The ability for all to access and contribute information, ideas and knowledge is essential in an inclusive Information Society.
The sharing and strengthening of global knowledge for development can be enhanced by removing barriers to equitable access to information for economic, social, political, health, cultural, educational, and scientific activities and by facilitating access to public domain information, including by universal design and the use of assistive technologies.
A rich public domain is an essential element for the growth of the Information Society, creating multiple benefits such as an educated public, new jobs, innovation, business opportunities, and the advancement of sciences. Information in the public domain should be easily accessible to support the Information Society, and protected from misappropriation. Public institutions such as libraries and archives, museums, cultural collections and other community-based access points should be strengthened so as to promote the preservation of documentary records and free and equitable access to information.
Moderator: Dr. Liberato Bautista (High-Level Track Facilitator), President, Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO), United States of America
Mr. Paul Donohoe (WSIS Action Line Facilitator), Digital Economy and Trade Coordinator Universal Postal Union, Switzerland
H.E. Mr. Mustafa Jabbar [R], Minister Posts and Telecommunications Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and ICT, Bangladesh
H.E. Mr. Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo, Minister, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Samoa
H.E. Mr. Bogdan Dumea, State Secretary, Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, Romania
Ms. Aichatou Habibou Oumani, President, Niger Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communication and Postal Service, Niger
Mr. Dan Sjoblom, Director General, Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, Sweden
Mr. Bakhtiyar Mammadov, Deputy Head of Administration, Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, Azerbaijan
Dr. Caterina Berbenni-Rehm, Founder & CEO, PROMIS@Service, Italy
Ms. Tatyana Kanzaveli, CEO, Open Health Network, United States of America
Mr. Ahm Bazlur Rahman [R], Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication (BNNRC), Bangladesh
CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Education, Learning and Literacy, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Language and Languages, please email the co-chairs at fmhult@umbc.edu or tonkin@hartford.edu. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org.
Join the NGO Committee on Financing for Development on Tuesday, April 26, from 8 – 9:30am EST for an official side event of the 2022 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum on Financing for Universal and Crisis-Responsive Social Protection and Decent Work: Proposals of 2021 UN Inter-Agency Working Group
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Phillippe Kridelka, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations
Mr. Helmut Schwarzner, Senior Social Security Specialist for the Americas, Social Protection Department, ILO Geneva
Mr. David Stewart, Chief of Child Strategy and Social Protection, UNICEF
Dr. Santosh Mehrotra, Research Fellow, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany
Ms. Tikhala Itaye, Director, Global Movement Building, Women in Global Health
Moderator: Dr. Barry Herman, Member Advisory Board, Social Justice in Global Development
Co-sponsors: Vivat International, Women First International Fund, Salesian Missions, International Labour Organization, World Vision, Social Justice in Global Development
Background: Social protection refers to assuring a basic income floor and access to basic healthcare throughout the life cycle. It should be provided universally to all people in need, but that is far from current practice. While decent jobs, including self-employment, are mainly in the private economy, meeting the qualifications for most jobs usually requires education and good health, which are primarily public service functions. Thus, programs to promote social protection and decent jobs entail adequate, effective, and fair national systems of taxation, complemented by international assistance, often in the form of technical assistance but also sometimes in aid-financed budget support, as for low-income countries.
The experience of the pandemic laid bare inadequate systems to deliver cash transfers to compensate for the economic costs of the crisis and inadequate public health systems to deliver vaccines, tests, and protective equipment, along with the very limited capacity, especially in developing countries, to maintain employment during the crisis-induced economic contraction. The pandemic experience requires us to think about preparing better “shock responsive” social protection and health systems and stronger counter-cyclical policies. Preparation, in turn, requires consideration of ways to mobilize the necessary domestic and international financial resources on an ongoing basis and with the capacity to meet the higher expenditure needs at times of crisis.
While the inter-agency report concluded with 21 separate proposals, speakers in the side event will be asked to discuss one or more of the proposals. There is no expectation that all 21 proposals would be covered, nor is that necessary. What is necessary is to bring the attention of the FfD Follow-up Forum for consideration by policymakers the work of the 16 cooperating agencies in the task force and the civil society, labor, employer, and youth stakeholders that were consulted in preparing the report.
