MADRE Statements
EVENT: Celebrating the Life and Work of Rhonda Copelon
Posted on: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
This message comes to us from our friends at the Center for Women's Global Leadership
MADRE Still Needs Helping Hands Interns for Fall!
Posted on: Monday, August 30, 2010
Keywords: Job
Know someone who needs a great internship?
Pakistan: Relief from the Floods, Project Update
Posted on: Monday, August 30, 2010
Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief, Environmental Justice, Asia, Water Rights
Here is an update on MADRE and Shirkat Gah flood relief efforts in Pakistan.
Iraq: MADRE Partner Discusses the Withdrawal of US Troops
Posted on: Monday, August 23, 2010
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Peace Building, US Foreign Policy, Obama Administration
MADRE Partner Yanar Mohammed of the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) was on Democracy Now! earlier this week to discuss the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and what that means for the Iraqi people.A note from Yanar:There...
Pakistan: The Disaster, and the Way Out
Posted on: Monday, August 23, 2010
Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief, Environmental Justice, Economic Justice, Asia
This statement was put out by Labour Party Pakistan (Karachi), National Trade Union Federation.Contact: ntufpak@gmail.com The recent floods represent the worst disaster in Pakistan’s history. The country has been devastated from the Northern Areas to its Southern tip. The State, stripped...
Update: Pakistan Flooding
Posted on: Thursday, August 19, 2010
Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief, Environmental Justice, Asia, Water Rights
Yesterday, we asked for your help responding to the flooding in Pakistan. We're getting new information from our friends at Shirkat Gah all the time. Here is an update on the situation.
Event Update: Salt of This Sea - SUHEIR HAMMAD at Quad Cinema TONIGHT for Q and A, 7:30 p.m.
Posted on: Thursday, August 19, 2010
Keywords: Event, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building, Human Rights Advocacy, Gaza
Cannes 2008 Selection, SALT OF THIS SEA (Milh Hadha al-Bahr), EXTENDED WEEK IN NYC:** SUHEIR HAMMAD IN PERSON THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 AT 7:30 SCREENING **Exclusive Engagement at the Quad Cinema (34 West 13th St, near Union Square)SHOWTIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 19: ...
Women in Pakistan need you
Posted on: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief, Environmental Justice, Asia, Water Rights
Monsoon flooding has devastated over a quarter of the land in Pakistan, including its agricultural heartland and remote mountainous areas. The Pakistani government estimates that 20 million people will be affected by this disaster, and 3.5 million children are at...
Take Action: Stop the Displacement of the Afro-Colombian Community La Toma!
Posted on: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Keywords: Colombia, Peace Building, Human Rights Advocacy, Latin America and Caribbean
If the Colombian government does not change its mind, tomorrow the 1052 families that make up the Afro-Colombian community La Toma will be evicted from the land that they have lived on for almost 400 years. We cannot let this happen. Take action today!
Take Action: Urge Secretary Ban Ki-Moon to remove Uribe from panel on Gaza flotilla
Posted on: Monday, August 16, 2010
Keywords: Human Rights Advocacy, Colombia, Israel, Gaza, Palestine, UN, Peace Building
The following is an alert from Colombia Support network. Please see below for information on how to take action regarding the appointment of Alvaro Uribe-Velez to the UN's panel of inquiry into the Israeli attack on the Gaza humanitarian flotilla.
