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Women's Day Coincides With Global Women gathering in Liberia, March 7-8
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What a great coincident…….., interestingly, come March 7-8 2009 is one of the greatest event in the world of women to happen in West Africa, Monrovia – Liberia, when powerful world women leaders will be meeting to discuss Empowerment of women to be more effective leaders by linking them with their peers from around the world and sharing best practices among others.

This INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON WOMAN’S EMPOWERMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY, will coincide with the International Women’s Day on the 8th March.

Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements.

In just three years time, 2011 will see IWD's Centenary - 100 years of women's united action for global equality and change. Organizations around the world have already commenced planning for their IWD Centenary celebrations.

The first International Women's Day was launched on 8 March 1911 in Copenhagen by Clara Zetkin, Leader of the'Women's Office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany. This followed many years of women's campaigning dating back to British MP, John Stuart Mill, the first person in Parliament calling for women's right to vote.

On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing nation in the world to give women the right to vote.

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.

The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation.

Women’s Day is now an official holiday in Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. The tradition sees men honoring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc with flowers and small gifts. In some countries Women’s Day has the equivalent status of Mother's Day where children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.

This day is one of the most celebrated days in Liberia as well.

Colloquium Goals
COLLOQUIUM GOALS AND THEME LEADS FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Goal 1: Empower women to be more effective leaders by linking them with their peers from around the world and sharing best practices

Goal 2: Support the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325

Goal 3: Contribute to the achievement of Millennium Development

Goal #3 on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, including building capacity and resources of government and non-governmental institutions to work for women's rights and economic empowerment

Goal 4: Demonstrate the clear gender dimensions of climate change, environment protection and sustainable development

Goal 5: Launch the Angie Brooks International Centre on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security, in Monrovia to support the implementation of action emerging from the Colloquium through, inter alia, training and research.

For more details: www.womenscolloquium.org

Welcome,


Thomas Julo Barlue
Programs Director
African Child Peace Initiative Inc
National Coordinator – Young People We Care
www.ypwc.org


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