VOICES RISING

YEAR III - VOL 3. Nº135

April 15, 2005

CONTENT
1.- GLOBAL ACTION WEEK IN URUGUAY - APRIL 24-30, 2005
2.- LITERACY FOR ALL
3.- WOMEN'S RESPONSE
4.- INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL MEETS IN UTRECHT, HOLLAND
5.- FROM BOLOGNA - TO BERGEN...AND BEYOND
6.- EXPERTS SAY THAT ATTENTION TO ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS
7.- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN AWID RESEARCH ON ESCR


 

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1.- GLOBAL ACTION WEEK IN URUGUAY - APRIL 24-30, 2005

 
PRESS RELEASE
 
The Mayor of Montevideo will join the Campaign organized around the GLOBAL ACTION WEEK, by signing a pledge on Thursday April 21st. at 10 a.m. in the Town Hall.

A group of schoolboys and schoolgirls will make and hand in cut-out friends that represent young and adult people that are illiterate or did not finish their education.

The Global Action Week is a world-wide Campaign that calls for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Within this framework, ICAE (International Council for Adult Education) and REPEM (Network of Popular Education among Women from Latin America and the Caribbean) are calling for action on EDUCATION FOR INCLUSION AND POVERTY REDUCTION.

The week between April 24 and 30, celebrated annually, has different slogans each year. This year the slogan is Send my friend to School. Children, young people and adults were called for the elaboration of cut-out friends, life-size, that represent people they know who have not been able to finish their basic education so as to enable their successful social insertion

The closing ceremony will be in the city of Melo on April 29th. at 10 a.m. in Consitución square, where the cut-out friends will be displayed and handed in to the politicians and celebrities who will attend the ceremony and will be asked to pledge to take specific actions to achieve the objectives proposed.

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2.- LITERACY FOR ALL

Literacy
literacy@unesco.org

Announcing the launching of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2005. Candidatures must be presented by the Government of a Member State of UNESCO, or an international non-governmental organization (INGO) which maintains formal or operational relations with UNESCO. The deadline for submission of applications is on 30 April 2005.

The United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012) is an integral component of Education for All, providing both a platform and an impetus for achieving all six goals of the Dakar Framework for Action. Literacy for all is a key to enabling expression of identity and participation in debate in today’s knowledge-based society. Tomorrow’s generation of active citizens depends on quality literacy learning for today’s children. Literacy as written communication, in the mother tongue and other languages, empowers people to express and share their own dynamic ways of knowing their realities. Literacy enables access to bodies of knowledge from other horizons and empowers learners, both adults and children, to make a critical assessment of its usefulness and value. Literacy is the first step towards sustainable and lifelong learning.

Who is this guide for?

The guide is intended for two groups:

Official name of each prize

These prizes form part of a set of measures designed to enhance efforts and services worldwide to create literate societies in the context of learning throughout life. There are currently 3 prizes:

International Reading Association Literacy Award

The King Sejong Literacy Prizes

Who is eligible?

The prizes are open to institutions, organizations or individuals displaying outstanding merit and achieving particularly effective results in adult literacy and post-literacy activities and their integration into basic education programmes.

Presentation of candidatures and submissions of nominations

Candidatures must be presented by the Government of a Member State of UNESCO, or an international non-governmental organization (INGO) which maintains formal or operational relations with UNESCO.

A Government or INGO may nominate only two candidatures per year.

Selection criteria for Prize winners

The prizes are awarded for work in adult literacy and postliteracy activities which involve any of the following aspects:

Selection process

Prize winners shall be designated by the Director-General on the recommendation of a jury. The selection of prize winners shall be by a jury of at least five persons of different nationalities, appointed by the Director-General for a minimum of three years. The jury may adopt its own rules of procedure.

In addition, the following criteria will be considered

§         duration of the activity which must be sufficient to permit an assessment of results and proof of success

How to apply

Applications are made by National Governments or international non-governmental organizations maintaining formal or operational relations with UNESCO which are requested to consider the following steps:

Deadline for submission: 30 April

Candidatures must reach UNESCO in Paris by this date each year.

