[Freefromwar] Fwd: February opportunities & resources

[DYANE BROWN]

From: "WILPF - Membership" <membership at wilpf.org> 
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Sent: Friday, January 31, 2025 5:53:38 AM 
Subject: February opportunities & resources 

Dear WILPFers, 

Please see information on some opportunities and resources. Please pass on the information to the members in your region! 

Free Webinar: Social Media Essentials for Local NGOs 
📅 Date: February 4th, 2025 
⏰ Time: 10 AM CET , online 
🎙️ Speaker: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelzbinden/ | 
Isabel Zbinden ] , Communication Specialist at [ https://www.linkedin.com/company/tdh-org/ | 
Terre des hommes foundation ] 
🇬🇧 Language: English 
✅ Register: [ https://locallink.childhub.org/en/child-protection-webinars/social-media-essentials-local-ngos | 
https://locallink.childhub.org/en/child-protection-webinars/social-media-essentials-local-ngos ] 

RINGO Gathering 11-12 Feb 
[ https://rightscolab.org/ringo-gathering-2025-learn-connect-act/ | https://rightscolab.org/ringo-gathering-2025-learn-connect-act/ ] 


🌍📣 New Online Educational Platform: Digital Organizing for Social Change 

With the rise of disruptive technologies like AI and biometric cameras, online and offline spaces are becoming increasingly dangerous for activism and political dissent. It is urgent for civil society organizations and activists to gain the tools, strategies, and capacities needed to counter mass surveillance, social media manipulation and disinformation. 

The Digital Organizing Education Platform, empowered by [ https://www.linkedin.com/company/novact-international-institute-for-nonviolent-action/ | 
NOVACT ] , includes 10 interactive e-courses in collaboration with leading experts and organizations specializing in digital activism and strategic nonviolent action. 

📚 In the Novact Academy, you’ll find courses in both Arabic and English on topics such as: 
1. Movement Building in the Digital Era 
2. Strategic Nonviolent Action in the Digital Realm 
3. Digital Security: Essentials to Protect our Activism 
4. Open Source Intelligence for Justice 
5. Systematic Conflict Analysis for Digital Campaigning 
6. Fighting Impunity: Documenting Human Rights Violations 
7. Digital Ecosystems: Aligning Infrastructures and communities 
8. Strategic Communication for Citizens Journalism 
9. Digital Storytelling: the Call for Action 
10. Digital Campaigning: Amplifying your Advocacy 
These free resources are designed to empower activists worldwide. Please share them widely with your networks! 
👉 Access the courses here: [ https://academy.novact.org/ | 
https://academy.novact.org/ ] 

Call for submissions on the impact of CONFLICT on women and girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights 

The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (APPG) invites short written submissions from interested organisations and individuals on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and CONFLICT 

This APPG advocates for the full implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action and holds that universal access to contraceptive and SRHR services are paramount including in conflict affected/fragile situations. 

Members are looking for written evidence that addresses SRHR and CONFLICT . Particularly welcome are written evidence and case studies from Afghanistan, Gaza, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Haiti and Ukraine highlighting main SRHR challenges and solutions. Hearing focus areas are: 




    * 
Current landscape of SRHR in Conflict - SRHR data, evidence and challenges 

    * 
Gender Based Violence and SRHR in Conflict - GBV as a weapon of war, sex trafficking and child marriage 

    * 
SRHR Services for GBV - Justice and Accountability 

    * 
SRHR Healthcare - Reaching the most marginalised 

    * 
Collaboration/partnerships for universal SRHR in Conflict 

    * 
Survivors stories 

    * 
International and National obligations and strategic directions 

    * 
Recommendations and Solutions for SRHR in Conflict - Immediate and long-term goal 



Written evidence should be submitted by email in a word document to [ mailto:kjaerbym at parliament.uk | kjaerbym at parliament.uk ] and be no longer than 3,000 words . 



Submissions must contain the name, organisation and contact details of the submitting person(s)/organisation, including e-mail address. 



Please note that written evidence may be posted on the APPG’s website following the hearings and select organisations/individuals will be asked to give oral evidence 24 th or 26 th February, 4-6pm or 3 rd and 5 th March, 4-6pm, House of Lords, Westminster, UK 



Deadline for written submissions: 19 th February 2025 





Kind regards, 




Emilie Quenensse (she/her) 

Membership Associate 

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom 



[ mailto:emilie.quenensse at wilpf.org | emilie.quenensse at wilpf.org ] 

Tel: +33 (0)6 58 68 31 81 

[ http://www.wilpf.org/ | www.wilpf.org ] 

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