EVENT: A Listening Session with Ambassador CdeBaca and Senior Staff in Preparation for 2011 TIP Report

Dear Randal,

Hope you are well.  Since I work on the trafficking task order for IREX/Chemonics/WID, I can attend the event below.  Thanks for forwarding this to me.

Katherine

Katherine Begley

Senior Project Officer, Anti-Trafficking Task Order

IREX and Chemonics International

T: (202) 955-3386; Fax:  (202) 955-4050

kbegley@chemonics.com

From: Randal Mason [mailto:RMASON@irex.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:29 AM
To: GenderDev; Katherine Begley
Subject: FW: EVENT: A Listening Session with Ambassador CdeBaca and Senior Staff in Preparation for 2011 TIP Report

Note that seating is limited, and only one person per organization can attend.

From: Karl, Ann [mailto:KarlA@state.gov] On Behalf Of Tip Outreach
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 5:04 PM
To: Tip Outreach
Subject: EVENT: A Listening Session with Ambassador CdeBaca and Senior Staff in Preparation for 2011 TIP Report

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As we prepare to draft the introduction to the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report,

the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons invites you to participate in a listening session

with senior staff regarding emerging trends and policy priorities.

A Conversation with

Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca

Deputy Director Nan Kennelly, Senior Coordinator for Reports and Political Affairs Mark Taylor,

Senior Coordinator for Public Engagement Alison Kiehl Friedman, and

Senior Coordinator for International Programs Jane Sigmon

Monday, February 28, 2011

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

U.S. Department of State

2201 C Street, Northwest

Room 1205

Washington, D.C.

RSVP to LORENA VILLARREAL at VillarrealL@state.gov

Space is limited to 60 people and will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis.  We ask that only one person per organization attend.

For security purposes, please provide your full name, date of birth, organization name, and a government issued ID number, such as a driver’s license number (and state of issuance) or passport number.  Photo identification is required for admittance.  Guests are asked to be cleared through security at the C Street entrance no later than 10:40 AM.

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EVENT: A Listening Session with Ambassador CdeBaca and Senior Staff in Preparation for 2011 TIP Report

Note that seating is limited, and only one person per organization can attend.

From: Karl, Ann [mailto:KarlA@state.gov] On Behalf Of Tip Outreach
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 5:04 PM
To: Tip Outreach
Subject: EVENT: A Listening Session with Ambassador CdeBaca and Senior Staff in Preparation for 2011 TIP Report

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As we prepare to draft the introduction to the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report,

the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons invites you to participate in a listening session

with senior staff regarding emerging trends and policy priorities.

A Conversation with

Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca

Deputy Director Nan Kennelly, Senior Coordinator for Reports and Political Affairs Mark Taylor,

Senior Coordinator for Public Engagement Alison Kiehl Friedman, and

Senior Coordinator for International Programs Jane Sigmon

Monday, February 28, 2011

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

U.S. Department of State

2201 C Street, Northwest

Room 1205

Washington, D.C.

RSVP to LORENA VILLARREAL at VillarrealL@state.gov

Space is limited to 60 people and will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis.  We ask that only one person per organization attend.

For security purposes, please provide your full name, date of birth, organization name, and a government issued ID number, such as a driver’s license number (and state of issuance) or passport number.  Photo identification is required for admittance.  Guests are asked to be cleared through security at the C Street entrance no later than 10:40 AM.

This email is UNCLASSIFIED.

Don't miss: TIME Magazine - Investing in Girls - Girl Up!


From: Aaron Sherinian [mailto:asherinian@unfoundation.org]
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 12:20 PM
To: Aaron Sherinian
Subject: Don't miss: TIME Magazine - Investing in Girls - Girl Up!

Dear Friends:

The United Nations’ Foundation’s Girl Up Campaign is a growing movement that is helping shine light on the needs of adolescent girls around the world.   We were honored that TIME Magazine chose to highlight Girl Up in this week’s issue as the feature of its weekly Essay.  The article addresses the need to focus more development aid on girls and recognizes those who are empowering  teen girls to give back to the global community.

