Project Kesher - Report from the Field: Women's Activism in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine
Meet Project Kesher activists attending the UN Commission on the Status of Women and hear about current policies and projects regarding such topics as trafficking, domestic violence, women's health, promoting community activism and building multi-ethnic coalitions. Featuring:
Vlada Bystrova, Programming Director, Krivoy Rog, Ukraine
Elena Kalnitskaya, Director of Project Kesher Network, Makeevka, Ukraine
Olga Krasko, Director of Leadership Training, Polotsk, Belarus
Svetlana Yakimenko, Director, Moscow, Russia
Founded in 1989, Project Kesher is one of the fastest growing advocacy and human rights organizations in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan with a grassroots movement of 170 women's groups and more than 90 multi-ethnic, multi-religious coalitions of women. Project Kesher's programs are inspired by Jewish values and give women in the region the opportunity to discover the power of community activism.
Date:
February 23, 2011
Time:
6:00 PM
–
7:30 PM
College:
Baruch College
Address:
151 East 25th Street
7th Floor
Building:
Newman Conference Center
Room:
763
Phone:
rsvp@projectkesher.org
Website:
Admission:
Free