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SUMMARY:Hub Night with The Hague Effective Altruism: Tobias Leenaert on Veganism
DESCRIPTION:Join The Hague Effective Altruism for a Hub Night: a new event format where we bring together interesting speakers and ideas to The Hague Humanity Hub! On April 26\, we’ll be joined by Tobias Leenaert\, a speaker\, writer\, and educator who blogs as The Vegan Strategist. Tobias is also the author of the book How to Create a Vegan World\, and will explain “why our treatment of animals in general\, and the use of animals for food in particular\, is one of the biggest moral issues of our time.”  \n\n\n\n“A transition towards a plant-based diet is a tremendously impactful step we could take both as individuals and as a society\, to create a healthier\, more compassionate and more sustainable world. We’ll look at the challenges and solutions to this transformation\, and how individuals can contribute to it.”  \n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, and everyone is welcome! The Hague Effective Altruism will also be generously sponsoring a free drink for each attendee.  \n\n\n\nFor more information about Tobias\, check out his website. This link opens in a new tab   \n\n\n\nThanks to Hub members The Hague Effective Altruism for bringing Tobias to The Hague.  \n\n\n\nSign up here or via the button below! \n\n\n\n\nSign up here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/hub-night-with-the-hague-effective-altruism-tobias-leenaert-on-veganism/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230502T163000
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SUMMARY:Diversifying Non-Profit Funding: Lessons from Impact Investing
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Humanity Hub Members’ knowledge sharing session on “Diversifying non-profit funding: lessons from impact investing” on 2 May\, from 16:30-18:00 at The Hague Humanity Hub. Hosted by Bernarda Coello and Ronald Huisman\, members of the Humanity Hub and experts in sustainable development and finances at Floyd Davis\, this session will provide insights on how non-profit organisations can access funding and learn from the world of impact investing. As non-profits often rely on donations and grants\, this session will offer a review on how they can diversify their funding sources and focus on outcomes to ensure their long-term sustainability. Alongside sharing their knowledge\, Bernarda and Ronald are also interested in learning from Hub members in the non-profit sector about their perspectives on the impact investment world and where they see a role for it within their work. The session is designed for Humanity Hub members who are keen to explore innovative financing models and consider alternative ways of funding their activities. \n\n\n\nPlease note that this event is for registered members of The Hague Humanity Hub only. If you are not a member but would be interested in membership\, please contact community@humanityhub.net. \n\n\n\n\nSign up here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/diversifying-non-profit-funding-lessons-from-impact-investing/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230502T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230502T190000
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SUMMARY:Leiden University and KPSRL: Fireside Peace Chat “European Strategic Autonomy and a Rising China: Can Europe serve as a peace preserver between the US and China?”
DESCRIPTION:Join the ‘College & Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law’ for their latest Fireside Peace Chats event\, co-hosted by Leiden University College\, on 2 May. These events are informal\, intimate discussions with global expert peacebuilders. \n\n\n\nThey are delighted to invite you to a special event\, “European Strategic Autonomy and a Rising China: Can Europe serve as a peace preserver between the US and China?” This event will be an informal\, intimate exchange where attendees are encouraged to actively engage in discussion with each other and our guest speaker\, Michael Swaine from the Quincy Institute of Responsible Statecraft. Joining as a discussant\, they also welcome Xiaoxue Martin\, Research Fellow at the Clingendael China Centre. \n\n\n\nThroughout the discussion\, Swaine will be discussing practical and relevant issues in Chinese international relations including; \n\n\n\nThe concept of strategic autonomy in Europe as it relates to China and the USThe ‘Taiwan issue’ and addressing speculated parallels with Russia’s war on UkraineSupply chain pressures; production semi-conductors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign Up Here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/leiden-university-and-spreeek-fireside-peace-chat-european-strategic-autonomy-and-a-rising-china-can-europe-serve-as-a-peace-preserver-between-the-us-and-china/
CATEGORIES:Fireside Peace Chat
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230511T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230511T113000
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SUMMARY:Hague Talks: Achieving The SDGs: Mission Impossible or Yes We Can?
