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KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitationhas the pleasure to invite you to a book launch If not for the system...Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon tell their stories Date: Friday, 2 May 2014 from 11am to 1pmPlace: Monot Theatre - Ashrafieh Program: Welcome and introduction note, KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation Deconstructing the resistance to change the "system", Mr. Roland Tawk, Lawyer Testimonies reading by migrant domestic workers One cause: similarities between stories of struggle, Ms. Myrtle Witbooi, Chair of the International Domestic Workers Federation Discussion For more...

Celebrating Colors 2014 is the second fashion show organized by Insan Association at Yukunkun Club - Gemayzeh on WORKERS’ DAY, May 1st 2014 at 8 p.m. Insan Association is a Human Rights organization that acts to protect and promote the rights of the most marginalized individuals, such as refugees, migrant workers, asylum-seekers and non-identities in Lebanon. During the Fashion Show, Migrant Domestic Workers from CONGO, ETHIOPIA, SRI LANKA, PHILIPINES in addition to volunteer models from LEBANON will come together to show the latest trends designed by young Designers. Talented FASHION...

تتشرف منظمة عدل بلا حدود بدعوتكم للمشاركة في حفل اختتام مشروع "تمكين المرأة للوصول إلى العدالة" وهو مشروع اقليمي نفدته منظمة عدل بلا حدود في لبنان بالشراكة مع أوكسفام- بريطانيا وبتمويل من سيدا- السويد، وذلك يوم الأربعاء الواقع فيه 30 نيسان 2014 عند الساعة الحادية عشرة في أوتيل الريفيرا- عين المريسة. برنامج الإحتفال - كلمة ترحيب من مديرة منظمة عدل بلا حدود المحامية بريجيت شلبيان - كلمة اوكسفام بريطانيا السيدة سارة بركات- مديرة برنامج - المعونة القضائية ووصول المرأة الى العدالة:تحديات وآفاق المحامية إقبال مراد دوغان - رئيسة رابطة لمرأة العاملة ورئيسة لجنة الاسرة في نقابة المحامين في...

Major Theatre Production "هيدا مش فيلم مصري" (This is Not an Egyptian Film) A collective creation Adapted and directed by Lina Abyad "هيدا مش فيلم مصري" (This is Not an Egyptian Film) Place: Gulbenkian Theatre - LAU Beirut Campus Date: April 28, 29, 30 and May 1, 2, 3, 4, 2014 Time: 8:30 pm The interrupted whistling of the pressure cooker of Manal Al Assi was deafening to me every single day that followed her tragic and senseless death. I absolutely had to provide a testimonial. To all those I’m addressing this project to; those who confided in me, in a whisper, a revisited story: the...

تجمع "لأ" اشتغل بالفترة الماضية على نشر وترويج حق الرفض وحق كل انسان انو يقول لأ لكل معتقد، ممارسة او حالة. "لأ" بلشت بحملة بسيطة للتعبير عن رفض لقيم ومفاهيم وممارسات عامة. التجمع اللي بلش بحملة صغيرة انتشر وتوسع كفكرة وكمفهوم بشكل كبير ليغطي قضايا وحملات ومواضيع اوسع بكتير من اللي كنا بنطمح الو. "لأ" اللي كانت بدايتا مع بورتريهات بوجوه مخباية, بتدعيكون اليوم لتشاركوها و تقولو لأ، لتكونو جزء من الحملة بمرحلتها الجديدة. إذا اليوم عندك سبب لتقول لأ ... قول وشاركنا بأفكارك... قول لأ وخليّا تعبّر عنّي وعنّك... ونصير كلمة وحدة, صوت واحد بس مو صورة وحدة ... ناطرينكون الخميس 17 نيسان عال 8 ونص المسا...

ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) cordially invites you to the closing ceremony of the Lebanese-Palestinian soccer Tournament for Solidarity. The ceremony will take place in Bebnine Municipality Hall (Akkar district) on Sunday April 13 at 5 p.m. Trophies will be awarded to the winning teams. Speakers at the event include the mayor of Bebnine, the representative of popular committee of Nahr El Bared, and ANERA Lebanon Country Director. The three-week-long tournament brought together 32 sport clubs in an effort to empower youth and promote social cohesion in North Lebanon. Teams...

