From cduggan at idrc.ca Wed Dec 1 12:01:07 2004 From: cduggan at idrc.ca (cduggan@idrc.ca) Date: Wed Dec 1 12:01:32 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Autoreply: Women-peace-and-security Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1 Message-ID: auto-reply: I will be out of the office until 06 December 2004 and will repond to your message when I return. Estare fuera de la oficina hasta el 06 de diciembre de 2004. Contestare su mensaje cuando regrese. Je seria hors du bureau jusqu'au 06 decembre 2004. From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Wed Dec 1 12:13:47 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Wed Dec 1 12:01:33 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my retur Message-ID: <10412011213.AA01856@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my return. Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS From Eshiffer at ndi.org Wed Dec 1 18:02:19 2004 From: Eshiffer at ndi.org (Erin Shiffer) Date: Wed Dec 1 18:02:54 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Immediate Job Opening: Afghanistan: Women's Political Specialist Message-ID: <6D28DCB571373A439556B9F0F6A57A65454F4C@mail2.ndi.org> AFGHANISTAN: WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTY SPECIALIST Summary NDI seeks a Women's Political Party Specialist, based in Kabul, to provide assistance to programs for supporting women's political leadership and candidate training in Afghanistan. This individual would work in close cooperation with and provide technical assistance to political party representatives to support emerging women political leaders in Afghanistan. The position requires travel within Afghanistan. Position is available immediately. Primary Responsibilities Programmatic: ? Conduct training seminars and workshops for aspiring women candidates in advance of the spring 2005 elections on topics such as enhancing leadership skills, campaign planning, fundraising, negotiation, public speaking, networking, message development and constituency outreach. ? Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with political parties and NGO partners. ? Assist in developing networks for information and skills exchange between political party members, emerging women leaders, and international trainers. ? Consult with political party representatives to develop mechanisms for increasing support for women within the party structure. ? Develop and maintain relationships with the U.S. Embassy, U.S. Agency for International Development, the donor community, and other international and domestic organizations active in Afghanistan. Administrative: ? Coordinate training activities and logistical arrangements for short-term trainers/ consultants. ? Assist in planning conferences, seminars and other events. ? Supervise local staff and foster their professional development. ? Draft monthly reports to NDI/Washington that detail program activities and monitor and measure program results and political developments. ? Manage and reconcile program expenses. Qualifications ? Bachelors degree in international relations or related field. ? A minimum of five (5) years of experience working to increase women's political participation, either through work with political parties, civic groups, or community outreach and organizing. ? Proven political training and campaign training experience. ? Proven ability to communicate skills and experience to others as a trainer, advisor, or consultant, including conference/seminar organizing and facilitation. ? Strong written and oral communications skills. Computer literacy is required. ? High degree of organization and initiative. ? Experience in financial management and reporting. ? Excellent staff and office management and interpersonal skills. ? Knowledge of program evaluation techniques helpful. ? Experience working or living in the region is desirable or a proven ability to adapt quickly to new cultures, both professionally and personally. ? Knowledge of Dari or Pashto or another applicable language is highly desired but not required. Non-US citizens applying for regular positions based in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa. Comments The Women's Political Party Specialist will be supported by local and international NDI program staff in Afghanistan, as well as NDI staff in Washington, DC. Salary is commensurate with experience. A generous benefits package is provided, including an in-country housing allowance. Application Instructions Interested applicants can apply now using our on-line resume tool. Refer to the exact position title in the cover letter, which should be pasted in the same entry field as the resume. No phone calls please NDI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, political affiliation, religion, gender, disability, and/or sexual orientation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041201/435bafe0/attachment.html From tim.symonds at shevolution.com Thu Dec 2 04:57:38 2004 From: tim.symonds at shevolution.com (Tim Symonds) Date: Thu Dec 2 04:58:17 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Peaceworkers event London December 7 In-Reply-To: <6D28DCB571373A439556B9F0F6A57A65454F4C@mail2.ndi.org> Message-ID: <20041202095741.978812520EB@smtp.nildram.co.uk> please pass around: Tuesday 7 December, 6pm-7.30 pm Venue: Room G01N, Department of War Studies, Norfolk Building, Surrey Street, King's College London, UK. Guest speaker Lesley Abdela: 'Peacebuilding in Iraq and Sierra Leone' Free entrance, events are open to all but please RSVP to Carolin Vierhaus at Peaceworkers UK before the event. Email: cvierhaus@peaceworkers.org.uk Lesley Abdela is the Chief Executive of Project Parity Partnerships for Peace (lesley.abdela@shevolution.com) Peaceworkers' 2004 autumn seminar series "Promoting Peaceful Solutions - Experiences from the Field" Hear about the ways in which civilians have been promoting peace in Iraq, Indonesia and Sierra Leone. Seminars are free of charge and open to anybody wishing to attend. For more information click here -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS From MCGRAJ at SEN.PARL.GC.CA Thu Dec 2 09:26:24 2004 From: MCGRAJ at SEN.PARL.GC.CA (McGrath, Jodie: SEN) Date: Thu Dec 2 09:27:53 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Canada hears the voice of women on World AIDS Day Message-ID: <91DC244E1D1F1C47A7BB5272F48CA245E11997@SENEXCHNG01.sen.ca> Canada hears the voice of women on World AIDS Day Today, World AIDS Day, the Minister of International Cooperation, the Honourable Aileen Carroll, has further demonstrated Canada's leadership in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will provide nearly $105 million to various initiatives targeting women and young girls infected or affected by HIV/AIDS in developing countries. To read further about this contribution, the Minister is pleased to provide you with the link to CIDA`s website (see below) which contains today's press release and background information on this most important matter. http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/cida_ind.nsf/337ce45859fd9fce85256bdc0042d20c/1e37d83e7d3d563985256f5c0079157b?OpenDocument Furthermore, to obtain more information about HIV/AIDS and Canada's leading role towards the fight against this disease, you can also refer to the website below which describes the effects HIV/AIDS has on the population of developing countries, how it jeopardizes their sustainable development and the efforts that have been put forward by Canada to combat this disease. http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/aids.htm We hope this information will be useful in dealing with your constituents and invite you to get in touch with one of the following members of our Parliamentary Affairs Team should you have any questions: Atlantic Region, Derrick Milburn at 953-9489, Ontario Region, Kristina Purificati at 997-2599, Quebec Region, Marc Lavigne at 997-6919 and Western & Northern Regions, Ryan Androsoff at 997-6914. Marc Lavigne Director of Parliamentary Affairs Office of the Minister of International Cooperation ************************** Journ?e mondiale du sida : le Canada r?pond ? l'appel des femmes En cette Journ?e mondiale de lutte contre le sida, la ministre de la Coop?ration internationale, l'honorable Aileen Carroll, a d?montr? de nouveau le leadership du Canada dans la lutte mondiale contre le VIH/sida. L'Agence canadienne de d?veloppement international (ACDI) accordera pr?s de 105 millions de dollars ? divers projets et programmes s'adressant aux femmes et aux jeunes filles des pays en d?veloppement qui sont infect?es par le VIH/sida ou qui doivent composer avec cette maladie dans leur vie de tous les jours. Pour en conna?tre davantage sur cette contribution, la ministre se fait un plaisir de vous fournir un lien ? la page du site Web de l'Agence canadienne de d?veloppement international (ACDI) (voir ci-dessous) qui comprend le communiqu? de presse ?mis aujourd'hui et une fiche d'information sur cette question des plus importantes. http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/cida_ind.nsf/vall/264C9099BBEB1D9985256F5C00791742?OpenDocument Par ailleurs, pour un compl?ment d'information sur le VIH/sida et le r?le de chef de file que joue le Canada dans la lutte contre cette maladie, vous pouvez ?galement consulter le site suivant qui d?crit les effets du VIH/sida sur les populations des pays en d?veloppement, d?montre comment cette maladie met en p?ril leur d?veloppement durable et pr?sente les efforts que le Canada a mis de l'avant pour combattre cette pand?mie. http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/sida.htm En esp?rant que cette information vous sera utile dans vos ?changes avec vos commettants, nous vous invitons ? communiquer avec l'un des membres suivants de notre ?quipe des affaires parlementaires pour tout renseignement additionnel : r?gion de l'Atlantique, Derrick Milburn au 953-9489, r?gion de l'Ontario, Kristina Purificati au 997-2599, r?gion du Qu?bec, Marc Lavigne au 997-6919 et les r?gions de l'Ouest et du Nord, Ryan Androsoff au 997-6914. Marc Lavigne Directeur des Affaires parlementaires Bureau de la Ministre de la Coop?ration internationale From tim.symonds at shevolution.com Thu Dec 2 09:29:39 2004 From: tim.symonds at shevolution.com (Tim Symonds) Date: Thu Dec 2 09:38:14 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Peaceworkers event London University December 7 Message-ID: <20041202143738.E0DC92510FB@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Please pass around. Airports London Gatwick, Heathrow, City Airport, and train or underground to Charing Cross or The Strand: Tuesday 7 December, 6pm-7.30 pm Venue: Room G01N, Department of War Studies, Norfolk Building, Surrey Street, King's College London, UK. Guest speaker Lesley Abdela: 'Peacebuilding in Iraq and Sierra Leone' Free entrance, events are open to all but please RSVP to Carolin Vierhaus at Peaceworkers UK before the event. 