Events

If you are cool, enthousiastic and devoted, if you have some free time and you want to share it. Join us on Saturday March 22nd 2014. We will Show you around the Albert Nassar Foundation, let you know more about who we are, what we do& how you can be part of our youth team!   For more information, please contact us at 04.712242-3 fondation@anassar.org facebook page: fondation albert nassar

Insan Association works with Migrant Domestic Workers to get their basic Human and Labour Rights. Migrant Domestic Workers are more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse because of racism, gender discrimination and the unjust rules that govern their working and living situation. By launching the « Voice Behind the Voice 2014 » competition, Insan Association wants to involve the Youth in our struggle to respect Human Rights in Lebanon. Friday 21st of March at 6 :30 pm, « The Voice Behind the Voice » organizes a special meeting between Migrant Domestic Workers and students. You are invited to...

المفكرة القانونية تدعوكم إلى حضور ندوة بعنوان قرار قضائي يكرس مبدأ "سلامة الانسان تعلو كل اعتبار": أي دور للقضاء في قضية العنف الأسري وفي قضايا الصحة العامة؟ الخميس الموافق 20-3-2014 الساعة السادسة مساء مبنى "الجامعة للكل" Université pour tous، 107 شارع جامعة القديس يوسف، المدخل عبر موقف كنيسة القديس يوسف "أن سلامة الإنسان تعلو كل اعتبار، وأن التعدي من فريق على آخر يبرر في المبدأ منع الاحتكاك المؤدي الى وقوع الضرر". هذه الفقرة وردت حرفيا في قرار لمحكمة التمييز (الغرفة المؤلفة من الرئيس جان عيد والمستشارتين سانيا نصر وليليان سعد) مؤرخ في 29-11-2013 في قضية كان قاضيا الأمور المستعجلة في جديدة...

The Human Rights and Peace Club and Alef cordially invite you to ARBITRARY DETENTION (AD): HOW VULNERABLE ARE YOU? Following the documentary screening, 12 Angry Lebanese, join us for a panel discussion to shed light on the reality of AD in Lebanon. The program is as follows: 6:00- 7:20 pm: Screening of Documentary- 12 Angry Lebanese The film follows an all-male group of adult inmates residing in Roumieh Prison who experienced the pioneer practice of Drama Therapy/Theatre in 2008-2009 led by a female Drama Therapist Zeina Daccach. 7:20- 7:35 pm: ALEF- Presentation Alef is a non- partisan NGO...

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs cordially invite you to attend “Covering Syria”A panel discussion of the war in Syria and how journalists are covering it Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 | 11:00am - 1:00pmThe New IFI Building (Green Oval) - Auditorium, AUB Moderator:Dr. Sami Nader is a columnist for Al-Monitor and an economist, Middle Eastern affairs analyst and communication expert. Nader currently directs the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs and is also a professor at USJ. Panelists:Dr. Jad Melki is Director of the Media Studies Program at AUB and a...

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs invites you to: Protecting Syrian Refugees: Laws, Policies and Global Responsibility-Sharing The International Human Rights Clinical Program at the Boston University School of Law is completing a two-year research project focusing on the legal issues and problems that are creating barriers to relief and protection for refugees fleeing Syria. This project focuses on the international and regional legal instruments that govern the rights of and obligations towards this refugee flow in the most-affected states: Lebanon, Jordan...

يسر جمعية الناس للناس بالتعاون مع المجلس الوطني للخدمة الاجتماعية في لبنان دعوتكم إلى حلقة عمل تربوية بعنوان "بناء المعرفة لدى الطلاب:مناهج تربوية، من التربية التقليدية إلى التربية الجديدة" مع الأخصائية التربوية السيدة نادين مشنتف السبت 15 آذار 2014 من الساعة 10,00– 12,30 في مقر المجلس الوطني – بدارو – شارع بدارو يرجى الوصول الساعة 9,30 لتسجيل الأسماء تعطى إفادة مشاركة بنهاية الدورة للمشاركين     L'Association Annas Linnas  En collaboration avec le conseil national du service social au Liban a le plaisir de vous inviter À un atelier de formation intitulé : "La construction de la connaissance...

Zahwa. 20 years old. She was 20 years old. She fell in love. Without asking for permission. They killed her, in her bed, one Tuesday night, at 7:30 pm. An honour crime! Let's celebrate “Zahwa’s Wedding” together, the wedding she never had. A theatre performance; a dialogue between Jean-Marc Nahas, Marwa Khalil, Wafaa Halawi and Daline Jabbour. Zahwa, the woman becomes Zahwa the earth and Zahwa the mother. Three segments that speak of women, love, life, death and resurrection. Tickets on sale at Librairie Antoine. Tickets prices: 40.000LL & 30.000 LL Direction: Lara Kanso Paintings /...

Heinrich Böll Stiftung cordially invites you to screening of the film "Dear Lebanon," A Teenage Perspective of Bombings, Religion and Politics by Raphael Schanz and the teenager’s team: Gassia Shadarevian, Ghida Ladkani, Majd Gharzeddine, Marwan Sakr, Mohamad Bsat, Navia Ghawi, Naye Idriss and Omar EI-Salhan. Date & Time: Thursday, March 13th at 7:30 PM - Place: Altcity, Hamra Street, Carre Bldg, between Fransabank and Kababji. About the Film Weekly bomb attacks, an instable political system, a society ruptured and divided along confessional lines, and an ever-increasing level of social...

