Beirut

The Committe for the Follow Up on Women Issues (CFUWI) and ABAAD - Resource Center for Gender Equality and Oxfam,
with the financial support of the Norwegian Ministry of Social Affairs,
cordially invite you to the launching ceremony of the:

"Transformative Political Identities for Gender Equality"

Date: Friday, June 12, 2015
Time: from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM
Place: Hotel Holiday Inn - Verdun, Beirut

RSVP: 01 361035 / 01 366238

On the 15th anniversary, of the passing of Law NO. 220/2000 related to persons with disabilities,

The National Association for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Lebanon, in cooperation with associations concerned, invites you to

The National Day of Solidarity with the rights of persons with disabilities in Lebanon.

The program includes a statement presented on the occasion, live testimonies by people with disabilities and musical performances.

In protest of the repeated incidents and murders which threaten the lives and security of women and girls in Lebanon, RDFL is calling for a solidarity sit in to call justice for the women killed by their husbands.

Time 27 May 2015 at 12:00 noon
Place: In front of the Ministry of Justice

Kafa is calling for a popular demonstration with the participation of the families and friends of victims of domestic violence to call for the following:

- Speeding up the trials of women's killers
- Bring down harsh sentences for the murders of women
- Do not accept the killers' arguments to justify the murders and bring down the sentences
- Carry out the trial for the murder of Roula Yaakoub
- Prioritise the cases of women victims of domestic violence by creating a special family court for that effect

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:
 
“If I could be more like them, and less like me”: Internalized Homonegativity in the Lebanese Context
 
Speaker: Sara Michli
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2015
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Bardo
Address: Clemenceau, Beirut, Lebanon
 
Synopsis

Proud Lebanon is pleased to invite you to participate in our IDAHOT event, which will take place the 17th of May 2015, at Monroe Hotel, in Minat el hosn, Beirut.
IDAHOT (International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia) is a long day event organized and hosted by Proud Lebanon.
During this day, various activities will take place in order to address the issues related to this cause.
Your participation is highly appreciated and required, so you can contribute to promote our cause and fight against Homophobia.

The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World is organizing a conference entitled “Upholding Gendered Peace at a Time of War: Academics and Activists Speak Out on the Shifting Places of Women in the Arab World.” The conference is organized in Beirut in partnership with Carol Mann of Women in War, and Evelyne Accad of Beit Al-Hanan.

Time: from 8 until 11 June, 2015
Place: LAU – Beirut campus.

In support of ABAAD’s Safe Shelters*
for women and Girls Survivors of Gender Based Violence in Lebanon,

International Jewelry designer Marzio Fiorini and calligrapher Karim kanj joined hands to design the “Solidarity Bracelet”, that will be launched

On Friday the 27th of March
At 6:00 PM
At “AL FALAMNKI”

*Earnings of the bracelet sales will be donated to ABAAD’s Safe Shelters for Women and Girls Survivors of Gender Based Violence in Lebanon.

Under the patronage and presence of George Jreiji, President of Beirut Bar Association,

Justice without Borders

Invites you to the launching of the second phase of its program entitled:

“Empowerment of Women for Accessing Justice”

 Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 11:00 am
Location: House of the Lawyer, first floor, Beirut

The event will be followed by a cocktail party and a hand imprinting ceremony

Program of the event: