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Organizer	Centre for Women's Studies in Education - Ontario Institute for Studies In Education
Title	Women's Rights Are Human Rights - �CEDAW for Change� Women's Institute
Category	Education
Location	Toronto, Ontario
Date	May 28, 2012 - June 1, 2012
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Event Description	Are you a women�s human rights defender? Do you want to increase your understanding of women's human rights, and use the UN system to support your activism? Join other international activists, scholars, community workers, NGO representatives, lawyers and educators in learning about the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) at the "CEDAW for Change" One-Week Women's Human Rights Education Institute this May 28 � June 1, 2012. We are happy to announce that the 2012 CEDAW for Change Institute will include ASL Interpretation. If you require ASL, please let us know when you apply. CEDAW for Change is offered in collaboration between: The Centre for Women's Studies in Education (CWSE) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; Fundaci�n Justicia y G�nero, Costa Rica; and International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia-Pacific (IWRAW-AP), Malaysia www.learnwhr.org The Women�s Human Rights Education Institutes is still accepting applications for the 1-week �CEDAW for Change� Institute held from May 28 � June 1, 2012, in Toronto. Don�t miss this incredible chance to learn about the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and how to integrate it into your work and activism. Details follow, or visit our website at the address given above. DETAILS: WOMEN�S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS! CEDAW for Change ONE WEEK INSTITUTE May 28 � June 1, 2012 Directed by Alda Facio, LLP with Martha Morgan, JD, and Angela Lytle, MEd Centre for Women�s Studies in Education (CWSE), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) Offered in Association with Fundaci�n Justicia y G�nero, Costa Rica and IWRAW-AP Synopsis follows---for full information and the online application form, see our website at: www.learnwhr.org For inquiries, contact WHRI Executive Director Angela Lytle or WHRI Communications Officer Hala Zabaneh at info@learnwhr.org ____________________ CEDAW For Change -1 Week Intensive Institute Facilitators: Alda Facio, Martha Morgan, Angela Lytle Offered in Partnership with International Women�s Human Rights Action Watch-Asia Pacific (IWRAW-AP) The CEDAW for Change one-week institute is designed to cultivate a better understanding of the principles of non discrimination and equality as enshrined in CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women) and each State�s obligation to respect, protect and fulfill women�s human rights. Participants will be helped to frame whatever issues they are working on within a human rights framework from a gender perspective. This session stresses the multiplicity of forms of discrimination women from diverse situations and experience. During the week we will learn through activities focused around identity and interconnectedness, the complex nature of discrimination, the impact of culture and religion on women�s rights, and activism against discrimination. We will examine case studies that have come before the CEDAW committee and will explore ways in which CEDAW can be used to support local and national level activism through the submission of Shadow Reports by NGOs and through the CEDAW Optional Protocol. For full details and the online application form, see our website at: www.learnwhr.org For inquiries, contact us at: info@learnwhr.org
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