The Anis Makdisi Program in Literature cordially invites you to a lecture by Malek Sharif The State and the CityUncovering the early history of the municipality of Beirut AUB, Bldg. 37 (behind the Lee Observatory), Thursday March 13, 2014 (5:00pm) The standard literature on the Ottoman Tanzimat period largely ignores or barely touches on the provincial urban institutions. They ignore the formative years of the municipalities in the provinces and the laws by which they were constituted. Consequently they date the foundation of municipalities at a later period of time. They also tend to...

Three active campaigns organizing around sexuality in India have gained international attention. First, the long-term campaigns against honor killing in rural North India have finally reached the Indian national stage. Second, the spontaneous and to many surprising upsurge of young women's and men's protest against the Delhi gang rape of a woman on December 16, 2012 continues to galvanize protests and legal changes. Third, the immediate reaction to the Supreme Court's decision to reinstate section 377 of the Indian penal code, a British-era law that makes gay sex illegal, that was overturned...

Scroll down for Arabic ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS You are invited to a special free orientation event to introduce you to some of the best international programs to promote volunteering, as well as professional training programs available in Lebanon on different aspects of volunteer management. March 10 from 2:00-4:00 pm at AltCity on Hamra(registration 2-2;30; program 2:30 – 3:30; reception 3:30 – 4) International Programs The International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) Global Youth Service Days (GYSD) Little Free Libraries (LFL) International Volunteer Day (IVD) Certification in...

ماتت كريستال أبو شقرا، وقبلها منال العاصي، وقبلهما فاطمة بكّور، ورولا يعقوب، ومالكة، وآديل، وبغداد، وبثينة، ومنى، وصونيا، ونيليان، وآمنة، ولطيفة... واللائحة تطول بأسماء كان لها وجوه وحيوات ورغبات وأحلام ومخاوف أمست غباراً لحظة قرّر هو ذلك. لحظة قرّر أن يقتلها ولم يردعه أحد. هو اليوم مستعدّ لقتلنا مرّة أخرى، واحدة تلو الأخرى، بعد أن يهدّدنا، ويسمّمنا، ويشدّنا من شعرنا، ويسحلنا أرضاً، ويمزّق ثيابنا، ويُرهق أجسادنا، ويُزهق أرواحنا، داخل بيوت ألِفَت التهديدات الأمنية الخطيرة حتّى قبل أن يتعرّف الشارع عليها. كلّ ذلك ولا مجلس التأم لأجلنا، حتّى بعدما مدّد لنفسه بحجّة تحصين الأمن في البلاد، فيما...

Street Performance of "Nes bsamneh w nes bzeit" Sat. March 8, 2014 - 2:00 p.m. in front of the National Museum, Beirut عرض " ناس بسمنة وناس بزيت" يوم السبت 8 آذار 2014 الساعة 2 بعض الظهر أمام المتحف الوطني - بيروت Zoukak’s “Nes bsamneh w nes bzeit” street performance will launch the march against gender-based violence organized by KAFA on Saturday, March 8, 2014 from the National Museum to the Palace of Justice in Beirut إذا بدّها شارع للتشريع... نازلين! “Nes bsamneh w nes bzeit” (“some people are coated in ghee and others in oil”, a Lebanese saying that denounces social discrimination) by...

"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...

The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) is organizing its first NGO conference entitled “Mind your Business … Heart your Community” on March 7-8, 2014 at AUB. If you are interested to attend the conference, kindly email us at ccecs@aub.edu.lb .    

Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies, and the Center for American Studies and Research   Cordially invite you to a lecture and book launch 'Gender and Neoliberalism: The All India Democratic Women's Association and Globalization Politics' byDr. Elisabeth Armstrong Thursday, March 6th, 2014 | 1:00 - 3:30 pm Building 37 CASAR (Behind the Old Observatory) - AUB In 1991, structural adjustments began in earnest in India. The nation’s leaders reduced social spending and dismantled protections and supports for...

The Global Shapers Beirut Hub in collaboration with the Center for Civic Engagement & Community Service at AUB are glad to invite you to a Discussion Panel titled: Youth Un-Employment: Bringing Davos Insights to Beirut Objectives: • Giving all Shapers in the Hub an opportunity to get the insights from Davos • Providing a space for the Hub to channel some Davos insights and energy to their home community and local non-Shaper stakeholders • Contribute to the pool of ideas for potential Hub & collaborative projects by: o Fostering an environment that considers how the takeaways of AM14 can be...

The controversial Fouad Boutros Highway project was given the green light and will kick off in few weeks time. This catastrophic project will destroy 32 heritage landmarks, endanger 33 more, and uproot thousands of meters of lush green spaces in the Ashrafieh, Hekmeh and Mar Mikhael neighborhoods. We invite all Lebanese people specially Green lovers, Beirut residents, Mar Michael & Gemmazyze fans as well as all NGOs and friends to join the protest against Achrafieh demolition in 2 consecutive days: - Saturday 1st of March starting 3:00 pm at Mar Mikhayel street near Port View Hotel facing EDL...

NAHNOO celebrates its 5th anniversary on 22 Feb 2014 at 3 pm at MONNOT Theater. During the Event, NAHNOO will launch its three new youth-lead campaigns for Public spaces in Beirut, Baalbeck and Tyre: 1- Ramlet-Albayda Campaign 2- Tyre garden Campaign 3- Baalbeck temple campaign The program: - NAHNOO speech - Presentation and updates will be given by each of the campaign team followed by a discussion - Speech given by the communication groups who were trained by NAHNOO talking about their experience through the training - Distribute the participants certificate - Cocktail and NAHNOO cake...