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		<title>Feminist Economics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Using the master&#8217;s tools&#8221; is a familiar feminist strategy. It means using the tools, institutions and language of mainstream, gender blind politicians and policy makers to convince them that investing in women and girls is the smart thing to do. Over the years, feminist economists have been driving the analysis that has fed activists, policymakers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s Rights &amp; the &#8220;Arab Spring&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A hot topic at this AWID Forum has been the revolutions in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. One of my favorite sessions so far has been about the innovative ideas young feminists in Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon used before, during and after the uprisings. These inspirational young women were out on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kickoff of AWID!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After much anticipation the AWID Forum has finally begun! Everyone gathered in the big auditorium at the Halic Congress Centre for the opening plenary. Looking around the room, the diversity of the group of women gathered was striking, and so colorful! According to the organizers, more than 2,200 people have gathered, aged 12-80 and representing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leurdefitondefi.ca/blog/2012/04/kickoff-of-awid/?lang=en</link>
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		<title>Reports from the 2012 AWID International Forum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve arrived in Turkey!!! We are waiting sleepily in the Istanbul airport arrivals lounge. Our colleagues from Sri Lanka are due to arrive shortly from the other side of the world. We&#8217;re keen to see them! Our flight from Ottawa to Istanbul was smooth and we met a couple of other AWID Forum participants along [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leurdefitondefi.ca/blog/2012/04/reports-from-2012-awid-forum/?lang=en</link>
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		<title>Write for Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Write for Rights was a great event yesterday! I wrote two letters, one to Cameroun’s Minister of Justice to ask him to release a prisoner of conscience imprisoned because he was suspected of being homosexual and another to Kim Jong-il concerning prison-camps in North Korea. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; The amazing thing about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vigil in downtown Ottawa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was extremely moved yesterday at the vigil for the National Day of Remembrance and Action to End Violence Against Women. 22 years ago on December 6, 1989, 14 young women were murdered at the Polytechnique of Montreal; they are also commemorated on this day. The possible actions one could take to end violence against [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leurdefitondefi.ca/blog/2011/12/english-vigil-in-downtown-ottawa/?lang=en</link>
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		<title>16 days of Activism Campaign launch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I walk into Amnesty International’s offices, a beautiful historic house, around 4:30pm on Thursday. Groups of women are already chatting away in one room; I sign a couple human rights petitions and go see the treats! I then joined a small group of passionate women that had different experiences in women’s organizations and defending women’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leurdefitondefi.ca/blog/2011/11/the-launch-of-the-16-days-of-activism-campaign/?lang=en</link>
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		<title>What are Uniterra&#8217;s partners up to? Social Audits, Girl&#8217;s Education, Protocol for Gender Equality, Local Democracy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four representatives from Uniterra program&#8217;s partners in Mali, Ghana, Guatemala and Peru attended the  Women&#8217;s Worlds Conference and participated in a workshop showcasing their work. This workshop was held in French, English and Spanish but was listed as a French only workshop so was probably not as well attended as it could have been. The title [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leurdefitondefi.ca/blog/2011/09/english-what-are-uniterras-partners-up-to-social-audits-girls-education-west-african-protocol-for-gender-equality-local-democracy/?lang=en</link>
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		<title>Uniterra attends Women&#8217;s Worlds Conference!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Uniterra is attending this year&#8217;s international feminist conference, Women&#8217;s Worlds 2011 in Ottawa-Gatineau. With over 1,600 participants attending the 5 day event from all corners of the world, we are sure to learn about some successful and challenging women&#8217;s initiatives, effective new resources for women&#8217;s work in governance, and meet inspiring people dedicated to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leurdefitondefi.ca/blog/2011/07/english-uniterra-attends-womens-worlds-conference/?lang=en</link>
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		<title>Citizenship and women in Guatemala</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi everybody, I invite you to check all videos made about women and citizenship in Guatemala : http://www.vimeo.com/unamg/videos As this Blog is also a space to chat and exchange ideas, all commentaries are welcome! Arnaud Deharte Uniterra Volunteer in Guatemala]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leurdefitondefi.ca/blog/2011/04/femmes-et-citoyennete-au-guatemala-la-serie-complete/?lang=en</link>
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