Bella Abzug Leadership Institute Summer Interns needed

I am a proud Hunter College alumna and board member of the following organization, which is housed in Hunter College. Anyone I ever referred to BALI as an intern loved their experience. Please forward to those who might be interested. Thanks.

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From: Bella Abzug Leadership Institute <yuwai@abzuginstitute.org>
Date: Thu, May 16, 2013 at 6:20 PM
Subject: BALI Summer Interns

Use this area to offer a short preview of your email's content. View this email in your browser As we are expending our FREE 11-Day Leadership and Debate training program for Female High School and College Students, we need more interns this summer to help us with executing this year's program. We are expecting to enroll 50 female high school and college students. We will assign you a day of which you will lead the BALI support team with executing the daily administrative and program development tasks . You will be a team leader for a group of BALI 2013 participants in preparation for their final performance , peer debate coaches during the debate training session in the afternoon,  a liaison between BALI and our debate partner, NYCUDL . BALI current and future interns, Vanessa Franklin, Giulia Girgente, Shadia Islam, Zahra, Annqiue Wong and I will be assisting you with every step of the way.   The Summer Training is on July 29th-August10th. Your internship will begin on July 22nd in order to prepare for the training. You will be interning with us for 3 weeks straight.   July 22nd-July26th 10am-5pm July 29th-August 10th excluding August 3rd-4th 7am-5pm   I will work with you if there are issues with time.   We will give you a small stipend. Please response ASAP if you are interested.   Many Thanks Yu Wai   Copyright © 2013 Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are affiliated with the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute Our mailing address is: Bella Abzug Leadership Institute 695 Park Avenue New York, Ny 10021

YFTF member Giulia on radio tonight about hate crimes against LGBT communities

Please listen in as our member Giulia speaks on the radio about the important topic below. Thanks.

https://www.facebook.com/events/520649177971289/?notif_t=plan_user_invited Wednesday May 15 at 10:00PM
on AM 1600 WWRL radio
Queer Rising members Eugene and Giulia will be guests on "Yetta Kurland Live," to discuss tomorrow's action and the recent attacks on our community.
Listeners are encouraged to call-in 212-868-0975!
Listen on-air or live-streaming here:

http://www.wwrl1600.com/

Women Living Under Muslim Laws Gazette

"The tendency to marginalize women's concerns and silence their voices must be overcome and their underrepresentation in defining the culture of their communities surmounted." -Farida Shaheed Edition 1. May 2013 Facebook Twitter Website Welcome to the WLUML Gazette, our new and revamped newsletter! Below, we hope to give you a taste of the amazing work of our international solidarity network, and a survey of news and events from Muslim contexts worldwide.  Commemorating the Life and Work of Sindi Medayr-Gould and Asghar Ali Engineer: It is with deep regret that we hear of the passing away of Sindi Medar Gould, a life-long feminist and human rights activist and of Asghar Ali Engineer, a renowned Islamic scholar and supporter of women's rights. Participants at the WELDD Workshop in Dakar, Senegal, April 2013. WELDD West Africa Feminist Leadership Workshop     Human rights lawyers met campaigners and researchers, professors met lobbyists and NGO founders, all with a long history of fighting on the front-lines, at the first West Africa transformative feminist leadership workshop in Senegal this April - brought together by our Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development for Democratization programme (WELDD). Sessions and group debates and discussions were chaired by this collection of highly experienced women's rights activists and academics, including the irrepressible WLUML International Director Fatou Sow. Read on for more...   WLUML Highlights Stop Stoning Women: International Campaign Aziz from Iraq, Najiba from Afghanistan, Layla from Sudan and Amina from Tunisia. What do these women have in common? All are victims of a cruel and inhumane practice of stoning from the past that exists to this day. Let's stand together and say NO to stoning. Please join the campaign against stoning – give us your support and urge the UN to take action on stoning by signing.   Urgent Action Appeal: Nuba Activists and Asma Ahmed The Sudanese government recently initiated a new arrest campaign against Nuba activists. Detainees, including women and the elderly, face inhuman treatment and torture. Further, Sudanese WHRD Asma Ahmed has been placed in detention without charge  at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.  Read more... Muslima Interviews WLUML Board Chair, Zarizana Abdul Aziz "Do not accept that women are born to suffer discrimination… The more you learn the better you will understand  how culture and religion have been politicized to justify discrimination and silence women's voices." Zarizana Abdul Aziz, Human Rights Lawyer and Board Chair of Women Living Under Muslim Laws, on diversity within Muslim contexts, the laws that govern women's bodies, and WLUML's success stories. Read more... Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: A Book by Karima Bennoune WLUML Board Member & UC Davis Professor of Law Karima Bennoune highlights eye-opening accounts of heroic resistance to religious extremism, in a fresh and welcome perspective on resistance in the Muslim world. Read more...       Elahe Amani on Stoning and Women's Rights in Iran: The chair of Women's Intercultural Network, Elahe Amani, discusses women's issues in Iran and discriminatory laws and gender-based violence, such as stoning. Read more... Muslima: Muslim Women's Art & Voices The International Museum of Women presents a groundbreaking collection of thought pieces and artwork from contemporary Muslim women. IMOW has a diverse range of campaign partners including WLUML! Muslima represents a broad spectrum of Muslim realities and identities, addressing such topics as Power, Leadership, Appearance, Myths, Generations, Faith and Connection.  Read more... The Voice of Our Network It's Time to Reflect: WLUML West Asia Officer Dina Wahba presents a critique of the contemporary Egyptian feminist movement. "We participate in conferences, workshops, marches and demonstrations that we don't approve of... Because we have to stand by each other no matter what - do we really have to?" Read more... Who Should Care About Stoning? Everyone: As part of the launch of the new WLUML global campaign, Stop Stoning Women, WLUML networker Rochelle Terman examines the history of this gendered practice of violence against women. Read more... Through Her Eyes - A Networker's Reflection On Her Time at Stanford: WLUML Networker Nihal Zaghloul shares her recent experience at AMENDS, an initiative at Stanford University, "The media mostly conveys only the negatives of the situation in the MENA region - but listening to everyone's stories at the summit that day, hope was re-born in my heart." Read more... Where Did I Learn About Freedom? WLUML Networker Noorjahan Akbar reflects on her sources of inspiration growing up in Afghanistan. "Freedom is in my blood, and in the blood of millions of women and men who have never been to the USA, but know that as humans, they deserve the right to breathe fresh air and say their opinions without the fear of prosecution." Read more... I Don't Know How to Keep My Opinions to Myself!: Libyan Activist and WLUML networker Alaa Murabit discusses educating women in her country and women's foundational role in the revolution, "Often when violence happens, people excuse it with religion," Murabit said. "Young girls need to know that they can fight fire with fire and say, 'No, my religion is not why you are doing this.'" Read more...   Events & Activities Weapons of Mass Discrimination - A Presentation for the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Justice for Iran, part of the WLUML network, participated at the 50th Session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this May. JFI highlighted important issues such as the plight of Arab minorities and discrimination against women in higher education as well as LGBT rights in Iran . Read more... 'When Sleeping Women Wake, Mountains Move' - An International Symposium by Justice for Iran: This symposium, on June 8th, will focus on the role of women and mothers in transnational justice and the sexual torture of women. Speakers include  United Nations SR on the situation of Human Rights in Iran, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed and human rights lawyer Shadi Sadr among others. Read more...   The WLUML ICO Team of Staff and Volunteers, (from left to right) Aneela Majid, Naureen Shameem, Harriet Dodd and Mariem Omari at the Women of the World (WOW) Festival , March 2013.    News & Resources from WLUML Dozens of Afghan Schoolgirls Taken to Hospital After 'Poison Attack by Taliban': Up to 74 girls fell ill after smelling gas at their school in a suspected poisning attack in northern Afghanistan. Read more... Saudi Arabia Launches Powerful Ad Campaign Against Domestic Violence: Saudi Arabia, a country not exactly known for progressive attitudes toward women, has launched its first major campaign against domestic violence. Read more... Gambia: 30 traditional Female Circumcisers Vow to 'Drop the Knife': Thirty traditional female circumcisers in Gambia have publicly declared to "drop the knife", committing themselves to abandon female genital mutilation (FGM). Read more... Teenager Exposes India's 'One Month Wives' Sex Tourism: Cantract marriages are increasing in Hyderabad, in southern India, where wealthy foreigners, local agents and 'Qazis' – government-appointed Muslim priests – are exploiting poverty among the city's Muslim families. Read more... Dossier 29-Human Rights & Gender Equality: The papers in this Dossier, now available in Arabic provide an overview of different country and regional experiences in the quest to achieve the promotion of both women's rights and gender equality. Read more... Legal Guide to Digital Security for Arab Human Rights Activists: The guide was produced for campaigners, human rights activists and lawyers interested in freedom of digital expression and the confidentiality of communications and information stored on mobile phones, computers or any other device used to store or distribute data or information. Read more... WLUML is happy to announce that they are Founding Members of the newly re-launched feminist magazine Spare Rib! From WLUML's Library "Execution by stoning is still carried out in various parts of the Muslim world (either by state or non-state actors) as a punishment for zina (adultery and fornication), even though there is no direct reference to this form of punishment in the Quran. According to the Shafii, Hanbali, Hanafi and Shia schools of Islamic jurisprudence, the proof required to convict an adulterer is so stringent that the smallest doubt or lack of evidence should prevent a stoning sentence from taking effect." An excerpt from the WLUML report Mapping Stoning in Muslim Contexts. Support Women Living Under Muslim Laws - International Solidarity Network In 2013, we are looking forward to developing projects in line with current global events, starting with work in areas such as violence against women and political participation. We need your continued support in order to help us develop WLUML's work and offer WLUML's unique and expert perspectives to a wider audience. Please consider donating! International Coordination Office PO Box 28445, London, N19 5NZ, UK Email: wluml@wluml.org   Share Tweet Forward to Friend