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URL: http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041202/3767e85d/attachment.html From MCGRAJ at SEN.PARL.GC.CA Thu Dec 2 11:55:08 2004 From: MCGRAJ at SEN.PARL.GC.CA (McGrath, Jodie: SEN) Date: Thu Dec 2 11:56:52 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Reminder Message-ID: <91DC244E1D1F1C47A7BB5272F48CA245E119AA@SENEXCHNG01.sen.ca> Please find below the updated agenda for the second annual symposium of the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security. Should you be interested in attending, please fill out the registration form below (or go to www.peacebuild.ca and click on "What's New" to download) and send it to mcgraj@sen.parl.gc.ca WHERE ARE THE WOMEN IN PEACE PROCESSES? THE SECOND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security December 8, 2004 229 Wellington Street Room 213 Parliament Hill Objectives of Symposium: * To build the capacities of participants on women in peace processes while highlighting the challenges and opportunities in Rwanda. * Using the Secretary-General's report and various alternative reports, provide an opportunity for participants to discuss strategies to support the implementation of SCR 1325 in Canada. * To facilitate the discussion of those that work on issues of women (gender), peace and security 08:30 Registration 09:00 Welcome and keynote Senator Mobina Jaffer, Chair of the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security 09:30 Rwanda - a case study -Godeli?ve Mukasarasi, SEVOTA -Pamela Nibishaka, St Paul University/CIDA How can advances in gender equality and women's rights be maintained in Rwanda, in a context where large numbers of former prisoners, accused of genocide, have now been released? -Erin Baines, Liu Centre National Unity and Reconciliation in Rwanda: Perspectives of Rural Women Survivors Moderator: Willy Rangira 10:15 Q&A 10:45 Break 11:00 Canada's support for women in peace processes/peace building activities -Isabelle Helal, Rights and Democracy/Coalition for Women's Human Rights in Conflict Situations -Tonita Murray, Director General, Canadian Forces College -Colleen Duggan, IDRC Challenges and prospects for engendering transitional justice Moderator: Chantale Walker, Foreign Affairs Canada 11:45 Q&A 12:15 Lunch Sponsored by the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association 13:30 1325 Toolkit Discussion - Carla Koppell, Women Waging Peace 14:00 Plenary Discussion on national and regional strategies for implementing SCR 1325 -Cheryl Hotchkiss, Amnesty International -Suzanne Taylor, Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group -Chantale Walker, FAC Moderator: Jodie McGrath, CCWPS 15:00 Break 15:15 Screening of video "Women on the Front Lines" 16:15 Discussion and wrap-up 16:45 Reception at 256-S Centre Block Jodie McGrath Coordinator Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security 900 Victoria Building The Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4 Tel: (613) 996-4298 Fax: (613) 992-0673 Email: mcgraj@sen.parl.gc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041202/be5fa4ce/attachment-0001.html From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Thu Dec 2 12:09:37 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Thu Dec 2 11:57:21 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my retur Message-ID: <10412021209.AA02208@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my return. Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Thu Dec 2 12:13:29 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Thu Dec 2 12:01:13 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my retur Message-ID: <10412021213.AA02272@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my return. Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS From MCGRAJ at SEN.PARL.GC.CA Thu Dec 2 12:08:38 2004 From: MCGRAJ at SEN.PARL.GC.CA (McGrath, Jodie: SEN) Date: Thu Dec 2 12:09:25 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] CCWPS Symposium Registration form Message-ID: <91DC244E1D1F1C47A7BB5272F48CA245E119AD@SENEXCHNG01.sen.ca> Apologies, Registration form below REGISTRATION FORM Where are the women in peace process? ~~~~ A symposium organized by the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security, the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee and Foreign Affairs Canada Wednesday, December 8, 2004 Parliament Hill Ottawa, ON Organization: Name of Representative: Dr. Pr. Mr. Ms. Mrs. Title: Postal Address: Telephone Number ( ) Fax Number ( ) Email Address I will be attending ______ all day, ______morning only, _____afternoon only. Do you require simultaneous translation services: Yes _______ No_______ Meal Preference (i.e. vegetarian): All participants must register in advance of the symposium. The organizers of the symposium cannot fund travel costs of individuals or groups. Please submit this form by email, fax or mail by December 1, 2004 to: Jodie McGrath, Coordinator Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security c/o The Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4 Phone: 613-992-0189 Fax: 613-992-0673 Email: mcgraj@sen.parl.gc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041202/76218afe/attachment.html From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Fri Dec 3 12:13:05 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Fri Dec 3 12:00:48 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my retur Message-ID: <10412031213.AA02420@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my return. Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS From suzanne at peacebuild.ca Fri Dec 3 17:18:11 2004 From: suzanne at peacebuild.ca (Suzanne Taylor) Date: Fri Dec 3 14:20:38 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] FW: CACWG Campaign: War Violates the Rights of Children Message-ID: Hello Everyone Please circulate widely Thanks Suzanne War Violates the Rights of Children 2004 Campaign to Protect Children from Armed Conflict The Children and Armed Conflict Working Group (CACWG) has created an Action Card designed for Canadians to: - Learn more about the situation of children affected by war - Learn about international law that protects children from war - Take action by sending urgent appeals War harms children Millions of children have been killed, injured, orphaned, abducted, recruited and used as child soldiers, sexually abused, forced to leave their homes and deprived of international assistance because of adult wars. Despite an international recognition of this problem, children's involvement in war continues in places such as Colombia, Northern Uganda, Iraq and Myanmar. It's time to end the impunity! "Early on when my brothers and I were captured, the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army] explained to us that all five brothers couldn?t serve in the LRA because we would not perform well. So they tied up my two younger brothers and invited us to watch. Then they beat them with sticks until two of them died. They told us it would give us strength to fight. My youngest brother was nine years old." Former child soldier in Northern Uganda, aged 13. Source: Human Rights Watch Involving children in war violates international law The international community has created legal commitments and bodies for protecting children from war. Children have a basic right to be protected when war threatens them. This right is guaranteed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international law. We have the necessary legal tools to protect children. Now turning law into action is the challenge. Take action! Send urgent appeals Please contact the CACWG to order a FREE package of action cards and send your appeals to: The Embassy of Myanmar in Ottawa urging its government to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children and Armed Conflict, and to declare a commitment to end the practice of recruiting under-18s into the armed forces. And to Prime Minister Martin urging him to make compliance with international law that protects children from war a top priority for action in specific country situations, like Myanmar, and support the International Criminal Court to end impunity for persons responsible for war crimes against children. The package will also include a fact sheet on a powerful new Security Council Resolution on Children and Armed Conflict - 1539. The fact sheet can also be used in your own advocacy and public awareness efforts. Resolution 1539 is the first resolution that goes beyond commitment toward taking specific actions in specific country situations. We need your support! To order a package, please contact: Chris Bjornestad Coordinator, Children and Armed Conflict Working Group Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee 1 Nicholas Street, Suite 1216 Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 Tel: 613-241-3446 Fax: 613-241-4846 Email: chris@peacebuild.ca Internet: www.peacebuild.ca The Children and Armed Conflict Working Group (CACWG) is a Canadian civil society network that promotes protection for the security and rights of children affected by war. The CACWG is a division of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: peacebuild-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.ca Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/peacebuild/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: peacebuild-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.ca <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://ca.yahoo.com/docs/info/tos.html From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Sat Dec 4 12:13:08 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Sat Dec 4 12:01:05 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my retur Message-ID: <10412041213.AA01700@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my return. Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Sun Dec 5 12:13:02 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Sun Dec 5 12:00:42 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my retur Message-ID: <10412051213.AA02344@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my return. Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS From susant at apex.gc.ca Mon Dec 6 10:40:55 2004 From: susant at apex.gc.ca (Susan Tanner) Date: Mon Dec 6 10:42:04 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] WPS new email for Susan Tanner In-Reply-To: <10412021213.AA02272@kairoscanada.org> Message-ID: I will be leaving APEX and travelling for 6 months in Europe and Asia. My new email is susantanner@rogers.com Susan Tanner Visiting Executive / Cadre superieur invite susant@apex.gc.ca (613) 943-0332 234 Laurier Avenue West/ avenue Laurier ouest 22nd floor / 22e etage Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6K6 Fax / Telec (613).943-8919 www.apex.gc.ca -----Original Message----- From: women-peace-and-security-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:women-peace-and-security-bounces@list.web.net]On Behalf Of John Lewis Sent: December 2, 2004 12:13 PM To: women-peace-and-security@list.web.net Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until December9th and will respond to this email upon my retur I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my return. Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS _______________________________________________ Women-peace-and-security mailing list Women-peace-and-security@list.web.net http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/women-peace-and-security From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Mon Dec 6 12:13:42 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Mon Dec 6 12:01:34 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my retur Message-ID: <10412061213.AA02392@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my return. Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Tue Dec 7 12:13:35 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Tue Dec 7 12:01:11 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my retur Message-ID: <10412071213.AA01732@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until December 9th and will respond to this email upon my return. Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS From gabba at shaw.ca Tue Dec 7 12:04:53 2004 From: gabba at shaw.ca (Deborah Woodley) Date: Tue Dec 7 12:08:18 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] please remove my name from the list. thanks Message-ID: <001c01c4dc7e$df7540d0$18425018@MyPC> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041207/30691833/attachment.html From Eshiffer at ndi.org Tue Dec 7 17:38:16 2004 From: Eshiffer at ndi.org (Erin Shiffer) Date: Tue Dec 7 17:38:42 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] NDI Job Announcement: Women's Participation Program Officer Message-ID: <6D28DCB571373A439556B9F0F6A57A65454F93@mail2.ndi.org> PROGRAM OFFICER, WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, "Win with Women Knowledge Network" Summary The Women's Political Participation team is seeking a Program Officer to launch and manage the Win with Women Knowledge Network. The Knowledge Network is the next phase of NDI's Win with Women Global Initiative, focused on increasing women's leadership in political parties. This position requires exceptional skills and competency in two areas: Primary Responsibilities The Program Officer will be primarily responsible for the overall establishment and development of the on-line campaign and stimulating/moderating online discussions. Specifically, the Program Officer will: * Design, develop, and moderate a global listserv "Network" addressing women's global political leadership. * Lead the development of the on-line campaign to promote and expand participation in the Network, including active recruitment of new network members. * Design, facilitate, moderate and stimulate active discussions on the global listserv. * Monitor current international women's issues; incorporate topics into listserv discussions. * Correspond with current and new Win with Women Network members to answer questions and build the network. * Identify and compile resources and materials on women's political participation and assist team in cataloging resources. * Maintain collaborative relationships with partner organizations, including international democratic development organizations, civil society organizations and transnational organizations, to encourage active participation in the listserv and initiative. * Draft case studies based on information provided over the listserv. * Provide research and other assistance to staff as requested. Secondary Responsibility - Technological Maintenance The Program Officer will secondarily be responsible for the overall technical maintenance of all aspects of the Network. Specifically, the Program Officer will: * Enhance, update, and assist in the development of the website associated with the Network. * Upload resources and materials on women's political participation to the website for participant reference and use. * Maintain and update content on website. This position is linked to the existence of funding, and will be for a duration of less than one year. Qualifications * Bachelors Degree, preferably in international relations, political science, public policy or gender studies. Graduate degree preferred. * Three (3) years relevant work experience in international development, community organizing, political campaigns, organizational development and/or legislative affairs. Additional years of relevant work experience may be substituted for educational requirement on a one-for-one basis. * Work experience in women's issues, gender equity or related areas, particularly as they apply to international issues and/or politics. * Living/working experience outside of the US preferred. * Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to effectively interact with all levels of staff, US and foreign government personnel, members of donor organizations, funders and policy makers. * Experience in program design and strategy, preferably related to women's political participation and/or international development. * Excellent oral communication skills to effectively present information, respond to questions. * Exceptional clear and persuasive writing skills, with little to no editing required. * Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team. * Smooth multi-tasking among four or more responsibilities. * Ability to analyze political work, to think innovatively and introduce new concepts. * Varied computer skills, including database applications. Experience with Access databases preferred. Web design experience is a plus. * Language skills a plus. Non-US citizens applying for regular positions based in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa. Application Instructions Interested applicants can apply now using our on-line resume tool. Refer to the exact position title in the cover letter. DEADLINE: December 13, 2004 No phone calls please NDI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, political affiliation, religion, gender, disability, and/or sexual orientation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, John Lewis Program Coordinator International Human Rights KAIROS From woroniuk at magma.ca Thu Dec 9 20:42:16 2004 From: woroniuk at magma.ca (Beth Woroniuk) Date: Thu Dec 9 20:43:20 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] BBC news report on Amnesty Report -- Lives Blown Apart Message-ID: <002c01c4de59$7b4ce8b0$ce12fea9@yourat5qgaac3z> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 1123 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041209/e44bfe8c/attachment.gif From woroniuk at magma.ca Fri Dec 10 11:08:43 2004 From: woroniuk at magma.ca (Beth Woroniuk) Date: Fri Dec 10 11:09:48 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Fw: NGO prepares to publish major survey of Kurdish women (IRIN) Message-ID: <000701c4ded2$862e5ba0$ce12fea9@yourat5qgaac3z> > > SULAYMANIYAH, 12/9/2004 (IRIN) - Looking at Kurdish society in northern > Iraq, it's not hard to see that women very much take the back seat: in the > ministries they're the secretaries and cleaners; in the villages you're > lucky if you see them at all. > > It is a situation women's organisations here have been fighting to change > since 1991, when Iraq's three northern governorates broke off from > Baghdad's control. But their efforts have always come up against one major > difficulty - the total lack of reliable statistics to back up their cases. > > No more. After two years' work, Norwegian People's Aid, a mainly > Norwegian-funded NGO based in Sulaymaniyah, is preparing to publish the > largest ever survey of women in the region. > > Running to over 1,400 pages of statistics and analysis, the survey > synthesises the results of four months of interviews with 20,000 women > (approximately 2 percent of the target population) throughout the > Kurdish-controlled region. > > Interviewed by 87 volunteers from 23 Kurdish women's organisations, women > randomly selected for the survey answered questions on subjects ranging > from education levels and healthcare to gender violence and attitudes > towards marriage. > > "They say women are second-class citizens in our society," Soran > Abdulqadir Costa, the NPA project manager who designed and headed the > survey, told IRIN. "This study shows they're lower down than that." > > He leafed through the draft. Just over 15 percent of rural women > interviewed said they married before the age of 17, 1.9 percent when they > were younger than 12. In cities, the figures were higher, 17.2 percent and > 1.7 percent respectively. > > "By the time a woman reaches the age of 27, she's more or less passed her > sell-by date," Costa said. > > The figures for illiteracy are even more striking: 13 percent of unmarried > women, 51 percent of married women and 87 percent of widows surveyed said > they couldn't read or write. > > A reflection of the standard ways of distinguishing between women in > Kurdish society, these three categories are used throughout the survey, > and have been criticised by some for condoning the patriarchal traditions > the study sets out to expose. > > In as much as they are roughly equivalent to a division into age groups, > Costa said, they frequently produced results showing a clear progression > between youth and old age, married women expressing opinions between those > of unmarried women and widows. > > There was one part of the study, however, where that was not the case - > experiences of sexual harassment and violence. Here, 18 percent of widows > reported they had been harassed, compared to 48 percent of unmarried > women. Married women suffered the worst, with 58 percent saying they had > been harassed. > > Meanwhile, 6.3 percent of unmarried women and 7.6 percent of widows said > they had received death threats, four-fifths of the time from family > members. > > "The image that builds up as you read through the results is of people who > are often lonely, cut off from the outside world and severely limited in > what they can do," Costa said. "That 90 percent of respondents said they > were 'satisfied' just shows how low their expectations are." > > In the pilot scheme they began to run in November 2002, Costa and his > colleagues included among the 140 questions asked a section about sexual > relations and attitudes towards sex. > > Respondents were to be interviewed alone by an all-female team of > volunteers, and he was convinced the section would pass muster. > > He turned out to be wrong. "Some parts of the Kurdish-administered areas, > particularly Arbil governorate, are very conservative places," he > explained. > > Breadth of information may have suffered as a result, Costa said, but > compromises like this did ensure the survey succeeded in its second major > aim - to federate as much of Kurdish society as possible around the > project. > > As well as the women's organisations which provided expertise and > volunteers, NPA also worked closely with two Kurdish universities and five > ministries from the two administrations that have divided the Kurdish > north since civil war broke out in 1994. > > "Mass participation was a means of ensuring that nobody can turn around > and say 'this cannot be proved' or 'this is not correct'," Costa said. > > From woroniuk at magma.ca Fri Dec 10 11:10:17 2004 From: woroniuk at magma.ca (Beth Woroniuk) Date: Fri Dec 10 11:11:20 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] IRAQ: Event to highlight violence and terrorism against women (IRIN) Message-ID: <000f01c4ded2$bddfdd80$ce12fea9@yourat5qgaac3z> > > > BAGHDAD, 12/6/2004 (IRIN) - Women spoke out against the violence in Iraq > on Friday in Baghdad at an event organised to honour aid worker Margaret > Hassan and government official A'amal Ma'amalachi, two victims of killings > in the last year and a half. > > The two women's pictures were displayed on posters emblazoned "No to > violence," which hung around the hall at the National Conference Against > Violence sponsored by the Iraqi Women's Network and the Association of > Councillors for Women's Affairs in Iraq. > > Hassan, director of the CARE International aid agency, was kidnapped more > than a month ago and reported dead. Ma'amalachi was assassinated on 20 > November 2003. > > "These women were victims of blind violence and terrorism in Iraq," Thuha > Rawhi, an organiser of the event, told IRIN. "This event was a ceremony > for two great women who served and loved Iraq." > > Most of the women who attended wore black to mourn the dead. They wore > small black ribbon/olive leaf pins to represent the sadness and peace of > the event. > > Attendees said that violence and terrorism was isolating Iraq from the > outside world. It was also keeping foreign forces in Iraq and lowered the > chance for peace and independence, they said. > > "We want our voices to be heard all over the world. We reject all of the > violence and terrorism against our Iraqi women," Muna Essam, a member of > the Enanan Association for Women, told IRIN. > > Others questioned how the two women could have been killed, when Islam, > the predominant religion in Iraq, is against all killing. > > "I condemn the violence against women," said Shourook Hussein, a member of > the Iraq Association for Martyrs Support. "Iraqi men used to support > woman. Killing is new in our society. There is no role in Islam saying we > should kill women. Women give life." > > Both Maysoon al-Damalogi, deputy Minister of Education and Moshkat > al-Moa'amen, Minister of Environment, spoke at the event. "Terrorism and > violence does not reflect the true face of Iraq," al-Damalogi said. "It > remains for us and our covered faces to show [the true face of Iraq] on TV > and satellite stations." > > Al-Moa'amen asked if there was a way to solve the violence and get rid of > terrorists currently destabilising the country. > > Hassan helped rebuild the Abn al-Quif spinal cord hospital twice, bringing > donations once after US-led forces entered Iraq and looters stormed the > building, and secondly after the hospital was damaged when the nearby > United Nations building - the Canal Hotel, was bombed on 17 August 2003, > hospital director Klidar al-Chalabi said. > > Waves of sadness passed over the attendees as they watched films > discussing Ma'amalachi's and Hassan's lives. > > More than 60 women's groups attended the event, along with representatives > from Iraqi unions and hospitals and representatives of the ministries of > environment, education and displacement and migration. Relatives and > friends of Hassan and Ma'malachi also attended. > > > From woroniuk at magma.ca Fri Dec 10 14:15:53 2004 From: woroniuk at magma.ca (Beth Woroniuk) Date: Fri Dec 10 14:16:57 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Commentary: "Every War is a war on women" -- UN Wire Message-ID: <001901c4deec$abcacfa0$ce12fea9@yourat5qgaac3z> Commentary: "Every war is a war on women" Nicaraguan human rights advocate Myrna Cunningham writes in the Miami Herald that International Human Rights Day should include time for reflection on violence against women worldwide, highlighting the fact that women make up 80% of the casualties of war and 80% of the world's refugees. "Women are on the frontlines," Cunningham writes in her appeal for greater media coverage of violence against women, "and we must be on the front pages." Miami Herald, The (12/10) UN Wire is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter covering the United Nations and the World. Aggregating the most important news from hundreds of top international sources, UN Wire provides the latest news and information you need to be an informed citizen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041210/88df311c/attachment.html From tim.symonds at shevolution.com Sat Dec 11 08:31:23 2004 From: tim.symonds at shevolution.com (Tim Symonds) Date: Sat Dec 11 08:32:04 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] lobbying the US Congress Message-ID: <20041211133127.B5CDB261ECF@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Dear Suzanne - the idea behind this teach-in next month on lobbying the US Congress organised by Lesley Abdela is because where-ever she has gone in the past 6 years - Kosovo/Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq - Washington has been the dominant mover-and-shaker of events, for good or bad. As the UK has the most amazing NGO sector of any in the world, it could have immense influence if it learns how to relate effectively and influentially with the Congress, especially as after the mid-term elections of 2006, both the Senate and the House of Representatives might swing back to the opposition Party. Ps. There was a report out recently on the NGO sector (can't remember from where) which calculated the NGO delivered a higher sum of aid money to the Developing World than the formal sectors like the Department for International Development. How to Lobby the US Congress 2-hour Teach-in, Committee Room 8, House of Commons January 17 2005, 5.30-7.30pm Request for seating to tim.symonds@shevolution.com Chair: Mark Fisher MP Opening remarks, Lesley Abdela CEO Project Parity Partnerships for Peace Presentation on lobbying the US Senate and House of Representatives by - Matt Martin Deputy Director/Senior Nuclear Analyst British American Security Information Council (BASIC) www.basicint.org Plus Matt Martin's Washington DC expert colleagues Initial outline is contained in this recent e-mail to Lesley Abdela's office (Tim Symonds): Dear Tim, I think 2 hours should be sufficient, and with a general title like "The ABCs of Lobbying the US Congress" you can't go wrong. I'm guessing that it should be a rather general overview, with some particularly insightful and intriguing nuggets thrown in for good measure. Probably the audience will not be too up to speed on quorum calls, subcommittee activities, and the like? 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This provides the Fellow time for reflection, research, and writing. While all human rights practitioners are eligible, we especially encourage applications from those who are currently or were recently involved in "on-the-ground" work at some level of personal risk. The Oak Fellow's responsibilities include regular meetings with students either through formal classes or informal discussion groups and assistance in shaping a lecture series or symposium associated with the particular aspect of human rights of interest to the fellow. The fellow also is expected to participate in the intellectual life of the campus and enable our students to work or study with a professional in the human rights field. The Fellow will receive a stipend and College fringe benefits, plus round-trip transportation from the fellow's home site, housing for a family, use of a car, and meals on campus. The Fellow will also receive research support, including office space, secretarial support, computer and library facilities, and a student assistant. The Fellowship is awarded for the fall semester (Sept.-Dec.) each year. Following the period of the award, the fellow is expected to return to her or his human rights work. For the fall of 2005, the Oak Institute seeks a human rights practitioner working on health-related human rights issues. Possible areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to: HIV-AIDS, the rehabilitation of torture victims, the treatment of refugees or the victims of landmines, forensic anthropology, combating unsafe health and sanitary conditions, women's health issues, and infant malnutrition and mortality. The successful candidate should have some background in the health sciences or related fields. For more information, see our website at http://www.colby.edu/oak. -- Prof. Kenneth A. Rodman Department of Government 5310 Mayflower Hill Drive Colby College Waterville, ME 04901 phone: (207) 872-3270 fax: (207) 872-3263 From sarah at peacewomen.org Mon Dec 13 09:44:18 2004 From: sarah at peacewomen.org (Sarah Shteir) Date: Mon Dec 13 09:50:29 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Issue #51: December 10, 2004 Message-ID: <7825D268-4D15-11D9-8B34-000A95CC9BA8@peacewomen.org> > WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM > 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS > Issue #51 > 10 December 2004 > > OCTOBER 2004: RECAP & FOLLOW-UP > > The Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on women, > peace and security, 31 October 2000. > For the text of the resolution, visit: > http://www.peacewomen.org/un/sc/1325.html > > For the printer-friendly version of this newsletter and for past > issues, visit: > http://www.peacewomen.org/news/1325News/1325ENewsindex.html > > THIS ISSUE FEATURES: > 1. 1325 on Trial in Northern Ireland > 2. 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Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 188 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041215/0eac0c14/attachment-0005.gif From MCGRAJ at SEN.PARL.GC.CA Thu Dec 16 10:03:28 2004 From: MCGRAJ at SEN.PARL.GC.CA (McGrath, Jodie: SEN) Date: Thu Dec 16 10:04:54 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] =?utf-8?q?Fall_Newsletter/Bulletin_de?= =?utf-8?q?_l=E2=80=99automne_?