Events

  Lebanese Association for History (LAH)   Teaching and Learning the civil war   In collaboration with   Centre for Lebanese Studies, The Finnish Institute in the Middle East Open Society Foundation Education The Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies at the American University of Beirut   18-19 June 2013 8.30 am -3:00 pm at The American University of Beirut West Hall Simultaneous translation is provided Places are limited and are booked on first basis by sending an email to info@lebanesestudies.com   For further information please contact 01 741684. Please find attached the programme in...

Lebanese Association for History (LAH)   Teaching and Learning the civil war In collaboration with   Centre for Lebanese Studies, The Finnish Institute in the Middle East Open Society Foundation Education The Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies at the American University of Beirut    18-19 June 2013 8.30 am -3:00 pm at The American University of Beirut West Hall   Simultaneous translation is provided Places are limited and are booked on first basis by sending an email to info@lebanesestudies.com   For further information please contact 01 741684.   Please find attached the programme in...

PERFORMANCE RECEPTION PARTY IN SUPPORT OF ZOUKAK CONTRIBUTE WITH 60$ OR MORE AND BECOME A SUPPORTER OF ZOUKAK 17th of June 2013 | 7 PM T-Marbouta Hamra, Beirut Zoukak Theater Company is launching its Support Zoukak Program on June 17th in order to help the company sustain its activities. This major event is a gathering for all Zoukak’s friends who would like to contribute to the Company’s continuity. By contributing with 60 $ or more, the supporters of Zoukak will have access to: 7 PM - Welcome Reception drink 8 PM - Performances presented by the members of Zoukak 9 PM - Party and dance to...

Please join us in taking a stand against the destruction of one of the most loved public spaces in Lebanon! PLEASE INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS!! Bring posters, yaftat, banners, pictures, boards... We will eat, dance, sing and play in this green space! Let's say NO to the demolition of the unique green space in Rmeil/Jeitawi! كفاية عدم إحترام لحقوقنا! شارك في اتخاذ موقف ودافع عن حقوقك ضد تدمير واحدة من الأماكن العامة الأكثر شعبية في لبنان! دعونا نقول لا لهدم مساحة خضراء فريدة من نوعها في الرميل / الجعيتاوي (https://www.facebook.com/events/137169336482273/)

The International Medical Corps (IMC) & ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality are conducting a two-full day’s workshop on Training on Clinical Care for Sexual Assault Survivors (CCSAS) (16 hours) over June 13 & 14, 2013 in Beqaa area (Venue TBD). The workshop aims at strengthening the capacities and improving the quality of clinical care for sexual assault survivors among Syrian refugees’ population. The training will be introducing the participants to the CCSAS pathway, different stages of direct patient care, how to prepare the clinic and conduct the forensic evidence collection. The...

"في القلب أغنية" لدعم العائلات الفلسطينية النازحة من سوريا، آلاف العائلات الفلسطينية النازحة من سوريا الى لبنان تعيش في ظروف معيشية من البؤس غير المقبول في مخيمات اللاجئين الفلسطينيين التي تعيش هي أيضًا في ظروف حياتية صعبة للغاية. ممّا يستدعي مساندتكم القصوى والحيوية . من الواضح أنّ القضية إنسانية بامتياز. وهي تتوجّه اليكم أينما كنتم للإستجابة لها. أما ما نريده نحن ونسعى اليه فهو أن تمتلئ قاعة مسرح المدينة – الحمراء يوم الأحد 9 حزيران 2013 وتكون عامرة وجامعة بوجودكم لحضور أمسية "في القلب أغنية" تحييها بإحساس صوتها أميمة الخليل. فلا تتأخروا واحجزوا مقاعد لكم ولأصدقائكم عبر الإتصال بمكاتبنا...

Professor Salim Daccache s.j. Rector of the Saint Joseph University of Beirut has the pleasure to invite you to the launching ceremony of the Mentor Project “Institutional Strengthening for Nascent Lebanese NGOs”   Thursday, 6th of June 2013 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 .p.m. Amphitheatre C, USJ Medical Sciences Campus, Damascus Road, Beirut   During the ceremony, a call for Applications for the “NGOs INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING PROGRAM” will be announced. Interested NGOs representatives are kindly requested to confirm their attendance by phone: 01 421293   This project is a partnership between...

The play Return to Haifa, a dramatization of Ghassan Kanafani’s novella, opens at Babel Theatre, Beirut – Lebanon, on Thusday, June 6th, 2013. The play tells the story of a young Palestinian couple forced to leave their city, Haifa, on April 21st, 1948, leaving their infant son behind. Twenty years later, right after the 1967 war, the Palestinian couple return to visit their home in Haifa to discover that an Israeli woman of Polish origin is living there along with her son. Produced byGhassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation. Directed by Lina Abyad Date:  6thJune to 16th June 2013 at 8:30 in the  ...

منتدى إنسان يدعوكم للمشاركة في جلسة حوارية مع مركز الديمقراطية المستدامة للتعريف عن النشاطات الشبابية للمركز و نشاطات نادي المواطنة و السلام - الشويفات من عمر 13-19 سنة مركز منتدى إنسان، مدخل الشويفات الشمالي، بناية حسيب الريشاني Join us this Saturday at Muntada Insan and meet SDC (Sustainable Democracy Center) team to know more about their activities for the youth about peace, democracy, human rights, and much more... because change begins with everyone of us!

AltCity is happy to be co-organizing, with MAP, the second public discussion on Peace Journalism! We're excited about this one because MAP has invited a very special guest in the field: Steven Youngblood, professor of peace journalism in the US, and the Director of the Center for Global Peace Journalism, at Park University. Our guest will be sharing his insights and experiences with the teaching and practice of peace journalism in different parts of the world; the role it plays in elections; the US perspective on Lebanese media; and the Lebanese perspective on US coverage of Lebanese news. As...

