Events

Lebanon Support cordially invites you to a round table discussion on: “Let’s talk about sex”: Rethinking sexual rights and reproductive health programmes in Lebanon Presentation by Lebanon Support’s consultant, Dalya Mitri. With discussants:Caroline SukkarVice-President of the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering, Researcher in Feminist studies. Rola YasmineCoordinator of the A project, Researcher on reproductive and sexual health, and a registered nurse. Sexual and reproductive rights are a subset of human rights. Reproductive rights could be whether and when to have children, access to...

Under the Patronage of His Excellency Me. George Jreij – President of the Beirut Bar Association   The Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) with the support of Open Society Foundation Cordially invites you to a roundtable entitled:   “Legal Aid in Lebanon in 2015: Facts and Challenges”   During this roundtable, the work of CLDH in the field of legal assistance will be presented and discussed, and debates will take place on the challenges of the Legal Aid system in Lebanon. The finalized program will be provided to participants confirming their attendance.   Places are limited. Kindly...

"Al-Saada Li-Atfalina" in collaboration with "SB OverSeas" presents a musical theater show performed by the children of "Bokra Ahla" center in sabra refugee camp. The play will reflect the everyday life reality that the Lebanese and refugee children face in sabra camp. The show will include :-Art Exhibition .-hand craft exhibition. -Tombola. Address: Metro Al-Madina Theater.Date: 15, June, 2015.Time: 5:00 pmFree Entrance. RSVP: 70/493374 76/539073 https://www.facebook.com/events/583441535126079/  تنظم جمعية "السعادة لأطفالنا" بالتعاون مع منظمة "عبر البحار" حفل مسرحي غنائي يقدمه أطفال مركز...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

في اطار المهرجان اللبناني للكتاب 2015 الدورة 34 يسعد الحركة الثقافية-انطلياس ان تدعوكم الى توقيع كتابين للمؤسسة اللبنانية للسلم الاهلي الدائم اشراف انطوان مسرّه وربيع قيس مرصد السلم الاهلي والذاكرة في لبنان استعادة سلطة المعايير و صياغة الدساتير في التحولات العربية *** منصة دار الاجيال للدراسات والنشر الجمعة 13/3/2015 من الساعة الرابعة الى الثامنة مساء

“I never imagined the amount of information that would come out of a small drawing on paper. It was amazing how much did come out of that.. I was given insight that I wasn’t aware of, which gave me a sense of empowerment, and then I was able to make the decision that I wanted to from that.” - Patricia, Breast Cancer Patient (Source) ARE YOU A BREAST CANCER PATIENTS OR SURVIVOR? Give yourself a chance to RELAX, REFLECT and RECONNECT with yourself (and others) through art. Artichoke Studio and One Wig Stand invite you to take part in a unique art therapy workshop to delve deeper into matters of...

يسرّ جمعية "براود ليبانون" أن تدعوكم للمشاركة في ورشة عمل حول "المثليين (المممم) وحقوق الانسان والاعلام"، يوم السبت في 7 شباط 2015، في فندق "بيلا ريفا"، المنارة-بيروت تجدون مُرفقاً استمارة التسجيل ونص الدعوة يرجى تأكيد الحضور قبل 31 كانون الثاني 2015 عند الساعة 9 صباحا, وذلك عبر تعبأة استمارة التسجيل وارسالها الينا، لكي نتمكن من ترتيب الإجراءات اللازمة   Proud Lebanon is pleased to invite you as a media related entity to a workshop on “Human Rights, LGBTI community and Media.”The workshop will take place in Beirut, at the 7th of February 2015, at 9.00 AM in the Bella Riva Hotel, Bahrain...

Besme Co. organizes a Photography Contest under the auspices of his Excellency, Minister of Social Affairs, Mr.Rashid Derbas. The contest will be a launching project for the company and it will serve as a mechanism to support talented university students as well. The  theme  “what  besme  (smile)  means  to  you”  is  meant  to  promote  creativity  among young photographers with regard to the moments that are purely humane. The photographs will  m eticulously be  evaluated  with  the  supervision of  privileged  jur y m em bers, who are the deans of this profession. The best three photos will...