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Entries in international women's day (2)

Happy International Women's Day! 

Some fun ideas for celebrating International Women's Day (that also celebrate Alpha Chi Omega Ritual Celebration Week too!): 

  • call, text or email a woman who has made a difference in your life... like an AXO sister. 
  • watch Saving Face tonight on HBO at 8:30pm ET. This film spotlights women in Pakistan who've faced one of the worst kinds of domestic violence - acid attacks - and the work they've done to heal and change the laws in their country. See attached flier and http://savingfacefilm.com
  • write your members of Congress and ask them to reauthorize VAWA (the Violence Against Women Act) - visit http://4vawa.org/ to learn more and take action. 
  • Like the National Women's History Museum on facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Womens-History-Museum/19072122251?ref=ts and enjoy their daily Women's History Month trivia questions. 
And most of all, have a wonderful day!!

 

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Happy International Women's Day

Here's a holiday that the Real. Strong. Women at Alpha Chi Omega are excited to be a part of:

"International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The first IWD was run in 1911. Next year is IWD Global Centenary 1911-2011."

Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All is the theme for 2010.

The United Nations plays a major role in today's celebration and it is great to see them focusing on the elimination of violence against women:

“The “UNiTE to End Violence against Women” campaign that I launched last year is galvanizing action across the United Nations system. It calls for all countries to put in place, by the year 2015, strong laws, multi-sectoral action plans, preventive measures, data collection, and systematic efforts to address sexual violence in conflict situations. I invite Governments, organizations and individuals to join us in this Campaign. I have also just launched a Network of Men Leaders to strengthen our advocacy.”

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message 
on the International Day for the Elimination of 
Violence Against Womem (25 November 2009)

We hope today you'll take a few minutes to learn more about International Women's Day and see how it's being celebrated around the world. Check out http://www.internationalwomensday.com/media/ and http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/women/ or follow along with the live blog at http://live.reuters.com/Event/International_Womens_Day_2010_2

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