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The purpose of the conference The purpose of the conference, Financial secrecy, society and vested interests, is to facilitate and accelerate an international and interdisciplinary approach in order to discuss important questions such as: What are the negative impacts of secrecy and information asymmetry on the global economy and sustainable development? Why are efforts to deal with secrecy and anonymity met with resistance? What reforms are reasonable and achievable? The conference is based on the understanding of the following: Global financial integration has developed much faster...

COSV is pleased to invite you to “Think Globally, Act Locally” seminar. The workshop will take place within the framework of the “CleanEnerTec” project - Towards Clean Energy Technologies and Innovative Environmental Solutions in Lebanon funded by the EUROPEAN UNION and developed by 2 main partners: the Italian organization COSV and the Lebanese Association ALMEE. Please find here the workshop AGENDA:  http://goo.gl/enidg The seminar will develop a discussion on policies instruments for the development of renewable and clean energies at municipal level. Presentation, analysis and evaluation...

"Avec le soutien de la Fondation CMA-CGM et de l'Institut français au Liban, l'association ALPHA est heureuse de vous inviter au lancement officielle de son Bibliobus le Samedi 27 octobre a 16h (...)"Artisan de l'éducatif" depuis plus de 18 ans, ALPHA poursuit son travail de développement culturel et de promotion de la lecture auprès des communautés pour construire une paix durable! Le BIBLIOBUS ALPHA, en lien étroit avec les écoles et les municipalités interviendra dans plus de 14 villages autour de Tibnine (Sud Liban) et portera dans les villages des activités de prêt de livre, contes pour...

Launching of Aie Consult-The NGO incubator and capacity building program   It is with great pleasure that Aie Serve invites you to its launching of Aie Consult – The NGO incubator and youth capacity building program— on Saturday, 13 October, 2012 at Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut at 6:30 p.m. Many youth strive to initiate their own non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to tackle problems in their community, yet they lack the skills and the expertise to lead them successfully. Therefore, Aie Consult, a consultancy and training program, is there to empower youth and their newly established NGOs at all...

  Media & Money Unconference @ AltCity, Beirut - Sat Sept 29th Please join us for a 1-day practical “unconference” on how to make money through media! As part of AltCity’s fall events, we're organizing a BarCamp on Media & Money on Saturday September 29, 10am - 5pm. It is open to anyone interested in learning about how to make money through media...with all the wonders and benefits and challenges that come from running a media-related business in Lebanon! How can media startups in Lebanon benefit from new trends and opportunities to monetize content and develop revenue streams? How can we...

After hosting over 90 events at AltCity, with 40+ partners, and 2500 visitors,   We are holding our 1st "Open House" & Open Invitation to Collaborate! Friday, September 28, 20126 - 8pm Come learn more about our community media, tech, design & startup support space! We will give an overview of what AltCity has achieved so far and our plans for the coming months. Plus, we look forward to hearing from you, your ideas, and ways we might be able to work together.  This will be followed by live music.  AltCity is located in the Montreal Bldg, Hamra St (Mezzanine floor), after...

June 26 is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. On this occasion we ask you to join us and speak up against this cruel practice that continues to plague Lebanon and many other countries. You Can Join us by Participating in a Photo-Petition and in a Public Event >>Public Event We are pleased to invite you on June 26th at 4:00 p.m. to a public event organised by the associations Restart, Al Karama for Human Rights, Alef-act for human rights, AJEM (Justice and Mercy Association), and CLDH (Lebanese Center for Human Rights). The event will feature films and discussions, as well...

دعوة إلى المؤتمر الدولي الثاني"قصتنا قصة: السياسة في أدب الأطفال "16-17 حزيران 2012 يضم المؤتمر نخبة من أدباء ورسامي أدب الأطفال من لبنان:دافيد حبشي- جنى طرابلسي- حسان زهر الدين- سماح ادريسسوريا: بيان الصفديفلسطين:دنيس أسعدمصر: غادة الزياتالأردن: فلورا مجدلاوي الكويت:علي عاشورايران: ليلي يزديالسويد:أولف نلسونالمكسيك: أمبر باستبريطانيا : أنا برانيناالنروج : ليز مانوكيالبرازيل: تاينيز سوراس OUR 2 Day ProgramOUR PROGRAM:DAY1Saturday, June 16, 20129.00-10.00 : Opening10.00-12.00: First session: Political Attitudes & Values in Children’s BooksParticipants: Jana Traboulsi (Lebanon)Flora Majdalawi...

تحت شعار "انا كمان بصّوت...القانون لازم يحميني"تنظّم جمعية حلم "اليوم العالمي لمناهضة رهاب المثلية ورهاب المتحولات والمتحولين جنسياً ومتغيّري النوع الاجتماعي" لهذا العام.بهذه المناسبة، ندعوكم صديقاتنا واصدقاءنا، ناشطين وناشطات، جمعيات وأفراد، للتضامن معنا في هذا اليوم، الذي سيسلط الضوء على جميع أنواع العنف و التمييز والإقصاء الذي يتعرض له المثليون/ات، ثنائيو/ات الميول الجنسية ومتغيرّو النوع الاجتماعي والمتحولون/ات جنسياً في المجتمع اللبناني. المجتمع الذي يُعرف بأنه "منفتح" و "مثقف".يقولون أن القانون يجرمنا، عاداتنا وتقاليدنا توصمنا، الدين يُكَفِّرُنا، المجتمع يقصينا ويهمشنا .... ونحن نقول بأن...