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Wed, May 8: Women's Rights in the Islamic World after the Arab Spring

http://www2.nycbar.org/EventsCalendar/show_event_new.php?eventid=2174

Women's Rights in the Islamic World after the Arab Spring

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 6:30 pm-9:00 pm 

Registration: 

There is no charge for this program.  Register

https://www.nycbar.org/EventsCalendar/register/?event=2174&price=1945

There has been a great deal of hope, and some very real progress, in the enhancement of gender equality and women's rights in many of the Muslim majority nations following the surge of freedom and democracy of the Arab Spring. This program will try to put those advancements in historic context and explain and explore both those changes and the likelihood of their becoming permanent or becoming negated, or even reversed, by fundamentalist forces.

Moderator: ROBERT E. MICHAEL, Chair, Subcommittee on Islamic Law, Council on International Affairs, New York City Bar Association; former Chair, Committee on Foreign and Comparative Law; Chair, Islamic Law Committee, American Branch, International Law Association; Adjunct Professor, Pace University Law School; Managing Member, Robert E. Michael & Associates PLLC

Speakers: NORAH AL-TAWEEL, Saudi Arabian lawyer; May 2013 candidate for an L.L.M. Degree in International Law, Pace University Law School; CAROLE BASRI, Adjunct Professor, Fordham University Law School; Vice President, Women's Alliance for a Democratic Iraq; President, Corporate Lawyering Group LLC; Senior Vice President, Balint, Brown & Basri LLC; KARIMA E. BENNOUNE, Professor of Law, University of California Davis School of Law; Author, Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here, Untold Stories From The Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism (forthcoming August 2013); ZEINA AL-JALLAD, Visiting Scholar and Research Fellow, Columbia Law School Center for Gender and Sexuality Law; Member, Faculy of Law and Public Administration Law, Birzeit University, Palestine; SALI A. RAKOWER, Senior Fellow and inaugural Director, West Point Center for the Rule of Law

Sponsored by: Council on International Affairs, Bettina Plevan, Chair; Committee on Sex and Law, Pamela Zimmerman, Chair; Committee on Women in the Profession, Angela Rella, Chair

Co-sponsored by: New York Women's Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, International Women's Rights Committee; Muslim Bar Association of New York; PILnet: The Global Network for Public Interest Law

Event Location: 42 West 44th St. (bet. 5th & 6th Ave.)

