Events

FEMED, Lebanese Centre for Human Rights, the Association SOLID and the Committee of the Families of the Persons Kidnapped or Disappeared would like to welcome you to the following event: Fourth Euro-Mediterranean Conference of the Family Associations of the Disappeared on the subject of “Enforced Disappearances, Truth and Fight against impunity” The Euro-Mediterranean Federation Against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) is organizing, together with the Lebanese associations affiliated to FEMED and with its network of family associations of the disappeared located on both sides of the...

يتشرف منتدى النساء الفلسطنيات في لبنان بدعوتكم لحضور ندوة حول: أثر الوضع الأمني، الاجتماعي والاقتصادي على المرأة الفلسطينية في لبنان وذلك ضمن المشروع: التمكين، التوظيف، المناصرة، ومعالجة عدم المساواة الجندرية للاجئات الفلسطينيات في لبنان الممول من الاتحاد الأوروبي والمنفذ من قبل Association Najdeh الزمان: يوم الخميس الواقع فيه 21 تشرين الثاني 2013 الساعة الثانية عشر ظهراً المكان: صيدا، مخيم عين الحلوة، جمعية النجدة الاجتماعية (مركز التأهيل المهني)  

Dear LEA Members and Friends, The Lebanese Economic Association (LEA) and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) are pleased to invite you to attend their conference: “Conference on Socio-Economic Impacts of the Syrian Conflict on the Lebanese Economy” You can find the agenda of the conference on the following link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4moctUphHLZTTRIOHJZRHcxdGs/edit?usp=sh… Simultaneous interpretation is available for English and Arabic. Kindly RSVP on 03- 74 76 84 or on info@leb-econ.org We look forward to your participation. Sincerely, The LEA Team   تتشرف الجمعية...

MCC has moved from Nabaa to Gemmayzeh. Join us to celebrate and learn more about MCC! There will be great music, food, and friends! THIS SUNDAY, November 3, From 3pm to 5:30pm See you there! (free entrance) ** MCC is a community center where migrant workers meet to organize, discuss issues and hold meetings to prepare events. People who gather at the MCC are free to communicate and to work on cases that involve abuses that have been inflicted on domestic workers, such as, physical abuse and non-payment of wages, racism and discrimination and more. MCC focuses on support for migrant workers...

After a series of national networking meetings in Lebanon and Morocco, the Modern Heritage Observatory’s second regional symposium will bring together experts from the MENA region and beyond to discuss and debate crucial issues pertaining to the preservation of modern cultural heritage in the Arab world and beyond. The symposium will include four sessions: Four regional heritage institutions: case studies Training and regional expertise for preservation and archiving Living archives, living heritage Advocacy opportunities and strategies for modern heritage preservation At the end of each...

Launching of the booklet entitled“Some facts on Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon 2012-2013”Within the project of Insan Association “Access to Justice for migrant domestic workers and their children in Lebanon”, implemented in partnership and with the support of Open Society Foundation And in Collaboration with La Sagesse UniversityInsan Association would like to invite you to the launching of the booklet entitled “Some facts on Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon 2012-2013”On Wednesday, the 23rd of October 2013, from 11:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. at the Law Faculty of La Sagesse University, Beirut...

The Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality, in partnership with ABAAD, cordially invite you to the launch of the “Gender and Sexuality Resource Center”. Place: Hotel Riviera, RaouchehOn Monday, October 7, 2013 at 11 a.m The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) aims at aggregating resources and research produced in the MENA region on gender and sexuality, especially in Arabic language, and make them available to all through an online database. RSVP: 01-566469 or nour@afemena.org

The SMART Center and Women In Front joint project entitled: “Media Supporting Women Leaders” will hold a networking event that will bring together public media figures, women leaders and potential women candidates and trained journalists. This event aims to build good relations between women and the media and increase their media visibility again. Moreover, this event will be the closure of the program, where all the trained journalists will be certified for their accomplishment of the workshops and their work with the women leaders This event will be under the patronage of the Minister of...

“Because gender is ’done‘ or constructed, it can also be ’undone‘ or deconstructed” - Francine M. Deutsch Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Social Affairs Mr. Wael Abou FaourABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality & in partnership with Save the Children International cordially invite you to the launching ceremony of the “Playing for Gender Equality” training Kit* Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. till 12:00 pmVenue: Holiday Inn – Dunes Hotel, Verdun, Beirut Ceremony Program: Welcome speech by ABAAD’s Director – Ms. Ghida Anani Welcome speech by Save...

دعوة لتغطية إطلاق تقرير الرصد الأول – 2012  من جانب اتحاد المقعدين اللبنانيين برعاية وحضور معالي وزير الشؤون الاجتماعية الأستاذ وائل أبو فاعور وحضور معالي وزير العمل سليم جريصاتي ولمناسبة  إطلاق تقرير الرصد الأول - 2012 تتشرف وزارة الشؤون الاجتماعية بالشراكة مع "اتحاد المقعدين اللبنانيين" وبالتعاون مع نقابة المحامين بدعوتكم إلى حضور حفل إطلاق "تقرير الرصد الأول – 2012" الذي أعده "مرصد حقوق الأشخاص المعوقين" لرصد انتهاكات القانون 220/2000 وبهدف تحسين السياسات العامة التي تُعنى بحقوق الأفراد المعوقين في لبنان. المكان : بيت المحامي  الزمان: 14 آب 2013  - من الساعة العاشرة إلى الحادية عشرة صباحاً...

