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Claiming our Rights, Defending our Future:
Celebrating 16 Years of 16 Days of Activism

Thursday, December 7, 2006 (5:30-8pm)
Church Center at the United Nations
777 UN Plaza, 2nd Floor, NY, NY

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Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, gives remarks.

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Madeline Rees, Head of Women’s Rights and Gender Unit, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks.
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Cynthia Rothschild, Senior Policy Advisor at CWGL; Roxanna Carrillo, UN Peace Building Commission Support Office; Charlotte Bunch, Executive Director of CWGL; and Kara Piccirilli, event organizer.
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Mavic Cabrera-Balleza, Senior Program Associate, International Women's Tribune Centre, writes an anniversary message.
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Dr. Abena Busia, Rutgers University, reads her 16 Days poem, Let's Light Another Candle.

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CWGL's exhibit celebrates 16 years of 16 Days campaign theme announcements.
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Charlotte Bunch; Mónica Alemán, Program Director/Coordinator Madre/International Indigenous Women’s Forum; and Cynthia Rothschild.
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Charlotte Bunch, speaks with Leslie Wright, President, Metropolitan NY Chapter of UNIFEM/USA.
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Dr. Abena Busia and author Blanche Wiesen Cook.
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Madeline Rees speaks to a full audience, with 16 Days anniversary materials lining the walls.
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Vahida Nainar, Vice President, Urgent Action Fund - Africa, delivers her presentation.
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Charlotte Bunch speaks.
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Audience member writes a special message to CWGL.
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Mónica Alemán delivers her speech.
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Cynthia Rothschild delivers her presentation.
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Pamela Goldberg and other audience members browse the materials table, which featured information about various organizations.
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Audience member reviews one of the many books on display at the Women, Ink. table.
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Audience listens while Moiyattu Banya, Interim 16 Days Coordinator, reads a special message from Everjoice Win, ActionAid International.
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Jim Nelson, Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, at the message board.
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Madeline Rees; Mónica Alemán; and Vivian Stromberg, Executive Director of MADRE.

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Dagmar Schultz, feminist publisher from Berlin, and Clare Coss listen to speakers.

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Exhibit of 16 Days campaign materials from around the world.

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Some of the current CWGL staff and consultants. Back Row: Kara Piccirilli; Lucy Vidal; Margot Baruch; and Jewel Daney. Front Row: Cynthia Rothschild and Charlotte Bunch.

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CWGL staff, former staff and consultants (many of whom have been involved in developing the 16 Days campaign). Front Row: Cynthia Rothschild; Susana Fried; and Charlotte Bunch. Back Row: Kara Piccirilli; Cynthia Meillon; Mary Anne Reilly; Lucy Vidal; Margot Baruch; Jewel Daney; and Roxanna Carrillo.

Photos by Jacqueline Sotomayor  

 

 

 

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