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Masculinity-under-threat: the de- and re- politicization of women’s and sexual rights organizations in Lebanon in the wake of the War on Terror Anthony Rizk has been involved in sexuality and gender activism since 2009 and served on the Board of Directors of Helem in 2010-2011. He works as a research assistant in medical anthropology and social epidemiology at the Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut.   Ghassan Makarem is a civil society and political activist, who had been engaged in LGBT activism in Lebanon and the region since 2001. He is a co-signatory of Helem's...

Feminisms in Lebanon: A dynamic positioning in relation to patriarchy and a renewal within the “Arab Spring” Bernadette Daouis a feminist militant and researcher     Discussant: Vincent Geisseris a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research currently based at the French Institute for the Near East Beirut (IFPO). He leads a research program on "Women and Power in Lebanon." Since 2005, he is the chair of the Center for Information and Study on International Migration (CIEMI) and editor of the journal Migrations Société. The research explores the different waves of the...

The Centre for Lebanese Studies,  Cordially invites you to a round table to discuss the results of its recent study entitled:     Widening Access to Quality Education for Syrian Refugees: The role of private and NGO Sectors in Lebanon 1st December 2pm to 5pm    The round table will bring together representatives of private schools and NGOs  providing education to syrian refugee children to discuss their experiences and challenges of providing access to quality and certified education. The meeting will also invite academics and education specialists as well as representatives of...

Would you like to identify your added value, personal strengths, and unique contribution to your community? Would you like to boost your interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to create positive change? Do you want to be a better team player and achieve better results?  We invite you to participate in a 3-day NGO capacity building workshop organized by the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) at AUB. This workshop is reflective, interactive and emphasizes experiential learning. Here's what you can expect: DAY 1 Introduction Outdoor Teambuilding ActivitiesTeambuilding...

يسرنا الاعلان عن نجاح الباقة الأولي من البرنامج التدريبي الخاص بالعاملين والناشطين في مجال العمل الاجتماعي. ونعلن عن إطلاق الباقة الثانية من البرنامج التي تتضمن أربعة مجالات تخصصية تقدم باللغة العربية في 10 و17و24 تشرين الثاني و 1 كانون الأول 2014 في منطقة الدامور (جبل لبنان) ستتكرر الورشة في الفترة الصباحية من الساعة التاسعة والنصف لغاية الثانية عشرة والنصف ظهرا. والفترة المسائية من الرابعة لغاية السابعة والنصف.  ستقدم ورشات العمل الدكتورة رانيا منصور، التي تحمل شهادة الدكتوراة في تخصص النفس – اجتماعي ورسالة ماجستير في تنمية العمل الاجتماعي. دكتورة رانيا محاضرة في عدد من الجامعات ومدربة...

ورشة عمل في مهارات البحوث المدينيةالباشورة، خندق الغميق و عمليات إخلاء السكانالسبت 8، 15، 29- 2014 بالإضافة الى أيام تحدد لاحقاً للعمل الميداني تتوجّه هذه الدورة التدريبية إلى مجموعة مختارة من الطلاب، كما المتخرجين حديثا، ممن لديهم إهتمام في القضايا المدينية، الأثنوغرافيا، رسم الخرائط، وصنع السياسات. الإختصاصات المقترحة تتضمن الهندسة المعمارية، علم الإجتماع، علم الإقتصاد، الأنثروبولوجيا، التصميم الغرافيكي، والتخطيط المدني.  تعتمد ورشة العمل على عرض من شأنه أن يعرف المشاركين بالمفاهيم النظرية. فبتم قراءة المكان من خلال الملكية، المشاريع العقارية المخطط لها، الواقع الإجتماعي والسكاني للحي مع...

