Subject: [fem-women2000 725] Oct 2002: AWID International Forum - Invitation for Participation
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 16:30:47 +0900
Seq: 725
in this year's awid forum, there will be a session on - Gender Equality and New Technologies. pls forward to those interestd. --lalamaziwa ---------------- Original message follows ---------------- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ....................................................................... The Association for Women's Rights in Development presents The 9th International Forum on WOMEN'S RIGHTS and DEVELOPMENT: RE-INVENTING GLOBALIZATION October 3-6, 2002 Guadalajara, Mexico .......................................................................... How can we re-invent globalization to further the rights of all women? The 9th international AWID Forum, 3-6 October, 2002 in Guadalajara, Mexico will take an innovative approach to this central question. We'll go beyond the all too familiar critique of globalization to examine what we really see as alternatives and how we translate these alternative visions into realities. The AWID Forum is more than just a conference. It is a unique opportunity for the global women's movement to assess their successes and failures and forge new strategies. At the Forum we will ask ourselves how we can work more effectively, what new strategies are needed and are really good practices. This is why the Forum so unique and necessary for the ongoing struggle for women's rights, empowerment and social justice. Mark your calendar for 3-6 October, 2002, be sure to register early and start making arrangements to attend. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION The Call for Participation is an invitation to development practitioners, researchers, human rights specialists, activists, policy makers, representatives from multilateral and bilateral agencies, students and business people to submit their proposals for the AWID Forum. The AWID International Planning Committee comprised of renowned feminists is soliciting proposals from around the world that can effectively tackle some of the toughest questions emerging from this new global order. Participation options include workshops, creative sessions, debates, poster sessions and skills-building sessions. AWID invites submissions in the following five cross-cutting sub-thematic areas - Women's Rights and Economic Change - Feminist Organizational Development - Young Women and Leadership - Gender Equality and New Technologies - Women's Rights and the New Global Order For a full version of the Call for Participation, including submission guidelines, please see our website at http://www.awid.org/forum/ . or send us an e-mail at forum@awid.org. Remember that the deadline to submit presentation proposals is December 31st, 2001. WHAT IS AWID? The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is an international membership organization that has been connecting and mobilizing people and organizations since 1982. A dynamic network of over 1200 institutions and individuals around the world, AWID members are researchers, academics, students, educators, activists, business people, policy-makers, development practitioners, funders, and more, who are committed to issues at the cutting edge of the global women's movement. AWID is best known for its International Forum - our flagship event held every three years. Each Forum has been bigger, more dynamic and more international than the one before. In fact, it is now the largest recurring event in women's rights and development outside the UN system. In Washington, D.C. in 1999, the 8th AWID Forum had more than 1,300 participants from over 100 countries, with over half from the global South. REGISTRATION Use our easy online registration form to ensure your participation in this dynamic event! The registration fees include access to all forum sessions, program materials, forum receptions and some meals. AWID member rates are $240 US early registration by July 1, 2002; $280 US after July 1, 2002. For non-member rates, student rates and more details, please check out the AWID website at http://www.awid.org. **Please distribute as widely as possible** Shareen Gokal Forum Manager Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) 96 Spadina Ave., Suite 401 Toronto, Ontario M5V 2J6 Canada tel. (416) 594-3773 fax (416) 594-0330 <http:///>sgokal<http:///>@awid.org http://www.awid.org _________________________________________________________________________ fem-Women2000@jca.apc.org for Women 2000, UN Special Session on Beijing+5 Searcheable Archive http://www.jca.apc.org/fem/news/women2000/index.shtml visit fem-net HomePage for other mailing lists http://www.jca.apc.org/fem