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Job Opportunity: Advocacy Program Officer with Planned Parenthood
14/01/2011 | 0 Comments
Job Opportunity: Advocacy Program Officer with Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s International Program has an opening for an Advocacy Program Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Miami, Florida.

SUMMARY:  Based on PPFA’s mission and goals, the Advocacy Program Officer facilitates the development, …

Contacts for UN-Women Networks/Offices Regionally
08/01/2011 | 0 Comments
Contacts for UN-Women Networks/Offices Regionally

[November 2010] UN Women must develop creative ways to engage with a diverse NGO constituency – particularly women’s and grassroots organizations.  UN country teams are mandated to advance the UN Women’s agenda in the field, …

The 2nd RebELLEs Gathering! May 20-23rd, 2011, Winnipeg Manitoba
07/01/2011 | 0 Comments
The 2nd RebELLEs Gathering! May 20-23rd, 2011, Winnipeg Manitoba

The time has come for …

the 2nd RebELLEs Pan-Canadian Young Feminist Gathering!
May 20-23rd, 2011, Winnipeg Manitoba

We invite you to be part of the RebELLEs feminist movement!
FEMINISTS, UNITE!
This is an invitation to all young women, between 14 and …

Does a Movement Need a Name?
05/01/2011 | 0 Comments
Does a Movement Need a Name?

This video series features a conversation between four women activists in Detroit, Michigan. As organizers rooted in work in Detroit, they also see the connections between the local and the global. Though they represent different …

Opportunity for Canadians: International Youth Internship Program Placements for 2011
04/01/2011 | 0 Comments
Opportunity for Canadians: International Youth Internship Program Placements for 2011

Are you interested in gaining substantive overseas work experience?
YCI is currently recruiting for the first round of seven interns to depart in February 2011, with another group leaving in early 2012. Successful applicants will …

RebELLEs: On Our Way to the 2nd Pan-Canadian Young Feminist Gathering! May 20-23rd, 2011, Winnipeg Manitoba
17/12/2010 | 0 Comments
RebELLEs: On Our Way to the 2nd Pan-Canadian Young Feminist Gathering! May 20-23rd, 2011,  Winnipeg Manitoba

On our way to the 2nd Pan-Canadian Young Feminist Gathering!
May 20-23rd, 2011,  Winnipeg Manitoba
This is the second pan-Canadian email about the RebELLEs 2011 Gathering.
In this message you will find:
1.Brief Her-Story.
2.Who is the gathering for?
3.What it …

Call for Participants: Conference with Nobel Peace Laureates on Women, Sexual Violence and Security Sector Reform
13/12/2010 | 12 Comments
Call for Participants: Conference with Nobel Peace Laureates on Women, Sexual Violence and Security Sector Reform

Women Forging a New Security:  Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict

Resolving conflict and building peaceful, secure societies requires ending sexual violence during and after conflict and achieving women’s equality and inclusion in all phases of …

Job Opportunity: Full-time Program Assistant with the Building Movement Project
09/12/2010 | 0 Comments
Job Opportunity: Full-time Program Assistant with the Building Movement Project

The Building Movement Project (BMP) is looking for a full-time Program Assistant to become the fourth member of the staff based in NY and provide support to a national team of six advisors and consultants …

6 December 1989, 21 years later.
06/12/2010 | 0 Comments
6 December 1989, 21 years later.

In commemoration of the events that took place 21 years ago at l’Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, I’d like to reflect on the past, the present and the future.
On 6 December 1989, 14 women (13 students …

With more than 500 aboriginal women missing, action is overdue
06/12/2010 | 0 Comments
With more than 500 aboriginal women missing, action is overdue

Last week, the Manitoba government announced the creation of a joint RCMP and Winnipeg Police task force to investigate dozens of cases of missing and murdered women in the province.
The news, while welcome, raises the …

December 6, 1989 Commemoration (Canada)
06/12/2010 | 0 Comments
December 6, 1989 Commemoration (Canada)

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 …

WITNESS: Call for Proposals for new Campaign Partners
05/12/2010 | 0 Comments
WITNESS: Call for Proposals for new Campaign Partners

We have an open Request for Proposals from US-based, Asia-based and Middle East-based human rights organizations interested in partnering with WITNESS to incorporating video advocacy into their work.
We look for collaborations involving specific campaign opportunities where video can play a …