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "To Kill A Mockingbird," in fight for rights to her novel

http://januarymagazine.blogspot.com/2013/05/harper-lee-in-fight-for-mockingbird.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Sad to hear that 87-year-old Harper Lee is having to sue to regain control of the rights to her classic and only novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. Reuters reports:

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "To Kill A Mockingbird," Harper Lee, on Friday sued her literary agent, claiming he tricked her into assigning the copyright on her book to him.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Manhattan against Samuel Pinkus, the son-in-law of Lee's long-time agent, Eugene Winick, who had represented her for more than 40 years. When Winick became ill in 2002, Pinkus diverted several of Winick's clients to his own company, the lawsuit said.

To Kill A Mockingbird was published in 1960 and has sold over 30 million copies world wide.

The Media's Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Problem

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Manufacturing Terror: The Media's Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Problem

After the Boston Marathon bombing, journalists scrambled to identify those responsible for the attack, and their motive.  Rolling news and online message boards were filled with speculation, many pointing the finger at Muslims and Arabs.  Does the media reinforce anti-Arab and anti-Muslim stereotypes?

NOW Calls For Full Implementation of Plan B Ruling

Petition to Walmart to prevent murders of garment workers

The email below is from Sumi Abedin, a young woman from Bangladesh who survived the tragic Tazreen garment factory fire on Nov. 24, 2012 in which 112 of her cow-orkers were killed. Sumi has started a petition on org.credoaction.com, calling on major American corporations to take action to prevent further deaths in their supply chains, and demanding full and fair compensation for all workers injured in recent tragedies. On May Day, CREDO is proud to stand in solidarity with workers all around the world who are organizing to get the dignity and basic human rights they deserve. We urge you to support Sumi's campaign by signing her petition.

Walmart = International Terrorist

Another reason I am so proud of NOW's work against Walmart.

American women who converted to Islam dispel myths

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/26/17897741-not-brainwashed-american-women-who-converted-to-islam-speak-out?lite

Eve Ensler & V-Day RISE for Workers in Bangladesh

We RISE for Workers in Bangladesh By Eve Ensler, V-Day Founder, and Monique Wilson, One Billion Rising Director V-Day expresses its strong support for the workers in Bangladesh killed when a building, housing several garment factories manufacturing clothing for American and European companies, collapsed on April 25th. The collapse of Rana Plaza building in Savar, an industrial suburb of Dhaka, has killed over 300 people to date, mostly young women workers - and has injured over 2,000 - with the death toll rising by the hour. Huge cracks had been found in the building, and workers refused to go into the building to work, but were forced by the garment factory owners who threatened non-payment of one month's wages if the workers didn't comply. According to Khushi Kabir, a women's rights activist and One Billion Rising coordinator for Bangladesh - "I am so sick of the unnecessary murder of the workers, most of whom are women. This is not the first time garment owners have shown such callousness, nor the first time such tragedies have occurred. Despite High Court orders, no actions seem to have been put in place." CONTINUE reading > V-Day has created THE RISING FUND, which will provide immediate emergency support for workers and their families. All funds raised will go directly to the medical and financial support of the families of the workers who lost their lives, and to the medical needs of the workers who were injured. DONATE to The Rising Fund >