World Vision in Lebanon and ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality cordially invite you to participate in the launching ceremony of the leading study entitled: “Varying Perceptions, One Outcome: Field study monitoring the attitudes and perceptions of women and men towards women’s rights in Lebanon” Place: Riviera Hotel, Ain Mreisseh, Beirut Date: Wednesday April 2, 2014 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Agenda of the event: Welcoming speech by Ms. Anita Delhaas-Van Dijk, National Director World Vision International Welcoming speech by Ms. Ghida Anani, ABAAD Founder & Director Presentation of the...

تطلق لجنة شجر وبشر - جمعية أرض الطفولة حملة مدافعة من أجل زيادة وتفعيل الأماكن العامة في مدينة صيدا. تتشرف اللجنة بدعوتكم لحضور حفل إطلاق حملة "ع السكة" ضمن مشروع "ممّر (2013 / 2014) وذلك في تمام الساعة الثالثة من بعد ظهر يوم الجمعة في 28 آذار 2014 في قاعة جمعيّة نبراس / طريق الميّة وميّة. البرنامج: كلمة لجنة شجر وبشر عرض لأهداف وخطط حملة المدافعة فيلم قصير “ع السكة” مداخلات للإستشاريين والإختصاصين والجمعيات الشريكة والمجموعات التي خضعت لتدريبات متنوعة لها علاقة بالمدافعة وتقنيات التواصل الإجتماعي وأنشطة الشارع وآليات التمويل وجمع التبرعات نقاش حفل كوكتيل انضموا الينا للمطالبة بزيادة وتفعيل...

Dance, Music & Fun Night at Mar Mikhael Stairs... when we will meet there after 9:00 pm to talk about our next steps, to continue our campaign, to continue our fight vs Fouad Boutros Project; this time we will be with all Lebanese night lovers and we will create a great Nostalgia atmosphere to show our support to this street and the stairs. Please invite all your friends...All NGOs are invited to be there with their members specially all friends of The Civil Coalition against the Highway Project “ Hekmeh-Turk” Axis (“Fouad Boutros” Road). Let's make it Crazy HERITAGE night!Join us on Saturday...

Zahwa. 20 years old. She was 20 years old. She fell in love. Without asking for permission. They killed her, in her bed, one Tuesday night, at 7:30 pm. An honour crime! Let's celebrate “Zahwa’s Wedding” together, the wedding she never had. A theatre performance; a dialogue between Jean-Marc Nahas, Marwa Khalil, Wafaa Halawi and Daline Jabbour. Zahwa, the woman becomes Zahwa the earth and Zahwa the mother. Three segments that speak of women, love, life, death and resurrection. Tickets on sale at Librairie Antoine. Tickets prices: 40.000LL & 30.000 LL Direction: Lara Kanso Paintings /...

Heinrich Böll Stiftung cordially invites you to screening of the film "Dear Lebanon," A Teenage Perspective of Bombings, Religion and Politics by Raphael Schanz and the teenager’s team: Gassia Shadarevian, Ghida Ladkani, Majd Gharzeddine, Marwan Sakr, Mohamad Bsat, Navia Ghawi, Naye Idriss and Omar EI-Salhan. Date & Time: Thursday, March 13th at 7:30 PM - Place: Altcity, Hamra Street, Carre Bldg, between Fransabank and Kababji. About the Film Weekly bomb attacks, an instable political system, a society ruptured and divided along confessional lines, and an ever-increasing level of social...

Street Performance of "Nes bsamneh w nes bzeit" Sat. March 8, 2014 - 2:00 p.m. in front of the National Museum, Beirut عرض " ناس بسمنة وناس بزيت" يوم السبت 8 آذار 2014 الساعة 2 بعض الظهر أمام المتحف الوطني - بيروت Zoukak’s “Nes bsamneh w nes bzeit” street performance will launch the march against gender-based violence organized by KAFA on Saturday, March 8, 2014 from the National Museum to the Palace of Justice in Beirut إذا بدّها شارع للتشريع... نازلين! “Nes bsamneh w nes bzeit” (“some people are coated in ghee and others in oil”, a Lebanese saying that denounces social discrimination) by...