Advocating for women and girls has always been one of the United Nations Foundation’s top priorities.  We believe that helping girls succeed is essential in the global drive to eliminate poverty and create a better, healthier, safer world.  Studies have shown that an extra year of primary school boosts girls’ eventual wages by 10 to 20% and that an extra year of secondary school increases that statistic by 15 to 25% more.  That’s why we’ve invested over $44 million to programs that support adolescent girls in the developing world since our founding, and why we launched the Girl Up campaign last year; a campaign that connects girls in the U.S. with their peers around the world.

I encourage you to pick up a copy of TIME Magazine and share the article below with friends, family, and colleagues.  You can join this growing movement of teen girls who are working to help girls become healthy, educated and safe by joining us at www.girlup.org

Best, - Aaron

Aaron H. Sherinian

Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs

United Nations Foundation
1800 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 4th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
P 202.778.1622 | F 202.887.9021

www.unfoundation.org
www.facebook.com/unitednationsfoundation 

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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2046045-2,00.html

The Best Investment

By Nancy Gibbs – February 4, 2011

We know what the birth of a revolution looks like: A student stands before a tank. A fruit seller sets himself on fire. A line of monks link arms in a human chain. Crowds surge, soldiers fire, gusts of rage pull down the monuments of tyrants, and maybe, sometimes, justice rises from the flames.

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 But sometimes freedom and opportunity slip in through the back door, when a quieter subversion of the status quo unleashes change that is just as revolutionary. This is the tantalizing idea for activists concerned with poverty, with disease, with the rise of violent extremism: if you want to change the world, invest in girls.

In recent years, more development aid than ever before has been directed at women--but that doesn't mean it is reaching the girls who need it. Across much of the developing world, by the time she is 12, a girl is tending house, cooking, cleaning. She eats what's left after the men and boys have eaten; she is less likely to be vaccinated, to see a doctor, to attend school. "If only I can get educated, I will surely be the President," a teenager in rural Malawi tells a researcher, but the odds are against her: Why educate a daughter who will end up working for her in-laws rather than a son who will support you? In sub-Saharan Africa, fewer than 1 in 5 girls make it to secondary school. Nearly half are married by the time they are 18; 1 in 7 across the developing world marries before she is 15. Then she gets pregnant. The leading cause of death for girls 15 to 19 worldwide is not accident or violence or disease; it is complications from pregnancy. Girls under 15 are up to five times as likely to die while having children than are women in their 20s, and their babies are more likely to die as well.

There are countless reasons rescuing girls is the right thing to do. It's also the smart thing to do. Consider the virtuous circle: An extra year of primary school boosts girls' eventual wages by 10% to 20%. An extra year of secondary school adds 15% to 25%. Girls who stay in school for seven or more years typically marry four years later and have two fewer children than girls who drop out. Fewer dependents per worker allows for greater economic growth. And the World Food Programme has found that when girls and women earn income, they reinvest 90% of it in their families. They buy books, medicine, bed nets. For men, that figure is more like 30% to 40%. "Investment in girls' education may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world," Larry Summers wrote when he was chief economist at the World Bank. Of such cycles are real revolutions born.

The benefits are so obvious, you have to wonder why we haven't paid attention. Less than 2¢ of every development dollar goes to girls--and that is a victory compared with a few years ago, when it was more like half a cent. Roughly 9 of 10 youth programs are aimed at boys. One reason for this is that when it comes to lifting up girls, we don't know as much about how to do it. We have to start by listening to girls, which much of the world is not culturally disposed to do. Development experts say the solutions need to be holistic, providing access to safe spaces, schools and health clinics with programs designed specifically for girls' needs. Success depends on infrastructure, on making fuel and water more available so girls don't have to spend as many as 15 hours a day fetching them. It requires enlisting whole communities--mothers, fathers, teachers, religious leaders--in helping girls realize their potential instead of seeing them as dispensable or, worse, as prey.

