Fifth Women's Global Leadership Institute
"Women's Human Rights: Realizing Our Visions"
June 15 - 28, 1997
Around the world, women from diverse backgrounds and experiences have demanded that governments adopt policies which concretely promote and protect women's human rights. These voices represent a vision in which feminist perspectives are key to global policy making and where opportunities for participation are multiplied. Creating a women's human rights vision of a transformed world - and reaching toward this goal - requires women's leadership that is accountable, democratic and inclusive.
Women feel empowered by the acknowledgement of our human rights made at the World Conferences by governments and the United Nations, and this Institute will explore mechanisms through which policies can actually be changed and violators held accountable to realize those rights. Women must take leadership to increase awareness of the promises made by governments and to create ways to utilize this framework in our communities in areas key to advancing women's human rights: violence against women and reproductive & sexual rights.
This year's Women's Global Leadership Institute, "Women's Human Rights: Realizing Our Visions", June 15 - 28, 1997, will bring together leaders who have been working on issues of women's human rights including local and national organizers, public officials, policy makers, researchers, and activists working on varying aspects of the topic. We welcome women from all regions of the world who have taken leadership in various fields to make the abuse of female human rights visible and unacceptable.
The Women's Global Leadership Institute will be a two-week intensive working session of approximately 20 women representing diverse regions, cultures, and interests. Participants will spend time sharing their experiences and developing feminist strategies on the theme. They will work on cross-cultural collaboration and plans for influencing how the international community approaches these issues. They will also learn and exchange leadership skills and organizing techniques. In addition, participants will meet with resource people from the U.N., non-governmental organizations, and foundations in the USA.
Participants are expected to stay for the entire two week period. They should bring materials, resources, and documents from their region. They should have worked on these issues or related concerns for at least two years in either professional or volunteer capacities. Applicants should have clear plans to take the skills and contacts gained at the Institute back to their own projects, governments or regions. Since much of the work is informal and we do not have funds for extensive interpretation, the sessions will be conducted in English.
The Center hopes to raise money to cover travel and expenses of participants. However, where possible, it is hoped that they will have some local support for incidentals. For more information or to request an application, please contact: Susana Fried, Institute Coordinator, Center for Women's Global Leadership, Douglass College, 27 Clifton Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA. phone: (1-908)932-8782, fax: (1-908)932-1180, e-mail: cwgl@igc.apc.org.
Women's Global Leadership Institute Application
"Women's Human Rights: Realizing Our Visions"
June 15 - 28, 1997
1. FIRST NAME:
2. LAST NAME (SURNAME):
3. ORGANIZATION:
4. MAILING ADDRESS:
5. COUNTRY:
6. TELEPHONE: (home)
(office)
7. FAX #:
8. E-MAIL:
9. Describe your organization/project and the communities with
whom the organization works. What is your role in the
organization/project?
10. How long have you been involved with this work or other
projects relevant to the topic "Women and Human Rights"?
11. What is your particular interest in the theme of "Women and
Human Rights"?
12. What have been the key leadership challenges in your work?
13. Have you attended other international, regional or national
programs?
14. Why do you want to attend the Women's Global Leadership
Institute? Are there specific goals and objectives you seek from
your participation? What are the specific skills and training
you want to get out of the Institute?
15. What skills and/or experiences would you like to share/teach
to other participants?
16. How do you plan to bring ideas and strategies from the
Institute back to your organization and community? Are you
connected to projects or networks that could help disseminate
materials and strategies?
17. How did you hear about the Women's Global Leadership
Institute?
18. Thematic Interests (please check all that apply)
___violence against women ___refugee and migrant
women's human rights
___development and rights ___culture, religion
and/or fundamentalism
___trafficking in women and girls ___human rights education
and training
___socioeconomic rights ___organizational and
institutional development
___health and/or reproductive & ___other (please specify)
sexual rights ____________________
19. Areas of Organizational Focus (please check all that apply)
___education/ communication ___national or local
advocacy
___legal strategies ___international advocacy
___documentation/ human ___direct service/
rights reporting service delivery
___international networking ___other(please specify)
___________________
20. Please attach a one page personal statement (not a resume,
c.v., or bio-data) describing yourself and your work.
Please return by January 17, 1997 to:
Center for Women's Global Leadership
Douglass College
27 Clifton Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
Fax it to (1-908)932-1180; or e-mail it to