The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship is honored to invite you to its inaugural two-day conference on Thursday and Friday May 23-24, 2013 / 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the American Unversity of Beirut, College Hall, B1 Auditorium. The conference is held in partnership with the Arab Studies Consortium (Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University, Arab Studies Institute at George Mason University) and Legal Agenda Beirut. This inaugural conference aims to commerce a rigorous engagement with matters of civic participation and citizenship, to interrogate the impact of...

CMCS Lebanon invites NGOs to attend“Project Management for NGOs”Training WorkshopMay 20th-22nd, 2013 Facilitated by: Afif Tabsh, PMP®, CBAP®Consultant - Professional Services at CMCS LebanonAmbassador for Peace at Universal Peace FederationCo-Founder & President at Alumni UNESCOGlobal Shaper at World Economic ForumCo-Founder & President at Aie Serve  Who Should Attend? NGO’s Board Members & Founders, NGO Consultants, Program Managers/Coordinator/ Assistants, General/ Grant Coordinators, Team/ Committee/ Task-force leaders. Learning Outcomes:•         Understand the difference between NGO...

"Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. - Unknown" Aie Serve brings you yet another workshop "Team Building & Management"! Trainer: Ms. Tala Samadi Date: Thursday, May 16th, 2013 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 Venue: Aie Serve Headquarters - Al Zarif - Toufic Tabbara Center - 4th floor. If you're interested in attending, kindly fill the form below before Monday May 13th. Registration Form: Link

ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with International Rescue Committee is planning to conduct a Three-full day’s workshop on “How to Organize Support Groups for Women Victims of GBV Using a Survivor-Centered Approach” over May 15, 16, 17 in the North (at Arc en Ciel premise) and May 22, 23 and 24th  in Bekaa (at Dari Association premise). The overall objective of the workshop is to reinforce the capacity of participants in planning and facilitating support groups’ sessions with women survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) using a survivor centered approach. More...

You are graduating in journalism or politics? You just started a career in the media? You want to speak out against human rights violations? *** Informed Journalism plays a fundamental role in promoting and protecting Human Rights (HR). However, media coverage of HR-related issues remains weak, despite the current relative freedom of press in Lebanon. During the training, participants will develop their knowledge of HR standards and acquire new skills and techniques in the field of HR reporting. Participants are invited to bring any article they released on a HR-related topic.   Program 9:30  ...

Haqqi Alayyi & People's Health Movement invite you to ... "Amandla - Health Now !" ------------------------ A conference & discussion about local & global health system. w/ Pr. David Sanders [ People’s Health Movement, University of the Western Cape-South Africa ] Program includes 2 interventions: - Lebanese health system ( situation / solutions), presented by Haqqi Alayyi. - Global health system & alternative systems of health care, by Professor David Sanders. ( http://www.phmovement.org/en/node/6249 ) Followed by an open discussion. + ( drinks & bites ) ------------------------------...

Join us for an evening of song and support the Syrian refugees in the camps of Beirut! Featuring Ahmad Kaabour, Amal Kaawash, Zeid Hamdan, Sotusura, Ashraf El Chouli, and Afaf Houdaifa Tickets are on sale for a minimum donation of 25,000 LL 20,000LL for students You can purchase your tickets at T-Marbouta cafe in Hamra, AUB @ maingate (Monday-Friday), or at the door but don't come late to make sure you get a seat All proceeds will go to fund a community activities center in Burj el Barajneh offering educational and recreational activities for the displaced families in the camp. Our goal is...

DU ZIEU DANS LES BLEUS عرض مسرحي "شبابنا" في 8 و9 و10 أيّار – مسرح دوّار الشمس، الطيّونة، بيروت.للحجز: 01381290 "شبابنا" عرض مسرحي أتى نتيجة جولة من العمل على موضوع المراهقة وكان تحت عنوان: "إنه جيّد، إنه سيّئ". أخذت الفرقة جولة العمل هذه باعتبارها بحثاً متعلّقاً ومتّصلاً بالجمهور حول موضوع المراهقة. خلال هاتين السنتين من البحث والعمل، خلقت الفرقة عروضاً قصيرة أسمتها "دراسات" وقامت بعرضها خارج صروح ودور المسرح، في مواقع تستضيف المراهقين (مدارس، مراكز اجتماعية، وغيرها)، فأتت كتابة وعملية خلق "شبابنا" كثمرة لهذه التجربة. PERFORMANCE "Notre Jeunesse" 8-9-10 Mai | 20h30 | Théâtre Tournesol En...

ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with the International Rescue Committee is planning to conduct a Five-full day’s workshop on “How to Use Social Animation Techniques through Creative Arts” over April 29, 30 & May 02,09,10, 2013 in North (at Arc en Ciel premise) and May 07,08,15,16,17, 2013 in Bekaa (at Dari Association premise). The workshop aims at introducing new and unconventional tools and techniques to enhance the psychological wellbeing of Syrian women and girls refugees and improving the positive coping mechanisms among them.  Over the workshop, participants will...

Get your agenda...ALPHA and its partners are happy to invite you at the 7th Spring Kermess which will be held on April 28th, 2013 at the School of the Liberation - Soultanieh (South Lebanon) With more than 2000 children last year we expect to even do better in 2013...For that we prepared you a festival of activities : Magic show, shows of the lebanese army and of the UNIFIL troops, activities around books and ALPHA bibliobus, games and sport! Hope to see you there...   Best,   ALPHA team