ACRGNY Sponsored Roundtable Breakfast, April 3rd
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below information on an ACRGNY sponsored Roundtable Breakfast, April 3rd.
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Brian Ward
ACRGNY sponsored Roundtable Breakfast, April 3rd
Ramina Jamal, former Policy Officer for the UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee, will address the April ACRGNY sponsored Roundtable Breakfast, to take place on April 3rd from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. See below for more on Ms. Jamal.
MARCH SPEAKER
Adair Linn Nagata spoke eloquently of her extensive research and experience with non-verbal cueing; she has been working with supporters of survivors of domestic violence, specifically–helping them to begin to understand how their own bodymindfulness can help them in this work.
APRIL SPEAKER
Security Council Resolution 1325 was passed unanimously on 31 October 2000. It was the first resolution ever passed by the Security Council that specifically addressed the impact of war on women, and women’s contributions to conflict resolution and sustainable peace. Ramina Jamal, former Policy Officer for the UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee, will speak about her work on implementation of this ground-breaking Resolution. She’ll talk about how Resolution 1325 has been used at the local and international levels particularly to press for increased participation of women and girls (linked to reducing violence as well as access to information) and the role of the UN and NGOs to bring together the various elements required (government, civil society, UN) to generate such confidence-building among women and girls. She’ll bring her own personal history of working with refugee and displaced organizations, UN agencies and NGO coalitions to bear on her remarks.
We convene at 8:00 AM, the program begins at 8:30 AM and we promise to end the formal presentation at 9:30 AM, although we generally continue informally until 10:00 AM. The breakfast takes place at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 899 Tenth Avenue (59th St.; take any subway to Columbus Circle and walk west), Room 610.
There is no charge for the breakfast, but do let us know at ACRGNYInfo[@]aol.com, if you plan to attend so we have enough bagels and coffee!
Julie Denny, Convener