The submission to UNESCO must consist of a description of programme activities which must not be more than five standard pages (1600 words) and should include:

The submission must be in English or French only

In addition, the fullest possible supporting documentation should be sent with the submission.

It is important to work with the candidates to ensure that the submission is prepared to a high standard and on time.

What to put in

1. The name, address and nationality of the institution, organization or individual proposed

2. Background

Why was the programme launched? Why was the undertaking necessary in the country or region?

3. Literacy goals

4. Programme strategy

What does the programme do? How does the programme operate to achieve its intended purpose? Please include the following as appropriate:

5. Special characteristics

Aspects that make the work outstanding among other programmes and activities that take place in the country, such as:

6. Achievements to date

Quantitative assessment of the results of the work such as:

Qualitative assessment of the results such as:

7. Problems encountered

Difficulties that arose in the process such as:

8. Plans for the future

9. Overall appraisal by the national selection committee/jury

Supplements

Supplementary material or documents should provide evidence of the merits of the candidature described in the description, for example:

Checklist for Governments and INGOs

Before sending your submission to UNESCO check that the following are included:

Where to send the submissions

Candidates’ submissions should be sent to the following address. This address can be contacted for any further information.

Literacy and Non-formal Education Section

UNESCO

7, place de Fontenoy,

F 75352 Paris 07SP, France

e-mail: n.aksornkool@unesco.org

phone: +33 1 45 68 11 32 or +33 1 45 68 09 90

fax: +33 1 45 68 56 26/27


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3.- WOMEN'S RESPONSE

iwtc
iwtc@iwtc.org

Women's GlobalNet #275: Women's Groups Disappointed With Millennium Rep

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #275
Activities and Initiatives of Women Worldwide

April 12, 2005

Following the release of the report, women's groups from around the world sent a letter to Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressing their disappointment that in this 21st century, especially following the recent ten year review of the Beijing Platform for Action, one of the most spirited
and well-attended UN meetings, the promotion of women's equality and human rights is not recognized as central to the achievement of the fundamental goals of the Millennium Declaration.
(Full letter included below)
They pointed out that the critical gap in the report was underscored during the March 21 briefing with NGOs by Mark Malloch Brown, Annan's Chief of Staff. The Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), United Methodist Women and other groups, posed questions to Mark Malloch Brown about the failure to integrate gender equality in a cross-cutting and
substantive way throughout the report, noting the success of the recently-concluded Beijing10 review and the important constituency that women represent in the United Nations. His response was "We could have done a better job." 
In the same letter, the signatories emphasized that For some 30 years women have mobilized to place gender equality and women's human rights on the global policy agenda at key United Nations international conferences and in many other UN venues. They stressed that It is now widely recognized within the United Nations and the broader global development, peace and human rights communities that the achievement of the MDGs depend on the centrality and cross cutting implementation of gender equality and women's empowerment.

The women's groups requested a meeting with the Secretary-General to help identify ways to more effectively incorporate a gender perspective in preparations for and the outcome of the five-year review of the Millennium Summit.  However, as of this writing, no response has been received from his office.
The forthcoming United Nations Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals will be very pivotal in history, and in the overall social development agenda and directions. It will also identify the areas of priorities and support. It is critical for the women's movement to emphasize those areas that need to put more attention to women and girls and identify links to CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action, and other international agreements that put forward women's rights and promote gender equality. Women should therefore initiate and sustain campaigns that encourage implementation of
gender-focused MDG programs at the local and national levels. 
 
