A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this powerhouse of action as she sits Chair of the Women Leaders’ Council to Fight Human Trafficking at the United Nations, where she launched the global initiative to fight human trafficking and is involved with the G8 and G20 promoting the role of women and children in the global economy. She is also an expert in both global issues and corporate social responsibility. As a senior member of the British House … [Read more...]
AUG 12: International Youth Day – Safe Spaces for Youth
August 1, 2018 by
What are safe spaces? The theme of this year’s International Youth Day on 12 August is “Safe Spaces for Youth”. Celebrations on the day will highlight various types of safe spaces and their role in contributing to youth empowerment, inclusion and development. But what are safe spaces? They are various platforms where young people can come together, participate, engage in diverse activities and enjoy the freedom of expression. When youth have spaces where they can come together without … [Read more...]
How Leaders Shape Company Culture
May 14, 2018 by
The term “culture” has become something of a buzzword in the world of business. Many corporations and large companies like to talk about how they have “strong” or “innovative” and “modern” cultures, but what does this mean, exactly? An organization’s culture, personally, is defined by how the people within this organization behave and interact with one another. This includes management, mid-level management, team leaders and the people at the very bottom of the organizational … [Read more...]
Four Ways To Get More Out Of Life
March 16, 2018 by
There are some people whom you look at and wonder how they manage to do so much, and how they manage to make every day count. It can be disheartening to then look at your own life and wonder why you aren’t making the most of it like other people are. We’ll let you in on a secret; it’s easy to change things. It’s easy to start making the most of the life you have, no matter what age you are, no matter what your qualifications, no matter where you live or what you do. It’s easy, but it might … [Read more...]
WORLD PEACE DAY Celebration 2018, Toronto, SEPT 16
March 10, 2018 by
World Peace Day Celebration 2018 - SEPT 16 People all over the world celebrate International Day of Peace in a variety of different ways. These include planting trees for peace, lighting candles and holding candle light vigils, attending peace-related art exhibits and going for peace walks. People may also attend various public events such as public speeches and concerts. For this year of 2018, A Celebration of Women™ will be hosting a fabulous Celebration on September 16, 2018 … [Read more...]
Cord Blood Banking: Breaking Down the Details
March 9, 2018 by
From car seats and strollers to hospitals and birth plans, there is no shortage of things to research when you are pregnant. There is a dizzying array of options and it's easy to get overwhelmed by it all, especially when you pair the stress of sorting out so many options with all of those lovely pregnancy hormones. As you are educating yourself on the benefits of breastfeeding and deciding whether or not to have an unmedicated birth, you've likely come across one of the latest hot topics in … [Read more...]
World Humanitarian Summit, July 28-31 *Regional Livestream
July 27, 2015 by
The World Humanitarian Summit was initiated by the UN Secretary General to improve global humanitarian action, and will culminate in Istanbul in 2016. There will be 10 consultation meetings around the world as well as an online platform to solicit input beginning in May 2014, and will culminate in May 2016 in Istanbul at the first-ever humanitarian summit of this scale and scope. The WHS is being managed by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Participants of … [Read more...]
Humanism or Eudaimonia, that is the question
June 18, 2015 by
Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over established doctrine or faith (fideism). The meaning of the term humanism has fluctuated, according to the successive intellectual movements which have identified with it. Generally, however, humanism refers to a perspective that affirms some notion of a "human nature" (sometimes … [Read more...]
Amnesty International Day, celebrated May 28
May 28, 2015 by
Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of the article "The Forgotten Prisoners" in The Observer 28 May 1961, by the lawyer Peter Benenson. Citing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights articles 18 and 19, it announced a campaign on "Appeal for Amnesty, 1961" and called for "common action". Amnesty International is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights with over 3 million members and supporters around the world. The objective of the … [Read more...]
WAF, “Do women still need feminism?”
May 5, 2015 by
Do Women still need feminism? A controversial social media movement called Women Against Feminism features women explaining — mostly in “selfies” with handwritten signs — why they do not. Feminist responses have ranged from bafflement to vitriol or mockery to arguments that these women don’t know what feminism is. But while this new movement has its silly aspects, it raises some much-needed questions about feminism’s present and future state — and, in the weeks since it first attracted … [Read more...]
