRL was established by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 2012 in support of its policymaking and programming around Security & Rule of Law (SROL). The goal was to foster learning by and among diverse actors in this field, with a view, ultimately, to increasing the responsiveness and effectiveness of SROL policies and programs. On 30 June 2025, this project is coming to a close. In the run up to this moment, this in-person closing event provides an opportunity for the Netherlands-based part of the network to reflect on key achievements and insights, and chart pathways for continued learning in the SROL field. Objectives: Celebrate, Reflect and Mobilize  Celebrate: putting the spotlight on the many great contributions of the KPSRL network over the past years. Highlighting impact on SROL policy and programming, and foregrounding strong outputs and proud achievements. Reflect: bringing together the KPSRL network around key insights over the past years. Challenge one another on the future and added value of our work in the midst of big SROL shifts and the role learning plays in it. Mobilize: mobilizing the KPSRL network to forge new collaborations and pursue innovative ideas in the spirit of equal partnerships, aiming for the network to continue to find each other beyond KPSRL's ending. Agenda A more detailed agenda with speakers will follow, but the main topics and flow of the afternoon are as follows: 12:00 – 13:00 Registration & Lunch 13:00 – 13:15 Opening remarks 13:15 – 13:40 Opening pitch and Q&A - Dirk Jan Koch: Director Adviesraad Internationale Vraagstukken 13:40 – 15:15 Panel: Learning landscape in times of urgent action and budget cuts - Abiosseh Davis: Global Head of MEL, SNV. - Mariska van Beijnum: Strategic Coordinator for Localisation & Adaptation, Netherlands MFA. - Corita Corbijn: Sector Specialist Peacebuilding, ZOA. 15:15 – 15:45 Break 15:45 – 17:00 Panel: Support for democracy and rule of law in times of transactional politics - Koos de Bruijn: Advocacy manager at Partos. - Ornella Moderan: Senior SSR Advisor, DCAF. - Sweta Velpillay: Co-director Conducive Spaces for Peace, co-lead RESPACE initiative. 17:00 – 17:15 Closing: Presentation Transition Group on findings - opportunities for sustaining the KPSRL network beyond June 2025. 17:15 – 19:00 Drinks
Bleyenberg
18 Jun
KPSRL
Rule of Law and Development Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Future Perspectives
We have seen a shift in rule of law and development cooperation’s priorities and practices. However, the current context of manufactured ‘crisis’ of budget cuts and policy changes has shown an even faster pace of change, which has shaken the sector and cast doubt on our ability to deliver meaningful change through locally led solutions and people-centred justice. Indeed, we have found that enacting solidarity, empathy, and hope have themselves become acts of resistance.  During the Shifting Discourses project supported by THRIVE Institute and the KPSRL’s Knowledge Management Fund, a group of researchers [CK1] interviewed practitioners working in the rule of law, development, and humanitarian international cooperation. This led the team to take a closer look at how donors and development stakeholders engage with ‘localisation’ and decolonial practices. The findings are summarized in the Shifting Discourses Report. The team of researchers also wrote the Shifting Discourses Policy Brief that was presented to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2024.  Objectives Envision pathways to push forward more locally led rule of law support and development cooperation in times of budget cuts and interest-based politics. Use this event as a catalyst for new partnerships and future collaborations around innovating local leadership. Agenda (Online Event) 16:15 – 16:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks 16:30 – 16:45 Exploring the recommendations and impacts of the ‘Shifting Discourses’ Project, Report & Policy Brief 16:45 – 17:00 Intervention 1 ‘Crisis’ and the current state of rule of law and development cooperation: where do we go from here? 17:00 – 17:15 Intervention 2 Funding localisation in critical times: Enacting hope, solidarity and community 17:15 – 17:45 Q&A and Open discussion: How can localisation of the rule of law and development cooperation continue to be funded and enacted meaningfully?* 17:45 – 18:00 Closing remarks *we ask that participants reflect on this question throughout the interventions and prepare any questions and remarks they would want to share during the open discussion. Registration We will share a more detailed agenda with speaker details in the coming days. Registration is possible through this link. You will receive the Zoom link after registration. 
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