A more surprising army is being enlisted as well. A new initiative called Girl Up girlup.org aims to mobilize 100,000 American girls to raise money and awareness to fight poverty, sexual violence and child marriage. "This generation of 12-to-18-year-olds are all givers," says executive director Elizabeth Gore, the force of nature behind the ingeniously simple Nothing but Nets campaign to fight malaria, about her new United Nations Foundation enterprise. "They gave after Katrina. They gave after the tsunami and Haiti. More than any earlier generation, they feel they know girls around the world."

And so the word goes out, by text, by tweet, on Facebook, that coming soon to a high school gym near you may be a Girl Up pep rally, where kids can learn what it feels like to carry a jerrican of water for a long distance, or how sending $5 to Malawi can stock a health clinic with girl-friendly materials or buy school supplies. Or how $5 to Ethiopia can make the difference in a girl's not being married when she's 10. And one at a time, a rising generation of American girls helps create the next generation of leaders, for the coming quiet revolutions.

 

 

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AWID celebrates the power of the people in Egypt

Following over two weeks of mass protests across the country, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak finally succumbed to the will of the people and resigned after 30 years in power. AWID celebrates with the men and women of Egypt who have shown the world that when people come together for a common goal, the unimaginable can become possible.

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Europe Received Strong Claim to Support Egyptian Pro-democracy Movement.

If supporting dictatorial regimes like Tunisia and Egypt has been seen as the way to maintain Europe's security, current events demonstrate the fragility of such strategies, warned three major civil society networks in a letter to Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

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UNSCR 1960 and the Need for Focus on Full Implementation of UNSCR 1325: Open Letter to Member States of the Security Council Re: Res 1960

"...In October 2010 the world observed the 10th anniversary of UNSCR 1325 on Women and Peace and Security. An unprecedented number of member-states spoke in the Security Council, the majority declaring their commitment to ensuring the equal and effective participation of women in decision making for the prevention and resolution of wars and violence. Civil society also strongly reaffirmed its determination to realize in the coming years the enormous potential of that resolution in this regard...."

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Violence is Not our Culture: Statement: End Violent Religious Intolerance, Uphold Human Rights for All

On January 26th, 2010, the Global Campaign to Stop Violence Against Women in the name of 'Culture' issued its statement condemning violent religious intolerance, in reaction to the recent attacks against and between religious groups in various countries across the world. The campaign called for states to...

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 Statement: Governments must pay more attention to people's voices

 

The following statement has been issued by a group of United Nations independent human rights experts*

 

"GENEVA (3 February 2011) Recent events in several countries are an expression of the frustration felt by many individuals whose voices have been neglected or ignored by their own Governments. Over the past several weeks, men and women in many countries, including Belarus, Egypt and Tunisia, have expressed grievances related to, among others, lack of employment opportunities and infringements on the right to an adequate standard of living, including the rights to food and housing, which have been exacerbated by the increasing cost of food and other basic commodities..."

  

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EVENTS

 

 
AWID at the 55th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

Please click on the link below to view the parallel events AWID is taking part in at the 55th CSW, taking place from 22 February to 04 March 2011. 

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Gender and Macroeconomic Issues course

In January 2010, UNDP Asia-PacificRegional Centre (APRC), with support from the Government of Japan through theUNDP-Japan Partnership Fund, has initiated a new capacity development projecton gender and macroeconomic issues.

July 3 - 16 2011

National Women's Education Centre (NWEC), Saitama, Japan

 

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Haitian Women's Fight Against Rape Event Series  

 

Meet MADRE's new Executive Director Yifat Susskind and Haitian women's human rights leaders, and learn about their work to end the epidemic of rape in Haiti.

 

February 22, 2011
12pm-1:30 pm & 6pm-8pm
New York, NY, USA

 

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BBC World Debate on Gay Rights in Africa  

 

On behalf of BBC World News and Broad Daylight Films I have pleasure in inviting you to join the audience for a televised debate on Gay Rights in Africa, to take place on Sunday 27 February from 1pm to 4pm in Randburg, Johannesburg.

