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New Brunswick, NJ, November 21, 2013 — On November 25, 2013, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University will launch the 23rd annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. CWGL will join thousands of activists from around the world in a call for an end to gender-based violence and more substantial responses on the part of governments to act with due diligence in protecting and preventing gender-based violence. Numerous events are planned for the 16 Days Campaign. Participating organizations include: Mesa Local contra la Violencia de Género de San Isidro (Argentina); Women’s Aid (Ireland); National Center Against Violence (Mongolia); YUWA (Nepal); Vuk'uWazi Institute for Social Change (South Africa); and Kenaz - Desarrollo de Proyectos Sociales (Spain), among many others.

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Typhoon Haiyan – one of the strongest storms in recorded history – devastated entire communities in the Philippines, killing thousands and leaving many homeless.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the estimated 10 million affected and to all those who have lost loved ones. Women in the Philippines need our help now more than ever.

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Mindanao PeaceWeavers (MPW), one of Isis International’s partners, is sharing this appeal in the light of the string of woes the entire country (Philippines) is facing of late. Concretely, MPW is calling for an indefinite humanitarian ceasefire and declaration of disaster-affected areas as "humanitarian peace zones". Please read below for details.

With great sadness, the Mindanao PeaceWeavers (MPW), and its convening network-members in Mindanao, Visayas and Manila, would like to extend our deepest sympathy and prayers to the tragedy that has befallen our fellow Filipinos when Typhoon Yolanda rampaged through our vulnerable communities in some parts of Visayas and Mindanao a few days ago.

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On the news, round the clock, we see the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in The Philippines. Yes, there were Early Warnings. But, who gets hurt the most in natural disasters - the extremely poor of whom women are the majority, with easily destroyed housing and possessions, and fewer quick evacuation options. There are intersectionalities that enhance the vulnerability of women as searching for children, old age, disabilities, pregnancy, illness. It is the women who try to save family, loved ones, vs. possessions. It is the women who try to keep hope and calm amidst enormous natural destruction. Long after the news has moved on, it is the women who try to find ways for the family to survive, to recover as much as possible, to try to find resilience.

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ESMS group lalaineAn Isis International Activist School in collaboration with Asia Pacific Women's Watch and JERA International, Justice Equality Rights Access International

Enhancing Social Media Strategies on UNSCR 1325 in Asia

Young women peace advocates from Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmare, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka came together at the Isis International House (Bahay ni Isis) in Manila from 16 to 22 October 2013 to dialogue and strategize on peace building in the region and in their countries.

They strategized on how to promote and use the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, unanimously adopted in October, 2000, as a tool to for women's groups and organisations to work towards political inclusion, address violence against women, build peace and work towards justice, including the role of social media in supporting peace building.

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WomensWorldCongress2014

The University of Hyderabad is organising the 12th Women's World Congress, 2014, in Hyderabad, India from 17th to 22nd August, 2014. Women's Worlds Congress (WWC) is an International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, held every three years. The focus of the congress is gender research and interdisciplinary scholarship. This congress is initiated by Worldwide Organization of Women's Studies –WOWS.

We invite Individual papers, Panels and Workshops that engage with the Conference Theme "Gender in a Changing World" from an interdisciplinary perspective.