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This article was published in the Southland Times. It is an interesting article on the possible restructuring of APW.
Women from Presbyterian and Uniting parishes can apply for grants for study or training. Download the application form.
Across the avenue from United Nations headquarters in New York stands the Church Centre for the United Nations, a building opened in 1963 after a dream for a Christian centre that would support the work of the United Nations became a reality. Twelve floors provide religious and other non governmental organisations concerned with the UN issues, meeting space and a focal point for activities. The vision for the centre originated with US Methodists with financial support from the Methodist Womens Division and it houses tenants such as American Baptists, Presbyterians, the World Council of Churches, the Methodists, the United Church of Christ, Quakers and Lutherans. Non governmental organisations, such as International Women’s Tribune Centre and International Peace Academy also rent space and the building has come to serve not only as a centre of church activity related to the UN but as the “heart of global civil society efforts” to make its presence felt at UN meetings. [Full article]
The Association of Presbyterian Women, APW has endorsed the now re branded campaign to ‘Boycott the Sexualisation of Childhood’ and has added its name to the many NZ groups in voicing its concern. [Full article]
The 53rd session was held at the United Nations, New York, 2-13 March 2009, http://ecumenicalwomen.org
The Priority Theme of the 53rd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was The Equal sharing of Responsibilities between women and men, including care-giving in the context of HIV/AIDS. This 2009 session attracted over 5,000 pre-registrations from 463 non governmental organisations with over 2,000 taking up their registrations. 40 Cabinet Ministers attended in governmental delegations. There was a distinct focus on the role of men and women in care giving roles and the importance of care giving in society was strongly recognised by governmental and nongovernmental delegations.
Marilyn Waring, AUT University, spoke as a panellist on the Interactive Panel on the priority theme and was enthusiastically received.