20 years of Shamefully Scarce Funding for Feminists and Women’s Rights Movements For decades, the women’s rights movement and women’s rights organizations have been severely underfunded. AWID research in 2010 revealed that the median budget for 740 women’s organizations all over the globe was a miserly US$20,000. 'In the same year, as a point of reference, the income for Save the Children International and World Vision International was US$1.442 billion and US$2.611 billion … [Read more...]
‘Where is the Money for Women’s Rights?’
May 22, 2015 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CA-- USES, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, EURASIA, EUROPE, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN Taking ACTION, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, charity, Dutch MDG3 fund, education, funding for women's issues, HUMAN RIGHTS, NGO, NOT FOR PROFIT, Scarce Funding for Feminists & Women’s Rights, United Nations, WHO, women's rights, women., ‘Where is the Money for Women’s Rights?’
The Incheon Declaration, the Future of Education
May 21, 2015 by Team Celebration
World Education Forum adopts Declaration on the Future of Education INCHEON, Republic of Korea, May 2015 – A transformative vision for education over the next 15 years has been adopted at the World Education Forum, which concluded today in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The Incheon Declaration was welcomed by the global education community, including government ministers from more than 100 countries, non-governmental organizations and youth groups. It encourages countries to provide inclusive, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, EDUCATION, EURASIA, EUROPE, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, Uncategorized, WORLD EVENTS, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, boys, children, Declaration on the Future of Education, educate a girl, education, elementary schools, empower women, girls, high schools, schools, the Future of Education, The Incheon Declaration, UN, UN Women, universal education, university, WEF, woman
it APP, iGrow Network changes Social Media forever!
April 21, 2015 by Team Celebration
READY... SET...GROW! iGrow Network is a Social Media Marketing company that provides the best tools, knowledge, compensation and products to grow any business online! CLICK IMAGE I have just joined this new social network, and would love to hear what you think! WATCH VIDEO HERE This is “it”! The in depth interview in Mobile Entrepreneur Magazine with Lawrence Sowell, on the development of Leafit, is hot off the press. This is the most extensive interview to date on the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AMERICAN [U.S.A.], BUSINESS, CANADIAN, EDUCATION, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, INSPIRATIONAL BLOGS, INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO, Uncategorized, Videos, WOMEN Taking ACTION, WORLD EVENTS, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, changes Social Media forever!, iGrow Network, JOIN ME, Leaf it, Leaf it APP, Leafit, MEDIA, networking, online networking, online networks, online savings, online services, online shopping, photgraphs, Snapchat, social media, Twitter, women.
Women’s Health is Everyone’s Health, UN Women
April 1, 2015 by Team Celebration
Melinda Gates is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Along with Bill Gates, she shapes and approves the Foundation’s strategies, reviews results, and sets the overall direction of the organization. Together, they meet with grantees and partners to further the Foundation’s goal of improving equity in the United States and around the world. They make many public appearances to advocate for the Foundation’s issues. My husband Bill and I call ourselves impatient optimists. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, EURASIA, EUROPE, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN Taking ACTION, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, global issues, Maternal health, MDG's, Melinda Gates, new millennium issues, the United Nations, UN Women, woman, women empowerment, women's education, Women's Health, women., womens' issues, Women’s Health is Everyone’s Health
Empowerment for all, the ‘New Normal’
March 30, 2015 by Team Celebration
Empowerment is a complex concept with multiple interpretations in different context. In the broadest terms, it refers to increasing the economic, political, social, educational, gender, or spiritual strength of an entity or entities. Sociological empowerment often addresses members of groups that social discrimination processes have excluded from decision-making processes through - for example - discrimination based on disability, race, ethnicity, religion, or gender. Empowerment as a … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN Taking ACTION, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, BENEVOLENCE, dignity, educate a girl, education, empower a woman, empowerment, Empowerment for all, equality, gender, global balance, global change, Higher Power, Higher Self, new normal, race consiousness, social norms, stop violence, the new normal, women.
Timea Nagy – WOMAN of ACTION™
March 21, 2015 by Team Celebration
A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this Canadian woman leader that is devoting her life to the betterment of our youth, with a focus on the issue of the Human Trafficking of girls/women in Canada. Being a Survivor herself, after 14 years of suffering at the hands of Human Traffickers, this woman leads the charge to remove the stigma and help young women reach out to safety. WOMAN of ACTION™ Timea … [Read more...]
