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ASPBAE Asia Pacific Policy Dialogue on Education Financing
worldwide/virtualDear ASPBAE Members and Friends, We cordially invite you to join the ASPBAE Asia Pacific Policy Dialogue on Education Financing which will be held on Monday, 26 April 2021, at 1:00 pm Manila time (Philippine Standard Time). This is a key Asia Pacific event as part of the Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) held from 26-30
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The Doctrine of Discovery and the Indigenous Ministries of The Episcopal Church
worldwide/virtualDear UN partners and participants at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 20th session, you are cordially invited to a panel discussion with Episcopal Indigenous participants in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 20. At 2pm EST on Monday, April 26, join via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99063295488?pwd=RERvMEptNTdoVE1tbFVlbTM0TVZxdz09 For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Bradley
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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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Indigenous Healing Ways for Mental Health
worldwide/virtualThe Indigenous Health Subcommittee is offering a side event during the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Indigenous practices for physical and mental healthcare have always been used in their communities and there are now attempts to revive and promote them in the mainstream, even in the COVID-19 era.This panel will feature US-based and global young
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Generation Equality: Lifting Up Young Women’s Voices in the Church
worldwide/virtualDear UN partners in gender justice and women’s and girls’ empowerment, You are cordially invited to "Lifting Up Young Women's Voices in the Church." Join Episcopal United Nations and the Presiding Bishop’s UNCSW65 delegates at the Generation Equality Forum as they discuss how Generation Equality fits into Church life, women who have guided them along
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Greycells Intergenerational Dialogue 2021 [survey deadline]
worldwide/virtualCan social mobilisation shape the agenda at local, national and global levels? Respond to an anonymous survey (in English, French, Spanish, Italian and German). The results will contribute to the Dialogue that will take place on 28 June 2021 in a hybrid format (face-to-face in Geneva, via Zoom, and streaming on Facebook and Youtube. This
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2021 Freedom of Religion or Belief Priorities at the United Nations
worldwide/virtualJoin us on Friday, May 7th, from 1:15pm-2:45pm Eastern for a virtual event that will highlight various missions’ recent past and upcoming efforts to promote religious freedom and related rights in 2021 at the United Nations. The event will feature a panel of UN diplomats who will present on their mission’s specific priorities on this issue. Following the
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A very special tribute to UN’s Ramu Damodaran
worldwide/virtualThe Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC) will join civil society colleagues worldwide to honor the beloved Ramu Damodaran through a virtual party on Zoom! Thursday, May 13, at 1:30pm. EDT (UTC-4), celebrate Ramu's remarkable career of service upon his retirement from the United Nations. All are welcome to register and join! Ramu has been a special friend and
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NGO Committee on Social Development [monthly meeting]
worldwide/virtualThe NGO Committee on Social Development will hold their regular monthly meeting at 10:00 am EST on May 19. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcOqqpj8uHtHqW8yFsbkrjk4wp3k-jSYv About: The NGO Committee for Social Development, is dedicated to promoting a People-Centered Development through the United Nations. We are dedicated to raise awareness on social development issues taken up by the United
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NGO Committee on Status of Women-NY [monthly meeting]
worldwide/virtualJoin NGO CSW-NY for our May Monthly Meeting about racial justice and gender. More information coming soon. At the beginning of the meeting, we will discuss the NGO CSW/NY Executive Committee elections taking place in June. Register here! If you missed April's monthly meeting on the intersection of climate change, gender, and migration, you can watch
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