San Franciso Bay Area: Upcoming Meetings & Events
WALK TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Where: Sports Basement Community Room, 610 Old Mason Road SF Presidio
(All Registered Participants will receive discounted shopping at Sports Basement on the day of the event!)
9:00 AM -10:30 AM Registration, Breakfast, Art Exhibit & Kick-Off
10:30 AM-12:30 PM Walk at SF Crissy Field
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Raffle Prizes, Informal Non-profit and Women's Business Fair and Networking, Closing
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YOU CAN HELP :
1) REGISTER TODAY ($25 for non-members, $15 for members) or RSVP on Facebook, and register onsite
2) Get Sponsors: create a fundraising page and ask friends and family for their support
Amnesty International USA, Camfed and the SF Department on the Status of Women are co-sponsoring and will be at the informal non-profit fair, JOIN US! Business, NonProfit and Friend GROUPS (6+) can register at the event for a discounted group rate of $120 for as large of a group as you can bring! Have your group members wear some matching/identifying gear and give us a heads up that you're coming at sanfranbayarea@unifem-usnc
Trafficking in Moldova-Film Event and Lecture
The San Francisco Chapter of U.S. National Committee for UN Women will host a fundraiser on Friday January 28th from 6:30-9:30 at the ATA to support the work of Ninel (Neli) Babcinschi, an advocate and defender of trafficked victims in Moldova.
Participants will hear from Kate Transchel, professor of Russian History at California State University, Chico, and an expert in human trafficking in eastern Europe. She has just returned from 3 months in Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova, interviewing victims of trafficking. Dr. Transchel is advocating on behalf of Neli Babcinschi, a Moldovan lawyer in immediate danger of persecution because of her work to free victims of trafficking. Come hear her story and support her work.
Also, we will screen the film Call + Response, and will hear directly from the director about the making of the documentary. For more information on the film: http://www.
This event is co-sponsored by the Department on the Status of Women and is open to the public.
Tickets are $15, which covers costs and raises funds for Ms. Babcinschi. If you can't attend please consider making an online donation:
Participants will hear from Kate Transchel, professor of Russian History at California State University, Chico, and an expert in human trafficking in eastern Europe. She has just returned from 3 months in Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova, interviewing victims of trafficking. Dr. Transchel is advocating on behalf of Neli Babcinschi, a Moldovan lawyer in immediate danger of persecution because of her work to free victims of trafficking. Come hear her story and support her work.
Also, we will screen the film Call + Response, and will hear directly from the director about the making of the documentary. For more information on the film: http://www.
This event is co-sponsored by the Department on the Status of Women and is open to the public.
Tickets are $15, which covers costs and raises funds for Ms. Babcinschi. If you can't attend please consider making an online donation:
Location: ATA
992 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA
94110
Monthly Women's Rights Film Series: SENORITA EXTRAVIADA: MISSING YOUNG WOMEN
by Lourdes Portillo
Sunday, November 21, 2010
7:00 PM
Artist's Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Donations accepted at the door
7:00 PM
Artist's Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Donations accepted at the door
The film tells the haunting story of the more than 350 kidnapped, raped and murdered young women of Juárez, Mexico. In the midst of Juárez’s international mystique and high profile job market, there exists a murky history of gross human rights abuses and violence against women. Relying on the testimonies of the families of the victims this film documents a two-year search for the truth in the underbelly of the new global economy. (2001, 74 min, English, DVD).
This screening is co-sponsored by the Bay Area Chapter of the U.S. National Committee for UN Women and Amnesty International USA. Speaker: Cecilia Lipp, co-president of the Bay Area Chapter of the U.S. National Committee for UN Women and Amnesty International Organizing Cities Activist Network SF Coordinator.
Director and Producer: Lourdes Portillo
http://www.lourdesportillo
The film will be preceded by a 6-7pm U.S. National Committee for UN Women Member Meet-and-Greet for all USNC members, or anyone interested in learning more about our group!!
Director and Producer: Lourdes Portillo
http://www.lourdesportillo
The film will be preceded by a 6-7pm U.S. National Committee for UN Women Member Meet-and-Greet for all USNC members, or anyone interested in learning more about our group!!
“Reframing Congo”
With Muadi Mukenge, Global Fund for Women
Tuesday, December 7 @ 6:00 pm
Venue: TBA, Oakland or Berkeley
RSVP's requested - please email PriorityAfrica@yahoo.com, or call (510) 663 2255
Speaker Muadi Mukenge, in addition to being from the Congo, has also made recent visits to various parts of the country, has extensive knowledge of the research literature on the Congo and even written on the subject. Working in the U.S. and collaborating with a variety of educational, advocacy, and philanthropy organizations, she has developed a unique perspective on how Congo, as a country, as a concept, is framed in the West.
Like the rest of Africa, Congo is almost perpetually presented from the singular negative perspective of war, rape, genocide, famine and poverty. It is also a country with enormous wealth of natural resources which has made it the focus of contention of countries within Africa, Europe and of course the United States. But there is clearly more to the country than the wealth it offers to industrialized nations, or the “mass rape” stories that dominate the media.
What is the whole story, told by the Congolese people themselves? How do we contextualize Congo within contemporary African political & economic development? What are the stories of resistance and successes which the media does not report on?
Come and hear the full and comprehensive story of the Congo. Muadi will address the questions:
• Why is the latest UN report so important for us to understand?
• What is the role of the broader international community & multinationals?
• What is the new bill on "Conflict Minerals”?
• What is the significance of the World March of Women, held in DRC in October 2010?
• Celebrating the innovations and potential of Congolese youth and women
• Do the 2011 national elections in Congo offer any hope for systemic change?
In addition, Muadi will hear comments and elaborate on questions from the audience.
This Community Dialogue on the Congo is Priority Africa Network’s program of providing space for Bay Area communities to learn about key issues, o have an opportunity to understand and find ways to engage constructively in policy contributions and activism.
This event is cosponsored by the UNIFEM (Part of UN Women) USNC SF Bay Area Chapter. The chapter works towards raising public awareness and funds to support UNIFEM's projects around the world, enhancing women's economic security and rights, ending violence against women, reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among women and girls, and advancing gender justice in democratic governance in stable and fragile states. This event will be one-of-many around the nation that will celebrate women and promote awareness to fighting against gender violence.
We invite you to join us in an informal environment where we eat, drink, learn and dialogue.
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