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NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [regular mtg]
worldwide/virtualOn behalf of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please consider yourselves cordially invited to attend our next regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 at 1pm EST. AGENDA 1. Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this land 2. Welcome, Introductions
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NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [regular mtg]
worldwide/virtualOn behalf of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please consider yourselves cordially invited to attend our next regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 at 1pm EST. AGENDA 1. Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this land 2. Welcome, Introductions
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
worldwide/virtualThis year's observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) at 1:30pm (NYC time) on June 15 coincides with the fourth review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Ministerial Conference on Ageing in Rome, Italy. While there will be an in-person WEAAD
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
worldwide/virtualThis year's observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) at 1:30pm (NYC time) on June 15 coincides with the fourth review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Ministerial Conference on Ageing in Rome, Italy. While there will be an in-person WEAAD
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[monthly mtg] NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
worldwide/virtualNGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Agenda for June 16, 2022 Zoom link: https://fordham.zoom.us/j/85797881478 1. Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this Land 2. Welcome and Review of Agenda 3. Meeting Minutes of April 21, 2022 4. Report of the Executive Committee 5. Guest
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[monthly mtg] NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
worldwide/virtualNGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Agenda for June 16, 2022 Zoom link: https://fordham.zoom.us/j/85797881478 1. Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this Land 2. Welcome and Review of Agenda 3. Meeting Minutes of April 21, 2022 4. Report of the Executive Committee 5. Guest
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Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies
Rayburn House Office Building 2060 DC, United StatesDear UN NGO Committee on FoRB and interested colleagues, This month, our friends at Muslims for Progressives Values will be hosting an in-person event on Apostasy and Blasphemy in Washington, DC. Here's the event summary: The practice of criminalizing the religious beliefs of others through apostasy and blasphemy legislation violates the fundamental teachings of Islam
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Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies
Rayburn House Office Building 2060 DC, United StatesDear UN NGO Committee on FoRB and interested colleagues, This month, our friends at Muslims for Progressives Values will be hosting an in-person event on Apostasy and Blasphemy in Washington, DC. Here's the event summary: The practice of criminalizing the religious beliefs of others through apostasy and blasphemy legislation violates the fundamental teachings of Islam
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Highlighting Interfaith Responses to Climate Anxiety
Tzu Chi Center New York, NY, United StatesIn 2021, within the United States alone, over 47 million people expressed living with a mental health condition, a 1.5 million increase from the previous year’s State of Mental Health Report. The confluence of crises – from conflict to economic instability to climate change – have spread a sense of fear, anxiety and loss of
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Highlighting Interfaith Responses to Climate Anxiety
Tzu Chi Center New York, NY, United StatesIn 2021, within the United States alone, over 47 million people expressed living with a mental health condition, a 1.5 million increase from the previous year’s State of Mental Health Report. The confluence of crises – from conflict to economic instability to climate change – have spread a sense of fear, anxiety and loss of
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