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CCMW & Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan Conference. Afghanistan Today
– Canadians as Global Citizens. October 2004. Calgary
Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan is pleased to host this National Conference in partnership with the Canadian Council of Muslim Women. The conference will bring together members from many of our volunteer chapters across Canada, as well as special guest speakers and members of the public. We estimate between 80 and 300 participants at the various events. The goal of the conference is to provide Canadians, including educators, students and all individuals interested in global social justice and human rights issues, with a deeper understanding of the tangible ways Canadians can make a positive difference in the lives of Afghan people today.
PLEASE JOIN US during one or all of the following three public events:
Fundraising Dinner, Conference Sessions and Town Hall!
For further information and
TO REGISTER CALL 403 244-5625. or click here
Friday, October 8th, 6:30 pm
Canada Olympic Park, ATCO Centre
88 Canada Olympic Road N.W., Calgary, AB
Advance tickets Recommended $85.00, seating limited
AFGHANISTAN TODAY:
Canadians as Global Citizens
FUNDRAISING DINNER:
Join us for Great Company, Food,
ntertainment and Silent Auction
With special guest:
Sally Armstrong
Award-winning journalist, author, Editor-at-large of Chatelaine magazine,
UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan |
Saturday, October 9th 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Palliser Room, Four Points Sheraton Hotel
8220 Bowridge Cr. N.W., Calgary, AB
Advance tickets Recommended $35.00
AFGHANISTAN TODAY:
Canadians as Global Citizens
Conference Sessions
- Session I: Understanding Human Rights in Afghanistan: Canadian Students as Global Citizens - A Teachers' resource
- Session II: What's Happening NOW In Afghanistan?
- Session III: Flora MacDonald presents "Education and Peacebuilding in Rural Afghanistan"
- Session IV: Education and Advocacy Workshop on how Canadians of all ages can take action as Global Citizens |
Saturday Evening, October 9th 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
W.R. Castell Central Library, John Dutton Theatre,
616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB
Advance tickets recommended $10.00
AFGHANISTAN TODAY:
Canadians as Global Citizens
TOWN HALL
Special Guest Speakers:
Sally Armstrong
Ariane Brunet
Hon. Flora MacDonald
Adeena Niazi
Dr. W.E. Thurston |
Can You Help? |
We are currently looking for financial donors to help with our conference expenditures and for donations of many quality silent auction items.
Would you like to sponsor a student to attend the conference? Please contact us if you are able to offer any help.
We welcome your support. (For tax receipt purposes, please make cheques payable to Rights & Democracy). If there is any further information you require, please do not hesitate to contact w4wafghan@praxis.ca or by phone at 403-228-4622. |
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CONFERENCE AGENDA |
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THURSDAY Evening October 7, 2004
CW4WAfghan Members Only: Reception
NW Sheraton Hotel
7:00-9:30 pm
Registration of Chapter Delegates and Welcome reception (with appetizers and refreshments)
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FRIDAY October 8, 2004
CW4WAfghan Members Only: Annual General Meeting and Workshops
NW Sheraton Hotel
8:30 - 9:00 am
Welcome and introductions
9:00 - 11:30 am
Annual General Meeting of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan for National Board members and Chapter Representatives
11:30 – 12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 – 3:30 pm
Workshop I: Presentations of chapter activities by Chapter Representatives
Workshop II: Presentations, discussions and sharing of ideas on fundraising and advocacy |
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| FRIDAY EVENING October 8, 2004
Public Event: Fundraising Dinner ATCO Centre, Canada Olympic Park
6:30 - 10:00 pm
“Breaking Bread with Sally Armstrong” hosted by A-Channel’s Kate Mistol
Silent auction and entertainment |
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SATURDAY October 9, 2004
Public Event: Conference Sessions
NW Sheraton Hotel
8:30 - 9:00 am
Registration, Coffee/tea and Networking
9:00 - 10:45 am
Welcome: CW4WAfghan and CCMW
Session I: What's Happening Now in Afghanistan?
In Conversation with: Sally Armstrong; Carolyn Reicher and Janice Eisenhauer (CW4WAfghan); Jamiia Afghani (NEC), Lauryn Oates and Ariane Brunet (Rights & Democracy’s Women’s Rights Program); Adeena Niazi (Afghan Women’s Organization)
10:45 - 11:00 am
Break
11:00 - 12:30 pm
Session II: What Are Canadians Doing?
Education and Advocacy: CW4WAfghan members launch the Canadian Teachers’ Resource Kit; a new advocacy postcard campaign; and other public awareness materials
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Session III: What Can I Do?
Education and Advocacy: Overview of the activities of CW4WAfghan chapters and affiliated groups
Presentations by human rights advocates Lauryn Oates, Project Associate, Rights & Democracy, Afghan Women’s Rights Fund, and Wais Nahza , founder of Afghan Peace Ambassadors
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Author reading by Deborah Ellis |
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SATURDAY EVENING October 9, 2004
Public Event: TOWN HALL Afghanistan Today: Canadians as Global Citizens
W.R. Castell Central Library, John Dutton Theatre
6:30 - 7:00 pm
Sale of beautiful hand-crafted Afghan products
7:00 - 9:30 pm
Welcome: Carolyn Reicher, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
Background and Author reading: Sally Armstrong
Panel Introductions: Rozia Jaffer, President, Canadian Muslim Women’s Association
In Conversation with:
Ariane Brunet, Director, Rights & Democracy, Women’s Rights Programme (Moderator)
Jamila Afghani, Director, Noor Education Centre, Kabul
Adeena Niazi, Director Afghan Women’s Organization, Toronto
Sally Armstrong, Award-winning Journalist and Author
Lauryn Oates, CW4WAfghan Montreal Chapter and Project Associate, Rights & Democracy’s Afghan Women’s Rights Fund
Dr. W.E. Thurston, U. of C. Women’s Domestic Violence Health Policy Project in Afghanistan
9:30 pm
Conclusion: Janice Eisenhauer, CW4WAfghan |
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