DESCRIPTION:We are at the halfway point of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals This link opens in a new tab (SDGs) set in 2015 by all 193 members of the United Nations. Will we reach them by 2030\, or will we fail to organize ourselves to generate the impact required? In a context full of mutually reinforcing crises (conflicts\, pandemic\, climate change…)\, are the SDGs a mission impossible? Or are there sparks of hope that mean we can still achieve these Global Goals? And if so\, what is required from each and all of us? What power and ideas do young people have for the future? And what motivates our speakers to pursue a career in global development\, despite the huge challenges? \n\n\n\nThis event is part of a visit Achim Steiner (UNDP Administrator) to The Hague. He will speak with young people\, civil society\, parliament and government to discuss how the Netherlands and UNDP can together generate lasting impact for a more just and sustainable world. \n\n\n\nAchim Steiner and Kitty van der Heijden (Director-General\, Dutch MFA) will also share their personal drives and share what they believe are the challenges and reasons for optimism. They will challenge the audience to think about what role each of us can play\, regardless of age or background. Of course\, they also look forward to being challenged by you! \n\n\n\nEvent is co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs This link opens in a new tab\, the United Nations Development Programme This link opens in a new tab (UNDP) and Leiden University – Campus The Hague This link opens in a new tab\, the Auditorium. This event takes place at Schouwburgstraat 2 2511 VA Den Haag. \n\n\n\nLIVE STREAM \n\n\n\nJoin this online dialogue on HagueTalks YouTube channel:  www.youtube.com/haguetalks This link opens in a new tab \n\n\n\n10:30 –11:30 GMT + 2 (The Hague) \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick Here\n\n\n\nClick Here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/the-hague-talks-achieving-the-sdgs-mission-impossible-or-yes-we-can/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230511T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230511T183000
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SUMMARY:Reparations: Lessons from the Past\, Challenges for the Future
DESCRIPTION:On 11 May\, this multidisciplinary event on reparations will bring together practitioners\, scholars\, and students\, in the year that marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Rome Statute (1998)\, which led to the creation of the International Criminal Court and the Trust Fund for Victims. \n\n\n\nParticipants will be invited to reflect about how reparations have changed in the course of the twentieth and twenty-first century\, and how they will continue to be shaped by diplomatic\, legal and academic consideration\, State and individual responsibility\, and victim agency.  \n\n\n\nReparations\n\n\n\nToday\, we almost take it as a given that survivors of severe forms of violence deserve some kind of reparation. The imperative to repair is an important principle in international law – one sanctioned by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/147 calling for “adequate\, effective and prompt reparation” in the wake of mass atrocities. \n\n\n\nBut the understanding that victims of mass human rights abuses deserve some form of reparation is a relatively recent one. And it underwent crucial shifts in the course of the twentieth century. But how do reparation programmes come to be? How can one assess their reparative value? To what extent can a historical perspective be of help when trying to gauge the present and future viability of reparative justice? \n\n\n\nRoundtable and debate\n\n\n\nDistinguished professor Beatrice de Graaf (History and Global Governance) will chair a roundtable discussion with: Lorena De Vita (History of International Relations)\, Thijs Bouwknegt (NIOD\, Institute for War\, Holocaust and Genocide Studies)\, Julie Fraser (Netherlands Institute of Human Rights)\, Fabián Salvioli (UN Special Rapporteur on Truth\, Justice and Reparation)\, and Henk-Cor van der Kwast (Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the International Criminal Court). \n\n\n\nPieter de Baan from the International Criminal Court’s Trust Fund for Victims will lead a public debate and provide closing remarks\, followed by a short reception.  \n\n\n\nThe event will be hosted at Aula\, University Hall\, Utrecht.  \n\n\n\nThe event is co-organised by the Trust Fund for Victims/International Criminal Court and Lorena De Vita’s Alfred Landecker Foundation research project Holocaust Diplomacy: the Global Politics of Memory and Forgetting. \n\n\n\n\nMore Information and Sign Up Here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/reparations-lessons-from-the-past-challenges-for-the-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230511T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230511T190000
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SUMMARY:Leiden University Panel Discussion: Is Water a Driver of Peace and Conflict?
DESCRIPTION:The Youth Peace Initiative is hosting a panel of experts to answer the question: Is water a driver of peace and conflict? In this panel discussion\, experts will explore the role of water; challenges and opportunities for diplomacy and cooperation. Join this lively discussion for an inside perspective on water and peace!  \n\n\n\nThe Youth Peace Initiative (YPI) is a youth led organisation that promotes the inclusion of youth in peace and reconciliation processes. YPI connects youth in (post-)conflict regions\, engages youth in dialogue and capacity building activities\, and creates a platform to advance inclusive peace. \n\n\n\nThe event will be hosted at Leiden University Wijnhaven building in The Hague.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/leiden-university-panel-discussion-is-water-a-driver-of-peace-and-conflict/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230512T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230512T120000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123617Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Holocaust Diplomacy\, Policy Makers as Memory Makers?
DESCRIPTION:How do global institutions preserve or shape the memory of the past – and especially in the case of Holocaust memory? What is the impact of policy and decision makers on Holocaust memorialisation at the local\, national\, and international level? And to what extent is the legacy of the Holocaust present in the workings of key institutions of global governance? On 12 May\, Lorena De Vita organises the multidisciplinary discussion ‘Holocaust Diplomacy: Policy Makers as Memory Makers?’. \n\n\n\nAssistant Professor Lorena De Vita (History of International Relations) will lead a discussion between policymakers and students on the intersection of diplomacy\, history\, and the politics of memory. \n\n\n\nHolocaust diplomacy\n\n\n\nThe expert panel including Ernst Steigenga (Head of the Dutch Delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance)\, Julia Sarbo (Programme Manager of Education Programmes at the National Holocaust Museum and Deputy Head of the Dutch Delegation to the IHRA)\, and Petra van den Boomgard (assistant professor in Transitional Justice at University College Utrecht) joins in a Q&A with interested students and academics. \n\n\n\nThis event forms part of Lorena De Vita’s research project\, Holocaust Diplomacy: The Politics of Memory and Forgetting\, funded by the Alfred Landecker Foundation (Alfred Landecker Lecturer Programme)\, combines historical research with teaching and outreach activities to build on an applied history lens and tackle some of these questions. \n\n\n\n\nMore Information and Sign up Here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/discussion-holocaust-diplomacy-policy-makers-as-memory-makers/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230512T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230512T180000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123513Z