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LETTER TO THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL ON INCORPORATING A GENDER PERSPECTIVE
INTO THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

31 March, 2005

TO: Mr. Kofi Annan
Secretary-General of the United Nations

CC: Ms. Louise Fr飨ette
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Dear Secretary-General Annan:

We appreciate your effort to promote a renewed vision and urgent action through more vigorous and effective international cooperation by the nations of the world as set forth in your report In Larger Freedom:
Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All. And yet we were profoundly disappointed that in this 21st century, especially following the recent ten year review of the Beijing Platform for Action, one of the most spirited and well-attended UN meetings, the promotion of women's equality and human rights is not recognized as central to the achievement of these
fundamental goals that we all share.
This critical gap in the report was underscored during the March 21 briefing with NGOs by your Chief of Staff. Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), United Methodist Women and other groups, posed questions to Mark Malloch Brown about the failure to integrate gender equality in a cross-cutting and substantive way throughout the report, noting the success of the recently-concluded Beijing10 review and the important constituency that women represent for the United Nations. His response and we quote, "We could have done a better job."  He then went on to note that there were all men on the podium but that Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fr飨ette had been very involved with the report and that other female staff members had been involved as well.  We do not consider this response adequate or consistent with your message on International Women's Day in which you aptly urged the international community to remember that promoting gender equality is not only women's responsibility - it is the responsibility of all of us.
For some 30 years women have mobilized to place gender equality and women's human rights on the global policy agenda at key United Nations international conferences and in many other UN venues.  It is now widely recognized within the United Nations and the broader global development, peace and human rights communities that the achievement of the MDGs depend on the centrality
and cross cutting implementation of gender equality and women's empowerment.
This was reinforced in your February 28, 2005 remarks opening the Beijing+10 review: There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. We couldn't agree more and welcomed your comments.
It is, therefore, disappointing that these fundamental principles, based on extensive research and decades of development experience, are missing from the overall framework of your report. Despite repeated verbal support throughout the UN at the highest levels, it is painfully clear that gender
perspectives continue to be marginalized or inconsistently addressed rather than integrated in the overall strategy and programs of the United Nations. 
We have seen on too many occasions the promotion of women's equality when officials address audiences of women, yet when addressing broader audiences, these principles receive scant attention if any at all.  2005 is too critical a juncture, as you note, for half of the world's population to be mere passive beneficiaries rather than full-fledged actors for security, development and human rights at every level from the local to global-not just because women's equality is fair and just but because it is essential to achieving these shared goals for all humanity. This neglect is jeopardizing the achievement not only of the Beijing Platform for Action and CEDAW, but also the MDGs and many of the other goals proposed in this report.
We urgently request a meeting with you as soon as possible to help identify ways to more effectively incorporate a gender perspective in preparations for and the outcome of the five-year review of the Millennium Summit.  We remain eager to work with your office and look forward to continuing to work with the United Nations to better integrate women's equality and human rights and to increase the likelihood of achieving peace, development and human rights for all. 
June Zeitlin, Executive Director, Women's Environment and Development Organization will be the contact person to arrange for such a meeting.  
She can be reached at 212-973-0325 or june@wedo.org

Sincerely,

Action Aid International (Zimbabwe). Everjoice J. Win
African Women's Development and Communications Network (Kenya) (FEMNET). L. Muthoni Wanyeki    
Asia Pacific Women's Watch (APWW) (Philippines). Patricia B.  Licuanan
Association for Progressive Communications (Nepal)      
(Women's Networking Support Programme). Chat Garcia Ramilo
Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) (Canada). Joanna Kerr
Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) (Canada) Lise Martin     
Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) (U.S.A.) Charlotte Bunch
Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristan (Peru). Blanca Fernandez
Hague Appeal for Peace (U.S.A.). Cora Weiss
India Women's Watch (IWW) (India). Pam Rajput
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) (Belgium). Elsa Ramos
International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN) (U.S.A.). Alexandra Spieldoch
International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC). Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
Just Associates (U.S.A.). Lisa Veneklasen
KARAT Coalition (Poland). Kinga Lohmann
MADRE (U.S.A). Vivian Stromberg
Northern Ireland Women's European Platform (Ireland). Kate McCullough
Nova Scotia Women's FishNet (Canada). Linda Christiansen-Ruffman
Oxfam International (UK). Bernice Romero
Saathi Nepal/Sancharika Samuha (Women's Media Forum) (Nepal) Bandana Rana
South Asia Women's Watch (SAWW) (India). Pam Rajput
United Methodist Office for the United Nations (USA). Vina Nadjibula
Women As the Voice of the Environment (WAVE), Caribbean (Suriname) Monique Essed-Fernandes 
Women in Development in Europe (WIDE) (Belgium). Wendy Harcourt
Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) (The Netherlands) Irene Dankelman
Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) (U.S.A.). Susan Shaer
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) (U.S.A.) June Zeitlin
Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice (The Netherlands). Brigid Inder
Women's International Coalition for Economic Justice (U.S.A.). Carol Barton
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (U.S.A.). Kara Piccirilli
World Alliance for Citizen Participation (South Africa). Kumi Naidoo
World Conservation Union (IUCN) (Costa Rica). Lorena Aguilar

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4.- INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL MEETS IN UTRECHT, HOLLAND

WSF Bulletin April 12, 2005

Boletim FSM
fsm2003site@uol.com.br


International Council meets in Utrecht, Holland
The World Social Forum International Council (IC) met in Utrecht, Holland, from March 31 to April 2 2005. During the meeting, it was done an evaluation of the V WSF that took place in Porto Alegre, from January 26 to 31 2005. The IC also discussed the course the WSF process will take, specifically, the WSF 2006, which will be decentralized, in different parts of the world. The WSF will be polycentric; this means it will have multiple centers.

The meeting was preceded by a conjoint seminar of the Expansion, Methodology, Thematic, Content, Communication and Resources Commissions, from March 28 to 30.

WSF 2006 polycentric: chapter Latin America will be in Venezuela
The International Council confirmed that the VI WSF, chapter Latin America, will take place in Caracas, Venezuela, during the same period of the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland), at the end of January 2006. The Americas Hemispherical Council will meet on April 25th and 26th, in Havana, Cuba to discuss the beginning of the VI WSF and II Americas Social Forum construction processes.

There are still two more proposals of places where the polycentric WSF 2006 will take place: one in Africa and the other in Asia. The exact places and dates will be decided in regional meetings that should take place this year between April and May.
 
In the WSF process, the predicted events are:
- Mediterranean Social Forum, in Barcelona, Spain, from June 16 to 19 2005
- Caribe World Social Forum, in Martinique, in November 2005
- Asian Social Forum, in Pakistan, in November 2005
- European Social Forum, in Athens, in April 2006

Soon, the full report of the IC meeting will be on the WSF website. Please, wait.

The next meeting will be in Barcelona
The next IC meeting is supposed to take place this year from June 20 to 22, in Barcelona, Spain. The meeting will take place right after the I Mediterranean Social Forum (June 16 to 19). The IC commissions will also meet during the Med SF.

Americas Hemispheric Council Meeting in Havana
The Americas Hemispheric Council of the WSF will meet on April 25 and 26 in Havana, Cuba. The purpose of this meeting, among other things, is to assess the process of the 1st Americas Social Forum and to kick off the process of building the Americas venue of the polycentric 6th World Social Forum and 2nd Americas Social Forum, that will take place in Caracas in January 2006.

Participants are the member organizations of the Hemispheric Council. Other organizations and networks that wish to participate as observers can write to the address of the HC indicated below. The meeting will have simultaneous translation in Spanish, English and French.

The previous meeting of the Hemispheric Council took place in Porto Alegre, on January 24 and 25 of this year.

