On the occasion of the 54th Commission on the Status of Women (March 1 - 12, 2010), members of St. Joan's International Alliance will gather in New York at the United Nations to represent the Alliance, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). Over 2,000 NGO reps from around the world are expected for this Commission, which will focus on "Beijing + 15."
Our caucus, "RELIGIONS (starting with our own) AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN" continues the many years' work of the Alliance in the League of Nations and the United Nations to end gender discrimination against women. When religions and society collude in discrimination, women (and their children) are deprived and endangered.
The caucus will be held on Wednesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. and Thursday, March 11 at 3 p.m. at the Presbyterian Conference Room in the Church Building. Outside the UN: Saturday, March 6, 10 a.m.
Speakers Rev. Gabriella Ward, Dr. Catherine Kroeger and Dr. Pat Burke ("Repression of Women in Scripture and in Society: Is There a Connection?")
Location: Pilgrim Church, 75 Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights, where the voices of Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln still linger to encourage us.
Contact: Janice Sevre-Duszynska, (859-684-4247)
Dr. Dorothy Irvin (612-387-3784)
Living Gospel Inclusivity and Empowerment Now
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ReplyDeleteThank you for removing most of the commentary re: the Vatican that was in an earlier entry. However, the headline on this announcement remains untrue in that St. Joan's International Alliance has not authorized any statement about the Vatican and its status with regard to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Please also remove the headline. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteC. Virginia Finn, 3141 South 54 St., Milwaukee, WI 53219-4420; ginnfinn@sbcglobal.net (former President of the International Alliance)
Thank you for changing the headline. C. Virginia Finn
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