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SUMMARY:The Hague Municipality: Beach Clean up
DESCRIPTION:The Hague Municipality\, together with the Embassy of India\, Ministry of Infrastructure\, TrashUre Hunt and Stichting Noordzee. \n\n\n\nThe Beach Clean Up will take place on the 12th of May at Scheveningen Beach. You can join forces with other members of the community to rid the beach of waste. And this is not happening alone: ​​beach clean-up activities will be organized in May in all (host) countries of the G20. With this\,  attention is drawn to the importance of preventing and cleaning up waste. There are a limited number of places available for this unique promotion\, so be on time!  \n\n\n\nAfterwards there will be an opportunity to have a drink together and look at the results. There is also the opportunity to view the TrashureHunt museum and there will be organisers present from the North Sea Foundation with beautiful beach finds and stories about animals. You will want to be there! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nFind more Information and Sign Up Here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/the-hague-municipality-beach-clean-up-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230512T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230512T183000
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SUMMARY:Report Launch: Breaking the gender trap: Challenging patriarchal norms to build peace by International Alert
DESCRIPTION:In societies across the world\, power is held by men\, through cultural norms and customs that favour men and withhold opportunity from women. \n\n\n\nSuch patriarchal norms create narrow and limiting definitions of what it means to be a man or a woman\, which leads to gender inequality and disrupts social harmony. These norms often prioritise men’s perspectives and experiences\, denying women a voice and their human rights. As culturally ingrained aspects of society\, both women and men reinforce and suffer from the impacts of these rigid roles and behaviours. \n\n\n\nThe impact of these social constructs is far-reaching: they can be triggers for conflict within and between societies and worsen hopes for achieving sustainable peace. International Alert’s latest research in Kyrgyzstan\, Nepal\, Nigeria and the Philippines has found that patriarchal norms perpetually compromise peacebuilding efforts. \n\n\n\nTo address this challenge\, International Alert Europe is hosting a discussion on how to overcome patriarchal norms in peacebuilding. The conversation will focus on sharing effective strategies to challenge patriarchal norms within peacebuilding programming and ensure women are included in efforts to build peace. \n\n\n\nWe’ll hear from the author of the report on the themes emerging from the research in all four contexts and some of the ways Alert’s teams and partners approach gender norms and patriarchal power structures. For example\, how International Alert in Kyrgyzstan developed a Kyrgyz language gender lexicon to transform the way local communities talk about gender and empower women. We’ll also hear how the Netherlands addresses gender and patriarchal norms in its approach to supporting women\, peace\, and security. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\nKirsten Meersschaert\, Executive Director\, International Alert Europe (Moderator)\n\n\n\nFrank Groome\, Deputy Head of Mission\, Irish Embassy in the Hague (Welcoming remarks)\n\n\n\nPascalle Grotenhuis\, Ambassador for Gender Equality & Women’s Rights\, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\nShakirat Toktosunova\, Central Asia Director\, International Alert\n\n\n\nSwechchcha Dahal\, former Gender and Peacebuilding Adviser\, International Alert\n\n\n\n\nWe hope you can join us for this fruitful exchange on how we can collaborate to build more inclusive and sustainable peace. \n\n\n\nThe discussion will be 16:00 – 17:30 followed by a reception with food and drink. \n\n\n\nSign-up available here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/report-launch-breaking-the-gender-trap-challenging-patriarchal-norms-to-build-peace-by-international-alert/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230512T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230512T200000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123554Z
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SUMMARY:Human Rights in the Picture at 10: The Power of Artivism & Visual Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:Human Rights in the Picture is turning 10 on May 12th! \n\n\n\nWe want to invite you to celebrate the impact of our work throughout the decade\, give thanks to those who have supported us all along and highlight the importance of visual storytelling & artivism in standing up for human rights.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of interactive activities and guest speakers! \n\n\n\nSign up here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/human-rights-in-the-picture-at-10-the-power-of-activism-visual-storytelling/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230513T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230513T123000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123532Z
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SUMMARY:Advancing Regenerative Value Creation at COP 28
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for free on Saturday\, May 13th from 10.00 to 12.30 at KIT\, Amsterdam’s Royal Tropical Institute and SDG House and Impact Hub – one of the city’s most beautiful buildings and parks. \n\n\n\nIn preparation for the UN’s global climate summit COP 28\, held from Nov. 30th to Dec. 12th 2023in the UAE\, we will consider what action your organization and we together can take toaddress our interconnected poly-crisis of climate\, biodiversity\, health and equity.We will present concrete cases of companies and regions that do so by integrating theregeneration of people and planet with economic success for all stakeholders. We call thisintegration Regenerative Value Creation that around the world demonstrates that we can createa new economic mainstream. \n\n\n\nIn an interactive innovation exchange\, we will explore how to develop and implement concretesolutions that integrate Regenerative Value Creation into the activities of your company orinstitution you help to lead. \n\n\n\nWe will consider how to advance Regenerative Value Creation at COP 28 that offers us therare opportunity to convene the most committed among 60\,000 attending leaders frombusiness\, government and civil society to advance concrete solutions. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/advancing-regenerative-value-creation-at-cop-28/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230515T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230515T170000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123619Z
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SUMMARY:Zionism: An Emotional State
DESCRIPTION:Leiden University Lecture by Dr. Derek J. Penslar  \n\n\n\nEmotion lies at the heart of all national movements\, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist\, the word connotes liberation and redemption\, uniqueness and vulnerability. Yet for many\, Zionism is a source of distaste if not disgust\, and those who reject it are no less passionate than those who embrace it. The power of such emotions helps explain why a word originally associated with territorial aspiration has survived so many years after the establishment of the Israeli state. Zionism: An Emotional State expertly demonstrates how the energy propelling the Zionist project originates from bundles of feeling whose elements have varied in volume\, intensity\, and durability across space and time. Beginning with an original typology of Zionism and a new take on its relationship to colonialism\, Penslar then examines the emotions that have shaped Zionist sensibilities and practices over the course of the movement’s history. The resulting portrait of Zionism reconfigures how we understand Jewish identity amidst continuing debates on the role of nationalism in the modern world. \n\n\n\nDerek J. Penslar is the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. He is the author of several books\, including Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader and Jews and the Military: A History. \n\n\n\n\nMore Information Here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/zionism-an-emotional-state/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230516T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230516T180000
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SUMMARY:Knowledge Sharing Session: Using design and creativity to reach across boundaries
DESCRIPTION:An exclusive knowledge sharing session for Hague Humanity Hub members on using art and design to make access to justice come alive \n\n\n\nJoin Kanan Dhru (Founder\, Lawtoons)\, and Jules Rochielle (Creative Director\, NuLawLab\, North Eastern University) for a discussion around using innovative creative techniques in advocacy\, with a special focus on access to justice \n\n\n\nLawtoons is a unique cartoon project founded by Kanan and Kelly Dhru that intends to show how a legal system can be accessed and utilised in a creative way. \n\n\n\nPlease note that this event is intended for members of The Hague Humanity Hub\, if you’d like to join the community\, just reach out to community@humanityhub.net \n\n\n\nSign up here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/knowledge-sharing-session-systems-change-through-design-thinking/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230522T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230522T153000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123635Z
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SUMMARY:Netherlands Helsinki Committee: In conversation with leading Ukrainian Humanitarian Organisation Vostok SOS
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce that on Monday 22 May\, from 13:30 to 15:30\, we will be hosting a special event at the Nutshuis in The Hague (Riviervismarkt 5\, meeting room Telkamer). \n\n\n\nVostok SOS has been a leading human rights organisation and provider of humanitarian relief in Luhansk and Donetsk since 2014. They currently also play an important role in providing aid to the most affected communities since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. \n\n\n\nJoin the event for an insightful and inspiring interview with their director Yulia Krasilnykova\, humanitarian program manager Oksana Kuiantseva\, and emergency hotline coordinator Evheniia Tkachuk. \n\n\n\nThis is a unique opportunity to learn about the incredible work that this organization is doing to support vulnerable communities in Ukraine. From providing emergency relief to those affected by conflict to advocating for the rights of women and children\, their work is truly making a difference. The event will include a Q&A session where you will have the chance to ask questions and learn more about the organization and their mission. It is an excellent opportunity to gain insight into the humanitarian and human rights situation in Ukraine\, especially in the recently de-occupied areas\, and learn more about the challenges and opportunities in organizing humanitarian help\, evacuations\, and support for displaced people in a time of war. \n\n\n\n\nSign Up Here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/netherlands-helsinki-committee-in-conversation-with-leading-ukrainian-humanitarian-organisation-vostok-sos/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230522T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230522T183000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123637Z
CREATED:20230515T113918Z
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SUMMARY:Yoga at The Hub: led by Sonia Muresan
DESCRIPTION:Join Sonia Muresan and other members of The Hague Humanity Hub for a yoga session each Monday! Sonia is a qualified instructor\, and will take the group through various Vinyasa flow and breathing exercises\, before rounding off with some mediation. After the session\, attendees will be invited to unwind with some herbal tea.Please remember to bring comfortable clothes\, and your own yoga mat! The sessions cost 7 Euros per person\, and feel free invite your friends! \n\n\n\nSign up here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/yoga-at-the-hub-led-by-sonia-muresan/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230524T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230524T183000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123715Z
CREATED:20230523T081603Z
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SUMMARY:ISS Humanitarian Governance Seminar: Political and Humanitarian Crisis in Myanmar