For further information:
About the Hemispheric Council:
consejo@forosocialamericas.org
About the WSF in Caracas:
fsmcaracas@forosocialamericas.org

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5.- FROM BOLOGNA - TO BERGEN...AND BEYOND



EAEA event
http://www.eaea.org/events.php?aid=4887

From Bologna - to Bergen...and beyond

29 EUCEN Conference
28-30 April 2005
University of Bergen, Norway

The conference aims to bring lifelong learning back onto the agenda of the Bologna process. It will address the challenges of higher education institutions in providing lifelong learning opportunities for all and in designing targeted professional development programmes. These challenges also include the opening up of higher education institutions through the recognition, validation and accreditation of non-formal and informal learning.
Hence the conference will focus on three main themes: Continuing professional development/education, Recognition of non-formal and informal learning, and Open and distance learning/e-learning, all seen from three perspectives, a policy perspective (EU and Government), a strategic perspective (institutions, organisations and businesses) and a practice perspective (academics, trainers, practitioners).

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6.- EXPERTS SAY THAT ATTENTION TO ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS


This is our grand wake up call to action now.

We will have no other causes now more important to work for than paying attention to our collective and  individual impact upon the earth. We have to each think how we are contributing to the activities and  business as usual that is destroying our planet.

If this does not shake you up-- I am not sure what will.  But I doubt that CEO's and Executive Directors (of Corporations and Non-profit Corporations too) or Mayors or governors will pay attention... let alone call  high priority board meetings together to discuss what to do.  It is time to rethink...really....but we have to now do it together.


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This press release is also available in the following French & Spanish & Russian Translation go to:

http://www.maweb.org/en/Article.aspx?id=58

Wednesday, March 30, 2005 | London, UK

A landmark study released today reveals that approximately 60 percent of the ecosystem services that support life on Earth – such as fresh water, capture fisheries, air and water regulation, and the regulation of regional climate, natural hazards and pests – are being degraded or used unsustainably. Scientists warn that the harmful consequences of this degradation could grow significantly worse in the next 50 years.
“Any progress achieved in addressing the goals of poverty and hunger eradication, improved health, and environmental protection is unlikely to be sustained if most of the ecosystem services on which humanity relies continue to be degraded,” said the study, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) Synthesis Report, conducted by 1,300 experts from 95 countries. It specifically states that the ongoing degradation of ecosystem services is a road block to the Millennium Development Goals agreed to by the world leaders at the United Nations in 2000.
Although evidence remains incomplete, there is enough for the experts to warn that the ongoing degradation of 15 of the 24 ecosystem services examined is increasing the likelihood of potentially abrupt changes that will seriously affect human well-being. This includes the emergence of new diseases, sudden changes in water quality, creation of “dead zones” along the coasts, the collapse of fisheries, and shifts in regional climate.

The MA Synthesis Report highlights four main findings:

“The over-riding conclusion of this assessment is that it lies within the power of human societies to ease the strains we are putting on the nature services of the planet, while continuing to use them to bring better living standards to all,” said the MA board of directors in a statement, “Living beyond Our Means: Natural Assets and Human Well-being.” “Achieving this, however, will require radical changes in the way nature is treated at every level of decision-making and new ways of cooperation between government, business and civil society. The warning signs are there for all of us to see. The future now lies in our hands.”  
The MA Synthesis Report also reveals that it is the world’s poorest people who suffer most from ecosystem changes. The regions facing significant problems of ecosystem degradation – sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, some regions in Latin America, and parts of South and Southeast Asia – are also facing the greatest challenges in achieving the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. In Sub-Saharan Africa, for example, the number of poor people is forecast to rise from 315 million in 1999 to 404 million by 2015.
“Only by understanding the environment and how it works, can we make the necessary decisions to protect it. Only by valuing all our precious natural and human resources can we hope to build a sustainable future,” said Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations in a message launching the MA reports. ”The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is an unprecedented contribution to our global mission for development, sustainability and peace.”
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) Synthesis Report  is the first in a series of seven synthesis and summary reports and four technical volumes that assess the state of global ecosystems and their impact on human well-being. This report is being released together with a statement by the MA board of directors entitled “Living beyond Our Means: Natural Assets and Human Well-being.”
The four-year assessment was designed by a partnership of UN agencies, international scientific organizations, and development agencies, with guidance from the private sector and civil society groups. Major funding is provided by the Global Environment Facility, the United Nations Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and The World Bank.  The MA Secretariat is coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The MA is recognized by governments as a mechanism to meet part of the assessment needs of four international environmental treaties – the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, and the Convention on Migratory Species. It is supported by 22 of the world’s leading scientific bodies, including The Royal Society of the U.K. and the Third World Academy of Sciences.  
The MA’s work is overseen by a 45-member board of directors, co-chaired by Dr. Robert Watson, chief scientist of The World Bank, and Dr. A. H. Zakri, director of the United Nations University’s Institute of  Advanced Studies. The Assessment Panel, which oversees the technical work of the MA, includes 13 of the world’s leading social and natural scientists. It is co-chaired by Angela Cropper of the Cropper Foundation, and Dr. Harold Mooney of Stanford University. Dr. Walter Reid is the director of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.

