Welcome
The Global Women's History Project was created by Dr. Elise G. Young, Middle East historian, as a unique educational model within the History Department, combining research, activism, and international education and cooperation.
The Goals of the Global Women's History Project are the following:
- To educate the general public about the histories and current struggles of women in war torn regions of the world.
- To archive women's history and to make primary source materials presented at conferences available to researchers, activists, and others.
- To offer an environment conducive to communication and constructuve interaction between and among women across national, religious, ethnic-racial, and class divisions.
- To provide an opportunity for the public to engage with women from around the world as they learn about one another's histories, visions, achievements, and concerns.
- To develop and coordinate projects in the areas of community based preventive health care, education, and politics.
- To network with grassroots organizations, schools, and universities, in order to share research and create avenues for support and interaction.
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Conferences
The Global Women’s History Project Invites You
April 14th, 2011
Scanlon Banquet Hall,
Westfield State University
12pm
Video clips on 'Gender and Arab Pro-Democracy Movements', Gathering and discussion with Manal Hamzeh.
Scanlon Living Room
2pm
Gathering with Manal Hamzeh. Refreshments.
Screening of CARAMEL, acclaimed and fun loving Lebanese film directed by Ms. Nadine Labki Caramel was distributed in over 40 countries, easily becoming the most internationally acclaimed and exposed Lebanese film to date. The story focuses on the lives of five Lebanese women dealing with issues such as forbidden love, binding traditions, repressed sexuality, the struggle to accept the natural process of age, and duty vs. desire. Labaki's film is unique for not showcasing a war-ravaged Beirut but rather a warm and inviting locale where people deal with universal issues.
Faculty Center, Parenzo 215
4pm
World Cafe (filled)
7pm
Presentation and Discussion, Manal Hamzeh. Refreshments from Mosaic Cafe.
Scanlon Banquet Hall
8:30pm
Poetry from Teatro Vida’s Eilanie Alvelo, Carolyn Duran, Narelle Thomas, Emmy Cepeda, (Magdalena Gomez,
Artistic Director), Springfield, MA. and Westfield State students.
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2005 - "Women of Iraq and Iran, Visionaries for Peace in the Twenty-First Century"
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2003 - "Poets Creating Peace Zones: Linking Global and Local Arts Activism in Service of World Peace"
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2002 - "Women of Pakistan and India Speak on Rights, Ecology, Economy, and Nuclear Disarmament"
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2000 - "South African and African American Women: Journey to Freedom
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| 1999 - "Women from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and from Palestine and Israel Envisioning Peace"
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