Events

The Lebanese Economic Association invites you to the closing event of its project:  “Know, React, Engage" A Public Discussion on Socio-Economic Rights in Lebanon”   Tuesday, March 25, 2014 between 5:30 and 8:00 pm Metro Al Madina- Hamra Agenda: 5:30- 5:40 Welcoming Address 5:40- 6:00 Screening of Project Videos (project trailer) 6:00- 8:00 Discussion on Socio-Economic Rights in Lebanon   Speakers: Youth Unemployment and Cost of Living: - Dr. Sami Atallah, Executive Director, Lebanese Center for Policy Studies Education and Working Women: - Ms. Sawsan Masri, Project Coordinator, International...

If you are cool, enthousiastic and devoted, if you have some free time and you want to share it. Join us on Saturday March 22nd 2014. We will Show you around the Albert Nassar Foundation, let you know more about who we are, what we do& how you can be part of our youth team!   For more information, please contact us at 04.712242-3 fondation@anassar.org facebook page: fondation albert nassar

Insan Association works with Migrant Domestic Workers to get their basic Human and Labour Rights. Migrant Domestic Workers are more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse because of racism, gender discrimination and the unjust rules that govern their working and living situation. By launching the « Voice Behind the Voice 2014 » competition, Insan Association wants to involve the Youth in our struggle to respect Human Rights in Lebanon. Friday 21st of March at 6 :30 pm, « The Voice Behind the Voice » organizes a special meeting between Migrant Domestic Workers and students. You are invited to...

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs invites you to: Protecting Syrian Refugees: Laws, Policies and Global Responsibility-Sharing The International Human Rights Clinical Program at the Boston University School of Law is completing a two-year research project focusing on the legal issues and problems that are creating barriers to relief and protection for refugees fleeing Syria. This project focuses on the international and regional legal instruments that govern the rights of and obligations towards this refugee flow in the most-affected states: Lebanon, Jordan...

The Anis Makdisi Program in Literature cordially invites you to a lecture by Malek Sharif The State and the CityUncovering the early history of the municipality of Beirut AUB, Bldg. 37 (behind the Lee Observatory), Thursday March 13, 2014 (5:00pm) The standard literature on the Ottoman Tanzimat period largely ignores or barely touches on the provincial urban institutions. They ignore the formative years of the municipalities in the provinces and the laws by which they were constituted. Consequently they date the foundation of municipalities at a later period of time. They also tend to...

Three active campaigns organizing around sexuality in India have gained international attention. First, the long-term campaigns against honor killing in rural North India have finally reached the Indian national stage. Second, the spontaneous and to many surprising upsurge of young women's and men's protest against the Delhi gang rape of a woman on December 16, 2012 continues to galvanize protests and legal changes. Third, the immediate reaction to the Supreme Court's decision to reinstate section 377 of the Indian penal code, a British-era law that makes gay sex illegal, that was overturned...

Scroll down for Arabic ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS You are invited to a special free orientation event to introduce you to some of the best international programs to promote volunteering, as well as professional training programs available in Lebanon on different aspects of volunteer management. March 10 from 2:00-4:00 pm at AltCity on Hamra(registration 2-2;30; program 2:30 – 3:30; reception 3:30 – 4) International Programs The International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) Global Youth Service Days (GYSD) Little Free Libraries (LFL) International Volunteer Day (IVD) Certification in...

Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies, and the Center for American Studies and Research   Cordially invite you to a lecture and book launch 'Gender and Neoliberalism: The All India Democratic Women's Association and Globalization Politics' byDr. Elisabeth Armstrong Thursday, March 6th, 2014 | 1:00 - 3:30 pm Building 37 CASAR (Behind the Old Observatory) - AUB In 1991, structural adjustments began in earnest in India. The nation’s leaders reduced social spending and dismantled protections and supports for...