Drafting Process

Implementation Timeline

• May-Jul 2023: Project conceptualisation and Manifesto Planning Group establishment
  Aug-Oct 2023: Methodology development and Convenors recruitment
  Nov-Dec 2023: EFLAC pilot consultation and methodology refinement
  Jan-Feb 2024: Digital infrastructure launch (website, social media) and public information session
  Mar-Jun 2024: Language group consultations in five languages (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish)
  Jul-Aug 2024: Global South Feminist Manifesto Week: Transnational dialogues
  Sep-Dec 2024: Synthesis and Manifesto framework development

The drafting process advanced through three key phases:

1. Foundation Building (May-December 2023): Established the Manifesto Planning Group (MPG) for strategic oversight and developed initial methodology.

2. Consultation and Dialogue (January-August 2024): Conducted consultations across five language groups (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish), culminating in the Global South Feminist Manifesto Week that engaged more than 1,030 registrants from 120 countries, with 552 active participants.

3. Synthesis and Drafting (September-December 2024): An Editing Group synthesised the diverse inputs into a coherent manifesto framework.

The process commenced with a pilot consultation at EFLAC in El Salvador, which helped refine the methodology for transnational dialogue. Key innovations included developing a feminist language justice framework, multilingual consultation toolkits, and collaborative documentation methods.

The consultations fostered deep discussions about contemporary crises – from Palestine to rising authoritarianism – whilst imagining feminist alternatives. Language Group Convenors ensured culturally nuanced dialogue spaces, demonstrating the possibility of building genuine transnational feminist solidarity whilst addressing complex challenges of language, accessibility, and power dynamics. The result is not merely a document but a living testament to collective feminist vision and resistance. 

What next in 2025?

The Manifesto Project will continue over 2025, firstly with continuing with processing the inputs that we have received over so many valuable conversations. We will share this draft for further discussion, which we would like to be the basis of in-person discussion with many groups and constituencies that we know we may not have been able to reach. 

We invite all to continue to share their perspectives with us and above all look forward to your support, suggestions and inputs during the year. Please look out for news by subscribing to our mailing list or social media pages or reaching out to us via email: