Events

Completely FREE! CONFUSION 101: Between Doctors and Medical Bills No one is ever prepared for when a loved one is diagnosed with cancer. Among all the concerns and questions that suddenly come rushing in, you find yourself thrust into a world of doctor’s appointments and navigating a web of overwhelming medical bills. What’s the best way to juggle all these new responsibilities and how can you best manage all the upcoming expenses?  All these topics (and more!) will be discussed on: WEDNESDAY, March 2 TIME: 6pm - 8pm LOCATION: Dawawine, Gemmayze  A team of recognized specialists in their...

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...

The Committee for the Follow Up on Women Issues (CFUWI) and ABAAD - Resource Center for Gender Equality, and Oxfam, with the financial support of the Norwegian Ministry of Social Affairs cordially invite you to the launching ceremony of the: "Transformative Political Identities for Gender Equality" Lana Project  Friday, June 12, 2015 from 10:00 till 12:00 Holiday Inn Hotel - Verdun, Beirut RSVP: 01-366238/01-361035 We will be honored by your presence  Parking is available  The Launching Ceremony Program: - Welcoming speech by the President of the CFUWI Dr. Fehmieh Charafeddine  - Welcoming...

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...

   

“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...

Masculinity-under-threat: the de- and re- politicization of women’s and sexual rights organizations in Lebanon in the wake of the War on Terror Anthony Rizk has been involved in sexuality and gender activism since 2009 and served on the Board of Directors of Helem in 2010-2011. He works as a research assistant in medical anthropology and social epidemiology at the Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut.   Ghassan Makarem is a civil society and political activist, who had been engaged in LGBT activism in Lebanon and the region since 2001. He is a co-signatory of Helem's...

Feminisms in Lebanon: A dynamic positioning in relation to patriarchy and a renewal within the “Arab Spring” Bernadette Daouis a feminist militant and researcher     Discussant: Vincent Geisseris a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research currently based at the French Institute for the Near East Beirut (IFPO). He leads a research program on "Women and Power in Lebanon." Since 2005, he is the chair of the Center for Information and Study on International Migration (CIEMI) and editor of the journal Migrations Société. The research explores the different waves of the...

The Centre for Lebanese Studies,  Cordially invites you to a round table to discuss the results of its recent study entitled:     Widening Access to Quality Education for Syrian Refugees: The role of private and NGO Sectors in Lebanon 1st December 2pm to 5pm    The round table will bring together representatives of private schools and NGOs  providing education to syrian refugee children to discuss their experiences and challenges of providing access to quality and certified education. The meeting will also invite academics and education specialists as well as representatives of...

Would you like to identify your added value, personal strengths, and unique contribution to your community? Would you like to boost your interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to create positive change? Do you want to be a better team player and achieve better results?  We invite you to participate in a 3-day NGO capacity building workshop organized by the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) at AUB. This workshop is reflective, interactive and emphasizes experiential learning. Here's what you can expect: DAY 1 Introduction Outdoor Teambuilding ActivitiesTeambuilding...

يسرنا الاعلان عن نجاح الباقة الأولي من البرنامج التدريبي الخاص بالعاملين والناشطين في مجال العمل الاجتماعي. ونعلن عن إطلاق الباقة الثانية من البرنامج التي تتضمن أربعة مجالات تخصصية تقدم باللغة العربية في 10 و17و24 تشرين الثاني و 1 كانون الأول 2014 في منطقة الدامور (جبل لبنان) ستتكرر الورشة في الفترة الصباحية من الساعة التاسعة والنصف لغاية الثانية عشرة والنصف ظهرا. والفترة المسائية من الرابعة لغاية السابعة والنصف.  ستقدم ورشات العمل الدكتورة رانيا منصور، التي تحمل شهادة الدكتوراة في تخصص النفس – اجتماعي ورسالة ماجستير في تنمية العمل الاجتماعي. دكتورة رانيا محاضرة في عدد من الجامعات ومدربة...

ورشة عمل في مهارات البحوث المدينيةالباشورة، خندق الغميق و عمليات إخلاء السكانالسبت 8، 15، 29- 2014 بالإضافة الى أيام تحدد لاحقاً للعمل الميداني تتوجّه هذه الدورة التدريبية إلى مجموعة مختارة من الطلاب، كما المتخرجين حديثا، ممن لديهم إهتمام في القضايا المدينية، الأثنوغرافيا، رسم الخرائط، وصنع السياسات. الإختصاصات المقترحة تتضمن الهندسة المعمارية، علم الإجتماع، علم الإقتصاد، الأنثروبولوجيا، التصميم الغرافيكي، والتخطيط المدني.  تعتمد ورشة العمل على عرض من شأنه أن يعرف المشاركين بالمفاهيم النظرية. فبتم قراءة المكان من خلال الملكية، المشاريع العقارية المخطط لها، الواقع الإجتماعي والسكاني للحي مع...