DESCRIPTION:In this Humanitarian Governance hybrid seminar\, Dr Gerard McCarthy presents his book examining how ideals and practices of non-state welfare can sustain democratic resistance and undermine social reform. \n\n\n\nThis panel discussion marks the publication of Gerard McCarthy’s Outsourcing the Polity: Non-State Welfare\, Inequality and Resistance in Myanmar.  \n\n\n\nInformed by research during Myanmar’s decade of partial civilian rule (2011–2021)\, the book examines how ideals and practices of non-state welfare can both sustain democratic resistance and undermine social reform over time.With non-state social actors more important than ever following Myanmar’s return to dictatorship in 2021\, Outsourcing the Polity casts new light on the lasting legacies of outsourcing for distributive politics and poses questions about humanitarian engagement in Myanmar in the years to come.During this hybrid event\, McCarthy will offer a short overview of the book and then scholarly and practitioner discussants will offer comments and perspective. The talk will conclude with a Q&A.  \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nGerard McCarthy – Assistant Professor of Social Policy and Development at ISSMaaike MatelskiOpens external – Assistant Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at Vrije University AmsterdamAndrew Fischer – Professor of Inequality\, Social Protection and Development at ISSKhin OhmarOpens external – Founder and chairwoman of the Advisory Board of Progressive Voice \n\n\n\n\nPlease Register
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/iss-humanitarian-governance-seminar-political-and-humanitarian-crisis-in-myanmar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230525T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230525T170000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123041Z
CREATED:20230123T093111Z
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SUMMARY:Member Onboarding Session
DESCRIPTION:Every month\, the Hub Team hosts a member onboarding session to welcome new members and facilitate a soft landing within the community. New members will learn more about what The Hub does\, what the Hub Team looks like\, how we can support them in their outreach and visibility\, and all the meeting services we have to offer. These onboarding sessions are also open to all other members\, especially those who might want a refresher on the onboarding procedures or to meet new members!  \n\n\n\nThe member onboarding sessions last about 45 minutes. Please note that this event is for Hub members only. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here! This link opens in a new tab
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/members-onboarding-session-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230525T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230525T180000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123654Z
CREATED:20230516T111305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T123654Z
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SUMMARY:LeidenAsiaCentre: Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides Under China's Global Rise
DESCRIPTION:On 25 May 2023\, the LeidenAsiaCentre has invited Monica Liu\, author of the book Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides under China’s Global Rise\, published by Stanford University Press to give a lecture. This lecture will take place in The Hague Humanity Hub from 16:00 – 18:00\, followed by a reception. \n\n\n\nThe talk will summarise the research Monica Liu conducted from 2008 to 2019 in China where she explored the life histories and decision-making processes of Chinese women seeking to marry Western men whom they met through online dating agencies. The majority of these women were middle-aged (above 40)\, divorced\, and from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Monica’s investigation asked a number of questions: How did the inequalities that emerged during China’s transition from state socialism toward a global market economy shape these women’s desires to pursue out-migration via marriage? How did the women’s social and economic status in China affect their expectations about their new lives abroad? Join the discussion and sign up now! \n\n\n\n\nSign Up Here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/leidenasiacentre-seeking-western-men-email-order-brides-under-chinas-global-rise/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230525T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230525T190000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123105Z
CREATED:20230123T094224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T123105Z
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SUMMARY:Member Drinks
DESCRIPTION:What are your ideas for a more peaceful and just world? How do you find The Hague? What are you currently working on? What are your hobbies?  \n\n\n\nEach month\, The Hague Humanity Hub invites all of its members to Member Drinks in the Humanity Hub City Centre café! This is the perfect opportunity to meet new and old members\, to reconnect with the community\, and to discover what other members are working on. \n\n\n\nPlease note that this event is for Hub members only. If you are not a member and are interested in attending\, please email: community@humanityhub.net. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here! This link opens in a new tab
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/community-drinks-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230530T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230530T190000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123640Z
CREATED:20230516T081229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T123640Z
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SUMMARY:Member Board Game Night
DESCRIPTION:The Hague Humanity Hub invites all its members to join our board game night on May 30 – a chance to unwind after work and meet others from the community! \n\n\n\nWe have some new games in the Hub but why not bring one of your own? \n\n\n\nThis is an exclusive event for members of The Hague Humanity Hub – but you are more than welcome to bring a +1. \n\n\n\nIf you are interested in hearing about membership\, please email community@humanityhub.net. \n\n\n\n\nSign up here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/member-board-game-night/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230601T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230601T200000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123541Z
CREATED:20230501T114859Z
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SUMMARY:The Hague Humanity Hub's 5th Birthday Party
DESCRIPTION:After thousands of cups of coffee\, hundreds of events\, a network that stretches across the world; and plenty of connections The Hague Humanity Hub is turning five years old! \n\n\n\nJoin The Hague Humanity Hub team\, members\, friends; and supporters to celebrate the 5th birthday of the Hub on 1 June! With (free) drinks\, bites\, and networking\, it’s sure to be a truly gezellig evening. \n\n\n\nTo celebrate five years of bringing the peace & justice community together\, we’d like to share the best Hub-related stories! Reach out to community@humanityhub.net with your story and we’ll feature it either through our blog\, or at the event itself! \n\n\n\n\nSign up here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/the-hague-humanity-hubs-5th-birthday/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230605T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230605T213000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123713Z
CREATED:20230523T075607Z
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SUMMARY:Just Peace Movie Night x Hague Talks: How to Achieve Environmental Justice?
