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The purpose of this interactive website is to create groundswell support for a Fifth Women’s World Conference (5WWC) that in size and influence would be a major step toward a change in planetary consciousness through the active involvement of women at every level of society. The first four conferences were sponsored by the United Nations. The last was held in Beijing in 1995 and produced the Beijing Platform for Action, which if fully implemented on a global scale would make the world a safe place for women and children. This will be possible only when violence of all kinds—from domestic to war, is no longer acceptable.

Now at the beginning of the 21st century with the state of the world as it is, it is a crucial time for women to come together to make a difference. This conference would be the first since the Internet made worldwide communication easy and would likely be the largest and most effective gathering of women ever held. It would accelerate reaching a tipping point.

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ENVISIONED
A 5th WOMEN'S WORLD CONFERENCE
IN 2010

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REPORT FROM UN CSW MEETING
FEB. 26-MAR. 9, 2007

by Jean Shinoda Bolen

The call to make a difference brought 40 women representing 5WWC to the UN with the infectious idea of a 5th Women’s World Conference in 2010. We wore large blue and white 5WWC buttons and gave them away as we met and talked to women from NGOs who annually come when the UN Commission on the Status of Women meets for two weeks (February 26-March 9, 2007). Unlike the response at previous meetings, where the idea was met with doubt and resistance, this year we found widespread support for a 5WWC that would be for grassroots women and NGOs.

 

On the NGO Parallel Events calendar, the idea of a 5th WWC was furthered through a lecture on Urgent Message From Mother, Gather the Women, Save the World and a workshop on Circles of Healing, Empowerment and Action. In addition, we gave two 5WWC workshops on the Millionth Circle. Politically, we advanced the idea through two 5WWC caucuses: the first drafted a statement that was taken to other caucuses, the second created a petition for individuals to sign, signatures were collected and petitions were taken to be signed (the form can be downloaded).

A grassroots focused 5WWC in 2010 is envisioned as a process that will involve many more millions of women before, during and after the conference, however huge this gathering may be, through the proliferation of circles of women and the use of the internet. At the time of the conference, parallel gatherings of women could be held everywhere and on every scale. The power to communicate through advanced technology could reach additional millions of women, girls, men and boys in schools, businesses, and all other institutions, while media at all levels would contribute to raising consciousness about problems and solutions.

Premise: a critical number of empowered women with maternal concern for everything vulnerable, from the Girl Child which was the theme of this year’s UN CSW sessions to the planet and all life on it, could end violence and bring peace into the world.

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We encourage everyone interested in seeing this happen to support this grassroots movement by registering in our 5WWC Living Directory, (Click on the REGISTER button below the logo on the left), to register your organization, (Click here to register), participate in our Discussion and Action Forums, (Click here to participate), contribute to our online resources(Click here to participate) and to sign and circulate the petition described below:

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PETITION FOR A 5th WOMEN’S WORLD CONFERENCE

We, the women of the world, clearly recognize the positive impact that the Beijing platform, the UNSC Resolution 1325 and other worldwide conferences have had on the lives of women. However, there is a great need to create the political will needed to fully implement and monitor past obligations to women and girls. This does not exclude the need to address newly emerging issues. Now is the critical time for the human rights of women and girls to be addressed, affirmed, implemented, and never forgotten by the international community.

For this reason, the vision of the 5th World Conference by 2010 becomes a need. A 5th World Conference will bring forth actions to grassroots women around the world; it will strengthen the voice of NGOs and improve government actions for the well being of all.

The use of today’s advanced technologies and the internet will broaden the reach of a 5th World Conference to millions of women, girls, boys and men in and at all levels of the worlds community through schools, business, and all other institutions.





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