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Economic Rights, Gender-Based Violence, and Financing for Women's Rights
Panel Discussion
Join CWGL for a panel discussion on economic rights, gender-based violence, and financing women's rights, facilitated by Foundation for a Just Society director Rini Banerjee. Speakers include CWGL Executive Director Radhika Balakrishnan and Secretary General of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Madeleine Rees.
Date: Monday, March 10, 2014
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: Church Center for the United Nations, Chapel Room
777 1st Avenue, E 44th St
New York, NY
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Making Unpaid Care Work Count in the Post-2015 Framework: Reflections from the UN Special Rapporteur's Report on Unpaid Care Work, Poverty and Women's Rights
Panel Discussion
Join the Center for Women's Global Leadership, ActionAid, and the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights as we discuss the key findings and recommendations from the UN Special Rapporteur's report on unpaid care work, poverty and human rights. CWGL's Executive Director Radhika Balakrishnan and representatives from UNWomen and the Institute of Development Studies will reflect on applications of the human rights framework of the report and its findings to the post-2015 framework and review theme on education and decent work.
Opens with a presentation of the report findings by Magdalena Sepulveda, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights.
Discussion and Q&A to follow.
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location: Church Center for the United Nations, Boss Room
777 1st Avenue, E 44th St New York, NY
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Moving Beyond the MDGs for the Realization of Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Panel Discussion
Join CWGL as we discuss women's rights and gender equality beyond the MDG framework.
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00 pm
Location: Church Center for the United Nations, Chapel Room
777 1st Avenue, E 44th St New York, NY
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Challenges and Achievements in the Implementation of the MDGs for Women and Girls
Panel Discussion
Join CWGL Executive Director Radhika Balakrishnan as she discusses the status of implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls on this panel.
Event sponsored by UNWomen
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 2
760 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY
RSVP: Niling Xia nailing.xia@unwomen.org
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An Integrated Approach to Peace and Security: Ensuring Women's Rights in Post-Conflict Syria
Panel Discussion
Join CWGL, MADRE and Women's League for International Peace and Freedom (WILPF) for a discussion on ensuring women's rights and security in the Syrian post-conflict context.
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location: Church Center for the United Nations, Chapel Room
777 1st Avenue, E 44th St New York, NY
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International Women's Day Dance Party
Party
CWGL will be hosting the fifth annual International Women's Day Dance Party during the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women!
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Time: 8:30pm - 11:30pm
Details TBD
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Freedom from Want and Fear: Meeting the Challenges for Black Women and Women of Color for Gender Equality, Racial Justice and State Accountability in the Post-2015 Agenda
Panel Discussion
CWGL and PCN present a panel of women leaders, activists and scholars who will present testimonies and discussion on strategies to achieve equality for Black women and women of color within the social and political contexts of gender-based violence, impunity, racism, patriarchy, and neoliberal development schemes. Look for CWGL's Gender-Based Violence Program Coordinator Zarin Hamid speaking at this event.
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2014
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: Church Center for the United Nations, 10th Floor
777 1st Avenue, E 44th St New York, NY
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From Bosnia to Syria - Women Organizing for Peace, Rights and Accountability
Panel Discussion
Honoring Madeleine Rees, Secretary General of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Join us as we honor Madeleine's long legacy of fighting for women's human rights in conflict contexts. Learn about how she is applying hard lessons from Bosnia to the Syrian context to promote women's rights and justice in peace negotiations and any future transitional justice process. Speakers include CWGL Executive Director Radhika Balakrishnan and Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy.
Co-sponsored by CWGL, MADRE, WILPF, CUNY School of Law, and Kvinna till Kvinna
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2014
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm (Doors open at 5:30pm)
Location: Dave Fields Auditorium CUNY School of Law
2 Court Square Long Island City, NY
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Building Strategic Alliances for Women Workers' Rights Post-2015
Panel Discussion
Join CWGL, AWID, Education International, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Public Services International for a panel discussion exploring coalition-building around women workers' rights in the post-2015 agenda. Hear from CWGL's Associate Director Savi Bisnath on this strategic framework.
Date: Friday, March 14, 2014
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: Salvation Army Auditorium
221 East 52nd St New York, NY
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Human Rights & 21st Century Challenges: 20+ Years After the UN World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna
Panel Discussion
Join CWGL Executive Director Radhika Balakrishnan as she speaks on this panel on human rights challenges in the 21st century context.
Event sponsored by Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) in collaboration with The New School
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Time: 3:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall at The New School
66 West 12th Street New York, NY
Link: http://www.learningpartnership.org/lib/human-rights-csw-2014
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For more information on CWGL activities at CSW58, please visit: http://cwgl.rutgers.edu/program-areas-151/coalition-building/csw58
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