= Message-ID: <91DC244E1D1F1C47A7BB5272F48CA245E11B09@SENEXCHNG01.sen.ca> Fall Newsletter of the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security 1. The Second Annual Symposium of the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security: ?Where Are the Women in Peace Processes?? (December 8,2004) 2. The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice?s Event Promoting Women's Equal Participation in Peace & Security Processes: Operationalizing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) (November 18-20, 2004) 3. Cross-Canada Roundtables with Sri Lankan-Canadian women 4. Report of the Cross-Canada Roundtables on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 5. Invitation: Retreat of the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security 1. The Second Annual Symposium of the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security: ?Where Are the Women in Peace Processes?? (December 8, 2004) On December 8, 2004, the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security hosted a symposium on the theme ?Where are the Women in Peace Processes?? This symposium was organized in cooperation with the Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group (GPWG) of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (CPCC), with the financial support of Foreign Affairs Canada. The objectives of the symposium were: * to build the capacities of participants on women in peace processes, while highlighting the challenges and opportunities in Rwanda; * using the Secretary-General?s report and various alternative reports, provide an opportunity for participants to discuss strategies that support the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Canada; and * To facilitate the discussion among those who work on issues of women (gender), peace and security. The Symposium report should be released in the New Year. For more information please contact Jodie McGrath at 613-996-4298 or mcgraj@sen.parl.gc.ca 2. The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice?s event Promoting Women's Equal Participation in Peace & Security Processes: Operationalizing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (November 18-20, 2004) The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ), in collaboration with the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security (CCWPS), and the Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights, convened a working conference on advancing the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325). The event took place on November 18-20, 2004 in San Diego, California. The international community was invited to recommend representatives from government, civil society, and I/NGO leaders working on peace and security issues for participation in the conference. For more information or to request a copy of the report, please go to http://peace.sandiego.edu 3. Cross-Canada Roundtables with Sri Lankan-Canadian women In October, South Asia Partnership Canada, in cooperation with the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security and the Forum of Federations, hosted four roundtables across Canada on the subject of women, peace and security in Sri Lanka. The activity had the interest of, and was financially supported by Foreign Affairs Canada. The goal for the roundtables was to create an opportunity for Canadian women of Sri Lankan origin to participate in consultations regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Sri Lanka. For more information please contact Jodie McGrath at mcgraj@sen.parl.gc.ca or Brynna Leslie at bleslie@sapcanada.org 4. Report of the Cross-Canada Roundtables on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 In June 2004, the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security, in partnership with the YWCA, travelled to Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver to discuss UN Security Council Resolution 1325 with Canadians. The roundtables sought to: * build upon the recommendations of the CCWPS?s first annual symposium, which included engaging a cross-section of participants to discuss and further implement UNSCR 1325; and * discuss the roles of the Government of Canada, academics and civil society in implementing UNSCR 1325. It is from these discussions that the CCWPS will build its ?blueprint for next actions?. A report of the roundtable will be available in electronic format in January 2005. For more information please contact Jodie McGrath at mcgraj@sen.parl.gc.ca Bulletin de l?automne du Comit? canadien sur les femmes, la paix et la s?curit? 1. Deuxi?me Symposium annuel du Comit? canadien sur les femmes, la paix et la s?curit? : ? O? sont les femmes dans les processus de paix? ? (8 d?cembre 2004) 2. Activit? du Joan B Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice visant ? promouvoir la participation ?gale des femmes dans les processus de paix et de s?curit? : Mise en ?uvre de la r?solution 1325 du Conseil de s?curit? de l?ONU (18?20 novembre 2004) 3. Tables rondes pancanadiennes avec des Canadiennes d?origine sri-lankaise 4. Rapport des tables rondes pancanadiennes sur la r?solution 1325 du Conseil de s?curit? de l?ONU 5. Invitation : S?ance de r?flexion du Comit? canadien sur les femmes, la paix et la s?curit? 1. Deuxi?me Symposium annuel du Comit? canadien sur les femmes, la paix et la s?curit? : ? O? sont les femmes dans les processus de paix? ? (8 d?cembre 2004) Le 8 d?cembre, le Comit? canadien sur les femmes, la paix et la s?curit? a tenu un symposium sur le th?me ? O? sont les femmes dans les processus de paix? ? Le symposium a ?t? organis? en collaboration avec le Groupe de travail sur l??galit? des sexes et la consolidation de la paix (GTESCP) mis sur pied par le Comit? coordonnateur canadien pour la consolidation de la paix (CCCCP), avec l?aide financi?re d?Affaires ?trang?res Canada. Les objectifs du symposium ?taient les suivants : * Renforcer les capacit?s des participantes de promouvoir la pr?sence des femmes dans les processus de paix, tout en attirant l?attention sur les d?fis et les possibilit?s au Rwanda. * Au moyen du rapport du secr?taire g?n?ral et d?autres rapports, donner aux participantes l?occasion de discuter de strat?gies visant ? appuyer la mise en ?uvre au Canada de la r?solution 1325 du Conseil de s?curit?. * Favoriser la discussion sur les strat?gies gagnantes en ce qui a trait aux femmes (sexe), ? la paix et ? la s?curit?. Le rapport sur le symposium devrait ?tre publi? en 2005. Pour en savoir plus, veuillez communiquer avec Jodie McGrath, au 613-996-4298 ou ? l?adresse mcgraj@sen.parl.gc.ca. 2. Activit? du Joan B Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice visant ? promouvoir la participation ?gale des femmes dans les processus de paix et de s?curit? : Mise en ?uvre de la r?solution 1325 du Conseil de s?curit? de l?ONU (18?20 novembre 2004) De concert avec le Fonds de d?veloppement des Nations Unies pour la femme (UNIFEM), le Comit? canadien sur les femmes, la paix et la s?curit? (CCFPS) et le Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights, le Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ) a tenu une conf?rence de travail sur la promotion de la mise en ?uvre de la r?solution 1325 du Conseil de s?curit? de l?ONU du 18 au 20 novembre 2004 ? San Diego (Californie). La communaut? internationale a ?t? invit?e ? recommander ? des repr?sentants des gouvernements et de la soci?t? civile ainsi qu?? des dirigeants d?ONG et d?OIG ?uvrant dans le domaine de la paix et de la s?curit? de participer ? la conf?rence. Pour en savoir plus ou pour obtenir un exemplaire du rapport, veuillez consulter le site http://peace.sandiego.edu 3. Tables rondes pancanadiennes avec des Canadiennes d?origine sri-lankaise En octobre, la Soci?t? asiatique des partenaires Canada a tenu, en collaboration avec le Comit? canadien sur les femmes, la paix et la s?curit? et le Forum des f?d?rations, quatre tables rondes sur les femmes, la paix et la s?curit? au Sri Lanka dans diverses r?gions du Canada. Affaires ?trang?res Canada s?est int?ress? ? cette activit? ? laquelle il a accord? un appui financier. Les tables rondes avaient pour but de permettre aux Canadiennes d?origine sri-lankaise de participer aux consultations sur la mise en ?uvre de la r?solution 1325 du Conseil de s?curit? de l?ONU au Sri Lanka. Pour obtenir plus d?information, veuillez communiquer avec Jodie McGrath (mcgraj@sen.parl.gc.ca) ou Brynna Leslie (bleslie@sapcanada.org). 4. Rapport des tables rondes pancanadiennes sur la r?solution 1325 du Conseil de s?curit? de l?ONU En juin 2004, en partenariat avec le YWCA, le Comit? canadien sur les femmes, la paix et la s?curit? s?est rendu ? Halifax, ? Montr?al, ? Ottawa, ? Toronto et ? Vancouver afin de discuter avec les Canadiens de la r?solution 1325 du Conseil de s?curit? de l?ONU. Les objectifs des tables rondes ?taient les suivants : * Miser sur les recommandations du Premier Symposium annuel du CCFPS, notamment celle visant la participation d?un ?chantillon repr?sentatif de personnes afin de discuter de la r?solution 1325 et de poursuivre sa mise en ?uvre. * Discuter du r?le du gouvernement du Canada, des universitaires et de la soci?t? civile dans la mise en ?uvre de la r?solution 1325. C?est ? partir de ces discussions que le CCFPS ?tablira son cadre d?action. Un rapport sur les tables rondes sera pr?sent? en format ?lectronique en janvier 2005. Pour plus d?information, veuillez communiquer avec Jodie McGrath ? l?adresse mcgraj@sen.parl.gc.ca. Jodie McGrath Coordinator Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security 900 Victoria Building The Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4 Tel: (613) 996-4298 Fax: (613) 992-0673 Email: mcgraj@sen.parl.gc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Pearson Building 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario Canada Hosted by Foreign Affairs Canada in cooperation with the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee, the Canadian Consortium on Human Security and the International Development Research Centre. Provisional Agenda can be viewed at www.peacebuild.ca and click on 'Consultations'. A registration form will be available soon. INVITATION December 16, 2004 Dear Madam/Sir Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) in cooperation with the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (CPCC), the Canadian Consortium on Human Security (CCHS) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)is pleased to invite you to the Annual Peacebuilding and Human Security Consultations. The 2005 Consultations: War to Peace Transitions, mark the eighth annual meeting in which FAC, the CPCC and CCHS members, and the IDRC have come together to discuss current and emerging issues in the field of peacebuilding with a view to increasing the coherence and effectiveness of Canada's contribution to international peace and security. The Consultations will take place on January 19 and 20, 2005 at the FAC Conference Centre on the main floor of the Lester B. Pearson Building, 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa. Please consult the attached preliminary agenda, developed in conjunction with the CPCC, the