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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...

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]

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...

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...

Eliane Raheb in collaboration with ASM (Alternative Student Movement) invites you to attend a special screening Sleepless are the nights of Assaad Shaftari, a former high-ranking intelligence officer in the Lebanese Forces, who feels guilt for his bloody acts during the civil war and the nights of Maryam Saidi, the mother who’s still searching for her son Maher, a young communist fighter who disappeared in 1982. While each of them is looking for salvation, the film asks if redemption and forgiveness are possible in a community that seems unable to heal itself. “ليال بلا نوم” هي الجامع...

تدعوكم منظمة "عدل بلا حدود" بالتعاون مع "أي ليف آرت" إلى المشاركة في نشاط ميداني تفاعلي في منطقة النبعة تحت عنوان "معاً من أجل وصول النساء للعدالة" وذلك في إطار حملة المناصرة لمشروع "تمكين المرأة من الوصول الى العدالة" الذي تنفذه "عدل بلا حدود" بالشراكة مع أوكسفام بريطانيا وبتمويل من سيدا – السويد. ويهدف هذا المشروع إلى محو الأمية القانونية لدى النساء حول حقوقهن من قوانين الأحوال الشخصية وتقديم الإستشارات والخدمات القانونية المجانية للنساء ضحايا العنف واللواتي هنّ على خلاف مع القانون. وكذلك بناء علاقة شراكة مع قادة المجتمع المحلي ورجال الدين، والأحزاب السياسية والجمعيات الأهلية لوضع...

For those who missed the first screening of our film “Not Who We Are”: Please join us on the next occasion, October 30, 6pm at AUB: The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) - Syria Relief Project at AUB, Heinrich Boell Foundation & Forward Film Production cordially invite you for the film screening NOT WHO WE ARE - نحنا مو هيك This feature-length documentary by Carol Mansour in cooperation with Heinrich Boell Foundation focuses on the plight of refugee women from Syria who have fled Syria to Lebanon over the past two and a half years. Through the stories of 5 admirable and...

يسر الشركاء في مشروع "تعزيز سياسات وممارسات حقوق الإنسان في سجون النساء في لبنان ،" التجمع النسائي الديمقراطي ودار الأمل وكاريتاس لبنان مركز الأجانب ودياكونيا، دعوتكم/ن للمشاركة في النشاط الخاص بالإعلاميين/ات والذي يندرج في سياق التعاون لتعزيز دورهم/ن في الحشد والضغط. المكان: مكتب دياكونيا- رأس النبع، محمد الحوت، شارع كريم غزاوي، بناية بلازا، ط 8 الزمان: الاربعاء 30 تشرين أول 2013 (مكتوب) / الخميس 31 تشرين أول 2013 (مرئي ومسموع) التوقيت: من 9:30 صباحًا حتى 4:00 بعد الظهر على الراغبين\ات بالتقديم للورشة إرسال رسالة مع السيرة الذاتية إلى البريد الإلكتروني التالي قبل 24 تشرين الأول 2013...

Layali Bala Noom (Sleepless nights) Documentary, HD, 2h08', 2012   Director, researcher and executive producer: Eliane Raheb Producer, scriptwriter and editor : Nizar Hassan Director of photography: Meyar Al Roumi and Jocelyne Abi Gebrayel Synopsis: Through the stories of Assaad Shaftari, a former high ranking intelligence officer in a major Christian militia, responsible for many casualties in the protracted civil war in Lebanon and Maryam Saiidi, the mother of Maher, a missing young communist fighter who disappeared in 1982 in the battle of the Science campus-Lebanese university, the film...

Film screening organized by Heinrich Boell Foundation, Lebanon. Not Who We Are is a film that tells the story of five women from Syria who share their experience of shattered lives, their loss and longing for simple daily pleasures. It is a story of continuing to hope when you are displaced and your dreams are ruptured. It is a film about building lives when you cannot build a home. The film will be screened in Beirut at Metropolis Empire Sofil Cinema on October 07 at 8:00 p.m A panel discussion and Q&A will take place after the screening. Our panelists are Ms. Siham Abu Sitta who is one of...

