From: Mia H H Lam Subject: CEDAW Workshop (fwd) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 00:00:17 -1000 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 20:17:58 -1000 From: Ohana Foley Subject: CEDAW Workshop Hello friends, We are planning a collectively led, group run workshop on the International Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Descrimination Against Women, CEDAW? Wanna touch up on your CEDAW articles? Wanna get some group time in to focus on this the international bill of women's rights? If this sounds interesting to you and want to celebrate women's history month by making some of our own, then please email me back. I am also looking for people who could talk about the Bejing Conference, the +5 and any other aspect of the women's human rights that would like to be involved. We are planning on Friday, 3/10 1-4pm in CC220, right before the 4th annual Tibetan Film Fest. Your feedback is requested for scheduling appropriateness or conflicts. Mahalo, `Ohana Foley ohana@hawaii.edu Without women's rights there are no human rights! =============================================================================== From: Mia H H Lam Subject: SPAN & CEDAW (fwd) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 00:00:22 -1000 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 20:21:43 -1000 From: Ohana Foley Subject: SPAN & CEDAW ******************************* SPAN ACTION ALERT ******************************* HELP RATIFY CEDAW! March 8, 2000 International Women's Day "One woman is a lone tree. One hundred women are a grove. One million women are a forest, and that is strength." The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1979 and it is, in essence, the international bill of rights for women. The Convention requires states to eliminate discrimination against women in the enjoyment of all civil, political, economic and cultural rights. Currently, 165 countries - more than two- thirds of the members of the United Nations - have ratified the Convention, commiting themselves to a legally binding international treaty, including participation in a country-by-country reporting process. CEDAW has NOT been ratified by the United States Senate! As an international leader, the United States should commit to defending and supporting women's human rights worldwide by ratifying the treaty. What SPAN can do to support women on March 8: 1. Sponsor an event on campus. For instance, host a speaker from your community who works for women's rights. Show a film about women's rights. (http://www.pdhre.ort/videoseries.html) We, here at Mercyhurst College, are having a few things for International Women's Day. Starting March 7th through the 9th, we are having teach-ins and on one of the days we're going to show a movie. We are going to have information on CEDAW to hand out, plus a variety of other materials. Hopefully, we'll have a good turn out. -Faith Lewis lemonhead_@hotmail.com 2. Organize a march between two campuses in your city. Connect CEDAW to other human rights issues, such as closing the SOA or stopping sweatshops. Join the thousands of women calling for an end to discrimination around the world. (http://www.ffq.qc.ca/marche2000) Hey ya'll, any idea what's going down for March 8--Int'l Women's strike and SPAN treaty actions on campuses? We're planning a SOA/women's march then--campus to campus: LeMoyne (jesuit college) to Syracuse U. The treaty would be part of the demand for change after a litany of names. -Zac Moore zdmoore@maxwell.syr.edu 3. Please E-mail U.S. Senators to help the treaty become ratified. Also, you can contact your Senator's legislative assistants working on foreign affairs. Call the Senate switchboard at 202-224-3121 or find specific numbers at http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index.cfm. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Student Peace Action Network - 1819 H St,NW Suite 420 - Washington, DC 20006 fax: 202-862-9762 - phone: 202 -862-9740 x3051 - span@peace-action.org ********************************* Amber Waldref SPAN National Coordinator 1819 H St. NW Suite 425 Washington DC 20006 ph: 202.862.9740 x 3051 fax: 202.862.9762 span@peace-action.org