Events focused on Girls!

Sunday, March 9th
9:00-5:00
Teen Orientation *Note: Pre-Registration is required by February 14th. $25 per person.
Working Group on Girls. St. Jean Baptiste School.

6:00-9:00
Girls’ Statement to CSW 58 Drafting. Note: Girls ONLY event.
Working Group on Girls. Girl Scouts of the USA Offices.

Monday, March 10th
9:00-12:00
Girls’ Statement to CSW 58 Drafting. Note: Girls ONLY event.
Working Group on Girls. Salvation Army Basement.

10:30-12:00pm
Generation STEM; What Do Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math? Working Group on Girls. Salvation Army Auditorium.

12:30-2:00pm
Girls’ Caucus. Working Group on Girls. Salvation Army Auditorium.

1:00-3:00pm
To 2015 and Beyond: Putting Girls Education at the Heart of the Agenda. UNICEF. UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza

2:30-4:00pm
Speaking Out on the Radio. Learn how former CSW girl participants developed a Radio Show that provides a forum for current issues - sexualization of celebrities, growing up LGBT, relationship issues from a feminist perspective, etc. using music, guests and conversation to engage their peers in deeper conversations. Anglican Consultative Council. Church Center, 8th Floor. Submitted by Beth Adamson.

4:30-6:00
Walking on the Edge of Change: The Path Toward MDG Achievement. Working Group on Girls. Salvation Army Auditorium.

6:15- 7:30
Conversation Circles: Intergenerational Dialog. Facilitated by Beth Adamson and Winifred Doherty and includes some WGG Girl Advocates.  Church Center,2nd Floor

Tuesday, March 11th
10:30-12:00
Girls’ Political Empowerment. This program explores how girls become empowered political subjects. The panelists will share tools and strategies for resisting political apathy and creating meaningful change for gender equality and human rights. American Association of University Women, Girls Learn International, Girl Scouts of the USA, The Grail, SPARK Movement, Working Group on Girls. Salvation Army Auditorium.

12:30-2:00
Pink is the new Blue: Opening Doors for Girls and Women. Soroptimist International, WAGGGS & World YWCA. Guildhall of the Armenian Convention Centre

1:00-3:00
Girls Advocacy Roundtable*Note: Invitation is required to attend and participation is limited to selected CSW 58 Girl Delegates. Canadian Mission. Girls ONLY event.

2:30-4:00 pm
Women Leaders in Business & Politics: Making THE Difference!Panel discussion about supporting upward mobility in both the public and private sector for qualified women to executive, elected and Board positions in order to help drive socially responsible policies. League of Women Voters of the United States, Pan Pacific Southeast Asia Women's Association and International Federation of Business & Professional Women.  Salvation Army Auditorium. Submitted by RosaleeKeech

Elevating Asian Girl’s Human Rights: Releasing the Power of Asian Girls to Bridge the Gender Gap. Pan Pacific South East Asia Women’s Association ( PPSEAWA) co-chairing with the Garden of Hope ( GOH) Church Center Hardin Room Submitted by Eleanor Schlesinger

4:30-6:00pm
Women in Community Colleges: Access to Success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
More than ever before, women are relying on community colleges for higher education and workforce preparation. This panel discusses policies and practices to help women succeed in community colleges. For example, child care is a critical issue for student mothers. Women also need more support for pursuing opportunities in STEM and other male-dominated fields. American Association of University Women.Church Center, 2nd Floor. Submitted by Melissa Guardaro.

Wednesday, March 12th
10:30- 12:00
 The World We Want for Girls: From the MDGs to post-2015. WAGGGS , UN Millennium Campaign, 3 UN Plaza, UNICEF House Danny Kaye Visitor’s Centre. Submitted by Pat Scharlin.

1:00-3:00
Girls Talk about the MDGs: Gaps, Successes, and Plans to Move Forward.
Please register by emailing Jennifer.plank@international.ga.ca . Working Group on Girls. Turkish Center (First Ave & 46th St)

2:30-4:30pm
Half the Sky is not enough! Propelling Women and Girls Upward from MDGs to SDGs.

The panel will highlight three global initiatives that were created during the MDGs and promise to catapult women and girls upward through the post-2015 development period. Armenian Relief Society (ARS), International Council of Jewish Women (ICJW), Soroptimist International.Church Center Chapel. Submitted by Judy Mintz.

Asian Girls Changing their World. Pan Pacific South East Asia Women’s Association ( PSEAWA) co-chairing with the Garden of Hope ( GOH)   Salvation Army Auditorium. Submitted by Eleanor Schlesinger

4:30-6:00
 "Human Trafficking, Not Decent Work"
Panel discussion on exploitation in the sex industry, with a performance by Girl Be Heard, a group of young women telling their own stories through theater.  NGO Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons,
The Salvation Army Auditorium

Thursday, March 13th
8:30-10:00
“Moving Ahead from the MDGs: Highlighting Women’s Leadership”
 A discussion of women and leadership and its role in the MDGs and Post 2015 Agenda.
Soka Gakkai International, Salvation Army

10:30-12:00
 Implementing Women and Girl's Circles: A tool to vitalize progress with the Millennium Development Goals. Interactive workshop for individuals to share with each other their progress, problems and solutions.  Circle experience and tools for taking home. Celebration of Women and Girls. Earth Child Institute, International Public Policy Institute, Women’s World Social Summit Foundation, Millionth Circle, Circle Connections, We Are Enough, Gather The Women Global Matrix. Girl Advocate Julia will be speaking at this event. Church Center, Hardin Room. Submitted by Winifred Doherty.

12:30-2:00
Girls Teaching Human Rights: Bringing the MDGs into the Classroom.
Working Group on Girls. Salvation Army Auditorium.

12:30-2:00
Calling all Women and Girl Dreamers!
Come join us in the women’s sacred circle where every voice is heard and supported.  We will dream the great dream that we learn to live in harmony with nature and achieve gender equality so that every woman and girl lives in a healthy and sustainable environment.  Indigenous Grandmothers will call the circle co-creating with us a sacred place to voice our dreams.  Women and girls are encouraged to bring a symbol of their dream for the sacred center. We will conclude with a blessing of our dreams as we move forth with the support of one another. Must RSVP to Susan Nolan, kensuz5@rap.midco.net.  Episcopal Church Center Chapel, 815 2nd Avenue, NY 10017, Between 43 and 44th Street

Friday, March 14th
2:30-4:00
A Way Forward -NGOs and Governments partnering for Sustainable Goals. Speakers include Valeria Esquivel (Argentina), Lakshmi Sundaram (Switzerland) and Rebecca Tinsley (Britain). Sponsored by the UN/NGO Health Committee. Church Center, 10th Floor. Submitted by Christine Verber.

Tuesday, March 18th
3:00-4:15pm

From Objectification to Dignity: Positive MediaRepresentations of Women and Girls
Sexualized images of women in media, and glamorization of the sex industry has roots infueling demand for the buying of sex. This event aims at addressing this culture of commodification, and reframing media as a tool to support dignity and human rights at all levels of society. The panel will include representatives from the media, academia, government, and civil society, discussing strategies to change the paradigm and use media to empower women and girls.Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, Congregations of St. Joseph, Daughters of Charity, Dominican Leadership Conference, Medical Mission Sisters, Mercy International, Partnership for Global Justice, Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, School Sisters of Notre Dame, UNANIMA. Conference Room C, CB Submitted by Eileen Reilly