Lebanon Support Cordially invites you to a round table discussion on: The Limits of Dissidence in Gender Activism in Lebanon. with:Ms Sabiha Alloucheis a third year PhD candidate in Gender Studies at SOAS, University of London from where she obtained her MA in Gender Studies (2012). Her current research examines the timing and increased visibility of “dissident bodies” in Lebanon - defined as men and women who operate beyond Lebanon's norms of sex and sexuality. Using qualitative methods, her research incorporates narratives of ‘sex encounters’ in order to show how marginal sexualities are re...

Lebanon Support Cordially invites you to a round table discussion on : Transwomen’s Navigation of Arrest and Detention in Beirut: A case study   with: Ms. Adriana Qubaiaa PhD candidate in the department of Gender Studies in the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Through ethnographic research in Beirut, she is exploring the mechanisms of gendering political activisms, including the interactions between politics of queer (in)visibility and sexual identity formations and negotiations. Mr. Ahmad Salehworks in harm reduction and outreach at Skoun and is a longterm sexual rights...

We, at SMART Center training department, would like to announce the launching of the Career Coaching & Leadership Training Program, which will take place on Friday and Saturday on 10 and 11 October from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. in Arabic. Taking this training will be an important step for navigating, discovering and achieving a more fulfilling and satisfying Life. Coaching can be truly a transformational experience. Ms. Nadine Abdel Khalek, will be your trainer on career coaching. She is a Certified Professional Coach and she holds the designation of ICA Accredited Professional Coach (CPC) from the...

حضرة السادة المحترمين ،تحية وبعد يسرّ جمعية "براود ليبانون" أن تدعوكم للمشاركة في ورشة عمل حول "المثليين (المممم): التدخلات القانونية والنفس اجتماعية"، في 3 تشرين الاول 2014، في فندق "بيلا ريفا"، المنارة - بيروت  الرجاء التكرّم بتأكيد مشاركتكم من خلال تسمية ممثّلين عن جمعيتكم الكريمة للمشاركة ضمن ورشة العمل وذلك قبل تاريخ 28 ايلول   01/871 220:الرجاء الاتصال علىمع الشكر الجزيل  ملاحظة: ستقام ورشة العمل باللغة العربية   Proud Lebanon is pleased to invite you to a workshop on "LGBTI: Legal and Psychosocial interventions", 3rd of October, at Bella Riva Hotel, in Beirut.    Attached you shall find...

We have joined forces with Medical Aid for Palestinians and are holding a fundraising event to support their work in Gaza. 100% OF PROFITS WILL GO TO MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINIANS! Who is MAP? "Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. MAP delivers health and medical care to those worst affected by conflict, occupation and displacement." MAP is leading a programme with specialists now in Gaza working with local teams at Al Shifa hospital. Learn more about their efforts in Gaza here: http://www.map-uk.org...

تتشرف الجمعية اللبنانية لتعزيز الشفافية - لا فساد، بدعم من الإتحاد الأوروبي ومركز المشروعات الدولية الخاصة، جمعية نهضة لبنان، وبالشراكة مع جمعية التنمية للإنسان والبيئة الى حضور ورشة عمل حول دور المركز اللبناني لحماية ضحايا الفساد وآلية التبليغ عن حالات الفساد تحت عنوان "إيدك تبلغ عن الفساد". للمزيد من المعلومات يرجى التواصل مع: الجمعية اللبنانية لتعزيز الشفافية - لا فساد: ٠١٣٨٦٨٨٦ مركز الملتقى: ٠٣٦٦٢٠٥٠

Music from Palestine, despite... Oriental - modern and classical - music performed by highly skilled musicians from Palestine and the Palestinian camps in Lebanon. A FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR AL KAMANDJATI ASSOCIATION & THE CHILDREN OF GAZA During the first week of August, Al Kamandjâti association is organizing a musical retreat in the Shouf for its students in Lebanon and musicians coming from Palestine. This musical adventure will end by a final concert at AUB Assembly Hall on August 7 at 8PM. Tickets are available at: Librairie Antoine (available online and in all branches) Maliks...

