AWAVA will be hosting three parallel events during the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (for a quick run-down of what the CSW is, check out this video).
March 11: Preventing Violence against Women and Girls in the Digital and Technological World
This panel will be jointly hosted by AWAVA and WESNET at 4:30pm Downstairs, Salvation Army (221 East 52nd St, NY, NY)
Speakers:
Margaret Augerinos (AWAVA, WESNET)
Cindy Southworth (Vice President of Development and Innovation at the US National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV))
Julie Oberin (Chair of AWAVA and WESNET)
March 12: Continuing the Global Conversation: Why We Need an International Legally-binding Instrument on Violence against Women
This panel will be hosted by AWAVA with WESNET, End Violence Against Women (UK), Imkaan, and Scottish Women’s Aid at 12:30pm at V Hall, Armenian Convention Center (630 2nd Ave, NY, NY)
Speakers:
Julie Oberin (Chair of AWAVA and WESNET)
Lesley Ann Foster (Masimanyane Women’s Support Centre)
Jackie Jones (President, European Women Lawyers Association, Chair, Wales Assembly of Women (WAW))
Lily Greenan (Scottish Women’s Aid)
Marai Larasi (Imkaan and End Violence Against Women Coalition)
Dr Vidya Sri (Harvard Kennedy School of Government)
And with Opening Remarks from Professor Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
March 17: Prioritising Women’s Safety, Working Towards Gender Equality, and Holding Perpetrators to Account through Men’s Behaviour Change Programs
This panel will be jointly hosted by AWAVA and WESNET at 12:30pm in the Hardin Room, Church Center United Nations (CCUN), 777 UN Plaza
Speakers:
Julie Oberin (Chair of AWAVA and WESNET)
Pauline Woodbridge (Coordinator, North Queensland Domestic & Family Violence Resource Service (NQDVRS), WESNET Member)
Margaret Augerinos (AWAVA, WESNET)
