September 20th 2008

Ba'hai Centre, Rutland Gate

Morning

The Chair was taken by Roya Keshefi as Tahirih Danesh was unfortunately unable to attend. Roya thanked Tahirih and the Ba'hai Centre for their hospitality and reminded us that the last Friday Prayers in Iran had called for the dismantling of the Ba'hai sect and the killing of its members.

Elizabeth Sidney then gave a summary of MG3 activities so far and the next planned events. Reports of former meetings could be seen on www.wafe_women.com

She also mentioned the upcoming UNIFEM meeting 'Helping Women Helps the Planet' for which leaflets were available.

The Chair then introduced the speakers. Here are extracts of the speeches:

  The Millennium Group  

Empowering Women for Peace and Democracy  

Information/Training Day

'Changing a Culture'

20th September 2008 

Venue: The Ba’hai Centre

 27 Rutland Gate

London SW7 1PD

Closest tube station: Knightsbridge

Time: 10.00am-5:00pm (registration at 9.30)

Cost: £15 (1st time attendee) £10 (2nd time attendee)

Speakers: Chris Green, Director, Men against Violence against Women,

Campaign Workshop

                        Miranda Suit, Media Watch, 'Getting Women's Stories into the Media'

                        Baroness Uddin, 'A Muslim Woman in the House of Lords'

A Woman MP (TBC)

Ff by: Meeting for Millennium Club members

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Empowering Women for Peace and Democracy

Report on Launch of 2008 Project and First Information Training Day

21 April 2008

Background

Early in 2008, WAFE (International Federation of Women Against Fundamentalism and for Equality) and WFWP (Women’s Federation For World Peace) UK agreed to work together to advance Millennium Development Goal Number 3:The Empowerment of Women.

Kofi Annan, when Secretary General to the United Nations, said that without reaching this goal none of the other goals could be realised. The enormous work undertaken by women’s NGOs, to promote women’s advancement and wellbeing, was clearly being handicapped bt the absence of women from decision-making positions.

We agreed to run a joint project to help UK women enter politics, and in particular to improve the dismal 19% of women in the House of Commons.