The center is on. The Alternative Language Center is a Center in Beirut which offers opportunities for instruction in a number of languages commonly in use in Lebanon but not well-understood by many Lebanese people. The languages taught include: -Tagalog/Filipino, -Amharic (from Ethiopia), -Tamil (from Sri Lanka), and -Malagasy (from Madagascar). These languages are spoken [...]
Happy International Women’s Day! We will post all IWD events in Lebanon on this page and keep it updated. Please support our events by linking to this page from your blog using these awesome graphics below. On Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6, we will be going down to the streets to ask thousands [...]
After the success of last week’s session, Nasawiya is hosting another Debating Workshop for activists/ activists to be on Sunday 27-02-2011 by Dutch Debating Champion *Ali al-Jaberi. The workshop is offered to you (free of charge) by the organization of the Israeli Apartheid Week with the aim of strengthening the activist community in Lebanon. Much [...]
We call on all women’s organizations heading to the CSW next week in New York to endorse and respect the following statement from women’s NGOs in Egypt. Statement from the Coalition of Women’s NGOs in Egypt Cairo, February 20 2011 Despite the fall of some of the pillars of the Egyptian regime and the stepping [...]
Recognize the graphic above? We’ve seen it go viral all over Facebook. It was designed by Mohamed Gaber, who goes by the handle @Gue3bara on Twitter, in collaboration with Carlos Lattuf. Gaber is a long time revolutionary organizer from Egypt, who was part of many protests, as well as the recent uprising of Tahrir Square [...]
Self-defense is an amazing tool to fight discrimination, by reacting to its violence in a creative and self-fulfilling way. It prevents the sense of guilt and humiliation following the feeling of being a victim. It changes you from being a victimized person to a powerful survivor. It boosts your self esteem and makes you feel [...]
This seminar is a short introduction to the art of public speaking. It discusses the basics of public speaking and provides attendees with some practical tools to effective public speaking. The seminar will address presentation preparation, organization, and delivery. The audience will leave with 10 points to help them improve their presentation and public speaking [...]
Join us this Saturday, February 19 at 11am – 1pm at the Nasawiya House for a workshop on the basics of film editing. You will learn how to take digital footage from your video camera or phone and edit it using a computer program. Bring your laptops which should have iMovie or Windows Movie Maker [...]
Salwa is getting ready to lead her campaign against sexual harassment in 2011 and has formed a discussion group to talk more together about what harassment is, why and how it happens, and what can be done about it. Our first group of 8 women had terrific heartfelt conversations and learned a lot from each [...]
The Migrant Worker Task Force is working on organizing an initiative that will include both trumpeting and a papier mache statue. If anyone is or knows of someone with skills with the trumpet and/or papier mache, please contact Alex Shams at ashams07@gmail.com.
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