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SUMMARY:Registration for the Generation Equality Forum in Paris is now open!
DESCRIPTION:The Generation Equality Forum in Paris will be held from June 30th to July 2nd. Heads of State and Government\, International Organizations\, civil society\, the private sector and youth organizations will gather to launch the Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality\, announce concrete commitments and strengthen intergenerational\, multi-stakeholder partnerships to advance gender equality over the next five years. \nRegistered attendees will gain access to the Forum’s digital platform\, offering the opportunity to attend nearly 90 events featuring 500 panelists and interact with tens of thousands of participants from around the world. \nThe deadline to register is 27 June 2021. https://ngocsw.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eb520eecfe82a5bf0d814ea1f&id=4cf7e54734&e=315d02e860
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/registration-for-the-generation-equality-forum-in-paris-is-now-open/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210716
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SUMMARY:Hoops for Hunger
DESCRIPTION:Never touched a basketball\, or nothing but net? Hoops for Hunger is open to all. \nParticipate in this virtual tournament July 16-18th 2021\, and you’ll be a part of the incredible community that is taking the challenge to fight hunger. This fundraiser is open to players of all ages and to communities across Canada. Once a live tournament\, this event is now virtual\, allowing supporters from all over Canada to participate. \nStart your campaign today! Visit the Hoops for Hunger website to register\, create your fundraising dashboard\, and for more information. www.hoopsforhunger.ca
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/hoops-for-hunger/
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SUMMARY:Panel on global intersex issues
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with London (Ontario) Pride Festival & Egale Canada\, we are happy tp present a panel on global intersex issues. \nThe panel will be moderated by Kim Vance-Mubanga from Egale Canada and include a number of leading global experts on intersex issues including Dr. Morgan Holmes from Wilfried Laurier University\, Julius Kaggwa from SIPD (Uganda)\, Dr. Dan Ghattas from OII Europe\, and Hiker Chiu from Intersex Asia. \nThe event is in English. \nThe panel will be streamed on London Pride’s website here: https://www.pridelondonnetwork.com/globalpanel
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/panel-on-global-intersex-issues/
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210726T130000
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SUMMARY:Federal Elections: Get involved\, defend your issues\, know the rules
DESCRIPTION:If an election is called for this fall\, will you be ready? Do you have plans to champion your issues? Are you well-versed in the current regulations on advocacy activities that apply around federal election periods? \nEveryone and every non-profit has the ability to speak up for its issues in an election. It’s your right and some would say your duty! Join the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH)\, Climate Action Network (CAN-Rac) and Cooperation Canada for a learning session on the rules you should follow when planning your advocacy campaigns. Speakers Mark Blumberg (Non-Profit and Charity Law Lawyer\, Partner at Blumberg Segal LLP) and Dr. John Cameron (Associate Professor at Dalhousie University) will provide an overview of the key regulations and considerations you need to keep in mind while advocating around federal elections. \nNote: This webinar will not provide legal advice and will not cover all the regulations but will instead aim to provide an overview of the context and will raise awareness around some of the core restrictions that will impact civil society’s work. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y2TvnslURaa8EWxGaoBqqw
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/federal-elections-get-involved-defend-your-issues-know-the-rules/
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SUMMARY:Panel on peace-building and LGBTIQ2S communities
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Vancouver Pride Society & Inter Pares\, we are also very excited to present a panel on peace-building and LGBTIQ2S communities.\n\nThe panel will be moderated by Canada’s Ambassador for Women\, Peace and Security Jacqueline O’Neill\, and include panelists Lucía Baca from Colombia Diversa\, indigenous queer leader Fernando Us Alvarez from REDNADS in Guatemala and speaker Noor Sultan from Bedayaa Organization in Sudan.\n\nThe event will be in Spanish and English with interpretation provided.\n\nTo register in advance\, please go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Yc0y2iNDQOCfQkDCvxOu5A
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/panel-on-peace-building-and-lgbtiq2s-communities/
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SUMMARY:Women in Leadership: A Coming Together Celebration
DESCRIPTION:How women leaders\, in all their diversity\, are delivering unprecedented success in their communities\nThe Government of Canada and the Honourable Maryam Monsef invite you to attend a virtual event\, Women in Leadership: A Coming Together Celebration\, in partnership with the Equal Futures Network\, an initiative of the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH). \nJoin us\, and women* leaders** from communities across Canada as we celebrate critical changemakers bringing about lasting\, substantive advancements in their communities across Canada with a special musical performance by Susan Aglukark. \nSpecial keynote address from Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald\nAssembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald is a member of the Taykwa Tagamou Nation in northern Ontario and the first woman elected to the role. Join us to hear her thoughts on what is needed for an equitable COVID-19 recovery.  \nNational Chief Archibald will also join the Honourable Maryam Monsef\, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development\, for an intimate conversation moderated by Canadian television host\, producer and author Juliette Powell. You don’t want to miss this open and honest discussion about the realities of COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on women\, girls and marginalized communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast. \nPlease make note that this event will be broadcast via the following link: https://live.webcastplatform.com/page/CanWaCH\n  \nSIGN UP FOR UPDATES AND REMINDERS \n\nRoseAnne Archibald\, Assembly of First Nations National Chief\nAFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald of Taykwa Tagamou Nation\, is a strength-based and heart-centered leader\, with 31 years of experiences in First Nations politics.  \nRoseAnne is a third-generation Chief in her family whose leadership has been ground breaking and historical for women and youth.  \nShe was the first woman and youngest Chief elected for Taykwa Tagamou Nation (TTN) in 1990 at 23 years of age. She was also the first woman and youngest Deputy Grand Chief for Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) as well as the first female and youngest Grand Chief for Mushkegowuk Council. She served a second term as Chief of TTN\, and a second term as NAN Deputy Grand Chief. For nine years\, she ran a successful consulting business providing advice and guidance to First Nations leaders\, and organizations\, specializing in negotiations and facilitation. She returned to elected leadership in 2018 becoming the first woman Ontario Regional Chief leading the Chiefs of Ontario. \nEducation is a priority and essential to self-determination. RoseAnne holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and was the first member of her community to complete a Master’s Degree (Humanities). She was awarded the prestigious “Canada 125 medal” for having “made a significant contribution to Canada” through her leadership.  \nPositive and lasting change requires creative and innovative thinking and ways of being. RoseAnne balances her political life with creativity and art practice. She is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work focuses on political art\, landscape and portrait photography\, music as well as documentary short films that reflect a personal passion for social justice\, political engagement and community building.  \nRoseAnne has dedicated her adult life to serving and striving to create a better quality of life and future for First Nations people. She represents a generational change\, bringing diplomacy and encouraging unity in the First Nations political system\, while breaking down barriers since the start of her political career.  \nOntario Regional Chief (ORC)\, RoseAnne worked tirelessly and collaboratively with the Ontario Leadership Council over her three-year term. She made positive changes during her term including a strong and effective pandemic response that focused on saving lives and preserving the health and well-being of First Nation citizens; improved relationships with the federal and provincial governments; and established a Council of Elected Women Chiefs and the creation of an Economic Growth and Prosperity Table.  \nShe was elected to Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief in July 2021. \nThe Honourable Maryam Monsef\, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development\nThe Honourable Maryam Monsef is Canada’s Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development\, and the Member of Parliament for Peterborough—Kawartha. She is the first woman to be elected in the federal riding of Peterborough—Kawartha\, the first Afghan-Canadian Member of Parliament in Canada’s history\, and the first Muslim to serve as a federal Cabinet Minister. \nAs Minister for Women and Gender Equality\, she has been a part of a transformative period for gender equality in Canada. She led Status of Women Canada’s transition from an agency to the new Department for Women and Gender Equality\, and has secured precedent-setting investments in Canada’s equality-seeking movement\, including over $200 million to support Canada’s first-ever federal strategy to prevent and address gender-based violence. Minister Monsef was also instrumental in launching a historic fund of $100 million specifically to support the sustainability of the women’s movement by investing in capacity-building for women’s organizations across Canada. \nRecognized by Apolitical as one of the Top 20 Most Influential People in Gender Policy for two consecutive years\, Minister Monsef has helped to shape the conversation about gender equality on the national and global stage.  \nMinister Monsef is equally committed to bringing the voice of rural Canada to the Cabinet table\, where she is working on important rural economic development priorities including expanding access to broadband connectivity.  \nShe has always been committed to giving back to her community and her country. In her home community of Peterborough\, Ontario\, she co-founded the Red Pashmina Campaign\, which raised money to support education for women and girls in Afghanistan. She is an alumna of Trent University\, and speaks English\, Farsi and Dari. \nSusan Aglukark\, O.C.\, LL.B\nAward-Winning Inuk Singer-Songwriter\nAward-winning Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark is one of Canada’s most unique artists\, who blends the Inuktitut and English languages with contemporary pop music arrangements to tell the stories of her people\, the Inuit of Arctic Canada. Aglukark’s talks emphasize the same themes that her music does – those of hope\, spirit\, and encouragement that have captivated and inspired listeners around the world. \nAglukark has performed for Queen Elizabeth II\, Nelson Mandela\, Canadian Prime Ministers Jean Chrétien and Brian Mulroney\, French President Jacques Chirac\, as well as several other dignitaries. Equally important to her are the people she has performed for and spoken to on reserves\, in small towns and in villages across Canada and the Arctic. \nShe was awarded the Governor Generals Order of Canada in 2005\, and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal February 2012. She also holds honorary degrees in Law from the University of Alberta and the Calgary University\, and an honorary doctorate of Fine Arts from the Lethbridge University\, she is also the Chair and Founder of the Arctic Rose Foundation. Aglukark has been featured in Chatelaine\, Flare\, Saturday Night\, Modern Woman\, Billboard and The New York Times\, with Maclean’s magazine once naming her one of “100 Canadians to Watch” along with countless other magazines. \n\nSIGN UP FOR UPDATES AND REMINDERS \nSimultaneous interpretation will be provided in French and English.  \n*women in all their diversity \n**mayors\, First Nations Chiefs and council leaders\, MPPs\, MLAs \nThis event is hosted by the Equal Futures Network\, an initiative of the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH)\, and in partnership with the Government of Canada.
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SUMMARY:ADRA’s Work in Lebanon Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special presentation to commemorate ADRA’s work in Lebanon.\nOn July 31\, at 5:00 PM EDT we will be talking with our colleagues from the ADRA Lebanon office to discuss ADRA’s work in Lebanon following the Beirut explosion of August 4\, 2020. We will be looking at the disaster\, ADRA’s response\, and the continuing recovery a year later. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe explosion in the port of Beirut\, Lebanon\, left an estimated 300\,000 people were left homeless. ADRA provided immediate humanitarian response followed by support in the months after. \nTune in on July 31 at 5:00 PM EDT to learn about how ADRA has helped Beirut rebuild following the devastating explosion.
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/adras-work-in-lebanon-event/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
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