Advancing U.S. Women's Rights Through Global Feminism
Submitted by Jan Strout on May 11, 2007 - 11:09am.
login or register to post comments
This session will be on: June 30, 2007 - 1:00pm It will be held at: Breakout Room room at the Our Lady of Lourdes View scheduleOrganization DescriptionUS Women and Cuba Collaboration is a national network of more than 30 organizations and individuals committed to building a diverse US women's movement to end the 47 year old US government blockade against Cuba and to normalize relations between our two countries. By developing the leadership of women from diverse racial, economic, age and sexuality backgrounds, we are working with others to re-build a women's movement that reflects the true complexion of US society.
The Collaboration highlights the treaties, tools, strategies and resources available, examples of campaigns and also how we involve members of our national network to develop the possibilities to increase global feminism actions to advance women's rights, peace and social justice. Proposal Demographicsidentify as women identify as LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gendered, queer) identify as people of color are 25 years old or younger are 65 years or older Session DescriptionThe goals of our workshop are to educate and organize about the use of United National international human rights treaties to advance women's rights in the US and to build solidarity among women worldwide. Specifically we will focus on the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and UN Security Resolution 1325 which promotes a gender analysis in conflict areas, peackeeping and post-conflict situations. We will also utilize the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and the UN Racial Justice resources. We also will share and build the organizing of specific U.S.-based women's solidarity projects in Cuba, Venezuela and the Sudan as ways to increase U.S. women's political and policy understanding as well as our contributions to transform U.S. foreign policy to one of peaceful and just relations. Panelists have direct experience with organizing and educating diverse women in the US across race, class, age and sexualities on these international human rights strategies for the past twenty years and have organized women's delegations to work in solidarity with women in Cuba, Venezuela and the Sudan. Panelists include First NameJan Last NameStrout Contact E-mailwomenvotenow@yahoo.com Proposing OrganizationUS Women and Cuba Collaboration National Organization for Women National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Venezuelan Informaiton Office Organization Websitewww.womenandcuba.org Position or Titleco-chair Contact Telephone206-251-0880 Alternate Telephone206-251-0880 Event DayFriday, June 29th (Visioning / Envisioning Another World) Contact Address5818 NE 70th Street A 305 FormatPanel with group discussion Contact CitySeattle KeywordsFeminism Human Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural International solidarity Audience Number50-100 people Contact StateWA |
Please change the title of this workshop proposal to read:
Advancing U.S. Women's Rights through Global Feminism.
thank you