DESCRIPTION:Join Just Peace The Hague This link opens in a new tab and Hague talks This link opens in a new tab for a special joint event on environmental justice as part of Hague Justice Week This link opens in a new tab As a key part of a more equitable and just future\, climate justice is growing in importance across the world\, and nowhere more so than in countries that are affected by climate change and rising sea levels the most. \n\n\n\nSo\, in collaboration with Movies that Matter This link opens in a new tab\, we will be screening the film Anote’s Ark by Matthieu Ritz: which tells the story of the nation of Kiribati\, which is being drastically affected by climate change. The film shows the struggle of Kiribati’s president\, Ton\, against the backdrop of UN climate negotiations in Paris. This is dramatically strung through a telling of the personal story of Tiemeri\, a mother of six who is trying everything she can to ensure that she and her family can move to safety in New Zealand. \n\n\n\nThe film screening will be followed by a special Hague Talks and discussion where we will delve into the topic of ecocide\, environmental justice\, and how Mozambique and its Chief Justice is working to secure a more just future for its people. \n\n\n\nThe event aligns with the overall theme of The Hague Justice Week 2023 \, which is to promote and discuss justice and human rights on different scales. By focusing on environmental justice\, the event highlights the critical role that the law plays in protecting the environment and ensuring that justice is served for both people and the planet. \n\n\n\n\nSign up here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/just-peace-movie-night-x-hague-talks-how-to-achieve-environmental-justice/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230606T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230606T140000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123723Z
CREATED:20230602T064747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T123723Z
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SUMMARY:Asia Justice Coalition and the International Commission of Jurists webinar on the 'Crimes Against Humanity Convention at the UN General Assembly Sixth Committee: The Potential and Relevance for Asia'
DESCRIPTION:Asia Justice Coalition and the International Commission of Jurists invite you to an online webinar entitled ‘Crimes Against Humanity Convention at the UN General Assembly Sixth Committee: The Potential and Relevance for Asia’ on 6 June 2023 (Tuesday)\, 13:00 CET. From 10 – 14 April 2023\, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Sixth Committee discussed the Draft Articles prepared and finalised by the International Law Commission (ILC) in 2019 on the ‘Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity’. This marked the first of the two sessions envisaged by the November 2022 resolution which was co-sponsored by 86 States and established a two-year time frame for the discussion on the ILC Draft Articles and to recommend elaboration of a convention by the General Assembly or by an international conference of plenipotentiaries. \n\n\n\n Against this backdrop\, the webinar aims to discuss the prospects and relevance of the proposed global convention on crimes against humanity for the Asia-Pacific region. The webinar will provide a platform to carve out the value and contribution of the Global South\, in particular\, Asia to promote and ensure peace and stability. Drawing and reflecting on the statements delivered by States in the Sixth Committee\, the discussion will also explore the complementarity of the CAH Convention with the Rome Statute (ICC) and the proposed Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. Moderator: Dr Priya Pillai\, secretariat head\, Asia Justice Coalition  \n\n\n\nSpeakers:  \n\n\n\n1. Judge Kriangsak Kittichaisaree\, Member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and Former Member of the International Law Commission  \n\n\n\n2. Judge Maria Natércia Gusmão Pereira\, Former President of the Court of Appeals\, Timor-Leste and Former Judge of the Special Panels for Serious Crimes\, East Timor  \n\n\n\n3. Kingsley Abbott\, Director\, The Institute of Commonwealth Studies\, University of London  \n\n\n\n4. Dr Cheah W.L.\, Associate Professor\, Faculty of Law\, National University of Singapore \n\n\n\n\nSign up Here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/asia-justice-coalition-and-the-international-commission-of-jurists-webinar-on-the-crimes-against-humanity-convention-at-the-un-general-assembly-sixth-committee-the-potential-and-relevance-for-asia/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230607T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230607T113000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123710Z
CREATED:20230522T115000Z
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SUMMARY:HagueTalks: How can the role of rule of law sustain democracy and peace?
DESCRIPTION:This will be a hybrid event\, with both online and in-person participation possible. Join this public debate and share your experiences. Find the link on the HagueTalks This link opens in a new tab website! \n\n\n\nJustice practitioners discuss the role of the rule of law and judicial bodies in strengthening trust in electoral processes\, preventing democratic erosion\, and contributing to long-term peace and stability. \n\n\n\nIs judiciary a trusted guarantor of electoral processes? Can justice system address the root causes of conflict? How a comprehensive system of truth\, justice\, reparation\, and non-repetition offers protect the rights of the victims and contribute to the achievement of a stable and lasting peace? \n\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS \n\n\n\nBaashe Yuusuf Admed\, Chief Justice of Somalia. \n\n\n\nJudge Alexandra Sandoval of the Colombia Special Jurisdiction for Peace. \n\n\n\nEvent moderator is Fabricio Guariglia\, Director\, The Hague Office\, IDLO \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up here\n\n\n\n\nS
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/haguetalks-how-can-the-role-of-rule-of-law-sustain-democracy-and-peace/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230607T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230607T190000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123656Z
CREATED:20230517T131029Z
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SUMMARY:ARTWORKS: Storytelling that Informs Policy