The 21st century will be characterized by changes shaped by climate change. Many scientific results have shown the threats and challenges that climate induced migration poses on population, governments and governance structures. Current climate change projections suggest that the situation could aggravate, thus putting additional pressure on the socio-ecological systems and increasing their vulnerability and reducing their capability to react to any future stressor. This situation may be aggravated in many countries by the lack of state and regional capacity to manage the impacts of climate...

تتشرّف مؤسّسة الفكر العربي بالشراكة مع مكتب اليونسكو الإقليمي للتربية في الدول العربية - بيروت، بدعوتكم لحضور احتفال تدشين جدارية في كفرشيما، شارع إدوار حنين، من إعداد وتنفيذ تلامذة ثانوية كفرشيما الرسمية المختلطة، وذلك يوم الإثنين في 8 تموز 2013، عند الساعة السادسة عصراً. ويترافق التدشين مع أنشطة فنيّة تفاعليّة. والجدارية هي من ضمن مشروع "جداريات" : مشروع تعزيز الحوار والتماسك الاجتماعي من خلال دعم القيم الإنسانية المشتركة الذي تنفذه المؤسّسة بالشراكة مع مكتب اليونسكو الإقليمي للتربية في الدول العربية- بيروت، وبالتعاون اللوجستي مع اللجنة الوطنية اللبنانية لليونسكو وجمعيات أخرى تعمل في المجال...

تتشرّف مؤسّسة الفكر العربي بالشراكة مع مكتب اليونسكو الإقليمي للتربية في الدول العربية - بيروت، بدعوتكم لحضور احتفال تدشين جدارية في ثانوية المربي شفيق سعيد الشياح الرسمية، شارع بيار الجميل، من إعداد وتنفيذ تلامذة الثانوية، وذلك يوم الثلثاء في 2 تموز 2013، عند الساعة السادسة عصراً. ويترافق التدشين مع أنشطة فنيّة تفاعليّة. والجدارية هي من ضمن مشروع "جداريات" : مشروع تعزيز الحوار والتماسك الاجتماعي من خلال دعم القيم الإنسانية المشتركة الذي تنفذه المؤسّسة بالشراكة مع مكتب اليونسكو الإقليمي للتربية في الدول العربية- بيروت، وبالتعاون اللوجستي مع اللجنة الوطنية اللبنانية لليونسكو وجمعيات أخرى تعمل...

  As part of the project     "Media Monitoring Lebanese in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights" The Lebanese Center for Human Rights will attribute the  "Human Rights Journalism Award" on 30th June 2013 You are invited to submit your written/audio/video/photography material published in English, Arabic or French before 10th June for consideration by the CLDH Committee by sending it to cbruneau@cldh-lebanon.org If you have not published anything in the fields of Human Rights yet, you are welcome to do so by sending your contribution to cbruneau@cldh-lebanon.org and we will...

Under the Patronage of His Excellency Mr. Patrice Paoli, French Ambassador to Lebanon The French Embassy of Lebanon, the Beirut Bar Association and the Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) have the pleasure to invite you to a conference-debate On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture With the participation of: Ms. Elisabeth Zakharia Sioufi Director of the Beirut Bar Association Mr. Wadih al Asmar Secretary General of the Lebanese Center for Human Rights Mr. Nicolas Declercq Divisionary Commissioner and Attachéof Internal Security at the French Embassy...

  تتشرّف مؤسسة أديان بدعوتكم إلى الاحتفال معها بإنجازاتها المحليّة والعالميّة والتلاقي  معاً تحت شعار "لبنان انت وانا" ضمن عشائها السنوي الثلاثاء 25 حزيران 2013 في نادي لامارينا – ضبيّه.  ومن إنجازات أديان الأخيرة نيلها الجائزة العالمية "العيش معاً بسلام في عالم متنوّع"، المرتبة الثانية، من الأمم المتحدة – قسم تحالف الحضارات، والمنتدى العالمي لحوار الثقافات - أذربجيان، وذلك عن برنامج "ألوان" للتربية على المواطنة والعيش المشترك في المدارس. معكم وبدعمكم نستمرّ في حمل هذه الرسالة خدمة للوطن ورسالة العيش معاً.  للحجز: الرجاء الإتصال بمكتب أديان على: 01-393211 أو 03-039531

The International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) in partnership with the Promoting Active Citizen Engagement (PACE) program would like to invite you to attend the presentation of   The 2013 Lebanon Media Sustainability Index Thursday, June 27, 2013 11:00 AM Press Club of Lebanon   Featuring Leon Morse, managing editor, Media Sustainability Index, IREX, Washington DC Rami Aysha, journalists for Time, television producer, and MSI panelist Roula Mikhael from Maharat Foundation, freedom of expression advocate and MSI partner   In Attendance Journalists, media researchers, digital media...

The Lebanese Center for Human Rights and the Anti-Racism Movement are pleased to invite you to a press conference entitled: WORLD REFUGEE DAY Violations against refugees in Lebanon should end! On Friday June 21 at 5:00 pm At Nasawiya Since Lebanon did not ratify the 1951 convention on the refugees status, refugees from Iraq, Sudan, and other countries are treated in Lebanon as illegal migrants, prevented from working, circulating freely and sometimes arrested and tortured. World refugee day is an occasion for the refugees re-voice their issues, claim their rights and find means for our...

  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...