Join the NGO Committee on Financing for Development on Tuesday, April 26, from 8 – 9:30am EST for an official side event of the 2022 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum on Financing for Universal and Crisis-Responsive Social Protection and Decent Work: Proposals of 2021 UN Inter-Agency Working Group
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Phillippe Kridelka, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations
Mr. Helmut Schwarzner, Senior Social Security Specialist for the Americas, Social Protection Department, ILO Geneva
Mr. David Stewart, Chief of Child Strategy and Social Protection, UNICEF
Dr. Santosh Mehrotra, Research Fellow, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany
Ms. Tikhala Itaye, Director, Global Movement Building, Women in Global Health
Moderator: Dr. Barry Herman, Member Advisory Board, Social Justice in Global Development
Co-sponsors: Vivat International, Women First International Fund, Salesian Missions, International Labour Organization, World Vision, Social Justice in Global Development
Background: Social protection refers to assuring a basic income floor and access to basic healthcare throughout the life cycle. It should be provided universally to all people in need, but that is far from current practice. While decent jobs, including self-employment, are mainly in the private economy, meeting the qualifications for most jobs usually requires education and good health, which are primarily public service functions. Thus, programs to promote social protection and decent jobs entail adequate, effective, and fair national systems of taxation, complemented by international assistance, often in the form of technical assistance but also sometimes in aid-financed budget support, as for low-income countries.
The experience of the pandemic laid bare inadequate systems to deliver cash transfers to compensate for the economic costs of the crisis and inadequate public health systems to deliver vaccines, tests, and protective equipment, along with the very limited capacity, especially in developing countries, to maintain employment during the crisis-induced economic contraction. The pandemic experience requires us to think about preparing better “shock responsive” social protection and health systems and stronger counter-cyclical policies. Preparation, in turn, requires consideration of ways to mobilize the necessary domestic and international financial resources on an ongoing basis and with the capacity to meet the higher expenditure needs at times of crisis.
While the inter-agency report concluded with 21 separate proposals, speakers in the side event will be asked to discuss one or more of the proposals. There is no expectation that all 21 proposals would be covered, nor is that necessary. What is necessary is to bring the attention of the FfD Follow-up Forum for consideration by policymakers the work of the 16 cooperating agencies in the task force and the civil society, labor, employer, and youth stakeholders that were consulted in preparing the report.
Emerging out of the Generation Equality Forum, the Action Nexus is co-convened by the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), the Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development (WWG on FfD), and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). Together with dynamic global South-based activist-intellectuals, these four organizations have begun to outline a conceptual framework that unpacks the connections between neoliberalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, and colonialism.
We invite you to join us as we outline a collective advocacy agenda to advance a vision for a feminist and decolonial global green new deal, grounded in a blueprint for a feminist agenda for people and planet. This three-hour global kickoff meeting will draw connections between the emerging work of the Action Nexus and the advocacy and activism of feminist movements across the world, particularly in the global/economic South.
Beginning with a grounding in the conceptual framework of the Action Nexus, this action-oriented strategy session will include breakout groups across regions and issue areas. As outcomes, the event will collectively produce a policy map of upcoming events and processes and a draft advocacy strategy for the Action Nexus, including the publication of advocacy briefs and an accountability mechanism before the end of 2022.
Event: Feminist Action Nexus for Economic and Climate Justice: Global Kickoff
Date: Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
Time: 7AM-10AM Mexico DF; 8AM-11AM New York; 3-6PM East Africa; 5:30-8:30PM New Delhi; 7PM-10PM Bangkok; convert to your time zone here
Accessibility: Simultaneous interpretation will be provided across English, French and Spanish. Other accessibility needs, please email Andrea Vega Troncoso at andrea@wedo.org.
Co-Conveners: FEMNET, WEDO, PACJA, Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development
Please feel free to forward this invitation to interested colleagues and/or friends. We are hoping for as broad participation as possible, especially from the global/economic South. Questions can be directed to Katie Tobin at katie@wedo.org.
