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Isis International will be participating in the following workshops and panels. To those of you who may be at the CSW and NGO Forum, we hope to see you at the following events.
ASIA PACIFIC WOMEN’S WATCH (APWW) WORKSHOP ON GENDER AND DISASTER IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Boss Room, 8th Floor room at the CCUN (Church Center)
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 8:30-10:00am
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These talking points are based on the outcome of the National Consultation on Agrarian Single Women: Distress, Access to Livelihood, Services, India, which brought together a range of intellectuals, academicians, social and grassroots activists along with rural single women and widows of rural India. The consultation addressed issues related to the agrarian crisis and farmer suicides in a most comprehensive way and also discussed the multiple crises and the extremely challenging circumstances that single rural women face with total despair. Further, the consultation also focused on deprivations within the family and institutional discrimination in basic services, deliverables and schemes that are faced by poor rural widows and single women.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2011-2012
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 accessible, strategic and responsive funding for young feminist-led initiatives, and to strengthen the capacity of young feminist organizations to both leverage their own resources and increase their social change impact. FRIDA invites applications from groups led by young women and transgender youth under 30 years of age for grants of up to USD 5,000.- Details
About the 16 Days
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in 1991. Participants chose the dates November 25- International Day Against Violence Against Women- and December 10- International Human Rights Day- in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates including November 29, International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, December 1, World AIDS Day, and December 6, which marks the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.
Read more: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence 2011: What’s Happening Around the World
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The newly revised and updated edition focuses on women's reproductive health sexuality and includes dozens of personal stories and essential, up-to-date information about gender identity, sexual orientation, birth control, abortion, pregnancy and birth, perimenopause, menopause, health issues such as breast and ovarian cancers, and sexuality and sexual health as we age. The book also addresses:
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The Afghan Women's Network is requesting your endorsement of their position paper (below). The Afghan people are in a critical juncture as foreign troops begin to withdraw and Afghanistan enters a transition period. Let us support the women of Afghanistan in their efforts to chart their own future where there is sustainable peace,access to justice, gender equality and rule of law. Please send your endorsements to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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