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YOUNG FEMINISTS at CSW57 Networking Meetup
[ March 6, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
Hosted by the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), stop by to meet and network with other young feminists attending CSW and discuss issues around VAW, sustainable development, Post2015 and more!
YOUNG FEMINISTS at CSW57 Networking Meetup
Date: Wednesday, March 6th
Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm
Place: Overlook Bar & Restaurant (2nd floor), 225 E. 44th Street, New York, NY.
RSVP to bridget@wedo.org
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CSW EVENT: Violence – Ecologies – Livelihoods: Feminists Confronting Unsustainable Development
[ March 7, 2013; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Given the focus of the 57th CSW on violence against women and girls, this side event will examine the various forms of violence resulting from unsustainable development and related environmental degradation. Speakers will share experiences of violations against women’s human rights in contexts of land grabbing, mining, nuclear contamination, and disasters, and propose measures to achieve sustainable development and eliminate violence against women.
Date: Thursday, March 7,
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CSW EVENT: The Post 2015 Development Agenda: What’s at Stake for the World’s Women?
[ March 5, 2013; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ]
In 2015, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Agenda will come to an end, and with it uneven progress toward achieving the goals at its core. At this juncture, the UN System, member states and civil society organizations have begun to discuss priorities for a Post-2015 Development Agenda.
The Post 2015 Development Agenda: What’s at Stake for the World’s Women?
March 5, 2013 10:30am-12:00 pm
Venue: United Nations Church Center Chapel (1st floor), 777 …
CSW57- Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls
[ March 4, 2013 to March 14, 2013. ]
This year’s CSW 57, held from March 4th to March 15th, 2013, will focus on the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls. Violence against women and girls is rooted in gender inequality. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world. The Beijing Platform for Action developed at the Fourth World conference on Women in 1995, defines violence as one of the 12 …
Letter to the 113th US Congress: Ratify CEDAW
NEW YORK (January 4, 2013)– Yesterday, the below letter, signed by WEDO and over 100 organizations, along with several petitions calling on the US Senate to ratify CEDAW -the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women- in the 113th Congress, were successfully delivered yesterday to all members of the Senate, with the help of a passionate and enthusiastic group of advocates wearing “Ratify CEDAW” stickers. Click here to download the full letter with signatories.…
