Events

Lebanon Support Cordially invites you to a round table discussion on: Relief: neutral form of aid or political-communal mobilisation? The politics of aid  during the July war and the humanitarian principle of neutrality. A to-be-published case study prepared by Lebanon Support, with discussants:HebaHage-Felder,Head of Cooperation, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)Raed Ataya, Programme Coordinator, Nabaa. This case study will address the issue of neutrality of aid, a global principle of humanitarian assistance, versus political and local-communal engagements emerging during war...

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) recommends the following event which is the third of its kind and organized by CoVisionMENA (important note: This is not an FES event!): Lebanon and the entire region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are facing huge humanitarian challenges – the support of many organisations and helpers is urgently needed. Thank you for your most valuable contribution! But having to deal with the fates and stories of many desperate in addition to the challenges of overcoming cultural barriers, working in multidisciplinary teams and negotiating with donors can be...

The Climate Change and Environment in the Arab World Program at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) cordially invites you to The launching of: The Way Forward to Safeguard Water in Lebanon: National Water Integrity Risk Assessment Report With an opening statement byH.E. Arthur Nazarian,Minister of Energy and Water, Lebanon Follow link for agendahttps://www.aub.edu.lb/ifi/Documents/events/2014-2015/20150515_Water_Re…;

Lebanon Support cordially invites you to a round table discussion on: Rethinking labour rights interventions for women in Lebanon. Presentation by Lebanon Support’s consultant, Dalya Mitri. With discussants: Manar Zaayter, Lawyer and activist at the Lebanese Democratic Women Gathering (LDWG)Tina Holtgaard Oulie, Associate Expert, Gender Equality and Decent Work, International Labor Organization (ILO) Women workers in Lebanon are discriminated against in term of employment opportunities, equality in wages, benefits, and sick and maternity leave. Furthermore, the majority of working women are...

   ضمن سلسلة نشاطات ذكرى النكبة الفلسطينية ال 67النادي الثقافي الفلسطيني العربي-قطاع الثانويينالمؤسسات الفلسطينية في الشمال يدعوانكم لحضور معسكر النكبة الحادي عشر تراثيات-معارض وطنية-طعام فلسطيني-وصلات فنية الخميس 14 ايار من الساعة الثامنة صياحا وحتى الثانية ظهرا طلعة مدارس الانروا /امام روضة غسان كنفاني / مخيم البداوي  المؤسسات المشاركة : الصمود، النجدة، منظمة الشبيبة الفلسطينية، منظمة الشبيبة التقدمية، رابطة بيت المقدس لطلبة فلسطين، الأنشطة النسائية-البارد، روضة غسان كنفاني، روضة أطفال فلسطيت، مؤسسة الناصرة للتراث، ام نادر شامية

“Walk with Al Younbouh” is an awareness raising event held in support of Al Younbouh Center’s mission: “to improve the quality of life of our students and ensure their dignified integration into the community”. The “Walk” offers all participants the chance to meet and interact with the students. Everyone is invited, young and adults, with no entry fee! Meet us on Sunday to support us and get involved! Al Younbouh Rehabilitation Center for People with Special Needs Ghadir - Old Road Tel : +961-9-835 612 / +961-9-835 067 www.alyounbouh.org / info@alyounbouh.org

Lebanon Support Cordially invites you to a round table discussion on: Local expertise and global packages of aid: the transformative role of volunteerism and local expert knowledge of aid during Lebanon's July war. A to-be-published case study prepared by Lebanon Support, with discussants: Kamel Mohanna, President of Amel organisation Fayrouz Salameh, Executive director of Mouvement Social This case study will discuss the relationship between volunteerism, political/intersubjective transformation and the emergence of  local expert knowledge during war and emergency. Drawing from different...

Lebanon Support cordially invites you to a round table discussion on: Donor policies and local actors: complementarity or dependency? Women’s organisations in Lebanon and their relationships with international donors. Presentation by Lebanon Support’s consultant, Dalya Mitri. With discussants:Sara Abou Ghazalis a Palestinian-Lebanese writer who mostly works on feminist knowledge production. She is part of the collective Sawt Al Niswa. Stine Hornis the Deputy Head of Mission, Norwegian Embassy in Lebanon. Charbel Maydaais the director of Mosaic organisation. Women organisations are generally...

In 2000, the law of rights of people with disabilities 220/ 2000 was issued in the Official newspaper. This law came after many struggles and  efforts devoted by the people with disabilities, and it was a dream of ours and  theirs. Everyone believed that once this law is ratified our problems then would be solved, but this law needed implementation practices in order for it to be taken into action. And once more we phased yet another struggle, in order to reach the application of the law, which does not meet the minimum rights of people with disabilities.   After fifteen years of the issuance...