 

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Awid example imageThe Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL): Economics Workshop: Applying a Human Rights Perspective to Macroeconomic Policy 

 

March 2, 2011

4-8pm

UN Plaza, NYC

USA 

 

Please join CWGL for a strategic workshop on the use of human rights as a moral framework in macroeconomic policy and as a concrete legal tool to hold governments and other actors accountable to guarantee social and economic rights. The workshop aims to provide women's rights organizations with an introduction to methodology that allows us to evaluate macroeconomic policy by utilizing social and economic human rights.

 

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The Center for International Human Rights, City University of New York: Human Rights Seminar Series 

 

March 10, 2011

April 7, 2011 

 

The Center for International Human Rights, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The Ph.D./M.A. Program in Political Science, and The Global Studies Collective present this year's seminar series, the purpose of which is to study how monitoring mechanisms are utilized to assess compliance with international human rights norms and standards.

 

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Women's Worlds 2011 Conference 

 

July 3-7, 2011

Ottawa, Canada

 

The theme of Women's Worlds 2011 is Inclusions, exclusions, and seclusions: Living in a globalized world. Why? Where globalization and women are concerned, provocative questions abound: Does globalization include, exclude, and/or seclude women? As global hierarchies realign, how are gender roles and identities evolving? How are social identifications like power, privilege, citizenship, and nation affected?

 

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CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION

 

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Conference: Religion, Gender and Human Rights: Challenges for Multicultural and Democratic Societies

This multi-disciplinary conference will examine the nexus of religion, gender, identity, human rights and politics.

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Call for Papers: Second Emory Conference on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding 

 

The Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding initiative of Emory University seeks submissions of presentations for its International Conference on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding to be held at Emory University's Emory Conference Center Hotel on June 17-19, 2011. Deadline for papers: March 5, 2011.  

 

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Call for Applications: EASSI: 2011 Young Women's Leadership Training Programme

 

Since the year 2000, EASSI has been running the Young Women's Leadership Programme, an internship programme that targets young women aged 18-35.  The programme provides opportunities for learning, interacting and networking with women's organizations, with the aim of empowering and preparing the young women to support the women's movement. Deadline for applications: March 30, 2011. 


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Call for Contributions: Calcutta Research Group: RefugeeWatchOnline 

 

RefugeeWatchOnline is a public forum. Invited are contributions from refugee rights activists, lawyers, researchers and institutions working on issues on forced displacement to send in their contributions for any of the following sections.

 

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Call for Papers: The Africa Media & Democracy Conference: "Media & Democracy towards sustainable stability"

The Africa Media & Democracy Conference invites papers for its annual Africa Media and Democracy Conference, to be held from 17th -19th August 2011, Accra - Ghana. The theme for the Conference is: Media & Democracy towards sustainable stability. Deadline for abstract submissions: April 22, 2011.
 

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Call for Nominations: Taiwan Foundation for Democracy: 2011 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award

 

Each year, the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award is awarded to one individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the advancement of democracy or human rights in Asia through peaceful means. Deadline for nominations: June 30, 2011.

 

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A New website - Muslim Marriage Contract website

The website is designed for a UK audience, to provide much-needed information about laws, practices and classical jurisprudence about Muslim marriage contracts.

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A New Resource: Religion, Rights and Gender at the Crossroads

This IDS Bulletin questions what the intersection of global, local and national politics means for policy and practice in the realm of religion and gender.

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A New Publication: UNIFEM "Pakistan Floods 2010 - Rapid Gender Needs Assessment of Flood-Affected Communities"  
Following the floods in the Summer of 2010 that have affected the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Pakistan, UNIFEM is working to ensure that gender concerns are fully integrated into relief and recovery operations. In particular, UNIFEM focuses on supporting assessments of the conditions and needs of women and girls in affected areas, and on preventing, monitoring and addressing gender-based violence among vulnerable populations. 