CCHS, and IDRC which includes plenary sessions and workshops related to Peacebuilding and Human Security issues. The final date for registration is Friday, January 7, 2005. Registrations will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis. Organizations are requested to limit the number of participants to a maximum of two (2). Additional applications will be placed on a waiting list and accepted subject to space availability. Updates on the agenda, papers and other documentation related to the conference will be made available on the CPCC (www.peacebuild.ca), CCHS (http://www.humansecurity.info) and the FAC (http://www.humansecurity.gc.ca) web sites. Copies of all conference related documentation will also be available at the conference itself. As well, tables will be available to display documents and brochures. Yours Sincerely, Tim Martin Director Peacebuilding and Human Security Division Foreign Affairs Canada Further questions concerning the consultations should be directed to: Suzanne Taylor Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee 1 Nicholas Street, Suite 1216 Ottawa ON K1N 7B7 Tel: 613-241-3446 Fax: 613-241-4846 E-mail:suzanne@peacebuild.ca" From suzanne at peacebuild.ca Fri Dec 17 16:12:36 2004 From: suzanne at peacebuild.ca (Suzanne Taylor) Date: Fri Dec 17 16:13:41 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] BBC E-mail: Darfur war breeds 'dirty babies' Message-ID: <20041217_211236_099838.suzanne@peacebuild.ca> Suzanne Taylor saw this story on BBC News Online and thought you should see it. ** Darfur war breeds 'dirty babies' ** The BBC's Ishbel Matheson talks to Sudanese women who became pregnant after being raped by Janjaweed militias. < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/world/africa/4099601.stm > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/dailyemail/ > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything said in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views. If you don't wish to receive such mails in the future, please e-mail webmasters@bbc.co.uk making sure you include the following text: I do not want to receive "E-mail a friend" mailings. From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Sat Dec 18 12:14:00 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Sat Dec 18 12:01:17 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412181214.AA00364@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Sun Dec 19 12:13:27 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Sun Dec 19 12:00:41 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412191213.AA01320@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From woroniuk at magma.ca Sun Dec 19 20:41:30 2004 From: woroniuk at magma.ca (Beth Woroniuk) Date: Sun Dec 19 20:42:36 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] NYTimes.com Article: In Congo War, Even Peacekeepers Add to Horror Message-ID: <005701c4e635$084d37f0$ce12fea9@yourat5qgaac3z> > > > In Congo War, Even Peacekeepers Add to Horror > > December 18, 2004 > By MARC LACEY > > BUNIA, Congo, Dec. 16 - In the corner of the tent where she > says a soldier forced himself on her, Helen, a frail fifth > grader with big eyes and skinny legs, remembers seeing a > blue helmet. > > The United Nations peacekeeper who tore off her clothes had > used a cup of milk to lure her close, she said in her > high-pitched voice, fidgeting as she spoke. It was her > favorite drink, she said, but one her family could rarely > afford. "I was so happy," she said. > > After she gulped it down, the foreign soldier pulled Helen, > a 12-year-old, into bed, she said. About an hour later, he > gave her a dollar, put a finger to his lips and pushed her > out of his tent, she said. > > In this same eastern outpost, another United Nations > peacekeeper, unable to communicate with a 13-year-old > Swahili-speaking girl who walked past him, held up a cookie > and gestured for her to draw near. As the girl, Solange, > who recounted the incident with tears in her eyes the other > day, reached for the cookie, the soldier reached for her. > She, too, said she was raped. > > The United Nations said recently that it had uncovered 150 > allegations of sexual abuse committed by United Nations > peacekeepers stationed in Congo, many of them here in Bunia > where the population has already suffered horrendous > atrocities committed by local fighters. The raping of women > and girls is an all-too-common tactic in the war raging in > Congo's eastern jungles involving numerous militia groups. > In Bunia, a program run by Unicef has treated 2,000 victims > of sexual violence in recent months. But it is not just the > militia members who have been preying on the women. So, > too, local women say, have some of the soldiers brought in > to keep the peace. > > The United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, said > recently that there was "clear evidence that acts of gross > misconduct have taken place" in the United Nations mission > in Congo, which began in early 2000 and is known by its > French acronym, Monuc. Mr. Annan added, "This is a shameful > thing for the United Nations to have to say, and I am > absolutely outraged by it." > > The number of cases may be impossible for United Nations > investigators to determine precisely. Helen and Solange > said in recent interviews that they had not told their > stories even to their parents, never mind to United Nations > officials. Rape carries a heavy stigma here, both girls > made clear. They told their stories when approached by a > reporter. > > "I didn't tell my mother because she would beat me," said a > grim-faced Solange, starring at the ground. Solange, a > sixth-grade dropout, said she had no interest in visiting a > health clinic or seeing one of the psychologists that > Unicef has paid for to counsel the many rape victims in and > around Bunia. If she seeks help, the girl said, her mother > might find out. > > Helen's mother is dead, and Helen did not dare tell her > father for fear of a beating. She said she knew he would > blame her for going near the soldiers in the first place > and might even throw her out of the house. > > Helen did go on her own to a health clinic soon after the > assault because she said she hurt between her legs. The > health worker gave her something to drink, which she paid > for with the same dollar that the soldier had given her, > she said. > > "I was so afraid when he took my clothes off," Helen said, > fidgeting with her dirty T-shirt. "I was quiet. I didn't > say anything." > > The allegations leveled against United Nations personnel in > Congo include sex with underage partners, sex with > prostitutes and rape, an internal United Nations > investigation has found. Investigators said they found > evidence that United Nations peacekeepers and civilian > workers paid $1 to $3 for sex or bartered sexual relations > for food or promises of employment. A confidential report > prepared by Prince Zeid Raad al-Hussein, Jordan's > ambassador to the United Nations, and dated Nov. 8, says > the exploitation "appears to be significant, widespread and > ongoing." > > Violators described in the investigation, which continues, > appear to come from around the globe. Fifty countries are > represented among the 1,000 civilian employees and 10,800 > soldiers who make up the United Nations mission in Congo. > Already, a French civilian has been accused of having sex > with a girl, though it is unclear where that case stands, > and two Tunisian peacekeepers have been sent home, where > the local authorities will decide whether to punish them. > > The United Nations report details allegations of sexual > misconduct by peacekeepers from Nepal, Pakistan, Morocco, > Tunisia, South Africa and Uruguay, and lists incidents in > which some soldiers tried to obstruct investigators. > > When they arrive for duty, peacekeepers are presented with > the United Nations code of conduct, which forbids "any > exchange of money, employment, goods or services for sex." > > The home countries are responsible for punishing any of > their military personnel who violate the code while taking > part in a United Nations peacekeeping mission. > > The United Nations, which has had previous scandals in > missions in Cambodia and Bosnia, also warns the soldiers > against sexual contact with girls under 18, even though the > law in Congo permits sex with girls as young as 14. > > The United Nations policy says that mistakenly believing > someone is older "cannot be considered a defense." The > youth of Helen and Solange cannot be mistaken. They said > they were abused while selling bananas and avocados to > soldiers. Each girl said she was among the girls and women > who have flocked to the camps that peacekeepers have set up > around Bunia. These two girls walked from tent to tent with > fruit balanced on their heads, using gestures to make > deals. > > Helen would sell her fruit for 10 francs apiece, or a few > cents, and would earn about $1 a day. She would give the > money to her older sister. > > Solange would trade her fruit for the small containers of > milk issued to soldiers. She would then sell the milk in > town, making about $1.50 a day. She used the money to help > her family buy food. > > Some of the girls and women who have entered the > peacekeepers' camps concede that they had > less-than-innocent intentions. > > Judith and Saidati, both 15 and sexually experienced with > Congolese boys, acknowledged that they were looking for > foreign boyfriends as they sold their fruit. > > The girls, who have the same father, said in a recent > interview that they both found French boyfriends first, > when the French Army controlled Bunia last year. Then they > each found soldiers from Nepal, one of the countries > supplying peacekeepers to the United Nations mission. After > that, the girls spent time with soldiers from Morocco, who > make up the bulk of the force now patrolling Bunia. > > The girls said they each stuck to one soldier apiece and > switched to new ones only when their boyfriends were > transferred out. Each time they had sex, the soldiers gave > them $5, they said. Sometimes, they got other gifts, too, > they said. > > One day, however, after their latest boyfriends had gone, a > social worker visited them and told them of the dangers of > having sex with soldiers. The woman sat them down and told > them about AIDS and the other sexually transmitted diseases > they might get. "She told us not to go anywhere near the > soldiers," said Judith, who like the other girls agreed to > be identified only by her first name. "She said we're still > young and they might make our lives short." > > The two half sisters said the social worker's words > frightened them, and they said they had not had any > boyfriends for the last few months. But they also > acknowledged that fewer Moroccan soldiers were > propositioning