After the huge success of our "cycle soft food poverty" bike ride with Beirut by bike and on the occasion of world hunger day, and in collaboration with CyclingCircle, CycloSport, Deghri Messengers and Baskil BF, FoodBlessed is calling on you to "Cycle Against Hunger" on May 27th!
Circle to raise awareness on hunger and at the same time help us raise funds for the hungry and homeless.
You don't have to be a pro. Just get your bike and join us! If you don't have a bike, we will provide you with one!! Grab your friends and loved ones and join us on this great event!
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Under the patronage of HE the Minister of Tourism Michel Pharaon, Fair Trade Lebanon organizes for the 3rd consecutive year the World Fair Trade Day in Lebanon, on the 11th of May 2014. This event aims at raising awareness on Fair Trade and promoting more solidarity and equity in the trading practices from the local to the global levels.
It will take place on the 11th of May from 11 am to 6 pm in Ajami Square, Beirut Souks.
This initiative is part of the international fair trade campaign led by Fairtrade International and national fair trade organizations in more than 80 countries.
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The second edition of the women Race takes place in Beirut, Lebanon this May 4, 2014 Registration is now open for the following races: 10Km all women challenge 5Km men, women and children support run.
Tickets are available at the Beirut Marathon Association's office in Mar Takla, ABC Ashrafieh, Virgin Megastore, and online at beirutmarathon.org.
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Join us again this year for the 4th Annual Workers’ Day Celebration & Support our call for better legal protection of Migrant Domestic Workers!
For the 4th consecutive year, we will be holding a series of events to mark Workers' Day, along with hundreds of Migrant Domestic Workers. It will be a three-day event, on May 2-3-4. Please help us spread the word among Migrant Domestic Workers you know!
More details below:
Friday, May 2 11:00am – 1:00pm, Monot Theater, Ashrafieh Book launching “If not for the System…Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon Tell their Stories” by KAFA (enough) Violence...
The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) is organizing the 6th annual AUB Civic and Volunteering Fair under the theme of “For Miles of Smiles” on Wednesday April 16, 2014, 10:00AM-4:00PM, in the West Hall and Green Oval areas.
University Provost Dr. Ahmad Dallal will formally open the fair on Wednesday at 12:30 noon during a ceremony that will be held in Bathish Auditorium, West Hall. The opening will feature a keynote speech by the President of Beirut Marathon Association Ms. May El Khalil. During the opening, the Volunteer of the Year Award recipient will be announced...
"Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood." --Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906, abolitionist and leader of the American women's suffrage movement.
To commemorate International Women's Day, and to demand gender equality and safety for all women and girls on the streets and at home, from harassment, violence and discrimination, CyclingCircle and ABAAD cordially...