The French Institute for the Near East (IFPO) and Lebanon Support Cordially invite you to a talk on: Trajectories of young Arab and European Islamists: the inevitable jihadist radicalisation? By: Mr Mohamed-Ali Adraoui is a political and social scientist working on contemporary International Relations, the Islamic World, Political Islam and Salafist currents. He completed his PhD in Sciences Po Paris in November 2011. His dissertation, “Beyond Discourse, Salafism in France, Socialization or Rupture of a Social Phenomenon?”, is an analysis of the emergence of a new face of Islam in France...

برعاية الاستاذ الدكتور سعيد ادم مدير كلية الاداب والعلوم الانسانية وضمن فعالياته للذكرى السابعة والستين  للنكبة الفلسطينية يدعوكم النادي الثقافي الفلسطيني العربي-قطاع الجامعيين لحضور اليوم الفلسطيني الثامن عشر في الجامعة اللبنانية- القبة. يتخلل اليوم صور فاسطينية، معارض، طعام فلسطيني ،تطريز، حنة ، صاج، وينتهي اليوم بحفل وطني لفرقة جبل الزيتون للغناء الوطني التابعة للنادي وذلك عند الساعة الثانية بعد الظهر

Lebanon Support Cordially invites you to a round table discussion on: Local actors versus global humanitarian interventions: the case of Samidoun during the July war on Lebanon. A to-be-published case study prepared by Lebanon Support, with discussants: Dr Karam Karam is a political scientist. He holds a PhD from l'Institut d’Études politiques d’Aix-en-Provence, France. He has written several books and papers on civil society and political parties in Lebanon. He served as the head of the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies for several years and is currently the Head of Research at the Common...

A round table with Anna Fernando, Nadim Houry, Nisreen Kaj, Andrea Salvini, Reina Sarkis Identity is always a question of representation, invention, framing or de-framing the familiar and the foreign, this inside of a time frame also.Stuart Hall pressed the fact that what is held as strictly British – the tea drinking ritual – is in fact only made possible through the other, geographically, economically and socially, since the tea plantation has only existed elsewhere in India, Ceylon or China. Hall himself was coming from Jamaica. To him, the British identity could only be constructed, or say...

A jury of respected professionals has the daunting task of selecting prize-winning photographs from over 650 submissions of more than 100 university students for Besme Photo Contest. . Award-winners will be announced on 14 April 2015 at Riviera Hotel with great opening ceremony of Besme Group under the auspices of His Excellency, Minister of Social Affairs, Mr.Rashid Derbas and in the presence of Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon, His Excellency Mr. Suleyman Inan Ozyildiz. The Head of the Jury is Mr.Jamal Saidi, Honorary President of the Lebanese Union of Photographers and chief photographer at...

"Don't ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country"Be numerous to join us under the Fouad Chehab bridge on Monday 13th of April 2015 starting 1pm, so we can all complete the sentence:"Before I die I want Lebanon to..."There is still hope for this country!This call has been launched by the students of Notre-Dame de Jamhour, in collaboration with five NGOs: Live Love Beirut, Offre Joie, Lezem, The Third Voice for Lebanon (3VLebanon) and Sakker el Dekkene!!We expect all of you to show up and be the first to start building your country's history, a new history...

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) recommends the following event which is organized by CoVisionMENA (important note: This is not an FES event!): Lebanon and the entire region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are facing huge humanitarian challenges – the support of many organisations and helpers is urgently needed. Thank you for your most valuable contribution! But having to deal with the fates and stories of many desperate in addition to the challenges of overcoming cultural barriers, working in multidisciplinary teams and negotiating with donors can be very draining for the...

The AMIDEAST Entrepreneur Institute’s next “Start Your Own Business” workshop will start on Wednesday, April 1. Details: 15 weekly in-class sessions of 3 hours each, complemented by an online platform and materials, participant workbook, video resources, and exercises. Sessions will be held every Wednesday night from 6 – 9 pm April 1 – July 8. The workshop is facilitated by a successful local business owner whose expertise is business and financial planning. Local successful entrepreneurs and subject matter experts who want to help you succeed will be available to answer questions and...

Conference on the Syrian Refugee Crisis The Institute for Migration Studies at the Lebanese American University is organizing, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a two-day conference on: The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Policies of Receiving Countries and Crisis Impact on Displaced Syrians and Receiving Societies Date: March 27-28, 2015 Venue: Lebanese American University - Beirut, Lebanon The Conference will be in both English and Arabic. Important Dates: Call for papers (Thursday 27, November 2014)Abstract due on January 10, 2015 (250-300 words)Decision on Abstracts by January 18...

In support of ABAAD’s Safe Shelters for Women and Girls Survivors of Gender Based Violence in Lebanon, International jewelry designer Marzio Fiorini and calligrapher Karim Kanj joined hands to design the "Solidarity bracelet", that will be launched on Friday the 27th of March at 6PM, at Al Falamanki. Earnings will be donated to ABAAD’s Safe Shelters* for Women and Girls Survivors of Gender Based Violence in Lebanon. Ending Violence is in YOUR Hands! We look forward to being together and to making women protection from violence, gender equality and human rights a reality! Marzio Fiorini is...