Tell Fox News: Dump Hatemonger Erik Rush who wants to kill ALL Muslims

Tell Fox News: Dump Hatemonger Erik Rush Frequent Fox News contributor Erik Rush got into a Twitter exchange shortly after yesterday's apparent bombing to declare of Muslims: "Yes, they're evil. Let's kill them all." Rush is only one of many right-wing commentators to jump to the immediate conclusion that the tragic explosions at the Boston Marathon were the result of Islamic terrorism, but his "Kill them all" comment is so far over the line that Fox must distance itself from Rush's violent bigotry. Demand that Fox News have no more contributions on "news programs" from extreme bigot Erik Rush. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the victims of yesterday's violence and their families. It's a shame that we need to respond to such hate the very next day, but we do -- Rush's brand of bigotry must be called out and answered. Take action now by telling Fox News to keep Erik Rush off the air. Erik Rush is a WorldNetDaily columnist and, frankly, this is the kind of thing one would expect from a prominent voice on that site, which is a festering cesspool of right-wing bigotry and fringe conspiracy theories. But Fox News, albeit known for its right-wing bent, is a major news outlet and when it gives a podium to a hatemonger like Rush it legitimizes him and his views. While the First Amendment protects Rush's right to spout whatever venomous hate speech he wants, it doesn't guarantee him a spot on a major news network. Rush has a right to say what he wants, but the public has the right to be outraged and demand action from one of his outlets. Fox News must be held accountable for any further association with Erik Rush. Tell Fox News: No more contributions, on TV or online, from hatemonger Erik Rush. After PFAW's Right Wing Watch called much attention to Rush's tweet yesterday, Rush responded with a non-apology on Twitter saying that liberals' "precious Islamists say the same ['kill them all'] about us EVERY DAY," and tried to play off his original comment as a type of "sarcasm." Speak up! No one should, especially in the immediate aftermath, be exploiting a tragedy like yesterday's to advance a hateful agenda of bigotry and fear. Thank you for all you do. -- Ben Betz, Online Strategy Manager

National Organization for Women Supports Robin Hood Tax

For Immediate Release

Contact: Press Office 202-628-8669, ext. 123

NOW Supports Robin Hood Tax

April 17, 2013

The National Organization for Women is proud to announce its support of The Inclusive Prosperity Act, a financial transaction tax introduced today by Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. The Ellison bill would create a Wall Street sales tax, providing hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue every year for such critical needs as jobs, health care, education, housing assistance for low-income individuals, and expanding and improving the social safety net.

"It's about time Wall Street started paying its fair share," said NOW President Terry O'Neill. "The people of this country are still struggling to get by, six years after the economic downturn began. Women are disproportionately represented amongst the poor and those working for minimum wage with little to no benefits. We need a strong safety net, and who better to pay for it than the financial institutions that caused the economic crisis in the first place?"

The bill would allow the U.S. to join the rest of the world in a growing system of financial transaction taxes. The recent adoption of a similar tax by 11 European countries -- a tax that will apply to U.S. traders whose payments will fund European priorities -- shows the proposal has momentum and substantial international support.

NOW activists will join the Robin Hood Tax Campaign on Saturday, April 20, for a rally outside the International Monetary Fund and World Bank offices, and then a march to the White House and U.S. Treasury Department.

What: Robin Hood Tax Campaign Rally and March

When: Saturday, April 20, beginning at 12 noon

Where: Rally at Murrow Park (Pennsylvania Ave. between 18th and 19th Streets) adjacent to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. March follows to the White House and U.S. Treasury Department

In addition to NOW, more than 140 organizations representing millions of members have endorsed passage of the Wall Street sales tax.

"The growing wealth and income gap in this nation is syphoning money away from the U.S. government and the programs it funds," said O'Neill. "The Robin Hood Tax is an important step in returning this money to the people."

Our very own Talia Weiserg honored: The Jewish Week's 36 Under 36

Please see below accolades from NOW leaders.

From NOW Board member and former NOW National President Patricia Ireland

"Talia is a great feminist. Such exciting news!"

From NOW founder and award-winning feminist Sonia Fuentes 

"Wow! Friends:  I'm so excited.

 

As some of you may know, I have been mentoring for a year or so a 17-year-old Modern Orthodox feminist woman, Talia Weisberg, who is slated to start Harvard this fall.

 

Talia, whom I've never met, is a brilliant young woman, a writer, who plans to go to law school.  Through my connecting her up with NOW and NOW's generosity, she attended the NOW annual conference some time ago.

 

She just sent me the following email:"

 

Hi Sonia,

 

I just found out that I was named one of the Jewish Week's 36 Under 36 for 2013!!! I'm sure you're familiar with it, but if you're not, this is the biggest honor that can be accorded to anyone under the age of 36 in the Jewish community. A family friend nominated me and I thought I didn't stand a chance - I'm still not even sure why I tried - but I was just informed that I am part of the 36! I still can't believe it. I feel so honored and privileged to be part of such an elite few, which includes some of my sheroes. I thought you'd like to know.

 

Love,

Talia