In solidarity,
Feminist Action Nexus for Economic and Climate Justice
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Estimades colegas,
El Nexo de Acción Feminista para la Justicia Económica y Climática le invita a unirse a nosotres en nuestro Lanzamiento Global, el martes 12 de abril de 2022 de 12:00 a 15:00 UTC (vea su zona horaria aquí). Para registrarse y unirse a nosotres, por favor haga clic aquí. Habrá interpretación simultánea en inglés, francés y español.
Surgido del Foro Generación Igualdad, el Nexo de Acción Feminista es co-convocado por la Red de Comunicación y Desarrollo de Mujeres Africanas (FEMNET), la Alianza Panafricana por la Justicia Climática (PACJA), el Grupo de Trabajo de Mujeres sobre Financiamiento para el Desarrollo (WWG on FfD) y la Organización de Mujeres para el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo (WEDO). Junto con un grupo dinámico de activistas-académicas del Sur global, estas cuatro organizaciones han comenzado a esbozar un marco conceptual que revela las conexiones entre el neoliberalismo, el patriarcado, la supremacía blanca y el colonialismo.
Le invitamos a unirse a nosotres mientras delineamos una agenda de incidencia colectiva para promover una visión de un nuevo acuerdo verde global, feminista y decolonial, basado en un plan para una agenda feminista para las personas y el planeta. Esta reunión de lanzamiento mundial de tres horas establecerá conexiones entre el trabajo emergente del Nexo de Acción Feminista y la incidencia y el activismo de los movimientos feministas en todo el mundo, particularmente en el Sur global/económico.
Comenzando con una base en el marco conceptual del Nexo de Acción Feminista, esta sesión de estrategia incluirá grupos de trabajo de todas las regiones y áreas temáticas. Como resultados, el evento producirá colectivamente un mapeo políticos de los próximos eventos y procesos y un borrador de estrategia de promoción para el Nexo de Acción Feminista, incluida la publicación de informes de incidencia y un mecanismo de rendición de cuentas antes de finales del 2022.
Evento: Nexo de Acción Feminista para la Justicia Económica y Climática: Lanzamiento Global
Fecha: martes, 12 abril, 2022
Hora: 7AM-10AM México DF; 8AM-11AM Nueva York; 15:00-18:00 East Africa; 17:30-20:30 New Delhi; 19:00-22:00 Bangkok; vea su zona horaria aquí.
Accesibilidad: Habrá interpretación simultánea en inglés, francés y español. Si tiene otras necesidades de accesibilidad, envíe un correo electrónico a Andrea Vega Troncoso a andrea@wedo.org.
Co-Convocantes: FEMNET, WEDO, PACJA, Grupo de Trabajo de Mujeres sobre Financiamiento para el Desarrollo
Por favor reenvíe esta invitación a colegas y/o amigues interesades. Esperamos contar con una participación amplia y diversa, especialmente del Sur global/económico. Si tienen preguntas pueden dirigirse a Katie Tobin a katie@wedo.org.
En solidaridad,
Nexo de Acción Feminista por la Justicia Económica y Climática
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Chers collègues,
Le Nexus d’action féministe pour la justice économique et climatique vous invite à nous rejoindre pour notre lancement mondial, le mardi 12 avril 2022 de 12h00 à 15h00 UTC (convertir en votre fuseau horaire ici). Pour vous inscrire pour nous rejoindre, veuillez cliquer ici. L’interprétation simultanée sera assurée en anglais, français et espagnol.
Issu du Forum Génération Égalité, le Nexus d’action est co-organisé par le Réseau de communication et de développement des femmes africaines (FEMNET), l’Alliance panafricaine pour la justice climatique (PACJA), le Groupe de travail des femmes sur le financement du développement (WWG on FfD) et l’Organisation des femmes pour l’environnement et le développement (WEDO). En collaboration avec des activistes-intellectuels dynamiques basés dans le Sud, ces quatre organisations ont commencé à définir un cadre conceptuel qui dévoile les liens entre le néolibéralisme, le patriarcat, la suprématie blanche et le colonialisme.
