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UN Expert Meeting Synergizes Around SDG 5 and Agenda 2030

Ahead of next month’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) brought together an expert group meeting on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5: to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls,” as a contribution to the in-depth review of the goal at the 2017 HLPF. […]

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High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2017 – July 10 – 19, 2017

High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2017 Download the Schedule: DRAFT_PROGRAMME_HLPF United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2017 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, will be held from Monday, 10 […]

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FAR Regional Meeting in Latin America – June 27 to 29 in Bogota

In collaboration with FIAN, Colombia, FAR will organize a regional meeting in Latin America from June 27 th to 29th in Bogota, Colombia. This meeting will bring together women’s organizations in Latin America, working at the intersections of human rights, environmental justice and gender equality. The main objective of the meeting is to begin to elaborate an organizing strategy for […]

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People’s Climate March, Washington DC

April 29th marked the 100th day of Trump’s presidency. To mark this day, the People’s Climate March(PCM) was held in Washington, D.C. This huge march brought together thousands of activists, and organizers from across the country. Check out pictures that we took at PCM: Find out more

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“My Political Life is Proof that Politics is Steeped in Misogyny”: Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Speaks at a CWGL hosted meeting

Friday, April 14 – Last week, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) hosted a luncheon with former Brazilian President, and the country’s first woman head of state, Dilma Rousseff to discuss feminist political leadership during a time of rising conservative politics around the world. Speaking and engaging with an audience of feminists, human rights organizations and academics, President Rousseff […]

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March 16: Speak Out: No Borders on Gender Justice

This year’s session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) — a major international gathering on women’s human rights — is taking place under the shadow of recently escalated anti-immigrant, anti-refugee, and anti-Muslim policies of the United States. Join women’s rights and gender justice advocates from around the globe, calling for No Borders on Gender Justice! Date/Time: […]

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March 17: CSW 61 Parallel Event: “How Counterterrorism Financing Affects Women’s Rights Organizing and Gender Equality Worldwide”

Friday, March 17th 4.30 pm Salvation Army 221 East 52nd Street New York Panel Discussion focused on the findings of Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) and the DukeUniversity’s International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC), highlighting how countering terrorism finance measures cause resource and other challenges for women’s rights activists. This panel will draw from the experiences of women human rights defenders. For […]

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Saturday, March 11: Feminist Alliance for Rights (FAR) Panel Discussion

Women’s Struggles in the Middle East A Pre-CSW61 Side Event Briefing about FAR followed by a panel discussion on women’s rights in the Middle East Saturday, March 11th 3 to 4:30 pm Location: Midtown Manhattan Please RSVP to: feministallianceforrights@gmail.com for venue information Panel Discussion will be followed by light refreshments Featuring Fatima Outleb and Hibaaq Osman Moderated by: Krishanti Dharmaraj […]

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March 11: FAR Open House and Reception

Saturday, March 11 3 pm to 5 pm Location: Midtown Manhattan RSVP for location to: pshekar [at]cwgl.rutgers.edu FAR Open House Reception! Find out about the Feminist Alliance for Rights (FAR) at our first ever open house reception to be held right before the CSW begins. Light refreshment will be served.