WEDO Celebrates the Life of Visionary Brownie Ledbetter

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

New York, March 24 — Visionary WEDO friend and pioneer Brownie Ledbetter passed away on Sunday, March 22nd. Brownie was an inspirational leader and changed the lives of countless women around the world. WEDO celebrates her life, and sends deepest condolences to all who loved her.

Brownie Ledbetter, USA
Activist, founding member of Women USA and Women USA Fund from which WEDO was organized, member of U.S. Women Connect, the National Congress for Neighborhood Women and GROOTS International. Brownie also worked locally in Arkansas for 30 years as founder of three nonprofit organizations and executive director of…

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2010 GEAR Campaign CSW Report, and more!

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

New York, March 22 — Read on for GEAR’s report on the CSW, including the resolution on the new entity, the GEAR Statement, key messages and facts about the entity from the Deputy Secretary General’s (DSG) office and a photo of the campaigners in action.

GEAR CSW Report, March 22, 2010

The recent meeting of the 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) advanced the GEAR Campaign goal of continuing civil society pressure on governments to move forward in passing the resolution that creates the entity during this session of the General…

Tags: CSW, GEAR Campaign
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Turning Down the Heat – Gender and Climate Change (video)

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Lorena Aguilar, a WEDO board member and senior gender advisor for IUCN, is featured in this short video shot at the climate change conference in Copenhagen. It also features the GGCA-sponsored theater group, Theater for Africa, performing about gender and climate change. Have a look!

Tags: Climate Change, COP15, GGCA
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Bella Abzug’s Birthday

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

[ July 24, 2010; ]

WEDO’s founder and lifelong women’s rights advocate Bella Abzug was born 90 years ago today on July 24th, 1920.

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International Press Coverage of GEAR and the New Women’s Entity

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

New York, March 18 — The GEAR Campaign has compiled a document with links to recent coverage in the French speaking press of the new women’s entity at the UN and GEAR’s efforts in that regard. It’s exciting to see the campaign’s reach extending around the world. If you don’t read French, the document also includes a brief summary of each article in English. Click here to read more.

Tags: GEAR Campaign, Global Governance, UN Reform
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