Nous vous invitons à nous rejoindre alors que nous décrivons un programme de plaidoyer collectif pour faire avancer une vision d’un nouveau pacte vert mondial féministe et décolonial, fondé sur un plan pour un programme féministe pour les personnes et la planète. Cette réunion mondiale de lancement de trois heures établira des liens entre le travail émergent du Nexus d’action et le plaidoyer et l’activisme des mouvements féministes à travers le monde, en particulier dans le Sud global/économique.
Commençant par une mise à la terre dans le cadre conceptuel du Nexus d’action, cette séance de stratégie axée sur l’action comprendra des groupes de discussion dans les régions et les domaines d’intérêt. Comme résultats, l’événement produira collectivement une carte politique des événements et processus à venir et un projet de stratégie de plaidoyer pour le Nexus d’action, y compris la publication de notes de plaidoyer et un mécanisme de responsabilisation avant la fin de 2022.
Événement : Le nexus d’action féministe pour la justice économique et climatique : lancement mondial
Date : mardi 12 avril 2022
Heure : 7h-10h Mexico DF ; 8h-11h New York ; 15h-18h Afrique de l’Est ; 17h30-20h30 New Delhi ; 19h-22h Bangkok ; convertir en votre fuseau horaire ici
Accessibilité : L’interprétation simultanée sera assurée en anglais, français et espagnol. Autres besoins d’accessibilité, veuillez envoyer un courriel à Andrea Vega Troncoso à andrea@wedo.org.
Co-animatrices : FEMNET, WEDO, PACJA, Groupe de travail des femmes sur le financement du développement
N’hésitez pas à transmettre cette invitation à vos collègues et/ou amis intéressés. Nous espérons une participation aussi large que possible, en particulier du Sud global/économique. Les questions peuvent être adressées à Katie Tobin à katie@wedo.org.
En solidarité,
Le nexus d’action féministe pour la justice économique et climatique
—
Katie Tobin
Senior Program Manager
Women’s Environment & Development Organization (WEDO)
Emerging out of the Generation Equality Forum, the Action Nexus is co-convened by the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), the Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development (WWG on FfD), and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). Together with dynamic global South-based activist-intellectuals, these four organizations have begun to outline a conceptual framework that unpacks the connections between neoliberalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, and colonialism.
We invite you to join us as we outline a collective advocacy agenda to advance a vision for a feminist and decolonial global green new deal, grounded in a blueprint for a feminist agenda for people and planet. This three-hour global kickoff meeting will draw connections between the emerging work of the Action Nexus and the advocacy and activism of feminist movements across the world, particularly in the global/economic South.
Beginning with a grounding in the conceptual framework of the Action Nexus, this action-oriented strategy session will include breakout groups across regions and issue areas. As outcomes, the event will collectively produce a policy map of upcoming events and processes and a draft advocacy strategy for the Action Nexus, including the publication of advocacy briefs and an accountability mechanism before the end of 2022.
Event: Feminist Action Nexus for Economic and Climate Justice: Global Kickoff
Date: Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
Time: 7AM-10AM Mexico DF; 8AM-11AM New York; 3-6PM East Africa; 5:30-8:30PM New Delhi; 7PM-10PM Bangkok; convert to your time zone here
Accessibility: Simultaneous interpretation will be provided across English, French and Spanish. Other accessibility needs, please email Andrea Vega Troncoso at andrea@wedo.org.
Co-Conveners: FEMNET, WEDO, PACJA, Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development
Please feel free to forward this invitation to interested colleagues and/or friends. We are hoping for as broad participation as possible, especially from the global/economic South. Questions can be directed to Katie Tobin at katie@wedo.org.
In solidarity,
Feminist Action Nexus for Economic and Climate Justice
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Estimades colegas,
El Nexo de Acción Feminista para la Justicia Económica y Climática le invita a unirse a nosotres en nuestro Lanzamiento Global, el martes 12 de abril de 2022 de 12:00 a 15:00 UTC (vea su zona horaria aquí). Para registrarse y unirse a nosotres, por favor haga clic aquí. Habrá interpretación simultánea en inglés, francés y español.