The Preparatory Committee has the honor to invite you to attendthe ceremony, hosted in honor of the issue of prisoners symbol anddefender of human rights and against torture,Secretary General of the Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victimsof Torture, Mohammed Safa. Program of the ceremony: • Documentary film• Speech and certificates:• Speech of the Preparatory Committee Dr Ahmad Ayyash• Speech by Prime Minister Dr.Salim Al Hoss• Speech of the founding of His Excellency Dr. Issam Naaman• Speech by the Secretary-General of the Arab Lawyers Union lawyer OmarZein• Director of the word Arab...

L'Association Libanaise pour la Promotion Humaine et l'Alphabetisation, en collaboration avec l'ecole de Soultanieh et l'amnbassade de France au Liban, a le plaisir de vous inviter a la 6eme KERMESSE DU PRINTEMPS qui se tiendra le dimanche 29 Avril 2012 a l'ecole de Soultanieh  | 10h The Lebanese Association for Human Promotion and Literacy, in partnership with the school of the Liberation of Soultanieh and the French Embassy in Lebanon, is happy to invite you to the 6th SPRING KERMESSE which will take place sunday April 29th 2012 in the School of the Liberation of Soultanieh (South Lebanon)...

International SeminarApril – September 2012 CRA'P seminars 2012 ARTWORKS & LANDMARKSContemporary Arts Practice & ContextsThe Seminar artworks & landmarks intends to approach the cross-disciplinary / inter-media practices of contemporary artworks, with the intention to breakdown boundaries and to emphasize and interrogate its cultural rather than its disciplinary contexts. Artworks & Landmarks are the two main subjects that inform and frame the activities, discourse and development of the Seminar. The overall objective of this seminar is to question and expand the notion of contemporary art...

On the occaison of the release of Judge John Qazzi's book "A Trip of a Lifetime to Nationality", and the reopening of the debate on women's right to grant Nationality to their Children. The Legal Agenda Women's Nationality Right Campaign KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation Organization Cordially invite you to the conference under the title: "The Judge and Women's Right to Nationality". Speakers include Judge John Qazzi, Mrs. Saadah Allaw (Assafir Journalist), Mrs. Lina Abu Habib (Women's Nationality Right Campaign) and Mrs. Zoya Rouhana (Kafa 'Enough' Violence & Exploitation). The debate...

Launch of the “Civic Hub” project for civil society Networking at Zico House We cordially invite you to the launching ceremony of the “Civic Hub” project on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at Zico House*, Sanayeh. The ceremony will include a briefing about the project and an introduction to the public and the media about the project components, objectives and methods of work, followed by an exhibition of posters for NGOs and campaigns performed in Lebanon from 1990 to 2012. RSVP : 9611-741412 Email : civichub@zicohouse.org   About the Civic Hub The Civic Hub is a civil initiative that...

International Colloquium Organized by the Faculty of Business and Commercial Sciences at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik Jointly with the Arab Society of Faculties of Business, Economic and Political Sciences   Date: April 2 and 3, 2012 [Official opening session on April 2, 2012 at 10:00 am] Place: John-Paul II Amphitheater - USEK Main Campus * Early Bird untill February 3, 2012 For registration please visit www.usekic2012.com

A woman (/ˈwʊmən/), pl: women (/ˈwɪmɨn/) is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female childor adolescent. However, the term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "Women's rights". Unlike men, women are typically capable of giving birth. This is the meaning of "Woman" on Wikepedia. *** On Thursday, the 22nd of march, at 8.30 pm, we will show Wikipedia what is a "Woman" and how is it to live in a country such as Lebanon! So.... WOMAN, A live performance by...

Woman's and Mum's Day - 16th of March 2012 * On the 16th March of 2012, the ALPHA team in cooperation with Tebnine Municipality and UNIFIL contingents from various countries (Malaysia, Ireland, Korea, France, Turky, etc…) will celebrate the Women Day as well as the Mothers’ Day in Tebnine library. The children of our 5 centers will show for their Mums, food & juices will be offered and handmade souvenirs from kids will be gifted to women & mums. Five private schools are also participating to the ceremony and 250 women are expected to join for this day. All ALPHA team would like to invite you...

Adyan Foundation has the great pleasure to invite you to the Conference on Education on Citizenship and Coexistence in Lebanon, under the Patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Education and Higher Education Professor Hassan Diab, and in partnership with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Beirut, held on Thursday 15th March 2012 at 4:00 PM, in Issam Fares Hall, American University of Beirut. Looking forward for your participation in this event that portrays the common will of cooperation for strengthening education on coexistence on Lebanon,     Please confirm...

The forum aims to promote social entrepreneurship as a new business model in Lebanon. It will use real cases from Lebanon to enable participants and experts in defining the concept and the criteria for social entreprises in Lebanon, as well as proposing solutions to possible challenges.