The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial is not only a memorial for people whose lives were lost to AIDS, it also serves as a community mobilization campaign to raise social consciousness about HIV and AIDS. It is one of the world’s oldest and largest grassroots mobilization campaigns for HIV awareness. Started in 1983, the Memorial has been led by a coalition of 1,200 community organizations in 115 countries."
With 33 million people living with HIV today, the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial is an important intervention for global solidarity, breaking down barriers of stigma and...
Under the patronage of HE the Minister of Tourism Michel Pharaon, Fair Trade Lebanon organizes for the 3rd consecutive year the World Fair Trade Day in Lebanon, on the 11th of May 2014. This event aims at raising awareness on Fair Trade and promoting more solidarity and equity in the trading practices from the local to the global levels.
It will take place on the 11th of May from 11 am to 6 pm in Ajami Square, Beirut Souks.
This initiative is part of the international fair trade campaign led by Fairtrade International and national fair trade organizations in more than 80 countries.
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Join us again this year for the 4th Annual Workers’ Day Celebration & Support our call for better legal protection of Migrant Domestic Workers!
For the 4th consecutive year, we will be holding a series of events to mark Workers' Day, along with hundreds of Migrant Domestic Workers. It will be a three-day event, on May 2-3-4. Please help us spread the word among Migrant Domestic Workers you know!
More details below:
Friday, May 2 11:00am – 1:00pm, Monot Theater, Ashrafieh Book launching “If not for the System…Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon Tell their Stories” by KAFA (enough) Violence...
The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) is organizing the 6th annual AUB Civic and Volunteering Fair under the theme of “For Miles of Smiles” on Wednesday April 16, 2014, 10:00AM-4:00PM, in the West Hall and Green Oval areas.
University Provost Dr. Ahmad Dallal will formally open the fair on Wednesday at 12:30 noon during a ceremony that will be held in Bathish Auditorium, West Hall. The opening will feature a keynote speech by the President of Beirut Marathon Association Ms. May El Khalil. During the opening, the Volunteer of the Year Award recipient will be announced...