Surgido del Foro Generación Igualdad, el Nexo de Acción Feminista es co-convocado por la Red de Comunicación y Desarrollo de Mujeres Africanas (FEMNET), la Alianza Panafricana por la Justicia Climática (PACJA), el Grupo de Trabajo de Mujeres sobre Financiamiento para el Desarrollo (WWG on FfD) y la Organización de Mujeres para el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo (WEDO). Junto con un grupo dinámico de activistas-académicas del Sur global, estas cuatro organizaciones han comenzado a esbozar un marco conceptual que revela las conexiones entre el neoliberalismo, el patriarcado, la supremacía blanca y el colonialismo.
Le invitamos a unirse a nosotres mientras delineamos una agenda de incidencia colectiva para promover una visión de un nuevo acuerdo verde global, feminista y decolonial, basado en un plan para una agenda feminista para las personas y el planeta. Esta reunión de lanzamiento mundial de tres horas establecerá conexiones entre el trabajo emergente del Nexo de Acción Feminista y la incidencia y el activismo de los movimientos feministas en todo el mundo, particularmente en el Sur global/económico.
Comenzando con una base en el marco conceptual del Nexo de Acción Feminista, esta sesión de estrategia incluirá grupos de trabajo de todas las regiones y áreas temáticas. Como resultados, el evento producirá colectivamente un mapeo políticos de los próximos eventos y procesos y un borrador de estrategia de promoción para el Nexo de Acción Feminista, incluida la publicación de informes de incidencia y un mecanismo de rendición de cuentas antes de finales del 2022.
Evento: Nexo de Acción Feminista para la Justicia Económica y Climática: Lanzamiento Global
Fecha: martes, 12 abril, 2022
Hora: 7AM-10AM México DF; 8AM-11AM Nueva York; 15:00-18:00 East Africa; 17:30-20:30 New Delhi; 19:00-22:00 Bangkok; vea su zona horaria aquí.
Accesibilidad: Habrá interpretación simultánea en inglés, francés y español. Si tiene otras necesidades de accesibilidad, envíe un correo electrónico a Andrea Vega Troncoso a andrea@wedo.org.
Co-Convocantes: FEMNET, WEDO, PACJA, Grupo de Trabajo de Mujeres sobre Financiamiento para el Desarrollo
Por favor reenvíe esta invitación a colegas y/o amigues interesades. Esperamos contar con una participación amplia y diversa, especialmente del Sur global/económico. Si tienen preguntas pueden dirigirse a Katie Tobin a katie@wedo.org.
En solidaridad,
Nexo de Acción Feminista por la Justicia Económica y Climática
——-
Chers collègues,
Le Nexus d’action féministe pour la justice économique et climatique vous invite à nous rejoindre pour notre lancement mondial, le mardi 12 avril 2022 de 12h00 à 15h00 UTC (convertir en votre fuseau horaire ici). Pour vous inscrire pour nous rejoindre, veuillez cliquer ici. L’interprétation simultanée sera assurée en anglais, français et espagnol.
Issu du Forum Génération Égalité, le Nexus d’action est co-organisé par le Réseau de communication et de développement des femmes africaines (FEMNET), l’Alliance panafricaine pour la justice climatique (PACJA), le Groupe de travail des femmes sur le financement du développement (WWG on FfD) et l’Organisation des femmes pour l’environnement et le développement (WEDO). En collaboration avec des activistes-intellectuels dynamiques basés dans le Sud, ces quatre organisations ont commencé à définir un cadre conceptuel qui dévoile les liens entre le néolibéralisme, le patriarcat, la suprématie blanche et le colonialisme.
Nous vous invitons à nous rejoindre alors que nous décrivons un programme de plaidoyer collectif pour faire avancer une vision d’un nouveau pacte vert mondial féministe et décolonial, fondé sur un plan pour un programme féministe pour les personnes et la planète. Cette réunion mondiale de lancement de trois heures établira des liens entre le travail émergent du Nexus d’action et le plaidoyer et l’activisme des mouvements féministes à travers le monde, en particulier dans le Sud global/économique.
Commençant par une mise à la terre dans le cadre conceptuel du Nexus d’action, cette séance de stratégie axée sur l’action comprendra des groupes de discussion dans les régions et les domaines d’intérêt. Comme résultats, l’événement produira collectivement une carte politique des événements et processus à venir et un projet de stratégie de plaidoyer pour le Nexus d’action, y compris la publication de notes de plaidoyer et un mécanisme de responsabilisation avant la fin de 2022.