Filed Under: About CBD, ADELE BUTLER - Women of Spirit, AFRICA, AIDS - H.I.V., AMERICAN [U.S.A.], ASIA, BUSINESS, CA-- USES, Camille Brockman - The Online Criminal Justice Degree Project, CANADIAN, Canadian Events, CAREERS, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, CHILDCARE, CONTRIBUTORS, Contributors, Courtney's Story, CREATIVITY, EDUCATION, ELSA P. - Planetary Positions to Guide..., EURASIA, EUROPE, Eve REVERE - The YIN MIND, FEATURED, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, FORMER SOVIET UNION, GABI ROSE - Weight Loss Stylist, GLOBAL EVENTS, Government Speaks to our Women, HOMECARE, INSPIRATIONAL BLOGS, INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS, INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO, Irene Becker, Just Coach It-QBlog,, Ishita Mehta - Storyteller, Kirsty Hogg ~ REAL MONEY, Lauren Ben, a professional Medical Tourism Facilitator., LOCAL EVENTS, MAN of ACTION™, Michelle Toomey, Ph.D. - Liberation Psychology, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, PETS, PHILOSOPHY, POETRY, PROJECTS - FUNDING, PSYCHOLOGY, Rachel Permuth-Levine - Careers, RECOVERY, RELATIONSHIPS, Roxanne Williams ~ The Dragonfly Whisperer ~ Pathway to Healing, SELF CARE, Shelby Ellery, SHIRLEE HALL - Spiritual Healer, Poet, Author, SIOBHAN WILCOX - Quote Action of the Day, SOUTH AMERICA, SPECIAL DAYS TO REMEMBER, SPECIAL FEATURE, SPIRITUALITY, The Commune of Women - Suzan Still, The Mystic Woman - Cheril Goodrich, TIPS: A WOMAN'S LIFE, Uncategorized, VERONICA - INNER WHISPERS, Videos, WOMEN, WOMEN "Positive Action", WOMEN BLOGGERS, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN of ACTION, WOMEN of ACTION™, WOMEN of HISTORY, WOMEN Taking ACTION, WOMEN that "Share in Positive Action" for Our World!, WOMEN's HEALTH NEWS, WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH, WORLD EVENTS, WORLD ISSUES, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: acelebrationofwomen.org, Canada Sex Trade, Canadian sex trafficking laws, Hamilton, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, Hungarian mafia, Hungarian women, Hungary, sex trade, sex trafficking, Stephen Harper, Timea Nagy, Timea Nagy - WOMAN of ACTION™, Toronto strip clubs, Woman of Action
World Water Day celebrated MAR 22
March 17, 2015 by Team Celebration
March 22 is World Water Day – a day to celebrate and protect water. I’d like to extend a personal invitation to you and your family to take part in this global day of action. With water slowly becoming one of our planet's most cherished commodities, what are you doing to save this precious life giver, one required by all human beings for survival? A drop of water is flexible. A drop of water is powerful. A drop of water is in demand. Water is at the core of sustainable … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, AMERICAN [U.S.A.], ASIA, CANADIAN, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, EURASIA, EUROPE, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, Uncategorized, WORLD EVENTS, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, awareness days, farming, Feed the Children, global issues, global water issues, nature, water, women and water, World Water Day 2015, World Water Day celebrated MAR 22
WORLD PEACE DAY 2015: Sept 20, Details Coming Soon!
March 11, 2015 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: CANADIAN, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN that "Share in Positive Action" for Our World!, WORLD EVENTS, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, City Events, Details Coming Soon!, events, new paradigm of thinking, Sept 20 is Booked!, speaker event, Toronto Events, women., World Peace, World Peace Day, WORLD PEACE DAY 2015, WORLD PEACE DAY 2015: Sept 20
International Women’s Day, March 8 in Toronto
February 15, 2015 by Team Celebration
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY SUMMIT 2015 POST 2015 WOMAN: "MENTAL HEALTH ... is an Inside Job!" DATE: MARCH 8, 2015 COUNTDOWN BEGINS & #IWD2015 We are excited to announce that on MARCH 8, 2015 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY SUMMIT 2015 will be held at the Montecassino Hotel & Event Venue, 3710 Chesswood Drive, Toronto, ON Canada M3J 2W4 --- THEME: The POST 2015 WOMAN: "Mental Health is an Inside Job!" This Summit is designed to be a Celebration that a global Healing has … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AMERICAN [U.S.A.], BUSINESS, CANADIAN, CHILDCARE, CREATIVITY, EDUCATION, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, Government Speaks to our Women, HOMECARE, PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RECOVERY, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF CARE, SPIRITUALITY, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN of HISTORY, WOMEN Taking ACTION, WOMEN's HEALTH NEWS, WORLD EVENTS, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: acelebrationofwomen.org, anxiety, Can, depression, girls, International Women's Day, March 8 in Toronto, mental health, pms, POST PARTUM, PTSD, woman, women.
