Until Lasting Peace: Black Women Peacebuilders in Britain

Fri , Aug 0& 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The USD report, “Until Lasting Peace: Diaspora Women Building Peace Where They Are,” co-created by Women PeaceMaker Fellows Bochra Laghssais, Mariia Levchenko, and Temi Mwale, explores how diaspora women act as vital, yet often invisible, agents of peace and social cohesion. By bridging international frameworks like the Women, Peace, and Security agenda with grassroots activism, the research challenges traditional definitions of peacebuilding, arguing that true peace is not merely the absence of war, but the daily presence of justice, community care, and collective safety. In her case study on Britain, Mwale examines how Black women lead the resistance against systemic racism and carceral violence within the criminal legal system. This work, however, extracts a massive physical, emotional, and mental toll, exacerbated by the “strong Black woman” trope, which forces women to suppress vulnerability and neglect their own health. Mwale highlights an urgent need for sustainable, trust-based funding and public safety strategies that prioritize “healing justice” and build care infrastructures to protect the wellbeing of frontline leaders. Continue reading →