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A New Resource: Women's Learning Partnership: "Leading to Choices: A Leadership Training Handbook for Women"

 Leading to Choices is based on a conceptualization of leadership as horizontal, inclusive, and participatory. In this model, leadership is viewed as a process that leads to greater choices for all by fostering communication among individuals who learn from each other, create a shared vision, and reach a common goal forged by consensus. The handbook responds to the need for leaders who aspire to create egalitarian, democratic, and pluralistic societies based on collaborative decision-making, coalition-building, and gender equality.

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A New Resource: Transitional Justice Institute: Women and Peace Agreement Dataset

This dataset was produced to support analysis of whether and how Resolution 1325 has impacted on the drafting of peace agreements. The dataset provides information on explicit references to women and gender in peace agreements from 1990 to 2010.

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A New Resource: Gender Action Link: "IFIs and Sexual and
Reproductive Rights"

The seventh Gender Action Link IFIs and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) highlights the lack of gender integration in IFI SRH investments and provides resources for SRH advocacy among civil society organizations. Although IFIs continue to promote SRH as a matter of policy, the Link reveals that SRH rights are rarely acknowledged or fulfilled through IFI investments.

 

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Women Transforming Conflicts in Africa

From: Bridget Kimball
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 2:30 PM
To: Nicole Mechem; Randal Mason
Subject: report on women in conflict in Africa

“Women Transforming Conflicts in Africa: Descriptive Studies from Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Sudan”

ACCORD (African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes)

Occasional Paper Series: Volume 2, Number 3, 2007

Available at: http://www.accord.org.za/downloads/op/op_2007_3.pdf?phpMyAdmin=ceeda2df659e6d3e35a63d69e93228f1

This could be a resource for the conflict and gender communities of practice.

Corrected: 3/8 SAVE THE DATE: 2011 International Women's Day Luncheon

Another Int’l Women’s Day event. If anyone’s attending, please let the Gender CofP know (via me is fine). Note that IREX is a member of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group. Thanks to Nicole for forwarding this. --Randal

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Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 6:04 PM
To: Nicole Mechem
Subject: Corrected: 3/8 SAVE THE DATE: 2011 International Women's Day Luncheon

United Nations FoundationUNWomen's Foreign Policy Group

SAVE THE DATE

The United Nations Information Center,
United Nations Foundation, and
Women's Foreign Policy Group

invite you to save the date for our annual

International Women’s Day Luncheon

Tuesday, March 8, 2011
12 noon to 2 p.m.

The Mayflower
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC

Individual tickets are $50 each.
Full and half tables are also available.

*Formal invitation and details to follow*

Advance registration is required.
Cancellations must be made 2 business days in advance or you will be held responsible for the fee.
Should you have any questions about registration, please contact us at (202) 884-8597 or at programs@wfpg.org.

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Feb. 11th - Building Better: Gender & Human Development in Asia

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From: ASW4 [mailto:asw4@asiasociety.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 12:24 PM
Subject: Feb. 11th - Building Better: Gender & Human Development in Asia

Dear Participant,

This letter confirms your registration for our inaugural Women and Development in Asia Series event, Building Better: Gender &  Human Development in Asia on Friday, February 11, noon- 2:00 pm.  Please try to arrive a few minutes early to secure your seat as we are expecting a large group.  The presentation will begin at 12:00 pm, followed by a Q&A session around 1:00 pm. 

Sincerely,

Asia Society Washington Staff

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CARE's 2011 Conference & International Women's Day Celebration

This event looks primarily about lobbying Capitol Hill about the importance of women’s programming and issues. My take is that we’re not quite ready for this as an organization, meaning we don’t have our gender policy/framework developed nor do we have core talking points yet about what IREX does with gender. FYI, Randal (Thanks to Jenn for sending the link.)

CARE's 2011 Conference & International Women's Day Celebration

 Join us March 8-10 in Washington, D.C.

The CARE Conference will be held March 8-10, 2011, in conjunction with the 100th Celebration of International Women's Day and CARE's 65th anniversary!

