MADRE News
February 2010
Parallel events during the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Posted on: Friday, February 26, 2010
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place from March 1-12, 2010. Here is a short list of some of the parallel events being held.See the full list of all CSW Parallel Events »March 110:00am: Sexual and...
GEAR UP NOW!
Posted on: Friday, February 26, 2010
54th SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN2010 GEAR CAMPAIGN STATEMENTThe Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign, a network of over 300 women’s, human rights and social justice groups around the world urges UN Member States and...
Bringing Aid to a Young Mother in Haiti
Posted on: Friday, February 26, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake
MADRE is working with the Feminist Solidarity Camp (a international network of women's rights organizations) to distribute supplies to women, children and families in Haiti.Our teams provided tents and plastic roofing to Dr. Pape of GHESKIO so that he could...
Bachelet with women's organizations in Haiti: Actions to unite and reinforce the organization of women
Posted on: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Earthquake, Chile
Update by María Suárez Toro of the Feminist International Radio Endeavor (FIRE) in partnership with the Feminist Solidarity Camp. “I’m not going to defend the women of Haiti by being president, but by being a woman convinced of the importance...
Call on Nicaragua to Allow Cancer Patient a Therapeutic Abortion
Posted on: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Keywords: Reproductive Rights, Women's Health, Nicaragua, Latin America and Caribbean
Since October 2006, women in Nicaragua have been denied the right to an abortion, even in cases where pregnancy puts a woman's life at risk.Amelia, a 27-year-old Nicaraguan woman and the mother of a 10-year-old child, has cancer. Despite the...
Providing Tents for an Orphanage and a Women's Health Clinic in Haiti
Posted on: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake, Womens Health
MADRE is working with the Feminist Solidarity Camp (a international network of women's rights organizations) to distribute supplies to women, children and families in Haiti.In Carrefour, a poor, mostly residential district in the greater metropolitain area of Port-au-Prince, our team...
Event: Comparative Strategies to End Violence Against Women
Posted on: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Keywords: Combating Violence Against Women, Afghanistan, Sudan, Colombia, UN, CSW, Event
Join MADRE for a Panel Discussion & Photo Exhibit Addressing Violence Against WomenWomen using human rights to strengthen anti-violence strategies: Afghanistan, Sudan, Colombia and the United States. March 3, 2010From 12pm - 1:30pmLunch Included!United Nations Church Center (10th Floor)777 United Nations PlazaNew...
Help Us Build the World You Want
Posted on: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
After the earthquake in Haiti, MADRE members didn't miss a beat in their outpouring of generosity and concern. And as a result, when plane-loads of emergency aid from large relief agencies were still circling the runways above Port-au-Prince, the medicines...
Event: Procession for Justice for the Palestinian People
Posted on: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Human Rights Advocacy
Israeli War Criminals Feast at the Waldorf while Palestinians Hunger for JusticeJoin us for a moving procession to protest the 2010 Annual New York Gala Dinner of the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)WE WILL NOT BE SILENTNO to...
Event: A Voice for Ayiti
Posted on: Monday, February 22, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake, Event, International Womens Day
Join MADRE and MADRE members at a benefit event for relief work in Haiti.HarmoNYom in association with Drom & WKCR 89.9 FM Present "A VOICE FOR AYITI"An incredible BENEFIT CONCERT On MONDAY MARCH 8 From 6:00 PM to MIDNIGHT(International Women's...
Women's Health Volunteer Teams Distributing Supplies
Posted on: Friday, February 19, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake, Womens Health
The women's health volunteer teams are still on the ground in Haiti, and the team in the clinic is seeing about 50 patients daily. The teams have been training local clinicians to ensure they are prepared to respond to needs...
The Sixth Annual Youth Sculpture Workshop in Peru
Posted on: Friday, February 19, 2010
Keywords: Peru, Latin America, Indigenous Rights, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice
January marked the sixth year that Indigenous youths from Peru's Vilcashuaman Province and the Cajamarca Region traveled to Ayacucho in order to learn the techniques of stone sculpting at a workshop organized by MADRE and our partner CHIRAPAQ.In an area...