Événement : Le nexus d’action féministe pour la justice économique et climatique : lancement mondial
Date : mardi 12 avril 2022
Heure : 7h-10h Mexico DF ; 8h-11h New York ; 15h-18h Afrique de l’Est ; 17h30-20h30 New Delhi ; 19h-22h Bangkok ; convertir en votre fuseau horaire ici
Accessibilité : L’interprétation simultanée sera assurée en anglais, français et espagnol. Autres besoins d’accessibilité, veuillez envoyer un courriel à Andrea Vega Troncoso à andrea@wedo.org.
Co-animatrices : FEMNET, WEDO, PACJA, Groupe de travail des femmes sur le financement du développement
N’hésitez pas à transmettre cette invitation à vos collègues et/ou amis intéressés. Nous espérons une participation aussi large que possible, en particulier du Sud global/économique. Les questions peuvent être adressées à Katie Tobin à katie@wedo.org.
En solidarité,
Le nexus d’action féministe pour la justice économique et climatique
—
Katie Tobin
Senior Program Manager
Women’s Environment & Development Organization (WEDO)
Join us for the First Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Human Rights Conference, sponsored by the Fannie Lou Hamer branch of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF US)!
Saturday, December 11th, 10AM -2PM Pacific, 1PM – 5PM Eastern
WILPF US awarded a mini grant of $1,500 to the Fannie Lou Hamer branch for this conference.
The conference will consist of an opening plenary, breakout sessions, and discussion. Topics will be: Ending Mass Incarceration, Abolishing the Death Penalty, Immigration Justice, the UN International Decade for People of African Descent / Reparations, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
For more information contact Theresa El-Amin at theresa@projectsarn.org or 919-824-0659.
CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@yahoo.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Education, Learning, and Literacy, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY, please visit ngocsw.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org.
Join us for the First Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Human Rights Conference, sponsored by the Fannie Lou Hamer branch of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF US)!
Saturday, December 11th, 10AM -2PM Pacific, 1PM – 5PM Eastern
WILPF US awarded a mini grant of $1,500 to the Fannie Lou Hamer branch for this conference.
The conference will consist of an opening plenary, breakout sessions, and discussion. Topics will be: Ending Mass Incarceration, Abolishing the Death Penalty, Immigration Justice, the UN International Decade for People of African Descent / Reparations, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
For more information contact Theresa El-Amin at theresa@projectsarn.org or 919-824-0659.
CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@yahoo.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Education, Learning, and Literacy, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY, please visit ngocsw.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org.
On behalf of our colleague, Dr. Manoj Kurian, Coordinator of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) of the World Council of Churches, we are happy to share with you an invitation to attend an upcoming webinar on Racism, Land, and Food.
New York, Bogota 09:00-11:00; London 14:00- 16:00; Geneva 15:00-17:00, Johannesburg 16:00-18:00, Nairobi 17:00-19:00, New Delhi 19:30-21:30, Bangkok 21:00-23:00
Objectives for the Webinar:
• Explore the intersections of food, land and racial injustice.
• Discern key lessons from initiatives and good practices that work to overcome the impact of racial injustice and inequity on food sovereignty.
• Reflect on how the Holy Scripture can assist and guide in bringing justice, dignity and rights to marginalised communities with regard to food and land
Worldwide, communities are increasingly experiencing poverty due to severe climate changes and lack of access to fertile farmlands and the deploying of fertile farmlands for cash crop farming at the expense of food production. In fact, in many countries, especially, former colonies, the most productive farmlands are shared by the very rich, normally descendants of the colonisers/ other privileged classes and castes and some indigenous elites, while the masses continue to try to eke out a living from their inherited but tired lands that have been farmed without rest over decades if not centuries. In some instances, the rich have used their access to financial and material resources to coerce poor farmers to plant and grow cash crops for the export market at the expense of growing staple crops, however, the rewards from cash crops are great for the merchants and exporters while starving the poor farmers who are left without any significant returns from their cash crops and without food.
