Activist tools & resources
Analysis & research, guides & tips, how-to manuals – all the tools and resources in different formats that you might find useful for your activism. This section is a work in progress; please send us tools and resources that you would like to share with the Wire community.
Source: UN-CSD Major Group for Children and Youth
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) we are happy to announce two funded places for African youth representation at Rio+20!
Selected youth …
Source: Rio+twenties
Rio+20 is a Sustainable Development conference organised by the UN for governments with some members of Civil Society attending. It is a 3 day event that will focus on two themes and …
Deadline: 19 January 2012
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women is accepting applications for its 16th grant cycle (2011) from government authorities at the national and local levels, civil society organizations …
Source: FRIDA
FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund mobilizes resources, funds and strengthens the participation and leadership of young feminist activists globally. The goal of The Young Feminist Fund (FRIDA) is to provide …
Source: The Hauser Center for Non-profit Organizations
Original link: Emerging Models of Participatory Philanthropy
By Alexandra Pittman
What if grantmaking were revolutionalized to be a much more participatory, transparent and democratic process, where there was little …
The below video is made by An Van Raemdonck, a Belgian Feminist doing research on Egypt. She interviews young women about the effect of the revolution on women’s rights in Egypt. Young women activists, researchers, professionals and feminists share …
Interviewed by Deviant Productions in Toronto, Amina Wadood, feminist Islamic theologian, talks about her experiences leading prayers and being one of the first women imams. She touches on the understanding of radical pluralism and Audrey …
Where Is The Money For Women’s Rights (WITM) strategic initaitive at AWID has just launched its 2011 AWID global survey in five languages (English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian). The survey is meant to collect …
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to announce the launch of the website of FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund! The website is available in English, French and Spanish.
FRIDA is a new initiative that funds and strengthens …
Source: International lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex association
A press release from Palestinian queers for boycott, divestment & sanctions and Pinkwatching Israel
Thanks to IGLYO Out of Israel and the massive support it got, the International …
Source: UN Women
United Nations, New York — UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, a grantmaking fund initiated by Spain and dedicated to advancing women’s rights and gender equality, announced today its second Call for …
Source: Ms. blog
Scholar, activist, provocateur, teacher, community-builder, inspiration: No one word can span the career of bell hooks or capture how much we love her work. According to Ms. readers’ selections of the best feminist non-fiction …
