The Lancet and Women Deliver announce Call for Papers 06 SEPTEMBER 2012 - In light of the upcoming conference in 2013, Women Deliver and The Lancet have issued a call for submissions from research groups working on reproductive, maternal, and newborn health globally. Submissions should address the themes of the upcoming conference: investment in women, meeting women’s need for contraception, and the new architecture for the development goals and the effect on reproductive … [Read more...]
WOMAN of ACTION™ with ‘Wild Sister Magazine’ – 30 Days of ROAR!
September 5, 2012 by
What is ROAR? WOMAN of ACTION™ - Cinda Stevens Lonsway ... is Taking Action for the Women of our World A ROAR! is a powerful life changing ritual. It is NOT a battle cry, but instead a cry for boundaries - a cry for protection of your spirit, the essence of who you are. It is standing up and giving voice to your truth. What is a 'ROAR!'? from Cinda Stevens Lonsway on Vimeo. Cinda walks you through the ritual of how to ROAR!. Empower yourself by finally breaking through that … [Read more...]
Ayi Jihu Joins up with Ryan Jenkins Choreographer
September 4, 2012 by
‘So You Think You Can Dance’, Ryan Jenkins joins up with Ayi Jihu Ayi Jihu - WOMAN of ACTION™ here at A Celebration of Women™, is known for many things, however, what she has at her core is dancing. If you one goes back to her village in Leibo China and mentions her name, all will refer to the “little girl who was always dancing and singing.” In fact, she has been dancing ever since she could walk and whenever she dances people pay attention. Ayi Jihu is about to … [Read more...]
Cinda Lonsway is Taking Action with 30 Days of ROAR! – starting Sept. 1
August 25, 2012 by
30 Days of ROAR! 30 Days of ROAR! from Cinda Stevens Lonsway on Vimeo. Partnering with Wild Sister Magazine, which I am a writer contributor. Here is their website for people to join in the Wild Sisterhood online community and participate in the 30 Days of ROAR! . www.wildsister.com ROAR @ Cinda Stevens Lonsway, 2010 It began as a whisper, of one woman leaning into the ear of another, “Do you feel it?” she asked. Then whispered to another, “Do you feel it?” … [Read more...]
Investing in Women Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders is Smart Economics
August 23, 2012 by
Phnom Penh (UN ESCAP Strategic Communications and Advocacy Section) – “Investing in women’s entrepreneurial leadership, and the empowerment of women, is smart economics - which is why women’s empowerment is one of the most important development priorities for the countries of Asia and the Pacific,” said Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), addressing senior Cambodian … [Read more...]
The Brookings Institute asks “End the War in Syria? How? When?”
August 20, 2012 by
“The beginning of wisdom,” a Chinese saying goes, “is to call things by their right names.” And the right name for what is happening in Syria — and has been for more than a year — is an all-out civil war. Syria is Lebanon of the 1970s and ’80s. It is Afghanistan, Congo or the Balkans of the 1990s. It is Iraq of 2005-2007. It is not an insurgency. It is not a rebellion. It is not Yemen. It is certainly not Egypt or Tunisia. It is important to accept this simple fact, because … [Read more...]
Sierra Leone, women candidates prepare their political platforms
August 8, 2012 by
ELECTION 2012 - WOMEN Taking Action The gathering in a well-lit Sierra Leone classroom comes off as remarkably joyful. “By my side… by my side…” chants a group of vibrantly-clad women, swaying and clapping in unison. “No longer men in front and the women at the back, but women and men walking side-by-side.” In Makeni, Sierra Leone’s fourth-largest city, a mobile campaign school has just swung through. Run by the civil society-organized Campaign for Good Governance (watch video below) … [Read more...]
A turning point for the Spirit Bear Coast, Take Action!
August 8, 2012 by
Tell BC Premier Christy Clark to say No to the Northern Gateway pipeline Premier Christy Clark has just announced that the risks of a tar sands spill outweigh the benefits. Urge Premier Clark to ban tar sands pipelines and oil tankers along the Spirit Bear Coast! We’ve reached a potential turning point in our campaign to stop the Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline from destroying British Columbia’s spectacular Spirit Bear Coast. For the very first time, B.C. Premier Christy Clark has … [Read more...]
