Global Democracy

  • Event

    Empowering Women Politically to Eradicate Poverty

    | Zaida Arguedas

    The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a workshop during the 56th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) that will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from Monday, February 27 to Friday, March 9, 2012.  The workshop is a side event organized to address the main theme of the meeting "The Empowerment of Rural Women and their Role in Poverty and Hunger Eradication."

    The speakers are:

    Rosalee Keech, U.N. Observer, League of Women Voters of the United States

    Begin Event: 
    Mon, 02/27/2012 - 14:30
    End Event: 
    Mon, 02/27/2012 - 16:00
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  • News

    Have you Seen Human Trafficking in your Town?

    Thank you Betty for helping to alert us and the public to the scourge of child trafficking happening all over the world including the US. When demand is diminished through enforcement of laws, it no longer becomes profitable for traffickers.

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  • Article

    A Report from the Ligue des electrices tunnisienes (LET)

    On Monday, January 23, 2012, Houda Zaibi, Vice President of the Ligue des electrices tunnisienes (LET) spoke to staff and members of the League of Women Voters of the United states about the recent elections in Tunisia and about the work being carried out by the members of LET.

    Houda explained that LET was the first civil society organization in Tunisia to be credited as an official election observer by the Tunisia’s election commission, the Instance Supérieure Indépendante pour les Élections (ISIE).

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  • Article

    PEOPLE TO PEOPLE TRAVEL TO CUBA IN 2012

    In the spirit of cooperation with women groups in Cuba, the League of Women Voters of Education Fund and the League of Women Voters of Florida are sponsoring "People to People" trips to Cuba to enable League members to learn about the country’s history, culture and social structure, and forge relationships with civic organizations and academicians at the University of Havana. The League certifies that the trips are in compliance with the license granted by the U.S.

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  • Event

    International Conference on Women's Leadership in Belgrade, Serbia

    | Zaida Arguedas

    The Conference will gather leading women leaders from Serbia, the United States and South East Europe from academia, politics, business, science, and civil society.  The goal of the conference is to create an effective network of women leaders.  The Conference is being organized by the Serbian-American Women's Leadership Network with the support of the President of the National Parliament of Serbia, Ms. Slavica Djukic Dejanovic.

    Begin Event: 
    Fri, 03/09/2012 (All day)
    End Event: 
    Sun, 03/11/2012 (All day)
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  • Event

    UN's Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development

    | Zaida Arguedas

    Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, "Rio+20," will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 20-22, 2012.  The conference will be preceded by the third Preparatory Committee meeeting of the Conference from June 13-15.  Registration is now open and will close on May 20.  All attendees must be registered by the UN Observers, Rosalee Keech (unobserver@lwv.org).  For information on the conference, please link to http://www.uncsd2012.org/registration.

    Begin Event: 
    Wed, 06/20/2012 (All day)
    End Event: 
    Sat, 06/22/2002 (All day)
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  • Blog

    A look back at 2011

    | Alison McQuade

    It’s hard to believe, but it’s almost time to flip the calendar to 2012. In the coming year, we will be active on many fronts, but with special emphasis on providing the public with all the information they need to navigate the election system, learn the issues, and vote for the candidates of their choice.

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  • Article

    THE AMERICAS

    The League of Women Voters’ work in Latin America began in 1922.  At that time, the League expanded its fight for women’s rights by convening a Pan American Conference in Baltimore, MD and extending an invitation to twenty-two delegates from Latin American nations. During the subsequent decades League volunteers have worked with emerging civic leaders in Latin America to share resources and skills in grassroots organization and activism.

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