Inviting you to an organic potlock iftar with special guest entertainment. Saturday 26th of July, at 7:30pm, at Minus 1, Rue Du Liban, Gemmayzeh Tickets are $35 and will be avaliable at the door If your interested in a meal thats great for the body and for a cause thats great for the soul please join us. All proceeds from the event will go to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) To find out more about the incredible work of the PCRF please watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2PppIpi_RQ For the fundraising page on PCRF's website, please click here.   [facebook event]

المفكرة القانونية ومركز "سكون" (المركز اللبناني للعلاج والوقاية من الإدمان) يتشرفان بدعوتكم للمشاركة في طاولة النقاش التي ينظمانها حول موضوع: "مأسسة الأوفردوز" - أو عندما تُلزم المستشفيات بإبلاغ السلطات عن حالات الجرعات الزائدة - الخميس، 26 حزيران / يونيو 2014 من الساعة 4:00 ب.ظ. حتى 6:00 ب.ظ. في مبنى جامعة Université Pour Tous) UPT) 107، شارع جامعة القديس يوسف (هوفلان) (المدخل عبر موقف كنيسة القديس يوسف) في حين أن قانون المخدرات اللبناني لا يزال يُستخدم لملاحقة الأشخاص الذين يتعاطون المخدرات وتجريمهم، يُلزم موظفو غرف الطوارئ في المستشفيات بإبلاغ أقرب مركز للشرطة عند الاشتباه في أي...

Proceeding with the Capacity Building Project, MEPI LAA team is pleased to announce that the “Identity of Belonging and Citizenship” الإنتماء والمواطنية workshop will be held on Saturday June 14th, 2014. The training will be held by Mr. Toufic Allouch, a professional project designer, social, and advocacy trainer, who is a reputable social activist with a wide experience in citizenship related issues. Mr. Allouch will tackle the meaning of the identity of belonging and the requirements needed to be an active citizenship. The workshop will be divided as follows:     Sense of Belonging and...

Hi everyone! Join our second fundraising concert at Yukunkun for Syrian women refugees! All the money of tickets will be given to Basmeh wa zeitooneh NGO. After the successful first party we organized in February, the NGO has opened a center in Beqaa where women have a specific project to help them earning a stable income. This second event will help the project to be sustainable. Basmeh wa Zeitooneh NGO has a center in Chatila with various activities for Syrian children and women refugees. You can visit their facebook page here. During the night, you can also buy the beautiful handmade...

Active ingredients: Facebook Ads Platform, Market Targeting, Performance Monitoring. Indications & Usage - For every one who has a product, startup, event, or anything that can be advertised. - Learn how to create a Facebook ad campaign. - Learn how to build your creative (text, image). - Learn how to test multiple creatives. - Target specific users. - Monitor, and optimize your campaigns. About the Physician Ali Chehade is an Event Organizer and Community Curator at AltCity. Ali teaches Social Media at the Lebanese American University, and is the founder of The Dream Matcher. Possible...

Under the patronage of HE the Minister of Social Affairs Rachid Derbas, Fair Trade Lebanon organizes the first Arab Fair Trade workshop in Lebanon on the 12th of May 2014. The theme is Fair trade in the Mediterranean countries: Overview and perspectives. It will take place on the 12th of May 2014, from 9 am to 4.15 pm. This event aims at gathering Arab fair trade actors to discuss on fair trade in the Arab world and in the Mediterranean countries. Fair trade organizations from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon and France will intervene and participate in this workshop. Four round...

  The Lebanese Association for History, EUROCLIO, and Notre Dame University In collaboration with the Centre for Lebanese Studies and the Finnish Institute in the Middle East cordially invites you to a workshop Towards a responsible and disciplinary approach to history education in the Mediterranean Region -Empowering educators to use multi-perspective approaches and historical thinking concepts in the history classroom May 3-6 2014 The seminar will be hosted by Notre-Dame University (NDU) and will involve 30 participants coming from 5 Arab countries (Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Tunisia and...