This webinar seeks to explore the intersection of these two injustices across the globe. It helps to consolidate the analytical, advocacy and practical resources, to explore, understand and expose the effects of the combined force of food, climate and racial injustice.
Resource persons
· Rev. Chebon Kernell, Indigenous Perspectives Executive Director, Native American Comprehensive Plan, United Methodist Church, USA
· Dr. Fransina Yoteni, Gereja Kristen Injili Di Tanah Papua (GKITP)- Evangelical Christian Church in Tanah Papua, Member of the Central Committee of the WCC, West Papua, Indonesia
· Dr. Betty Ruth Lozano Lerma, Director of Research, Fundación Universitaria Bautista (Unibautista), Colombia
· Dr. Mervyn Abrahams, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group, Republic of South Africa
· Mr. Angelious Michael, Coordinator, Partnership and Youth Desk at Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church, Orissa, India
· Rev. Elton Williams, Pentecostal Minister championing Food sovereignty, Antigua and Barbuda
· Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith, Senior Associate for Pan African and Orthodox Church Engagement, Bread for the World. Member of the Central Committee of the WCC, USA
Moderators: Ms. Katlego Mohuba (South Africa) & Mr. Tsiry Nantenaina (Madagascar)
CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@gmail.com or bknotts@uua.org.
On behalf of our colleague, Dr. Manoj Kurian, Coordinator of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) of the World Council of Churches, we are happy to share with you an invitation to attend an upcoming webinar on Racism, Land, and Food.
New York, Bogota 09:00-11:00; London 14:00- 16:00; Geneva 15:00-17:00, Johannesburg 16:00-18:00, Nairobi 17:00-19:00, New Delhi 19:30-21:30, Bangkok 21:00-23:00
Objectives for the Webinar:
• Explore the intersections of food, land and racial injustice.
• Discern key lessons from initiatives and good practices that work to overcome the impact of racial injustice and inequity on food sovereignty.
• Reflect on how the Holy Scripture can assist and guide in bringing justice, dignity and rights to marginalised communities with regard to food and land
Worldwide, communities are increasingly experiencing poverty due to severe climate changes and lack of access to fertile farmlands and the deploying of fertile farmlands for cash crop farming at the expense of food production. In fact, in many countries, especially, former colonies, the most productive farmlands are shared by the very rich, normally descendants of the colonisers/ other privileged classes and castes and some indigenous elites, while the masses continue to try to eke out a living from their inherited but tired lands that have been farmed without rest over decades if not centuries. In some instances, the rich have used their access to financial and material resources to coerce poor farmers to plant and grow cash crops for the export market at the expense of growing staple crops, however, the rewards from cash crops are great for the merchants and exporters while starving the poor farmers who are left without any significant returns from their cash crops and without food.
This webinar seeks to explore the intersection of these two injustices across the globe. It helps to consolidate the analytical, advocacy and practical resources, to explore, understand and expose the effects of the combined force of food, climate and racial injustice.
Resource persons
· Rev. Chebon Kernell, Indigenous Perspectives Executive Director, Native American Comprehensive Plan, United Methodist Church, USA
· Dr. Fransina Yoteni, Gereja Kristen Injili Di Tanah Papua (GKITP)- Evangelical Christian Church in Tanah Papua, Member of the Central Committee of the WCC, West Papua, Indonesia
· Dr. Betty Ruth Lozano Lerma, Director of Research, Fundación Universitaria Bautista (Unibautista), Colombia
· Dr. Mervyn Abrahams, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group, Republic of South Africa
· Mr. Angelious Michael, Coordinator, Partnership and Youth Desk at Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church, Orissa, India
· Rev. Elton Williams, Pentecostal Minister championing Food sovereignty, Antigua and Barbuda
· Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith, Senior Associate for Pan African and Orthodox Church Engagement, Bread for the World. Member of the Central Committee of the WCC, USA
Moderators: Ms. Katlego Mohuba (South Africa) & Mr. Tsiry Nantenaina (Madagascar)
CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@gmail.com or bknotts@uua.org.
Join the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY for our December Monthly Meeting! This month, we’ll be exploring the intersection of human rights and climate change.
At the beginning of the meeting, we will provide updates on NGO CSW/NY and the NGO CSW66 Forum.