Join us as we recognize the work of women worldwide who have made a difference during the past century, and speak out on behalf of women and girls who need advocates like you.

The CARE Conference & International Women's Day Celebration will unite hundreds of CARE supporters — individuals, partner organizations, major donors and corporate partners. Together, we'll come together as part of the movement that is bringing hope to millions of poor women, families and communities around the world.

At CARE's conference, participants will learn why CARE places women and girls at the heart of our efforts to fight poverty. When equipped with the proper resources, women rise to overcome the great challenges they face. Every day women are leading the way for lasting change for all.

Join us this year as we help girls and women around the world live, learn, earn - and lead!


TUESDAY, MARCH 8


7:30 p.m. –9:30 p.m.

International Women's Day Celebration


BRIEFINGS & CELEBRATION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9


6:30 a.m. – 7:15 a.m.

YOGA
All levels yoga class lead by Seane Corn, Hala Khouri, and Suzanne Sterling of Off the Mat, Into the World

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION
Registration will remain open through dinner.

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

BREAKFAST WELCOME PLENARY

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

REGIONAL HILL VISITS BRIEFINGS: TAKING OUR MESSAGE TO THE HILL
Learn how to have effective meetings with Members of Congress; learn about the to-dos, not to-dos and easy steps to make your visit to Capitol Hill a success.

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE ISSUE TRAININGS
Participants will explore issues and learn how to convey key messages to members of Congress.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

LUNCHEON Plenary
Keynote address delivered by Melinda Gates

1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

AFTERNOON ISSUE SESSIONS I:

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

AFTERNOON BREAK

3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

AFTERNOON ISSUE SESSIONS II

5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

REGIONAL HILL VISITS PREPARATION

6:00 p.m. – 6:50 p.m.

PRE-DINNER RECEPTIONS

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

DINNER CELEBRATION
Keynote address delivered by Mrs. Laura W. Bush


CAPITOL HILL DAY
THURSDAY, MARCH 10


7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

BREAKFAST PLENARY: MAKING OUR VOICES HEARD ON CAPITOL HILL
Keynote address delivered by broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff

9:15 a.m

BUSES DEPART FOR CAPITOL HILL

10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
CARE is scheduling small group meetings with your Members of Congress and/or their legislative staff. Participants will receive a packet with their appointment schedule when they arrive in Washington

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

CLOSING RECEPTION:
CELEBRATING CARE'S CONGRESSIONAL CHAMPIONS

5:15 p.m.

Busses depart to the Washington Hilton

ICRW's 35th Anniversary Colloquy: Game-changing Innovations forWomen

I’m thinking of going to this. If anyone else is too, please let me know. Thanks, Randal

International Center for Research on Women   

 

Passports to Progress, ICRW's 35th Anniversary Colloquy: Game-changing Innovations for Women 

 

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When: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 

Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C.

 

Join ICRW as we kick off our 35th anniversary celebration on March 8th, International Women's Day, with a conversation about breakthrough innovations poised to transform the trajectory of women's lives. The March 8th event will be the first in a year-long series of exclusive gatherings to address critical issues likely to shape the lives of women and girls in developing countries.    


Moderator:  

 

Andrea Mitchell, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Host, MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports"

  

Confirmed Speakers:

Bobbi Silten, Chief Foundation Officer, Gap Inc.

Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
  
Tim Hanstaad, President and CEO, Landesa

Tickets are $50 each and include admission to the event, hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. Contributions are tax deductible and all proceeds will further the efforts of ICRW.

 
Click here to purchase tickets. For more information on "Game-changing Innovations for Women", contact Jo Butler at 202.742.1227 or jbutler@icrw.org 

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 ICRW will tweet live from the event. Join the conversation by using #innovation.

 

The March 8 event will be the first in a year-long series of exclusive gatherings, Passports to Progress, to address critical issues likely to shape the lives of women and girls in developing countries.

 

Photo of Andrea Mitchell by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Photo of Cherie Blair by John Swannell