Events

  دعوة عامة لحضور منتدى: "لمن القانون في لبنان؟ مراجعة نقدية للأعمال والتحركات الحقوقية في لبنان، 2013" (الزمان: 20 كانون الأول 2013، المكان: مسرح دوار الشمس، مستديرة الطيونة، بيروت) مع تنظيم هذا المنتدى، تفي المفكرة القانونية بتعهدها الذي قطعته في أواخر 2012 بتنظيم منتدى سنوي يهدف الى تقييم الأعمال والتحركات الحقوقية الحاصلة سنويا وتعريتها والغوص في أعماقها في اتجاه فهم أبعادها وتأثيراتها الاجتماعية. وأهمية هذا العمل تكمن في مزايا أربع: المزية الأولى، موضوعه: فما هي المحاور التي يقوم عليها القانون أو المصالح والاعتبارات التي يخدمها؟ وما هي المقابل مكانة المواطن والمصلحة العامة في هذه...

Al WAFIC for Economic Development and Investment and American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce are cordially inviting you to attend a conference on “Food Safety Modernization Act, a New Paradigm in Food Safety: Lebanese Challenges and Perspective”. And that’s on 13th of December 2013 at Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon from 9:30 till 17:30. This event is under the patronage of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Economy and Trade, and in cooperation with Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Kindly, click on the...

تتشرف رابطة أصدقاء كمال جنبلاط بالتعاون مع مؤسسة فريدريش ايبرت – لبنان   بدعوتكم لحضور المؤتمر السنوي للعام 2013 تحت عنوان:   خطوط التصدع المستجدة في شرق أوسط متغير    الزمان : الأربعاء 04  كانون الأول 2013     المكان : فندق كراون بلازا ـ الحمرا ـ  بيروت     برنـــامـج المؤتمر   09:00: ـ 9:300 : حضور وتسجيل   09:30 ـ 10:00: الافتتاح   -       كلمة رئيس رابطة أصدقاء كمال جنبلاط ـ الوزير السابق السيد عباس خلف -       كلمة ممثل مؤسسة فريدريش ايبرت ـ لبنان  ـ السيد أخيم فوكت   10:00 ـ 12:00: المحور الأول:  شعب واحد، رؤى متعددة                                      جذور الثورات وانعكاساتها    الهدف...

You are cordially invited to attend TransFocus: A Trans* Film Festival on Friday Nov 29th: AUB-Issam Fares Hall Saturday Nov 30th: AltCity-Hamra: Sunday Dec 1st: Minus1 – Ashrafiyeh: TransFocus is an independent film festival that addresses trans* and gender-variant topics, questions, persons, and politics in Lebanon. Through screening a few relevant international movies and grounding them in our local Lebanese context as much as possible, we're attempting to raise discussions, explore alliances, and create space for empowerment as well as for awareness. Please find a detailed...

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...

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...

ثاني جزء من مهرجان حرش بيروت، مهرجان ثقافي في الأماكن العامة، الدعوة عامة ومجانية. من 27 إلى 29 أيلول، من الساعة5  إلى الساعة 7: نشاطات للاطفال - من الساعة8  إلى الساعة 10: نشاطات للكبار.  حديقة درجات طيلة أيام المهرجان. Deuxième partie du Festival du bois des Pins, festival culturel des espaces publics, entrée libre et gratuite. Du 27 au 29 Septembre, de 5h à 7h: activitiés pour enfants - de 8h à 10h: activitiés pour adultes. Tous les jours: mini parc à vélo.

منتدى انسان يدعوكم الى المشاركة في "الغابة الساحرة" يومان من المرح والترفيه والتثقيف : رسم، تلوين، اشغال اورغامي Origami، زراعة، صناعة طائرات ورقية، انشطة بيئية والعاب هوائية بالاضافة الى عروض فنية عديدة السبت 20 تموز: عرض فنون الدفاع عن النفس، عرض Crazy Lab، عرض مميز للساحرة كريستينا الاحد 21 تموز: استعراضات لاتينية راقصة ، مسرحية "شو في بالجزيرة" للممثل نزيه يوسف (وجيه) في الحديقة العامة- تلة زكا- من 5 حتى 9 مساء الدخول مجاني Muntada Insan invites you to join its “Enchanted Forest- Festival Latino” 2 days of fun, entertainment and education: drawing, coloring, Origami, planting, kite...

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...

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...

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...

The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship is honored to invite you to its inaugural two-day conference on Thursday and Friday May 23-24, 2013 / 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the American Unversity of Beirut, College Hall, B1 Auditorium. The conference is held in partnership with the Arab Studies Consortium (Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University, Arab Studies Institute at George Mason University) and Legal Agenda Beirut. This inaugural conference aims to commerce a rigorous engagement with matters of civic participation and citizenship, to interrogate the impact of...

Haqqi Alayyi & People's Health Movement invite you to ... "Amandla - Health Now !" ------------------------ A conference & discussion about local & global health system. w/ Pr. David Sanders [ People’s Health Movement, University of the Western Cape-South Africa ] Program includes 2 interventions: - Lebanese health system ( situation / solutions), presented by Haqqi Alayyi. - Global health system & alternative systems of health care, by Professor David Sanders. ( http://www.phmovement.org/en/node/6249 ) Followed by an open discussion. + ( drinks & bites ) ------------------------------...

Get your agenda...ALPHA and its partners are happy to invite you at the 7th Spring Kermess which will be held on April 28th, 2013 at the School of the Liberation - Soultanieh (South Lebanon) With more than 2000 children last year we expect to even do better in 2013...For that we prepared you a festival of activities : Magic show, shows of the lebanese army and of the UNIFIL troops, activities around books and ALPHA bibliobus, games and sport! Hope to see you there...   Best,   ALPHA team

Message for Lebanese NGOs: Dear colleagues, Hope that this new year brings closer the social justice that you are all working so hard to attain. This is a reminder that the deadline to register your organizations and activities in the World Social Forum (WSF) is at the end of January. (www.fsm2013.org/en) The 2013 WSF is taking place in Tunis from the 26-30th of March. This global event is an open meeting place for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences and interlinking for effective action, by groups and movements of civil...