Voice of Women for Peace (VOW)

One of the very dedicated and hardworking Canadian groups attending the CSW is the Voice of Women for Peace or VOW. The following is their program:

VOW UN CSW PROGRAM 2012  Mon. 27 Feb. – Fri. 9 March  

 I am VERY pleased to invite you all to participate in the special events VOW will host at CSW  Guests are welcome.  

Week 1: 

Tues. Feb. 28 , 8.-8.30 a.m. at Unitarian Universalist UN Office (UU UNO)  7^th fl. Church Center,  777 UN Plaza – Orientation to CSW – Janis 

( 6-8 pm. – See you at  NGO reception ( pre-paid ticket req’d)  821 UN Plaza @ 46^th St..)    

Wed. Feb. 29 , 8 – 8.30 a.m. – at UU UNO, “What we do for Women’s Rights?” – Bruce Knotts, Director, UU UNO 

Thurs. Mar. 1 – 12 – 1. p.m. at lovely Quaker House, 247 E. 48 St., “Quiet Diplomacy: Quakers in & around the UN” - Quaker UNO staff  

Fri. Mar. 2 -8-8.30 a.m. at UU UNO – Prep. for visit to Cdn. Mission to UN – All VOWs, at least. (Those going to Mission  give names to Janis by 10 a.m. today. Cdn. Mission requirement.)   

Lunch, coffee or dinner w. feminists -Betty Reardon, Marilou McPhedran, Cora Weiss – tbc  

Week 2:

Mon. Mar. 5 – 8.-8.30  at UU UNO – VOW workshop preparation   

 - 9-9.45 a.m at 885 Second Ave., 14^th  fl. lobby visit to Cdn. Mission to UN  w. Ambassador   Gilles Rivard & Chantale Walker, First Secretary, Political Affairs.  

Tues. Mar. 6  8.-8.30  at UU UNO – VOW workshop prep., if nec.

-6.15-7.45 p.m at Church Center, 10^th fl. VOW PANEL “Quest for Conversion: from Military Spending to Women’s Empowerment & the MDGs” w. Cora Weiss, Hannah Hadikin, Tamara Lorincz, Marilou McPhedran. Janis moderates. 

Wed. Mar. 7 – 8. - 8.30 a.m.  at UU UNO - Panel debriefing + wrap up  – tbc 

PLS. TAKE NOTE … Wed. April 11-  6-9.30 p.m. at Quaker House, 60 Lowther Ave. Toronto–  dinner,music, and “report-back” on this UN trip – Toronto area trippers pls. confirm your participation to Janis 905-274-6191. janis.alton@sympatico.ca at your earliest convenience . Guests welcome.