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The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, in collaboration with the Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung (KAS), would like to invite you to two roundtables on the impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon entitled Lebanon and Syria: Taking Stock and Moving Forward TIME AND VENUEFriday 6 December 20139:00 to 17:00Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hamra First Roundtable: Impact of Regional Developments on Lebanon’s Political Stability 10:00-13:00 In light of the recent rapprochement between the Unites States and Iran and Russia’s support to Syria, the first roundtable aims to examine how these geopolitical factors affect...

تتشرف رابطة أصدقاء كمال جنبلاط بالتعاون مع مؤسسة فريدريش ايبرت – لبنان   بدعوتكم لحضور المؤتمر السنوي للعام 2013 تحت عنوان:   خطوط التصدع المستجدة في شرق أوسط متغير    الزمان : الأربعاء 04  كانون الأول 2013     المكان : فندق كراون بلازا ـ الحمرا ـ  بيروت     برنـــامـج المؤتمر   09:00: ـ 9:300 : حضور وتسجيل   09:30 ـ 10:00: الافتتاح   -       كلمة رئيس رابطة أصدقاء كمال جنبلاط ـ الوزير السابق السيد عباس خلف -       كلمة ممثل مؤسسة فريدريش ايبرت ـ لبنان  ـ السيد أخيم فوكت   10:00 ـ 12:00: المحور الأول:  شعب واحد، رؤى متعددة                                      جذور الثورات وانعكاساتها    الهدف...

International Medical Corps is organizing a training course on disaster preparedness, response, and basic first aid.  The goal for this training is to provide staff working in humanitarian organizations with the knowledge and tools to provide support to beneficiaries and first responders in the event of a disaster, including in the aftermath of a Chemical or Biological event. There will be 2 components to this training:  1) Chemical and Biological Weapon (CBW) event preparedness and response; identification and risk management of CBW disaster; emergency contingency planning; triage in disaster...

In the framework of the world campaign of OMCT entitled “No circumstances can justify torture” The Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH), Centre Nassim for the rehabilitation of victims of torture, the Lebanese Association for Education and Training (ALEF – Act for Human Rights), Justice and Mercy Association (AJEM), Alkarama Foundation, Restart Center for the rehabilitation of victims of violence and torture are pleased to invite you to: A joint press conference entitled Lebanon has to criminalize torture! A call to the Lebanese Deputies The press conference is part of the world...

Like every year, AJEM organizes a Christmas campaign called "Metlna metlak" in order to collect gifts for the prisoners' children and family and offer them a Christmas filled with joy. We invite you to join us in this action to share the spirit of Christmas with the people in need... Contact AJEM to know how you can help us: +961 3 13 15 70   Comme chaque année, l'AJEM organise l'action "Metlna Metlak" afin d'offrir aux enfants et aux familles des prisonniers un beau Noël et d'heureuses fêtes de fin d'année.  Nous vous invitons à participer à cette action avec nous, afin de partager la joie, l...

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]

ناطرين/Natreen - Danish Refugee Council Photo Exhibition by Leila Alaoui The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is pleased to announce the opening reception of the photography exhibition "ناطرين/Natreen” on Friday November 29th from 6 to 9pm at Station Beirut. Sponsored by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO), the exhibition showcases portraits of displaced Syrians in Lebanon. French-Moroccan multimedia artist Leila Alaoui, in coordination with DRC staff, toured Lebanon to meet the men, women, and children of the crisis. Their accounts of resilience will...

The Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA), in partnership with the British Council, invites you to attend a variety activity entitled “Hyde Park Saida for Peace”, an event sponsored by the Governor of Southern Lebanon Nicolas Abu Daher and held in collaboration with the Municipality of Saida and the surrounding municipalities as well as the Civil Society organizations in Saida. “Hyde Park Saida for Peace” aims at opening channels for positive dialogue between citizens around the issue of civil peace and the role of the youth in promoting dialogue and building peace. The Hyde...

You are cordially invited to attend TransFocus: A Trans* Film Festival on Friday Nov 29th: AUB-Issam Fares Hall Saturday Nov 30th: AltCity-Hamra: Sunday Dec 1st: Minus1 – Ashrafiyeh: TransFocus is an independent film festival that addresses trans* and gender-variant topics, questions, persons, and politics in Lebanon. Through screening a few relevant international movies and grounding them in our local Lebanese context as much as possible, we're attempting to raise discussions, explore alliances, and create space for empowerment as well as for awareness. Please find a detailed...

L'Institut français du Liban et l'Institut français du Proche Orient ont le plaisir de vous inviter au vernissage de l'exposition Sabracosmopolitede Houda Kassatly le mardi 26 novembre à 17h30 (Allée principale de l'Institut) Le vernissage sera suivi d'une conférence à 18h15:Travailleurs migrants au Liban, situations et modes de vie(Salle de conférence)Intervenantes: Elisabeth Longuenesse & Liliane Kfoury Cette exposition s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un programme de recherche de l'IFPO (Travailleurs étrangers au Liban, Situations, Réglementations, Sociabilités), en coopération avec l'USJ et la...

IFI lecture: "Domestic Violence in Lebanon" Moderator: Dina Kiwan Panelists:  Charbel Nahas -  Jaqueline Hajjar - Rihab - Lydia Farah    Women around the world suffer from domestic violence, including marital rape and assault, and given the highly sensitive nature of this issue, its scale is difficult to ascertain. In December 1999 the United Nations designated November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in order to raise awareness of the problem, which is why the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs is holding a panel...

