UNIFEM conference on strategies to end violence against women

[Frank Elbers]

UNIFEM just announced that it will mark March 8, 1999, international
women's day, with a videconference on successfull strategies to end
violence against women.

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      JOIN A LANDMARK EVENT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN!

          "A WORLD FREE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN"

On March 8, 1999, the United Nations Development Fund for Women
(UNIFEM), in collaboration with other UN agencies, will host "A
World Free of Violence Against Women," a global multimedia event to
end violence against women.  Live, two-way video will link human
rights activists in India, Kenya and Mexico with UN decision-makers,
government representatives, academics, and media representatives.
Together, they will discuss critical policy directions, steps that
must be taken, and successful actions in eradicating violence
against women.

By joining this global meeting as part of the "viewing gallery," you
can participate in this unique policy-making process. Your presence
as observer sends a message to UN decision-makers about your belief
in the importance of ending violence against women. You also gain a
ringside seat to a rare interaction between those working "on the
ground" and those who affect the national and international
political and economic support for a world free of violence against
women. This is a rare opportunity for all students and advocates of
human rights, public health, women's issues, and social justice.

The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time. You can join as an observer by using either of two options:
videoconferencing or World Wide Web. A third alternative - satellite
broadcast - may also become available.

VIDEOCONFERENCING

You can observe the event via any videoconferencing facility that
has a H.320 compatible videoconferencing system. If you would like
to join via videoconference, please contact Stratosphere, a global
videoconferencing company, by email:
<fehr at stratosphere-nyc.com>; by phone: (toll free in the US)
1-888-212-0700; or by fax: 1-212-702-8871.  In your message, state
your interest in observing "A World Free of Violence Against
Women," your name, the name of your organization, your contact
information (phone/fax/email), and the location of the
videoconference facility you will be using. Stratosphere will
provide you with information on costs and instructions for dialing
into the event.

WORLD WIDE WEB

The event will be broadcast, live, over the World Wide Web. We will
send a message to the End-Violence Working Group providing the URL
and other information you need to observe the Web-based broadcast.
(Instructions for joining the Working Group are below). If you cannot
join the Working Group, but would like to receive information on the
Web-based broadcast, please send an email to: <marisa.kohan at undp.org>
Be sure to include your interest in watching "A World Free of Violence
Against Women" via the World Wide Web, your name, your organization,
your location (town and country).

SATELLITE BROADCAST

We are currently exploring a possible link via satellite. If a
satellite link becomes available, we will disseminate information
via the End-Violence Working Group. If you would like to join the
End-Violence Working Group, send an email message to:

     majordomo at edc-cit.org

In the first line of the body of the text, type:

     subscribe end-violence


If you cannot join the Working Group, but would like to receive
information on the satellite link, please send an email to:
<felbers at edc-cit.org>. Be sure to include your interest in watching
"A World Free of Violence Against Women" via satellite, your name,
your organization, your location (town and country).