الدعوة باللغة العربية Men In My LifeCall for true stories of empowered women and the men who supported them “his faith in me as a person was my inner force of success.” Rita, 47 years old“It’s only because of his words that I had finally the courage to say no!” Aline, 20 years old …Your story could help thousands of women! Are you a woman living in Lebanon?Did you experience any challenging difficult situation of discrimination, inequality or abuse where a man in your circle had a positive influence in breaking the circle? Share your personal story with us with the below details by sending it...

Designed as a comprehensive curriculum on sexuality, sexual and reproductive health and rights with an in-depth discussion on the linkages between research and practice, the Coalition of Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) Sexuality Institute offers a holistic interdisciplinary program combining history, theory, research and politics of sexuality with applications of advocacy and fieldwork.The CSBR Sexuality Institute brings together leading sexual and reproductive rights activists, academics and researchers. Held previously in Turkey (2009), Indonesia (2010), Malaysia (2008...

مسابقة الأونروا للتصوير الفوتوغرافي والفيلم القصير للاجئين الفلسطينيين الشباب 2013    حبل الغسيل يحمل من الرمزية ما يختزل حالة كاملة من اللجوء وفوضى المكان في المخيم. على اسطح المنازل وشرفات البيوت، تحت الشبابيك أو حتى عبر زقاق ضيق في المخيم سيفاجئك حبل غسيل بعشوائيته و جرأته.  حيث المخيم ببيوته المتلاصقة دون أي مسافات فاصلة أو خصوصية ، تماما كما تتلاصق قطع الملابس على ذلك الحبل بألوانها المختلفة و حالتها المتباينة ،البالي منها و الجديد، كأنها تجسيد للهوية الاجتماعية لمخيم تتشابه فيه كل تفاصيل الحياة للاجئين  اختبروا سوية تجربة المخيم بالرغم من اختلاف  قراهم الاصلية و ربما مشاربهم الثقافية و...

دعماً للعائلات النازحة من سوريا الى لبنان التي تعيش في ظروف معيشية وحياتية قاسية تنظم Sawa For Syria سوا لأجل سوريا بالتعاون مع Anti-Racism Movement Nasawiya Alternative Student Movement - الحركة الطلاّبيّة البديلة مسرحية "فخامة الرئيس"، عرض مسرحي كوميدي تأليف جلال خوري اخراج فراس بوزين الدين وذلك ليل ٣٠ تموز الساعة التاسعة والنصف مساءً في مسرح المدينة - بناية السارولا - الحمرا (بيروت) سعر التذكرة : 10 $ فلا تتأخروا واحجزوا مقاعد لكم ولأصدقائكم عبر الإتصال ب : 71647663 76624965 أو بمقهى ة في الحمرا إبتداءً من نهار الإثنين In an act of support for the family refugees coming from...

Survivors of violence against women deserve the best possible support and care. It is our duty to provide this care. This training will help us understand how to do this – in line with internationally-recognized standards of good practice. As a community of practice, we share the same goals: empowering communities - particularly women, reducing violence in homes and communities, respecting choices, and building better, stronger societies that safeguard human rights. ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality & The International Medical Corps (IMC) are planning to conduct 5 full day’s workshop...

Angels of Spring is a play performed by the Children from Chatila camp. The play was created to raise funds from humanitarian to educational aid for Syrian refugee children staying in Chatila camps in Lebanon as well help the children develop while taking their minds of the misery and devastation that surrounds them as refugees and affected them before leaving their homes. Syrian children will be acting and performing a 35 minutes play, a song, poetry and a charity bazaar in which arts and crafts that were created by the children throughout the rehearsals will be on sale. The children's ages...

INFO-ACTIVISM CAMP 2013, 23-30 June, Italy How do you think activists will safely process and manage video footage from conflicts around the world? You have great experiences to share from an amazing visual advocacy campaign you worked on. As an investigative journalist you're trying to figure out how to collate and present all the data you have into an exposé. Your mapping project is stuck and needs to move to the next level. You are interested in the way art can reveal hidden evidence, raise questions and create debate. If any of this strikes a chord with you, then we think you should...

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...

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...