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Gathering to demand and defend your right to Know   ACT for the Disappeared, the Committee of the parents of the disappeared and kidnapped in Lebanon and SOLIDE call on all citizens to gather on November 17, at 1:30pm at Mathaf, to demand and defend our right to know the fate of the missing and disappeared.   Why to gather on November 17? 17 November 1982. Following the radio call of Wadad Halwani, whose husband had just been kidnapped, the families and friends of the disappeared persons gathered for the first time to demand the release of their relatives. 17 November 2012, 30 years later...

To celebrate the anniversary of the National Coalition for Sustainable Transportation in Lebanon and the 20-year anniversary of Critical Mass in the world, the NCST and Critical mass invite you to participate in their event on Sunday September 30. Meeting point is at Beirut Water Front outside Beirut by Bike at 3:00 p.m. for the start of the bike parade. The route will take you by Mar Mkhayel Bus and Train Station to promote the rebirth of public transportation in Lebanon and those who suffered due to our unsustainable transportation system. Free bikes will be provided. Please feel free to...

Mustafa Barghouthi, Keynote SpeakerPalestine and the Arab Uprisings: Repercussions and ReassessmentDate: Thursday, 31 May, 2012Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pmVenue: Habib Aziz Maamari Auditorium, Olayan School of Business (OSB), AUB Arab Uprisings Symposium: Critically Assessing the Changing Landscape of Power and Players Mustafa Barghouthi a nominee of the Nobel Peace Prize is a member of the Palestinian parliament; former Minister of Information under the 2007 National Unity Government; 2005 presidential candidate; General Secretary of the ,Palestinian National Initiative; physician; social political...

لماذا المسيرة: لأن الحكومة تعهدت ببيانها الوزاري بأن يكون قانون إنتخابات جديد نافذاً قبل سنة على الأقل من إنتخابات 2013 . لماذا المسار: يرمز الى المسار القانوني لصدور قانون إنتخابات (الداخلية -الحكومة –البرلمان)  أهداف المسيرة: تذكير الحكومة وكافة الأطراف السياسية بضرورة أن يكون لدينا قانون إنتخابات ديموقراطي يتضمن كافة الإصلاحات التي نطالب بها.  التفاصيل اللوجستية التجمّع الساعة 12 ظهراً، أمام وزارة الداخلية، الصنائع. المسيرة ستسلك شارع كليمنصو ومن ثم الى نقطة الوصول النهائية أمام البرلمان. الشعارات: إصلاحات الحملة (النسبية،الكوتا النسائية،خفض سن الإقتراع...)

What happens if you loose your phone? What happens if you loose someone you love? if you've lost your phone, you can buy another, If you've lost your son or daughter can you buy another one??? So we find a solution for all those lost people Join us this Friday April 13th, 2012 from 10.30 am till 11.30 am At Nejmeh Square, Facing the Lebanese Parliament TO DEMAND FOR A LAW FOR THE DISSAPEARED FORCEFULLY MISSING IN THE LEBANESE CIVIL WAR To read the proposed law please visit: http://daleel-madani.org/resource/law-kidnapped

The Legal Agenda A non-profit research organization, registered under the number 2360 on 22-12-2009 Cordially invites you to a seminar entitled “Out of Order Judicial Committees: Denying Access to Justice to Vulnerable Social Groups” Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 18:00 “Université pour Tous” building, 107 Saint Joseph University street (Entrance through the Saint Joseph Church parking) In the context of monitoring judicial work, the Legal Agenda will examine the blockage of several Judicial Committees, some of which have been inoperative since their creation. This is the case of the “Committee...

American University of Beirut, The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs And Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Media Studies Cordially invites you to a lecture and open discussion with Francois Burgat, Director of the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO) Political Islam through Arab revolutions Tuesday, March 27. 5:00–6:30 pm Bathish Auditorium, West Hall, AUB   Dr. Francois Burgat is a political scientist and senior researcher at Centre National du Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Currently based in Beyrouth, Burgat is the Director of the French Institute...

International Symposium:  The Arab Uprisings:Sociological Perspectives and Geographical Comparisons -- 20th and 21th of March 2012   Venue: Auditorium A, West Hall, American University of Beirut   Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Media Studies (SOAM) - American University of Beirut (AUB) Lebanese Sociological Association (LSA) Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (Lebanon) International Sociological Association (ISA) Qatar University     Organizing Committee: Sari Hanafi (SAOM-AUB), Chebib Diab (LSA), Michael Burawoy (ISA), Samir Farah (FES).   Open to Public Languages: Arabic and English...

On average, 1 woman dies every month from family violence in Lebanon. To honor their memories and press for the law to protect women from family violence, we will be marching through the neighborhoods of Beirut this Saturday, March 10 starting at 3pm. A protective law is our only hope to stop these murders. Please join us. And please wear black. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/171190029664659/

The Lebanese Emigration Research Center at Notre Dame University - Louaizé has the pleasure of inviting you to a lecture entitled “Mixed Methods Research: Making the Best of Both Worlds” Lecture This seminar will discuss the value of mixed-method research designs, which combine qualitative and quantitative research strategies.  It will be argued that the research question/s be examined from various vantage points, allowing for greater depth of insight.  Further, through the process of triangulation, researchers are able to validate their findings from multiple vantage points.  It will be shown...

Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program - Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS)and the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut (AUB) in collaboration with Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN)cordially invites you to a lecture with: Renato S. Maluf - Professor at the Federal Rural University, Rio de JaneiroPresident of the National Council of Food and Nutrition Security, BrazilPublic Policies and ”Institutional Framework for Food and Nutrition:Sovereignty and Security" The Brazilian Experience...

‏A presentation of the report will be held focusing on the context of internal elections of 28 lebanese political parties‪,‬ in addition ‏to the legal context of these elections Date & Time: Thursday February 16th, 2012 @ 11:00 AM Place: UNESCO Palace, Beirut

Institut français du Proche-Orient Syrie - Liban - Jordanie - Irak – T. Palestiniens Le Département scientifique des études contemporaines vous invite à une Conférence de Jad Chaabane (Professeur d’économie à l’Université américaine de Beyrouth) et  Adib Bou Habib (Secrétaire général de la Fédération des travailleurs de l’imprimerie) « La question des salaires une question sociale entre économie et politique » Modérateur Karam Karam, chercheur associé à l’Ifpo en langue arabe avec traduction simultanée  Mardi 14 février 2012, de 18h00 à 20h00 Salle de conférences de l’Institut Français du...