U.N. Study: Earth's Health Deteriorating

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By CATHERINE McALOON, Associated Press Writer

LONDON -  Growing populations and expanding economic activity have strained the planet's ecosystems over the past half century, a trend that threatens international efforts to combat poverty and disease, a U.N.-sponsored study of the Earth's health warned on Wednesday.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050330/481/tok10703300908


AP Photo

The four-year, $24 million Millennium Ecosystem Assess! ment found humans have caused heavy damage or depleted portions of the world's farmlands, forests and watercourses.

Unless nations adopt more eco-friendly policies, increased human demands for food, clean water and fuels could speed the disappearance of forests, fish and fresh water reserves and lead to more frequent disease outbreaks over the next 50 years, it warned.

"This report is essentially an audit of nature's economy and the audit shows that we have driven most of the accounts into the red," Jonathan Lash, a member of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment board, said in London.

The report said degradation of ecosystems was a barrier to achieving development goals adopted at the U.N. Millennium Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2000: halving the proportion of people without access to clean water and basic sanitation by 2015 and improving the lives of 100 million slum dwellers by 2020.

Walter Reid, director of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, said over the past 50 years humans had changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than any comparable period in human history.

"These changes have resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss to the biological diversity

of the planet," Reid said.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment "tells us how we can change course," and urged nations to consider its recommendations.

The study was compiled by 1,360 scientists from 95 nations who pored over 16,000 satellite photos from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and analyzed statistics and scientific journals.

Their findings highlight the planet's problems at the end of the 20th century, as the human population reached 6 billion.

Conservation groups called on governments, businesses and individuals to heed the study's warnings.

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Associated Press Writer Kenji Hall in Tokyo

contributed to this report.

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Redwood Mary

(Mary Rose Kaczorowski)

P.O. Box 14146

Berkeley CA 94712

Plight of The Redwoods Campaign Archives

http://redwoods.bullhorn.org

Each generation has its own rendezvous with the land, for despite fee titles and claims of ownership, we are all brief tenants on this  planet. By choice or default, we will carve out a land legacy for our heirs. 

We can misuse the land and diminish the usefulness of resources, or we can create a world in which physical affluence of the spirit go hand in hand. History tells us that earlier civilizations have declined because they did not learn to live in harmony with the land Stewart Lee Udall, The Quiet Crisis 




 
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7.- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN AWID RESEARCH ON ESCR




 
 

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Do you lobby or advocate for women’s rights using the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights? Are you using  economic and social rights mechanisms or principles to carry out innovative and effective work for gender equality? Please share your experiences with us.
 
AWID is currently doing in depth research which looks critically at how to realize women’s economic and social rights given the realities we face in the world today. We are interested in speaking with members who are advocating for womens economic and social rights. If your activities and
insights may be interesting for our research, please send an email with a few lines outlining your experience and your contact details to tania@awid.org . We will contact you by the end of April with a short set of questions.
 
Thank you for your participation.
 
Tania Principe
Women's Human Rights Net (WHRnet) Managing Editor AWID - Association for Women's Rights in Development 
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