UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on Monday handed over to a women group a model housing project built as a partnership between the agency and several other actors. She at the same time also officially opened the Moonbeam Youth Training Centre. Mrs. Tibaijuka whose term as the head of UN-HABITAT comes to an end on Tuesday expressed satisfaction that the project which was close to her heart was reaching such a successful … [Read more...]
BRAVEHEART WOMEN – Re-broadcasting the Summer Extravaganza!
We're Re-broadcasting the Summer Extravaganza for One Week ONLY and then the calls will be removed forever! It has been a phenomenal summer and the comments we have received from the Summer Extravaganza series have been fantastic. Here are just a few of the inspiring testimonials received from women listening to the conversations with my special guests: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ellie and Renee's conversation was truly dynamic and powerful! They touched … [Read more...]
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Simone de Beauvoir – Tribute
Simone de Beauvoir Simone de Beauvoir was born as Simone Lucie-Ernestine-Marie-Bartrand de Beauvoir on January 9, 1908 in Paris, France. She attended Sorbonne for an education and in 1929 passed agregation in philosophy. From 1931 to 1943, Simone was a teacher, but in 1943, started her true writing career. Most of Simone's works included her opinions of existentialism, the belief in individuality and freedom of individuality, as well as her feministic beliefs. In 1943, … [Read more...]
Pearl S. Buck – Tribute
Pearl S. Buck "One does not live half a life in Asia without return. When it would be I did not know, nor even where it would be, or to what cause. In our changing world nothing changes more than geography. The friendly country of China, the home of my childhood and youth, is for the time being forbidden country. I refuse to call it enemy country. The people in my memory are too kind and the land too beautiful." -Pearl S. Buck from A Bridge for Passing Pearl … [Read more...]
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HAWAII – Woman Governor struggles with “Double Standards” in Congress
Hawaii Passes on Chance of Female Chief Justice Female judges are certainly nothing new. But it was still noteworthy when Hawaii's first female governor tried and failed earlier this month to name the first woman chief justice to the Hawaii Supreme Court. (WOMENSENEWS)--When an all-male state Senate committee earlier this month rejected Hawaii's first female nominee for chief justice because she didn't have administrative experience or a "judicial temperament," many lawyers, male and … [Read more...]
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SHIRLEE HALL – Archangel Invoking Workshops
ARCHANGELS, SACRED BREATH & YOU… Once a month, Shirlee Hall offers a workshop invoking the archangels and angels creating an ambiance, an amazing firsthand participant experience with the Divine. Words cannot aptly describe the magical benefits resulting from her Call to the High Realms of Light, Wisdom and Love. The attendees often describe their experience as ‘euphoric’. Shirlee’s lifetime of firsthand experience with the Divine, the Light, the … [Read more...]
Public Health and Homelessness – Hazel D. Dean, ScD, MPH, Deputy Director
Public Health and Homelessness Homelessness is associated with disproportionate rates of various chronic and infectious diseases, poor mental health, substance abuse, and violence. These are real public health issues, and CDC is committed to addressing these issues in our public health work. Whether it's providing epi-aid assistance for a TB outbreak in a shelter, or facilitating integrative STD/HIV/Hepatitis/TB screening and treatment services for those affected by unstable … [Read more...]
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Young Women’s Forum at the World Youth Conference 2010
5th World Youth Conference Event Type: Conference, Meeting or Symposium August 23-27, 2010 10:30 AM – 7:30 PM Location: Mexico – Poliforum León, Conference Room Acapulco/Sala de Conferencias Acapulco, León, Guanajuato State Details UNIFEM is organizing a Young Women’ Forum (YWF) on 24 August 2010 from 10:30 to 19:30, during the Global Interactive Forum at the 5th World Youth Conference taking place in Leon, Mexico, on 23–27 August 2010. CLICK … [Read more...]
Maria Montessori *Tribute
Maria Montessori The name Montessori is not legally protected, and can be used by anyone, for any purpose; it is vital that anyone searching for a good Montessori school or teacher-training center be aware of this. Most of the Montessori sites on the Internet today exists to advertise one particular Montessori organization, school, or training center. The International Montessori Index was created to provide detailed comparative information in order to help in the search for a school … [Read more...]
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Shirlee Hall – We Are Trees
Meditation Book: http://www.behealedforever.com/store.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We Are Trees Shirlee Hall creates a poem to go along with a song by Dave Glenn Alley called "Singing Cedars." {Tree pictures help set the mood} VIDEO Online Only, not in Newsfeed. … [Read more...]
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