Palestinian and Israeli midwives come together for professional development
Posted on: Friday, February 19, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights
MADRE's partners in Palestine, Midwives for Peace, hosted their first co-existence meeting of 2010 earlier this week. Midwives and health practitioners from both Palestine and Israel gathered for a professional development meeting as well as to share personal stories about...
Event: 20th Anniversary Symposium
Posted on: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Keywords: International Womens Day, Human Rights Advocacy
Join MADRE and the Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) at the 20th Anniversary Symposium! Featuring prominent speakers from the global women’s movement reflecting onbodyeconomymovementMarch 6, 20109:30 am – 5:30 pmHunter College Assembly HallEast 68th St. and Lexington Ave.New York,...
Searching for a Representative to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Posted on: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Keywords: Latin America & Caribbean, Human Rights Advocacy, UN, Indigenous Rights
An interview and LETTER OF SUPPORT for the candidacy of Mirna Cunningham of MADRE's sister organization CADPI.By Tarcila Rivera Zea.The Central American Indigenous Council (CICA) and the Continental Network of Indigenous Women of South America have nominated Dr. Mirna Cuninngham...
MADRE Partner Travels to Doha to Participate in Peace Process for Darfur
Posted on: Friday, February 12, 2010
Keywords: Sudan, Africa, Peace Building
Fatima Ahmed of MADRE's Sudanese partner organization Zenab for Women in Development recently travelled to Doha, Qatar in order to participate in the peace process talks for Darfur. Fatima is part of an initiative organized by Sisterhood for Peace to...
Haiti: Zanmi Lasante Clinic Staff Continuing to Provide Around the Clock Care
Posted on: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake
Zanmi Lasante staff continue to work around the clock to provide care to the many injured and sick still arriving at Port-au-Prince's General Hospital (HUEH), as well as at their clinics and at field hospitals they set up during the...
Empowering Indigenous women leaders in Bolivia and across Latin America and the Caribbean
Posted on: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Keywords: Bolivia, Latin America & Caribbean, Indigenous Rights, Economic Justice
In January of 2010, close to 100 Indigenous women leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean met in La Paz, Bolivia for the conference Building Strategic Partnerships for Governance and Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean ("Warmis KAY...
Women's Health Delegation Working to Provide Pregnant Haitian Women with Critical Support
Posted on: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake, Womens Health
Several teams of MADRE-supported health workers are still on the ground in Haiti. Two new volunteers arrived yesterday. The medical volunteers are working out of a local clinic and treating 350 patients each day. The women's health teams are seeing...
Policy Recommendations to Address Critical Security Concerns and Needs of Women Human Rights Defenders in Haiti
Posted on: Thursday, February 4, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake, Women Human Rights Defenders
A position statement from the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition. MADRE is a member of this coalition.POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL SECURITY CONCERNS AND NEEDS OF WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN HAITI IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE 12 JANUARY...
Tents distributed for use as health clinics and shelters in Haiti
Posted on: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake
The Myriam Merlet, Anne Marie Coriolan and Magali Marcelin Feminist International Camp is currently working to distribute tents in Haiti. The tents will be used as both health clinics and shelters. In addition to a resource distribution center, the Camp...
Aid is Power. Who Do You Want to Empower?
Posted on: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake
In the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe like the earthquake in Haiti, you’re focused on one question: How can I help? It’s the right question, but the answer isn’t always what it seems. Many people assume that donating to a...
Codification of the Human Right to Peace
Posted on: Monday, February 1, 2010
Keywords: UN, Human Rights Advocacy, Peace Building
MADRE and partner organizations signed on to this statement for the Human Rights Council, Session 13. See a full list of organizations that signed the statement » I The Spanish Society for International Human Rights Law (SSIHRL) welcomed on 30...
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