Women, Peace and Security Calendar
2008

2008 Calendar Index

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The Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence
June 2-9, 2008

The Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence highlights the international campaign to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms.
Each year activists around the world use the Week of Action to raise awareness, campaign for better gun laws and push for stronger regulation of the international arms trade.
In 2007 events were held in more than 60 countries, ranging from a workshop in Cambodia to a rap concert in Mali, from a football match in El Salvador to a photo exhibition in the Czech Republic.

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2nd moderated Electronic Discussion (E-Discussion) Forum on the Gender Quotas as a Mechanism for Promoting Women in Politics
June 4-11, 2008
International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics

This E-Discussion will focus on strengthening the knowledge base about gender quotas, the implementation of gender quotas around the world, and their impact on women's political representation. It will also provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and cases related to the following key issues:

1. Quotas and Their Implementation Mechanisms
2. Quota Types and Electoral Systems
3. Resistance to Quotas and How to Overcome It
4. Advocating for Quotas

The E-Discussion will be held between June 4-11, 2008, and will engage women leaders, practitioners, activists and their supporters from around the world.

iKNOW Politics looks forward to receiving your responses to the above mentioned discussion questions as well as to learning about your experiences related to gender quotas. You may contribute to the E-Discussion in English, French or Spanish, and participate at your own convenience.

For more information on and register to the E-discussion, please click HERE

Global Summit of Women 2008
June 5, 2008, Asia, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Viet Nam at 09:00-21:00
GlobeWomen

The Global Summit of Women is a unique global gathering of women influencers and opinion leaders from government and business.

For more information, please click HERE

Hitting the Ground Running: Research, Activism and Leadership for A New Era
June 5-7, 2008, New York, NY
The Kimmel Center at New York University (NYU)
The National Conference for Research on Women, co-sponsored by The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at NYU

Please join leading scholars, researchers, advocates, and policy makers from across various disciplines and fields June 5-7, 2008 at the Kimmel Center at NYU for The National Conference for Research on Women's Annual Conference. Share information and resources; learn about cutting edge and emerging research on women, gender, and girls; and strategize about ways to work across communities and fields of study.

For more information, please click HERE

Fellowship for International Leaders
June 5-June 24, 2008, New York, NY

Each year, a group of 20-24 emerging leaders from different regions of the world are selected to become Ford Fellows of the 92nd Street Y. Participating countries change each year. For the 2009 Fellowship, applications are accepted from Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Israel, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania and Uruguay.

The program includes a three-week residency in New York City and ongoing communication before and after the residency via telephone and email. Fellows are expected to complete assignments prior to their residency to maximize the value of their Fellowship experience and after their residency to evaluate its impact and success.

Applications for the 2009 Fellowship must be postmarked, faxed, or emailed no later than June 30, 2008

For more information, please click HERE

European Feminist Forum
June 13-15, 2008, Poland

The European “F” Forum builds an open and diverse dialogue, organizes an energetic space for talking about women, and will make change happen in Europe. It takes place on the web, and in real time connection.

For more information, please click HERE

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (HRWIFF)
June 13-26, 2008, New York, NY

The HRWIFF presents three films on women’ rights:

THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO
Dir. Lisa Jackson
USA, 2007, 76 min, Documentary
In English, French, Swahili, Lingala and Mashi, with English subtitles

Shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this extraordinary film sensitively yet unflinchingly brings to light the plight of women and girls caught in that country's intractable conflicts...

Tuesday, June 17th, 6:30 p.m. Discussion with filmmaker and reception to follow
Thursday, June 19th, 1:30 p.m. Discussion with filmmaker to follow

THE SARI SOLDIERS
Dir. Julie Bridgham
US/Nepal, 2008, 90 min, Documentary
In Nepali with English subtitles

Filmed over three years during the most historic and pivotal time in Nepal's modern history, The Sari Soldiers is an extraordinary story of six women's courageous efforts to shape Nepal's future in the midst of an escalating civil war against Maoist insurgents, and the King's crackdown on civil liberties...

*FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE
*Friday, June 20th, 9:00 p.m. Discussion with filmmaker to follow
Sunday, June 22nd, **3:30 p.m. Discussion with filmmaker to follow
Tuesday, June 24th, 1:00 p.m.
**Sign language interpretation will be provided for the introduction and post-film discussion

TO SEE IF I'M SMILING
Dir. Tamar Yarom
Israel, 2007, 59 min, Documentary
In Hebrew with English subtitles

Israel is the only country in the world where 18-year-old girls are drafted for compulsory military service. To See If I'm Smiling is a disturbing look at the actions and behavior of women soldiers in the Israeli army who, stationed in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, help maintain the 40-year-old occupation of Palestinian territories...

*OPENING NIGHT
Friday, June 13th, 1:30 p.m.; *6:30 p.m. Discussion with filmmaker Tamar Yarom to follow
Sunday, June 15th, **6:00 p.m. Discussion with filmmaker Tamar Yarom to follow
**Sign language interpretation will be provided for the introduction and post-film discussion
Preceded by DEADLY PLAYGROUND

For more information, please click HERE

Women Wielding Cameras Film Festival
June 14, 2008, San Francisco, CA, USA
San Francisco Public Library’s Koret Auditorium, 11am - 5pm
International Museum of Women’s Women Wielding Cameras

International filmmakers Kimberlee Acquaro and Marlo Poras are among the filmmakers who will speak and answer questions about their award-winning films screening at I.M.O.W.'s Women Wielding Cameras free Film Festival in the San Francisco Public Library's Koret Auditorium on Saturday, June 14.

For more information, please click HERE

Burma: Women's Day / Aung San Suu Kyi's Birthday
June 14, 2008, Fremont, CA, USA
Los Cerritos Community Center- 3377 Aldar Ave, 5pm - 8pm
Burmese American Women's Alliance (BAWA)

Aung San Suu Kyi is a national hero in the fight for a free Burma and a symbol of hope in the downtrodden country. In 1991, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights" and became an international symbol of peaceful resistance and courage in the face of hardship and oppression. In 1990, she was put under house arrest by the government and remains there to this day.

The event will include...
- Burmese musical icon Daw Mar Mar aye’s speech and performances
- Prayers by priests and monks from multiple religions
- A short film about Burma & Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
- Burmese food will be served

For more information, please click HERE

UN-IPT Specialisation Course on child protection, monitoring and rehabilitation
Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR)
August 18-30, 2008, Burg, Austria
Deadline for application June 14, 2008

The overall objective of this course is to prepare experts in monitoring, advisory, and executive functions related to children in crisis areas. The course aims at the Specialisation of experts who are already involved or would like to become specifically engaged in child protection, monitoring and rehabilitation in the framework of UN field missions.

The course fee is 1.260,- € per two weeks including half-board accommodation. Scholarships are available for applicants from non-OECD states.
For more information please contact Ms. Silvia Polster
Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), Rochusplatz 1, A-7461 Stadtschlaining/Austria
phone: +43-3355-2498
fax: +43-3355-2662
mail: ipt@aspr.ac.at
www.aspr.ac.at/ipt.htm

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To download application form, please click here

Reproductive Health (RH) in Emergencies Conference
June 18-20, 2008, Speke Conference Centre, Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda
RAISE Initiative in collaboration with the RHRC Consortium

Reproductive Health (RH) in Emergencies Conference 2008 will bring together a wide range of actors from the fields of RH in emergencies, reproductive health, humanitarian assistance and development to contribute to the expansion of comprehensive RH services in crisis settings.

For more information, please click HERE

3rd African Women in the Diaspora Conference
June 20-21, 2008, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States at 09:00-21:00
Minnesota African Women's Association, MAWA

MAWA promotes the health and well-being of African refugee and immigrant women and their families in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul through research, education, advocacy and programming.

For more information, please click HERE

Peace by Piece Conference
June 24–26 2008, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is a society emerging from 30 years of conflict. This three day conference will be to reflect, share, strengthen and celebrate the positive role of women internationally during conflict, stepping into transition and moving towards a future of peace where women participate equally on a political, social and economic level. The conference will be based around three themes: women living in conflict, women moving into transition, and women contributing to peace-building.

For more information, please click HERE

CEDAW: 41th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
June 30- July 18, 2008, New York, USA
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will examine the country reports from the following States Parties: Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Nigeria, Slovakia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen.

For more information, please click HERE

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