WUNRN
CALL FOR INTEREST &
PARTICIPATION
WOMEN'S EQUALITY
STRUGGLES & HUMAN RIGHTS
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM 2009
PWESCR
EQUALINRIGHTS
Are you interested in participating in the Struggles for Gender Equity theme within the Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus? There are various ways to participate including:
· Brainstorming
on how to best use the proposed space for human rights and gender
· Hosting
your event in the human rights space
· Joining
with others, or taking leadership to collectively organize one or
more events, such as a panel discussion, plenary, round-table, workshop or
other type of cultural event on issues linking gender equity struggles and
human rights
· Coordinating
all events being held under this theme
· Facilitating
linkages between people interested in the theme, to exchange, share and
build contacts
We – Equalinrights (The Netherlands) and PWESCR – The
Programme for Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (
The Caucus is a group of human rights and development
related organisations that, over the past few World Social Forums, have come
together to contribute to the coordination and visibility of human rights
activities there. There were more than 80 organisations involved in the Caucus
in the
2. Human rights and struggles for women’s equality
3. Human rights and struggles over habitat, land and environment
4. Human rights, mobility and citizenship gap
5. Human rights and conflict, militarization and culture of impunity
6. Human
rights and faith and cultural diversity
Rosa
Sanchez is again coordinating the efforts of the Caucus (coordinationhdhrc@
If any of this interests you, please get in touch with me. Let me know your plans and ideas and participate in the skype chat in the week of 11th August. In this regard, also please let me know which dates and times would be good for you for the skype chat.
Priiti Darooka
Executive Director
PWESCR (Programme on Women's Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights)
Phone: +91 (0)11-40536091/92
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