DESCRIPTION:Displacement is the product of numerous systems. While often documented at critical junctures; such as familial separation\, ports of entry\, or moments of distress\, the reality for many displaced people is a web of convoluted and prolonged governmental\, geopolitical\, and legal structures. As issues of displacement are increasingly viewed through the lens of cycle-based media\, these experiences often go unseen and neglected\, forcing migrants and asylum seekers to develop their own methods of support\, visibility\, and influence over policy. \n\n\n\nART WORKS Projects\, in partnership with the U.S.-based think tank\, the Wilson Center’s Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI)\, presents Storytelling that Informs Policy: Addressing Refugees and Forced Displacement. This symposium will feature an artist talk by the photographers\, a panel discussion\, guest speakers from partner organization\, and an installation of images. All which explore how visual media and tools can open up dialogue and inform new perspectives on understanding the root causes of forced displacement and where in the ecosystem each of our organizations can play a role in identifying new and creative solutions to addressing a quickly growing global displacement challenge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:00 – 6:00pm\, Symposium \n\n\n\n6:00 – 7:00pm\, Closing Reception \n\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS \n\n\n\n\nBassam Khabieh is an internationally recognized Syrian photojournalist who reported stories of the Syria conflict while working for Reuters. He was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal and was a fellow at the Oak Institute for Human Rights at Colby College. Khabieh has worked with ART WORKS Projects on a number of exhibitions and projects including: “The Children of Syria\,” “After Syria – A New Generation’s Pathway to Finding Home\,” and his recent project includes the publishing of a book of his work\, “Witnesses to War: The Children of Syria.”\n\n\n\nLiselot van Zantvoort works at Justice & Peace Netherlands\, a human rights organization in the Hague. Liselot coordinates a national network called Samen Hier\, in which Dutch citizens collaborate with their local government to create a safe pathway to their communities for refugees residing in camps outside of Europe. During her studies\, Liselot did research on the ineffectiveness of Dutch migration policy – its inhumane management made her driven to work on its improvement.\n\n\n\nPer Heggenes is the CEO of IKEA Foundation\, the philanthropic arm of Stichting INGKA Foundation\, the owner of the Swedish home furnishings company IKEA. As CEO\, Heggenes sets and drives the Foundation’s funding and innovation strategies and is a tireless advocate for children living in some of the world’s poorest communities. In 2019\, Heggenes was appointed by the UN Secretary General to join the High Level Panel on Internal Displacement with the goal of developing durable solutions to protracted internal displacement. Previously\, Heggenes held global and regional leadership roles for the shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller.\n\n\n\nJohn Thon Majok (event moderator) is the Director of Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars where he is also the Deputy Director of Development and Senior Director of Grants Management. Before the Wilson Center\, Majok was a contractor at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State; Program Officer at the Council of American Overseas Research Centers; and Program Coordinator at the Academy for Educational DevelopmentA former refugee from South Sudan\, Majok’s perspectives on forced displacement are informed by lived experience and scholarship. He has lived for 13 years in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya before he was resettled in the U.S. in 2001.\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/storytelling-that-informs-policy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230608T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230608T150000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123721Z
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SUMMARY:Strengthening conflict resolution capabilities in the Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:This is a separate side session organised by The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law that will dive into the recent lessons from the road to submitting a proposal at the National Growth Fund*. This session will take place from 14:00 – 15:00\, before the peace&justice café event starting at 15:00. \n\n\n\nThe proposal\, coordinated and submitted by HiiL\, but representing the collective plans of a consortium of 34 partners\, entails a first real attempt at broad PCJ-development on a national scale in the Netherlands. The plan spans 7 conflict areas and includes development on financial models\, regulation and (international) dissemination and movement. \n\n\n\nDuring the session\, we facilitate interaction on lessons learned regarding questions such as:- What have we learned from making the economic and the social case for people-centred justice? – Coalition building: what have we learned from working with a large consortium of partners?- How does the approach put forth in the plan for the Netherlands resonate in other countries and what opportunities or challenges might be at play in the context of other countries? \n\n\n\n* With the Dutch Growth Fund the Dutch government allocates funding (a total of 20 billion between 2021-2025) to projects with the highest potential of contributing to our national earning capacity\, or in other words\, to durable economic growth in either the field of knowledge development or R&D and innovation. \n\n\n\n— \n\n\n\nThis side session is a part of the next peace&justice café with focus on ‘People-Centred Justice’ in collaboration with The Hague Institute for the Innovation of Law and as part of Hague Justice Week! \n\n\n\n\nSign up here\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that you will need to register separately for the side-session organised by HiiL and for the peace&justice café event. \n\n\n\nFollow this link to register for the peace&justice café on people centered justice.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/strengthening-conflict-resolution-capabilities-in-the-netherlands/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230608T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230608T180000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123613Z
CREATED:20230504T131242Z
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SUMMARY:peace&justice café in collaboration with HiiL: People Centred Justice
DESCRIPTION:The next peace&justice café will focus on ‘People Centred Justice’ in collaboration with The Hague Institute for the Innovation of Law and as part of Hague Justice Week! People Centred Justice is a simple idea with huge potential impact: that legal practices and systems should be based on evidence\, ‘what works’ from the potential of the citizen\, and should be able to deliver satisfactory outcomes for the people they serve. Or\, in short: sensible\, outcome-oriented\, and accessible. The peace&justice café on People Centred Justice will take a cross-sectoral look at achieving these aims\, working together with The Hague Humanity Hub community to explore the challenges\, pitfalls and success factors of justice innovation at scale. \n\n\n\nAnd there will also be side sessions at the café on an exciting new initiative that a consortium of 37 organisations across the Netherlands are working on to make conflict resolution accessible\, effective\, and people-centred through structural R&D! \n\n\n\nCheck out the web-page for full speaker information\, and sign up at the link below! \n\n\n\nMore information and sign-up here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/peacejustice-cafe-in-collaboration-with-hiil-people-centred-justice/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230609T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20230609T133000
DTSTAMP:20250610T123556Z
CREATED:20230502T065216Z
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SUMMARY:GTGC Conference Roundtable: Local Action for Global Change in The Hague