FEMED, Lebanese Centre for Human Rights, the Association SOLID and the Committee of the Families of the Persons Kidnapped or Disappeared would like to welcome you to the following event: Fourth Euro-Mediterranean Conference of the Family Associations of the Disappeared on the subject of “Enforced Disappearances, Truth and Fight against impunity” The Euro-Mediterranean Federation Against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) is organizing, together with the Lebanese associations affiliated to FEMED and with its network of family associations of the disappeared located on both sides of the...

يتشرف منتدى النساء الفلسطنيات في لبنان بدعوتكم لحضور ندوة حول: أثر الوضع الأمني، الاجتماعي والاقتصادي على المرأة الفلسطينية في لبنان وذلك ضمن المشروع: التمكين، التوظيف، المناصرة، ومعالجة عدم المساواة الجندرية للاجئات الفلسطينيات في لبنان الممول من الاتحاد الأوروبي والمنفذ من قبل Association Najdeh الزمان: يوم الخميس الواقع فيه 21 تشرين الثاني 2013 الساعة الثانية عشر ظهراً المكان: صيدا، مخيم عين الحلوة، جمعية النجدة الاجتماعية (مركز التأهيل المهني)  

نظراً لنزوح ما يقرب 12،000 شخص من سوريا إلى عرسال في البقاع خلال الأيام الماضية، سنقوم بجمع المستلزمات التالية و توزيعها خلال الأسبوع المقبل: المستلزمات: فرشات حرامات ثياب كفوف صوف، طواقي(برانيط) صوف، كلساتات، و شالات نظيفية بحالة جيدة و صالحة للاستخدام حليب أطفال (للأعمار المختلفة) حفاضات (للأعمار و الأحجام المختلفة) ملابس أطفال في حالة جيدة سيتم جمع هذه المستلزمات بدءاً من يوم الاثنين الواقع في 18-11-2013 في النقاط التالية: نسوية كافيه: مار مخايل، بعد شركة الكهرباء بـحوالي ١٠٠ متر...بعد محطة البنزين (المنار) شمالاً، ثم يميناً بعد مقهى شابلين للمعلومات، الاتصال على 65 49 62 76 في حال...

The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) cordially invites to an introductory session about Civic Activism delivered by the Youth Economic Forum (YEF) on November 14, 2013 at 4.00 pm in Room 310, West Hall. If you are interested to attend, kindly send your details (name, contact number, major) to ccecs@aub.edu.lb to reserve your seat. Register now as places are limited! For further information, contact us on Ext. 4430/1 or send us to ccecs@aub.edu.lb

Urgent Call before Bulldozers Demolition of Mar Mikhael’s - Massaad Stairs! This is a call to motivated individuals to join us save our capital’s memory from rampant and barbaric development... To pressure the municipality to reverse its decision of the demolition, the neighborhood’s residents called for a sit-it next Thursday, November 14, at 4 pm. They asked civil society organizations and preservation activists to stand by them in this campaign to defend the Massad stairs. WE WILL SAY: NO for Bulldozers NO for Demolition NO for Mafiosity YES for Saving Beirut Heritage YES for Achrafieh...

القضاة في مصر وتونس، بين قواعد المهنة وضرورات السياسية (2000-2012)   عمل بحثي لنزار صاغية وسامر غمرون من "المفكرة القانونية"   يسرّ المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات – فرع بيروت،  دعوتكم للمشاركة في حلقة نقاشية يعرض فيها الباحثان سامر غمرون ونزار صاغية (من "المفكرة القانونية") دراستهما الميدانية حول "القضاة في مصر وتونس، بين قواعد المهنة وضرورات السياسية (2000-2012)". تُعقد الحلقة في مقر المركز، يوم الثلاثاء 12 تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر 2013، تمام الساعة السادسة مساءً. بعد التعقيب على البحث، يُشارك في النقاش مجموعة من الباحثين والناشطين العاملين في المجالات الحقوقية والاجتماعية والسياسية...

ABAAD - Resource Center for Gender Equality, in collaboration with Dar Al Mussawir and Zakira and with the financial support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Lebanon, is pleased to invite photographers in Lebanon to take part in a photography initiative entitled “Picturing Gender Equality”. This initiative is open to all photographers residing in Lebanon and it aims at depicting positive masculinity in everyday life in Lebanon. All selected photographs will be exhibited over a ceremony in December in the presence of more than 250 representatives of UN organizations, International & local NGOs...

MENA+SocialGood: Technology for Social Good in the Arab World An interactive virtual Global Summit on the role of the internet, social media & technology play in enabling Social Good and shaping the future of the Arab World. ~~~~ Main Event Hub: Technology Lab, Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center, Washington DC, +25 speakers participating globally through Cisco partnership, +15 independently organized meet ups around the world, +30,000 participants, +400,000 engaging via social media, active ‘how to' sessions. Join a meet up in your city or join register to join us online! www...

Dear LEA Members and Friends, The Lebanese Economic Association (LEA) and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) are pleased to invite you to attend their conference: “Conference on Socio-Economic Impacts of the Syrian Conflict on the Lebanese Economy” You can find the agenda of the conference on the following link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4moctUphHLZTTRIOHJZRHcxdGs/edit?usp=sh… Simultaneous interpretation is available for English and Arabic. Kindly RSVP on 03- 74 76 84 or on info@leb-econ.org We look forward to your participation. Sincerely, The LEA Team   تتشرف الجمعية...