Women's Human Rights in an era of Globalization Institute (Toronto, 4 May to 5 June 2009)

As it has done every year for the past five, the Center for Women's Studies in Education (CWSE) of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto is hosting the Women's Human Rights in an era of Globalization Institute from May 4 to June 5, 2009. This coming year offers two innovations: the first one is that there will be a one-week intensive program on CEDAW which will be held in the middle of the five-week institute, so that participants can choose to either come to the full five weeks or only to the one-week program. And the second innovation is that IWRAW-Asia Pacific, the Malaysian based non-profit international women's organisation dedicated to promoting the domestic implementation of international human rights standards with a specific focus on CEDAW, has come on board to coordinate with us this exciting week.

Women activists, academics and NGO professionals worldwide bring experiences, knowledge and ideas to this Institute. From this Institute's rich programs, participants strengthen their knowledge and develop their perspectives and gain tools to bring back to their field, which then contribute to building a sustainable capacity within their work. In 2009, the Institute will be held from May 4 to June 5 and is currently accepting applications.

Directed by Alda Facio, an internationally renowned feminist human rights activist, jurist and writer, this year's Institute is led by a multigenerational team of scholars and practitioners, including Angela Miles, a feminist activist professor at OISE who is also the head of CWSE, and Angela Lytle, who brings an expertise in educational program design and grassroots transnational activism. The Institute provides participants an opportunity to reflect on their work, learn theories and international women's human rights tools, and gain inspiration from other participants. It will also be a rejuvenating opportunity provided with a full access to the rich resources that the University of Toronto and the world's most diverse city, Toronto, can offer. You may consider this Institute as an opportunity to expand the capacity of the participants and their organizations. While the Institute focuses on reaching out to the global economic south, past participants from Canada, the U.S. and Europe have also found it beneficial.

More details such as the faculty, program contents, testimonies from past participants and fees, can be found at: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/cwse/humanrights_09.htm

You are welcome to contact us:

Executive Assistant, humanrights@oise.utoronto.ca, Tel. +1(416)978-2080.

For academic information about the Institute:

Alda Facio, Director of the Institute, aldafacio@gmail.com or
Angela Miles, amiles@oise.utoronto.ca, Tel +1 (416) 978-0809.