The UN Women Community of Practice, FEB 20-27
February 11, 2015 by Team Celebration
NEXT VIRTUAL DIALOGUE: Online and mobile training for gender equality The UN Women Community of Practice will be holding its fifth Virtual Dialogue from 20th – 27th February, on the topic of Online and Mobile Training for Gender Equality. The objective of this Virtual Dialogue is to reflect on key challenges, opportunities, tools and methods in online and mobile training for gender equality (see concept note for full details). Four substantive questions will be discussed: 1. What … [Read more...]
Filed Under: ASIA, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, EURASIA, EUROPE, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN Taking ACTION, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, Action, COMMUNITY, FEB 20-27, Take Action, The UN Women Community of Practice, UN, United Nations, woman, women's community, women.
5 Things You Said About Action In 2015, action.org
February 5, 2015 by Team Celebration
Photo credit: ONE Campaign More than 21,000 people from over 80 countries came together to push for action in 2015 to create a better future for people and the planet. This year, world leaders are working with the United Nations on two agreements that will profoundly affect our future: a climate change agreement and the next set of global goals to tackle poverty, inequality, environmental degradation, and other pressing challenges. These agreements provide a historic opportunity to put our … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CONTRIBUTORS, Uncategorized, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: 5 Things You Said About Action In 2015, A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, action 2015, action.org, children, education, positive change, Take Action, TEENS, women.
For inclusion. For equality. For people., FEB 4-13
February 4, 2015 by Team Celebration
Strengthening social development in the contemporary world Focused on the theme “Rethinking and Strengthening Social Development in the Contemporary World”, the 53rd Commission for Social Development, taking place on 4-13 February, will kick off a year of reflection and strategic planning among the intergovernmental bodies of the UN. As part of this event, a major campaign will be launched to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action. For … [Read more...]
End a Rape Culture, “No means No” ~ “Yes means Yes”
January 20, 2015 by Team Celebration
We live in a culture in which rape and sexual violence is expected and accepted as a norm. In Canada 1 in 4 women in will experience at least one incident of sexual assault in their life. Half of these assaults will be against women under 16 years of age. “YES MEANS YES!” Hi. We’re Tessa and Lia, two grade 8 students who’ve started a petition to make sure our peers know what we mean when we say that. The goal of our campaign, “We Give Consent” is to make consent a topic in the Ontario … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CA-- USES, Uncategorized, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: "No means No" ~ "Yes means Yes", A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, CANADA, Canadian youth, educate a boy, educate a girl, education, End a Rape Culture, Ontario schools curriculum, PETITIONS, Premiere Kathleen Wynn, rape, sexual assault, sign here, We Give Consent, women.
The First Female Ham Radio Operators
January 19, 2015 by Team Celebration
YL 33: The First Female Ham Radio Operators, and their Awesome Legacy Historically, literacy—in its many forms—has given the marginalized a way to speak and participate in a system that previously prevented them from doing so. And while the printing press revolutionized the way writing was exchanged and shared with the world, the invention of radio as entertainment, emergency, and communication technology had a similar effect on oral storytelling. From this, ham radio, also known as amateur … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CONTRIBUTORS, Uncategorized, WOMEN of HISTORY, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, Ashley Hennefer, Canadian-born, Clara Reger, Gladys Kathleen Parkin, ham radios, M.A, MEDIA, Olive J. Carroll, Sprott Shaw School of Radio, The First Female Ham Radio Operators, The Mary Sue, women in history, women in media, women in radio, women in the news
The History of Christmas, celebrated Dec 25
December 24, 2014 by Team Celebration
Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Crīstesmæsse, meaning "Christ's Mass") is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is prepared for by the season of Advent or Nativity Fast and is prolonged by the Octave of Christmas and the season of Christmastide. While the birth year of Jesus is estimated … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AMERICAN [U.S.A.], CA-- USES, CANADIAN, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, SPECIAL DAYS TO REMEMBER, Uncategorized, WOMEN Taking ACTION, WORLD EVENTS, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, BIRTH OF CHRIST, Birthdays, celebrated Dec 25, celebrations, Christian holidays, Christians, Christmas, God, high holidays, holy lands, Jerusalem, Jesus, Magi, nativity, son of God, Star of David, The History of Christmas, The Nativity, Virgin Mary, women., XMAS
