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Strong Families for Strong Communities: Examples from Turtle Island
worldwide/virtualFamily is the foundational institution for Indigenous Peoples and communities yet many policies and practices such as boarding schools and the Indian Act have undermined Indigenous families resulting in a legacy of abuse, intergenerational trauma, and large numbers of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). This presentation will describe the centrality of families for the
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Strong Families for Strong Communities: Examples from Turtle Island
worldwide/virtualFamily is the foundational institution for Indigenous Peoples and communities yet many policies and practices such as boarding schools and the Indian Act have undermined Indigenous families resulting in a legacy of abuse, intergenerational trauma, and large numbers of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). This presentation will describe the centrality of families for the
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Memorial and Celebration of the Life of Pamela Kraft
worldwide/virtualDear friends, Please join us for this special online event celebrating the life of our dear Pamela. She is being honored in this side event at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – the global gathering of Indigenous Peoples at the UN that she so loved and participated in for decades, and for which
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Memorial and Celebration of the Life of Pamela Kraft
worldwide/virtualDear friends, Please join us for this special online event celebrating the life of our dear Pamela. She is being honored in this side event at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – the global gathering of Indigenous Peoples at the UN that she so loved and participated in for decades, and for which
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Environmental factors as an important trigger for migration
worldwide/virtualJoin this virtual side event at the occasion of the 30th Session of the Conference on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, organized by ZONTA and co-organizers Tuesday May 18th, 1:10-2:00 pm CET. Reconsidering the definition of smuggling migrants in the context of (transnational) environmental disasters and hazardous legacies Environmental factors influence migration in important ways,
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Environmental factors as an important trigger for migration
worldwide/virtualJoin this virtual side event at the occasion of the 30th Session of the Conference on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, organized by ZONTA and co-organizers Tuesday May 18th, 1:10-2:00 pm CET. Reconsidering the definition of smuggling migrants in the context of (transnational) environmental disasters and hazardous legacies Environmental factors influence migration in important ways,
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COVID-19 and the Increasing Risks of Substandard and Falsified Pharmaceutical Products in Africa
worldwide/virtualDear CoNGO members, I am delighted to get in touch with you for the first time since the Brazzaville Foundation’s membership in November 2020 to the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). On the occasion of the upcoming World Health Assembly and Africa Day, the Brazzaville Foundation is pleased to invite
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COVID-19 and the Increasing Risks of Substandard and Falsified Pharmaceutical Products in Africa
worldwide/virtualDear CoNGO members, I am delighted to get in touch with you for the first time since the Brazzaville Foundation’s membership in November 2020 to the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). On the occasion of the upcoming World Health Assembly and Africa Day, the Brazzaville Foundation is pleased to invite
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The Climate Crisis and Developing Economies: A conversation with the Director of Power Shift Africa
worldwide/virtualWHAT THE WEST OWES THE REST The Climate Crisis & Developing Economies: A conversation with Mohamed Adow, Director of Power Shift Africa President Biden has ushered in the most ambitious climate plan in US history. But his wafer-slim majority in Congress gives him little time to push through his agenda before midterm elections in 18
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The Climate Crisis and Developing Economies: A conversation with the Director of Power Shift Africa
worldwide/virtualWHAT THE WEST OWES THE REST The Climate Crisis & Developing Economies: A conversation with Mohamed Adow, Director of Power Shift Africa President Biden has ushered in the most ambitious climate plan in US history. But his wafer-slim majority in Congress gives him little time to push through his agenda before midterm elections in 18
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