NAHNOO celebrates its 5th anniversary on 22 Feb 2014 at 3 pm at MONNOT Theater. During the Event, NAHNOO will launch its three new youth-lead campaigns for Public spaces in Beirut, Baalbeck and Tyre: 1- Ramlet-Albayda Campaign 2- Tyre garden Campaign 3- Baalbeck temple campaign The program: - NAHNOO speech - Presentation and updates will be given by each of the campaign team followed by a discussion - Speech given by the communication groups who were trained by NAHNOO talking about their experience through the training - Distribute the participants certificate - Cocktail and NAHNOO cake...

Under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture Rotaract Club of Beirut in coordination with AUB presents a fundraising concert performed by the International College Secondary School Choir. Location: Assembly Hall Proceeds will be shared with the Grateful Patient Fund, AUBMC and the Chronic Care Center for Thalassemia in Lebanon Regular Ticket Price: 30,000 LL For students (bring ID): 20,000 LL Tickets on sale at the following locations: • AUB Assembly Hall entrance on the day of the concert, starting 6:30 pm • AUB Visitors Bureau (Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm) • Ihjoz website: www...

Join our fundraising party for the Basmeh wa Zeitooneh NGO! This NGO, which already has a center in Chatila with various activities for Syrian children and women refugees, will open a new one in Beqaa. The price of the ticket will be entirely given to a project for women, in order for them to earn a stable income. During the night, you will be able to buy the beautiful handmade handcraft sewed by Syrian women who work at the Basmeh wa zeitooneh Chatila center : bags, cushion covers,purses, scarves and so on ! This party does not have any political orientation LINE UP: OPENING SET: >...

To all those who hold the refugee cause at heart, إلى كل المعنيين بقضية اللاجئين السوريين Sawa for Dev. And Aid (Sawa4Syria) cordially invites you to its fundraising concert “Firewood.” تتشرف مجموعة سوا من أجل سوريا بدعوتكم لحضور حفلها الخيري: كيس حطب All proceeds collected will be used to buy heaters and petrol supplies for Syrian Refugees in the Beq’aa living in dire conditions. One ticket can do a lot. One ticket = 1 Heater = 2 Blankets = 4 Bags of Firewood = Excellent Music Date: Friday 20 December 2013 Venue: Babel Theater, Hamra Amazing Artists: Khebez Dawleh, Abou Gabi And...

ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality and its partners in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Nation-wide Campaign cordially invite you to the closing event of the campaign entitled“Alla Ysa’eda, Ma Betsa’eda”(which reads: Saying “May God help Her, Does not Help Her”) Metropolis Sofil Cinema, Tabaris – BeirutThursday, December 19th, 2013 from 17:00 till 19:00 RSVP: 01/28 38 20 - 70/28 38 20 From 5 till 6 Welcoming speech by the representative of UNICEF Lebanon, Mrs. Annamaria Laurini followed by animation screening of:“As We Grow Up...” A short animation produced by ABAAD and...

Each year, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day (December 10), embassies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands worldwide screen a documentary film about human rights that has been selected by Amnesty International Nederland. This year, in cooperation with the Swiss Embassy, the documentary Forbidden Voices will be screened at AltCity on Tuesday, December 10 at 7pm. The screening will be followed by a discussion about women's rights and (cyber)feminism in Lebanon. ‘Forbidden Voices’ is a documentary by Barbara Miller, subtitled in English. The film portrays three influential cyber...

Christmas carols by Georges Manoukian & the Choir of Antoine de Padoue.Guest star: Pascale Sakr. All proceeds go to help feeding disabled people. Prices are: 35 & 20 USD December 8th, 2013 at 6:30pmIn Saint Louis des Capucins Cathedral, Downtown Beirut, behind ABC stores. [facebook event]

The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) at AUB presents the musical fundraising concert “One Beat, One Chance” by Michel Rebeiz and his students, April Band and Michel Nassar. Date: November 30, 2013 Time: 7.30 pm Location: Bathish Auditorium, West Hall Ticket price: $10 (on sale at CCECS office) [proceeds will go to support Educational Projects for displaced Syrians] For more info, contact us on 4430 or email us on ccecs@aub.edu.lb. You are also welcome to visit our center in West Hall, Office B03. [facebook event]