Events

forumZFD and the Lebanese Association for History (LAH) in collaboration with the Barbir Hospital cordially invite you to the exhibition “Sites of Commemoration in Lebanon: Towards a better understanding of the past”. The exhibition will take place on Saturday, 29 April, 2017 from 11am to 2pm at the Barbir Hospital building, Mazraa-Mathaf road, Beirut. Please join us for the opening ceremony from 11 to 11:30 am, followed by a walk through students’ displays. The exhibition extends till 2pm on the same day. The exhibition is part of an innovative project on the culture of commemorating the...

Art may be political. But art is not at the service of politics. Art participates actively in the daily political discourse and, of course, in the political developments of its time. The respective spectrum ranges from (picture) commentaries to critical or ironic productions and even interventions. Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" for example made history as a stern signal against war. Joseph Beuys always intermingled with contemporary political discourse, also in an artistic way. And at the latest since the Arab Spring, "Street Art" has once again become more political and presents a serious...

تنظم مؤسسة ماجد أبو شرار الأعلامية بالشراكة مع مركز حقوق اللاجئين "عائدون" وبدعم من جمعية المساعدات الشعبية النروجية ورشة تدريبية بعنوان "الشق القانوني في التغطية الصحفية"، تتضمن ثلاثة محاور: 1) القانون الدولي الانساني والقانون الدولي لحقوق الانسان يقدمه د.كريم المفتي، 2) خصوصية وضع اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في القانون الدولي للاجئين وحقوق اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في لبنان يقدمه أ. جابر سليمان، 3) كيفية طرح موضوع اللاجئين قانونيا في الكتابة الصحفية وكيفية حماية المدنيين في التغطية الصحفية تقدمه الصحفية سعدى علوة.  للتسجيل رجاء ملىء الاستمارة على الرابط التالي: http://www.majedabushararmediafoundation...

Clear and Persuasive Communication: Speechwriting, Presentation, Advocacy and Policy Influencing Lebanon Support is pleased to invite you to its first open workshop as part of its Civil Society Incubator on Clear and Persuasive communication, with Thomas Hart. The workshop will address how to prepare, structure, and style writing, in order to achieve effective and memorable communication. Specifically, the workshop will focus on speechwriting and presentation writing, as well as how to incorporate clear and persuasive communication in advocacy and influence policy The Civil Society Incubator...

As part of its capacity building department and in partnership with Lebanon Humanitarian Fund - UNOCHA, the MENA organization for Services, Advocacy, Integration and Capacity Building, MOSAIC is organizing and hosting a 3-day training titled “Risk Prevention Training” for Social Workers, Psychotherapists and Front liners. The training aims to sensitize civil society workers on alternative sexual orientation and gender identities, and to provide them with tools on the best strategies for intervention in order to overcome the challenges that they might face at their workplace. In order to...

Lebanon SupportCordially invites you to a talk on:"Lebanese, refugee, and migrant women in Lebanon: From sociopolitical marginality to turnaround strategies" While women’s issues and rights have been at the forefront of public and civil society debate, academic, and activist publications, women’s inequalities and the discrimination women face in Lebanon have been notably undermined, whether as citizens, refugees, or migrants.This talk will address the experiences of women in Lebanon, including refugees, workers, and migrants, providing gender-based analyses of the various forms of engagement...

Come network over drinks on the 11th of April at Lebanon Support’s 1st speed networking event! This event aims to connect over 10 experts (local/international NGO professionals, researchers, academics…) with the broader public around the themes of civil society and public action. This will be the opportunity to share your expertise and advice with other participants, receive advice from our experts, and start new collaborations.  Whether you’re a fresh graduate looking to work in the civil society sector, a newcomer to the sector, or an activist, a researcher, or an established practitioner...