them, reducing their temptation. The > soldiers' new commander is keeping a closer eye on them, > the girls said. "They want to come to us but their chief is > watching them," Judith said. > > Judith and Saidati said they wanted the soldiers to remain > in Bunia for many years. The girls said the United Nations > troops had succeeded in stabilizing the town, which was a > war zone just over a year ago. The foreigners also have > much more money to spend than local boys, the girls said. > > "I like them," said Judith, smiling coyly. > > "They treat us > so nice," added Saidati, who was beaming. > > But the two younger girls, Helen and Solange, were far more > sober when they spoke of the foreign troops. They said they > stopped selling fruit at the military camp immediately > after they were attacked and had never been back. They said > they had trouble sleeping at night and could not forget > what the soldiers did to them. > > "Whenever I see one of them, I remember what happened," > said Helen, who lives near a military checkpoint operated > by soldiers wearing blue helmets just like the one she > remembers seeing in the tent. "I'm afraid of them." > > http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/18/international/africa/18congo.html?ex=1104506330&ei=1&en=e3a9b6892a8b6c38 > > > For general information about NYTimes.com, write to > help@nytimes.com. > > Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company From woroniuk at magma.ca Sun Dec 19 20:43:14 2004 From: woroniuk at magma.ca (Beth Woroniuk) Date: Sun Dec 19 20:44:18 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] LIBERIA: War rapists must face justice, victims need more help, says Amnesty (IRIN) Message-ID: <007901c4e635$45fe10b0$ce12fea9@yourat5qgaac3z> > > DAKAR, 12/15/2004 (IRIN) - More than a year after the curtain fell on > Liberia's 14-year conflict, no one has been prosecuted for the many > wartime cases of rape and sexual abuse, Amnesty International said, > calling on the government and the international community to swiftly bring > the criminals to justice and provide more help for the victims. > > "Despite the prevalence of sexual violence during the conflict, not only > has no-one been prosecuted but it also remains unclear if, how and when > those responsible will ever face justice," the human rights group said in > a report, published on Tuesday. > > "Lasting peace will not be achieved in Liberia unless those responsible > for crimes under international law are held criminally responsible, truth > is established and victims obtain full reparations." > > Amnesty quoted preliminary figures from the United Nations Development > Programme (UNDP) which indicated that about two out of three Liberians had > suffered some form of sexual violence during the conflict. > > The attacks included rape, gang-rape, the insertion of foreign objects and > being stripped and put on public display, and although women and girls had > borne the brunt of the combatants' attacks, men and boys were also > victims. > > UNDP began its three-month sexual violence study, based on a random > sampling of 4,000 people, in March. A UNDP spokesman in Liberia said the > final results had not yet been released. > > In its report, Amnesty found victims of sexual violence across the West > African nation. It said sexual crimes had been carried out by combatants > from all three armed factions -- fighters loyal to former president > Charles Taylor, members of Liberians United for Reconciliation and > Democracy, and combatants belonging to the Movement for Democracy in > Liberia. > > "I was pregnant and running away," one 29-year-old woman told Amnesty > representatives. "Three government soldiers caught me and raped me. They > beat me and my unborn baby died." > > Bringing the perpetrators to justice will be difficult in a country where > most courts no longer function and much of the infrastructure has been > destroyed or looted, Amnesty noted. > > It said that one example for Liberia to follow might be found in > neighbouring Sierra Leone, which suffered its own brutal decade-long war, > and has since set up a UN-backed Special Court to try those who bear the > greatest responsibility for crimes against humanity, including rape and > sexual slavery. > > Amnesty said Liberia's interim government, which took over after an August > 2003 peace deal and will shepherd the nation to elections in October 2005, > must come up with a clear policy to deal with those who had raped and > sexually abused their countrymen. > > And the UN, international donors and the World Bank should provide > sufficient funds to help Liberia develop an effective justice system, it > said. > > The human rights group said sending a clear signal would prevent further > crimes being committed and warned that women remained at risk, > particularly in camps for Liberians who had been forced to flee their > homes during the conflict and who had still not returned. > > As far as helping the victims of the wartime assaults, equally big hurdles > remain. > > "Two men raped me. I am bleeding all the time. I haven't been to hospital. > There is no medical care," a 35-year-old woman from the western county, > Bomi, told Amnesty representatives. > > Earlier this year the UN and Liberia's interim government estimated that > less than 10 percent of the 3 million people living in this > heavily-forested nation had access to any kind of healthcare. And Amnesty > said not much had changed. > > "The provision of health facilities including hospitals... is among the > worst in the world," Tuesday's report said, again urging donors to deliver > funds they had promised in February so that the country could get back on > its feet. > > > From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Mon Dec 20 12:13:46 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Mon Dec 20 12:00:57 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412201213.AA00908@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From woroniuk at magma.ca Mon Dec 20 14:28:06 2004 From: woroniuk at magma.ca (Beth Woroniuk) Date: Mon Dec 20 14:29:15 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] UN Wire - Commentary: Support the global mechanisms that protect victims of war sex crimes Message-ID: <003001c4e6ca$087b0a00$ce12fea9@yourat5qgaac3z> Commentary: Support the global mechanisms that protect victims of war sex crimes International justice is the key to ending impunity for violence against women in times of war too often "ordered, condoned or tolerated" by those in power, writes Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan in the International Herald Tribune. Influential nations, including the U.S., adds Khan, must publicly support guidelines being set in war-crimes trials for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia and as part of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court that favor the aggressive prosecution of leaders who turn a blind eye to sexual violence against women if hundreds of thousands of victims are to find "hope and protection" in times of war. International Herald Tribune (12/18) UN Wire is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter covering the United Nations and the World. Aggregating the most important news from hundreds of top international sources, UN Wire provides the latest news and information you need to be an informed citizen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041220/98b828f1/attachment.html From suzanne at peacebuild.ca Mon Dec 20 18:14:43 2004 From: suzanne at peacebuild.ca (Suzanne Taylor) Date: Mon Dec 20 15:17:34 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Peacebuilding and Human Security Consultations - January 2005 Message-ID: Please note that we are now accepting registration for the Peacebuilding and Human Security Consultations (January 19-20, 2005) - hosted by Foreign Affairs Canada and co-organized by the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Commitee, the Canadian Consortium for Human Security and the International Development Research Centre. Please go to www.peacebuild.ca and click on CONSULTATIONS - there you will find a link to our on-line registration form and the provisional agenda for the event. Regards Suzanne Suzanne Taylor Coordinator Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee 1 Nicholas Street, Suite 1216 Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 Tel: 613-241-3446 Fax: 613-241-4846 Email: suzanne@peacebuild.ca Internet: www.peacebuild.ca From akozma at aiusa.org Tue Dec 21 01:00:23 2004 From: akozma at aiusa.org (akozma@aiusa.org) Date: Tue Dec 21 01:00:35 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Alyson Kozma/AIUSA/Amnesty International is out of the office. Message-ID: I will be out of the office starting 12/18/2004 and will not return until 01/03/2005. From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Tue Dec 21 12:13:51 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Tue Dec 21 12:01:02 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412211213.AA02236@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From woroniuk at magma.ca Tue Dec 21 17:04:03 2004 From: woroniuk at magma.ca (Beth Woroniuk) Date: Tue Dec 21 17:05:06 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] BURUNDI: UN peacekeepers suspended for sexual misconduct (IRIN) Message-ID: <004301c4e7a8$fbf843d0$ce12fea9@yourat5qgaac3z> > > > NAIROBI, 12/20/2004 (IRIN) - Two soldiers serving with the UN peacekeeping > operation in Burundi, known as ONUB, have been suspended from duty while > they are officially investigated for allegations of sexual misconduct. > > "This mission will not waver from its responsibility to the Burundian > people and international community to ensure absolute implementation of > the UN Secretary-General's zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and > abuse by UN personnel," ONUB said in a statement on Friday. > > ONUB said the alleged misconduct took place in the northeastern province > of Muyinga and that the investigation started on Monday and would be > concluded "expeditiously". > > "No other further details, or comments, will be provided at this time in > order not to prejudice the official investigation," ONUB said. > > In November, UN headquarters sent two separate teams to the Democratic > Republic of Congo to investigate 150 allegations of sexual exploitation > and abuse of the host population by civilian and military personnel > serving in the peacekeeping mission there. > > From tim.symonds at shevolution.com Wed Dec 22 07:42:20 2004 From: tim.symonds at shevolution.com (Tim Symonds) Date: Wed Dec 22 07:43:00 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] gender and the commission for Africa Message-ID: <20041222124224.61491250EE1@smtp.nildram.co.uk> I am sending out the e-mail below, in view of the imminent publication of the Commission