DESCRIPTION:The Hague\, the International City of Peace and Justice\, is not only a major hub of embassies\, international organizations\, and NGOs\, but also a hive of grassroots activism on global issues. Bottom-up social movements engage global questions around culture\, environment\, food security\, human rights\, refugees\, and more. This special event brings together conveners of local movements for global change to exchange experiences of mobilizing citizens around global challenges. What works (and what doesn’t)? \n\n\n\nJoin us at the Hague Humanity Hub on Friday\, 9 June for a plenary round table\, small group discussions\, and a networking lunch to learn about possibilities and challenges in local action for global change. \n\n\n\nThe speakers for this event are: \n\n\n\nTom Marshall: \n\n\n\nTom believes that work should help you thrive as a human being while making the world a better place. He’s been active with Extinction Rebellion since 2019; focusing on training and growing the climate movement. Professionally\, he uses the same skillset as a Workshop Facilitator & Coach for young professionals who are striving to create a more sustainable world. He previously worked as a strategy consultant at Deloitte\, so acts as a bridge in shaking up business as usual. \n\n\n\nMaral Khajeh: \n\n\n\nMaral Khajeh is an Iranian/Dutch lawyer and peace advocate and has worked for the global pro-bono law firm Public International Law and Policy Group\, the Erasmus Prize Foundation and Nonviolent Peaceforce South Sudan. She coordinated leadership & peace projects in North and East Africa. As she lived in Egypt and South Sudan\, Maral worked closely with civil society. Through her work she always tries to connect Human Rights with Art. Maral currently works at The Hague-based human rights organisation Justice & Peace Netherlands as the Programme Coordinator of the global temporary relocation initiative for human rights defenders at risk\, Shelter City. \n\n\n\nArna van der Sloot: \n\n\n\nArna deals with social issues in which society\, the extreme extremes and prejudices within this society are central. She stands up for minorities\, helps welcome people into society and offers them an opportunity to participate. She founded\, Arna’s Production House which is an innovative company and a creative partner when it comes to theatre\, film or voice productions. \n\n\n\nThis event is a part of the Global Transformations and Governance Challenges Conference. GTGC is based in The Hague\, a world centre of global governance as well as political capital of the Netherlands. The GTGC programme brings together scholars from different faculties at Leiden University\, working in highly interdisciplinary teams. \n\n\n\nConference Programme Here-2023-RT4-local-action-for-global-changeDownload\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/gtgc-conference-roundtable-local-action-for-global-change-in-the-hague/
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SUMMARY:Mercy Corps: Centering community voice to drive sustainable change in Syria
DESCRIPTION:One of the most critical topics in the evolving response to the Syrian crisis is how to shift the focus and inputs to those most affected\, build local ownership and accountability\, as well as informing humanitarian needs and processes. The event aims to showcase the work of local organizations collaborating with Mercy Corps in Northwest and Northeast Syria\, as well as the experience of local participants already engaged in community-led approaches. It will feature a panel to share about community-led approaches and how the humanitarian community can ensure programming is led and informed by the needs articulated on the ground. Panelists will share the benefits and best practices of mobilizing communities\, and how existing processes and systems can change to better incorporate community voice. Based on examples such as Mercy Corps ‘Communities Acting Together to Advance Linkages Yielding Social Engagement’ (CATALYSE) approach and successes and lessons learned across North Syria\, discussion will focus on how centering community voices can lead to effective and impactful community and governance systems in Syria. Attendees will be able to hear direct examples from project participants inside Syria. The event will be designed to raise awareness about the approaches and processes for driving community-led change in Syria for a more sustainable response. It will also provide a platform for networking and sharing best practices among professionals and practitioners. The side event will include a 90-minute presentation and panel discussion; and a 60-minute drinks reception. \n\n\n\nThe event will take place at: Atelier 29 – Rue Jacques de Lalaing 29 – 1000 Brussels \n\n\n\n\nMore Information Sign up here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/mercy-corps-centering-community-voice-to-drive-sustainable-change-in-syria/
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SUMMARY:The Hague Peace & Justice Talent Hub presents- The Handshake with: Kirsten Milden (UNOCHA)
DESCRIPTION:Navigating your career in the world of peace & justice can be tough: with so many potential options\, causes\, and routes into the sector. Sometimes it can even be difficult to think where to begin- do I need to do several internships? Does everyone need to go into ‘programme management’? And why does every UN job require a 24-page application form? \n\n\n\nThat’s why The Hague Peace & Justice Talent Hub is launching ‘The Handshake’: an event series where we invite senior figures from the world of peace & justice to join in conversation and reveal how they’ve ended up where they are! You’ll have the chance to ask questions\, get insights\, and be inspired. The first event will feature Kirsten Mildren from UN OCHA.  \n\n\n\nAbout Kirsten: \n\n\n\nKirsten Mildren is the Chief of Public Advocacy and Campaigns for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA). She leads communication efforts around the world to provide support for the 230 million people who need humanitarian assistance\, mostly through global advocacy campaigns. \n\n\n\nUN OCHA has a unique mandate to speak out on behalf of the people worst affected by humanitarian situations. It’s the humanitarian arm of the UN responsible for coordinating the international humanitarian response to save more lives. \n\n\n\nGrinding conflict\, the deadly climate crisis and health epidemics\, are causing record levels of hunger and displacement\, worsened poverty\, and has put equality for women and girls increasingly out of reach. As a result\, one out of every 23 people now needs humanitarian assistance. \n\n\n\nIt’s her job to keep world attention focused on humanitarian issues. \n\n\n\nKirsten is passionate about storytelling and innovative digital content. Many of her campaigns for World Humanitarian Day have won awards such as Impossible Choices\, The Human Race and Share Humanity – https://about.worldhumanitarianday.org/past-campaigns/ \n\n\n\nKirsten has just celebrated 20 years with OCHA where she has worked in Addis Ababa\, Geneva\, Bangkok and New York and has deployed to dozens of emergencies all over the world including most recently for the Syria and Turkey earthquake. \n\n\n\nBefore joining the UN\, she worked as a television journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation\, which she joined as a cadet after graduating from law and journalism in Australia. \n\n\n\n**Please note that this event is geared towards students and young professionals  \n\n\n\n\nSign up here
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/the-hague-peace-justice-talent-hub-presents-the-handshake-with-kirsten-milden-unocha/
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