Beirut

Under the patronage of his Excellency the Minister of Social Affairs, Mr. Rachid Derbes

And Within the frame work of “Mosaic”, a program funded by the Embassy of Italy in Beirut

The Ministry of Social Affairs, in partnership with “AFEL” and “ABAAD”,

Cordially invites you to:

The launching ceremony of
“The Unified Child Protection Policy of Institutions & NGO’s working with Children in Lebanon”

Al Kamandjati and the Center for Civic Engagement & Community Service (CCECS) at American University of Beirut (AUB) present,

A Fundraising concert:
Palestine Folklore, Oriental Modern and Arabic Classical Music

Date: Thursday August 6, 2015 at 8.00 pm
Place: AUB Assembly Hall

Buy your tickets at Malik's on Bliss Street and Librarie Antoine (all branches and online)

The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World and the Middle East Partnership Initiative, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs of the US Department of State (MEPI) is hosting an international conference titled “Women Leaders as Agents of Change: The Role of Women in the Changes that are Taking Place in the MENA Region.” Click here for the program.

RSVP by Friday, July 24, 2015 either by email: iwsaw@lau.edu.lb or by phone: 01-786456 ext. 1259

The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center at the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality is pleased to announce its monthly “Dardashat Jandariya” - Gender Talks entitled:

Performing gender roles: On and off the stage

Speaker: Alexandre Paulikevitch
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: AltCity
Address: Hamra Street, Beirut, Lebanon

Babel Theater invites you to view a series of short documentaries produced through a workshop entitled “stories talk”.

Stories Talk is a project produced and managed by 612 Ideas Factory and Danish Kontact Institutions. It seeks to teach a group of Arab women through personal story telling in a movie the skills of self-expression as well as sharing various stories of women at a regional and international level. The project develops a methodology for telling personal stories with as little equipments as possible (such as with an IPhone) but in a professional manner.

On the occasion of the international day for the support of victims of violence, a group of civil society and human rights organizations along with the syndicate of lawyers in Beirut have called for a protest today at 8:30 pm at the Museum Plaza in Beirut. Protesters are condemning all forms of torture and without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, nationality or belief.  This move was motivated by the recent news of torture perpetrated against Islamist inmates in the Roumieh prison.

Under the Patronage of the Embassy of Canada in Lebanon
The institute of Political Sciences at the Saint Joseph University
Has the pleasure to invite you to the announcement of the result of survey conducted by the institute on
“Early Marriage in Lebanon: a survey of Lebanese communities and Syrian refugees”

Date: Monday, June 29, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM
Place: Social Sciences campus – Huvelin street – Gulbenkian Hall.

Dear all,

Because accepting the status quo has become the nor
Because keeping silence means collusion
The production community is inviting you to take part in the launch of
"The June 25th call… for a decision against suicide"

Date: Thursday June 25th at 11:30 am
Venue: Biel

President
Mohammed Shoucair

The Bar Association in Beirut invites you to attend a seminar to discuss the new publication by lawyer Ghadir Al Alayli and entitled “Lebanese Women’s Right to transmit their nationality to their children”.

The seminar will feature:
•    Former Minister of Interior and Municipalities Lawyer Ziad Baroud
•    The President of the Women’s Committee at the Beirut Bar Association Lawyer Asma Hamadeh
•    Seminar moderator: Lina Abou-Habib

Given the questions it often receives, ‘Helem’ is organizing a seminar on homosexuality and trans-sexuality in Islam.
The sessions will also address the public's queries on these topics.
Participants in the event will dialogue amongst themselves as well as with the Imam of ‘Dars El Islam’ Mosque on various sexuality issues and the ways in which Islam approaches them.

Time: Tuesday, 16th June / 7:00 PM
Place: AltCity, Hamra - Beirut