for Africa's report-back on Africa's future, a report which may need a very fast gender appraisal. Very best wishes. Tim Tim Symonds Executive Director Project Parity Partnerships for Peace (PPPP) HQ East Sussex, United Kingdom tel. +44 1435 882 655 Fax +44 1435 882 742 mobile (Tim Symonds) +44 7773 776314 mobile (Lesley Abdela) +44 7967 650 155 tim.symonds@shevolution.com Att: Emily at Womankind UK December 22 2005 Rapid Evaluation of the Commission for Africa's impending recommendations (January 2005) Dear Emily, as Womankind will know, the UK Prime Minister's Commission for Africa will be issuing its recommendations in January - i.e. very shortly. Lesley (Abdela) and I wonder whether international organisations with strong links to women and gender in sub-Saharan Africa - Womankind for example - could rapidly respond with a Gender Analysis which should be widely disseminated to compensate immediately for shortfalls in the Commission's report or to help re-rank recommendations and resources where women want to emphasise the importance of some recommendations. The reason Lesley is concerned is that despite her and others' early prompt on the gender composition of the Commission only 3 women (one only being African) were appointed among the 17 Commissioners. In other words, men outnumber women by nearly 5 to one, and it is led by a male, the Ethiopian Prime Minister. Ethiopia is by no means in the vanguard of African women's equal rights. It may not be necessary to form a team physically in contact with each other to put together an immediate and trenchant response from the gender perspective - we could all contribute by e-mail - but it would be necessary to have a 'home base' to which contributions and comments can be sent, for compiling into a parallel report and quickly issued both to the UK Government and MPs/Peers, the European Commission, IGOs such as the UN (especially UNIFEM, UNDP, UNECA), World Bank, USAID, WTO, appropriate journalists, and campaign groups throughout Africa, and to people like Charlotte Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator International Women's Issues (G/IWI) at the US State Department. Could Womankind act as the focal point for producing a 'rapid reaction' critique? With very best wishes. Tim Tim Symonds Executive Director Project Parity Partnerships for Peace (PPPP) HQ East Sussex, United Kingdom tel. +44 1435 882 655 Fax +44 1435 882 742 mobile (Tim Symonds) +44 7773 776314 mobile (Lesley Abdela) +44 7967 650 155 tim.symonds@shevolution.com To enquire about the Commission's report or other information re. the Commission for Africa, contact the Head of the Commission's Secretariat at the Department for International Development, Myles Wickstead, on Africa_secretariat@dfid.gov.uk or m-wickstead@dfid.gov.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041222/4ea35742/attachment.html From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Wed Dec 22 12:13:54 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Wed Dec 22 12:01:03 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412221213.AA02292@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From cheshmak at yorku.ca Wed Dec 22 12:05:54 2004 From: cheshmak at yorku.ca (Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims) Date: Wed Dec 22 12:09:42 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. In-Reply-To: <10412221213.AA02292@kairoscanada.org> References: <10412221213.AA02292@kairoscanada.org> Message-ID: Dear friends, I'm wondering if anyone knows why we are all getting John's ouot of office reply if the email is not coming from our email. Is there a way to remedy this? thanks cheshmak On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, John Lewis wrote: > I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. > > John Lewis > International Human Rights > KAIROS > _______________________________________________ > Women-peace-and-security mailing list > Women-peace-and-security@list.web.net > http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/women-peace-and-security > From woroniuk at magma.ca Thu Dec 23 09:32:54 2004 From: woroniuk at magma.ca (Beth Woroniuk) Date: Thu Dec 23 09:33:58 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] 10 Years After: Lessons from Rwanda on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda Message-ID: <002601c4e8fc$4aefab00$ce12fea9@yourat5qgaac3z> cross-posted from Canadian Consortium on Human Security News (NOv 2004) http://www.humansecuritybulletin.info/November_2004/Home/en/ . 10 Years After: Lessons from Rwanda on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda Vancouver, British Columbia October 25-26, 2004 The CCHS Complementary Activities Programme provided funding to the Conflict and Development Programme at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, for a Vancouver based workshop, 10 Years After: Lessons from Rwanda for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. The workshop was held on October 25-26, 2004 and hosted eight Rwandan civil society and government representatives. The concept paper and final agenda are available on the CCHS website under CCHS Conferences. This issue of the Human Security Bulletin summarizes the main findings of the workshop. A full conference report with policy recommendations will be posted in forthcoming weeks on the CCHS website and the "10 Years After" workshop website. Paper presentations and links are also available at: http://www.erinbaines.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041223/e9c7da83/attachment.html From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Thu Dec 23 12:13:40 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Thu Dec 23 12:00:50 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412231213.AA02204@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Fri Dec 24 12:13:37 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Fri Dec 24 12:00:45 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412241213.AA01840@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From cduggan at idrc.ca Fri Dec 24 12:00:21 2004 From: cduggan at idrc.ca (cduggan@idrc.ca) Date: Fri Dec 24 12:00:46 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Autoreply: Women-peace-and-security Digest, Vol 2, Issue 24 Message-ID: auto-reply: I will be out of the office until 10 January 2005 and will repond to your message when I return. Estare fuera de la oficina hasta el 10 de enero de 2005. Je seria hors du bureau jusqu'au 10 janvier 2005 From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Sat Dec 25 12:13:35 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Sat Dec 25 12:00:42 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412251213.AA02308@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Sun Dec 26 12:13:36 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Sun Dec 26 12:00:41 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412261213.AA01600@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Mon Dec 27 12:13:38 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Mon Dec 27 12:00:41 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412271213.AA01788@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Tue Dec 28 12:13:40 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Tue Dec 28 12:00:42 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412281213.AA02220@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Wed Dec 29 12:13:43 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Wed Dec 29 12:00:43 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412291213.AA02488@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From jlewis at kairoscanada.org Thu Dec 30 12:13:58 2004 From: jlewis at kairoscanada.org (John Lewis) Date: Thu Dec 30 12:00:56 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. Message-ID: <10412301213.AA01756@kairoscanada.org> I'll be out of the office until January 4th, 2005. Happy holidays to everyone. John Lewis International Human Rights KAIROS From janis.alton at sympatico.ca Fri Dec 31 11:30:42 2004 From: janis.alton at sympatico.ca (Janis Alton) Date: Fri Dec 31 11:28:43 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Hi Beth! Listserve problem Message-ID: <001401c4ef56$12674440$3d8d5e41@roger.com> Hi Beth; For some time, I have not received e-mails from you/women-peace-and security listserve. Can you please add me back on to the list if this is the hitch? Happy New Year! Janis Alton Janis Alton 1279 Stavebank Road North Mississauga, ON Canada L5G 2V1 Tel: +1+905- 274-6191 Fax: +1+905-274-9760 L -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/women-peace-and-security/attachments/20041231/e8ad1762/attachment.html From cheshmak at yorku.ca Fri Dec 31 17:26:07 2004 From: cheshmak at yorku.ca (Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims) Date: Fri Dec 31 17:29:54 2004 Subject: [Women-peace-and-security] Special Appeal for Asia: Please Help (fwd) Message-ID: Dear friends, for those of you looking for ways to support the efforts in south east asia, please see below and share this email with others. thank you cheshmak ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:20:31 -0500 From: Craig Kielburger To: craig@freethechildren.com Subject: Special Appeal for Asia: Please Help Humanitarian Crisis in Asia The devastation and the projected 150,000 death toll resulting from the December 26th earthquake and accompanying Tsumanis (tidal waves) in South Asia ranks as one of the greatest humanitarian disasters in the past 50 years. Many of the victims include children. The immediate concern is to ensure the health of the survivors. Hospitals and health centers are overwhelmed by the numbers of sick and injured. Medical supplies are desperately needed to help cope with the disaster. Free the Children is Responding Free the Children has been working in this region for the past nine years. Many of you have been inquiring about how you can offer help, especially to the children who are in most acute need. As the world's largest network of children helping children, Free the Children is responding by shipping essential medical and relief supplies to the affected areas to save lives. We Need Your Help For every one dollar donated, Free the Children can leverage $10 worth of medical supplies through a special matching program. In order to help as many children as possible, we need to ship the medical supplies quickly. Your donation will bring hope to the children of South Asia. Thank you for your support and generosity in this time of great need. Sincerely, Craig Kielburger Founder and Chair To make a secure online US dollar donation CLICK HERE To make a secure online CANADIAN dollar donation CLICK HERE Please send a cheque to: Free the Children 233 Carlton Street, Toronto, Ontario M5A 2L2 Canada Tel: (416) 925 - 5894; 1(800) 203 - 9091 (USA) Fax: (416) 925 - 8242 info@freethechildren.com www.freethechildren.com