VOICES OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE

"... whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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WHO WE ARE ... 

VOW-TV's VOICES OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE at http://voicesofwomenworldwide-vowwtv.ning.com  is created exclusive for "voices of the voiceless" ... and members of VOWW to recognize their own voices ... to be heard worldwide.  It  is a global entity for women, young girls and men who believe in gender equality. The mission is to move beyond  global PR and multimedia on the Internet and find solutions to problems by collaboration, joint-ventures and partnerships with NGOs and CSR corporations involved in empowering women worldwide. VOWW & VOW-TV is headquartered in New York, USA and its TV network produces award-winning digital/HD/3-D videos and multimedia projects and programs for global TV networks, WebTV networks, sale and distribution of DVDs, musical CDs, books and other ancillaries - all these being transferrred over to VOICES OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE TELEVISION (VOW-TV) as of May 4, 2012.  

Exclusive by invitation, membership is open to individuals interested in strong advocacy for gender equality and innovative empowerment, promoting welfare and social justices, human rights, etc. 

VOW-TV/VOWW's website provides a strong inspirational platform via the Internet where the voices of the “voiceless” tell their personal stories and share their dreams in order to create social awareness and discuss solutions to gender and youth causes for changes in global societies.  Stories are specifically targeting women, young girls and childen, with the support of some good men - who hold the purse-strings worldwide.  

Watch video clips on www.vimeo.com and www.youtube.comGlobalDVFilms Channel: Celebrating Cultural Diversity and WomenVoicesWorldwide on Channel: VOICES OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE

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  From May 2012 

VOICES OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE

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is undertaking Global Cultural Diversity Films (GCDF)'s 2005 project  for broadcasting on Global TV Networks

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You are reviewing the 3.26 min DEMO proposal of the first 13-part TV series for global TV on "WOMEN WHO DARED ...

to become Prime Ministers & Presidents" from 1960-1999

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On September 18, 1986, just 7 months after she was swept to power by a popular revolt against dictator Ferdinand Marcos, president Corazon C. Aquino addressed the joint session of the United States Congress during her first visit to the country since she came home to bury slain opposition leader and husband Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino, Jr. in August 1983

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Hollywood's Featurette

"THE IRON LADY" 

starring Meryl Streep  

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Margaret Thatcher - Thames Television - 1971 -1979 

A selection of clips taken from Thames Television's Flagship shows - 'Today, This Week and TV Eye'. We see the Rt.Hon Margaret Thatcher. Firstly as Secretary of State For Education and Science to Leader of the Conservative party. Mrs Thatcher answers questions on, Free school Milk, and how to solve  unemployment.

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One on One

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 

 Liberia's president shares her experiences on the journey to becoming Africa's first female head of state.

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  Benazir Bhutto

Challenges

President Zia-ul-Haq

 Benazir Bhutto, daughter of the former assassinated Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, & leader in exile of the Pakistan People's Party, is returning to Pakistan on 10.4.86. She is going to challenge the leadership of President Zia & test whether opposition parties are indeed allowed freedom.

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    PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI OF INDIA 1969 to 1984 - Emergency  

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The International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict has Launched!  http://www.stoprapeinconflict.org/

We at Nobel Women's Initiative are excited to share news with you about yesterday's launch of the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict with a Week of Action May 6-13.

Organizations and individuals have worked tirelessly to amplify the voices of survivors and stop rape. Along with 25 Advisory Committee members and organizations, we are uniting into a powerful and coordinated effort for change. The Campaign is the first ever global collaboration between Nobel Peace Laureates, international advocacy organizations, and groups working at the regional and community levels in conflict areas.

Please join now by signing up online -- www.stoprapeinconflict.org.

Together, we will demand urgent and bold political leadership to prevent rape in conflict, to protect civilians and rape survivors, and call for justice for all—including effective prosecution of those responsible.

We have events in countries throughout the world including Congo, Kenya, Burma, and Colombia. Please pledge your support for the Campaign now.

Make sure to connect with us online during the Week of Action -- May 6-13

Use the hashtag #IPLEDGE to show your support and share the action your will take for the Campaign within your own community!

Sample Tweets:  #IPLEDGE to demand leaders prevent rape in conflict, protect civilians, prosecute perpetrators. Join @stoprapecmpgn - bit.ly/IPLEDGE

Today rape will be used as a weapon in conflict against women and men. #IPLEDGE to join the Intl @stoprapecmpgn - bit.ly/IPLEDGE

Sample Facebook Posts: #IPLEDGE to demand bold political leadership to prevent rape in conflict, to protect civilians and rape survivors, and call for justice for all – including effective prosecution of those responsible. Take the Pledge and join the International Campaign that unites us to Stop Rape in Conflict! bit.ly/IPLEDGE

As you sit at your computer, rape will be used as a weapon in conflicts around the world – against women and men. #IPLEDGE to be part of the effort that will change this reality. Take the Pledge and join the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict! bit.ly/IPLEDGE

Make sure to check out our exciting new website www.stoprapeinconflict.org !

See you online!

What is “Rio+20”?

“Rio+20” is the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012 – twenty years after the landmark 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. Rio+20 is also an opportunity to look ahead to the world we want in 20 years.

At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from the private sector, NGOs and other groups, will come together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet.

The official discussions will focus on two main themes: how to build a green economy to achieve sustainable development and lift people out of poverty; and how to improve international coordination for sustainable development.

It is a historic opportunity to define pathways to a sustainable future – a future with more jobs, more clean energy, greater security and a decent standard of living for all.

“Rio+20 will be one of the most important global meetings on sustainable development in our time.”

– UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Why do we need Rio+20?

If we are to leave a liveable world to our children and grandchildren, the challenges of widespread poverty and environmental destruction need to be tackled now.

• The world today has 7 billion people – by 2050, there will be 9 billion.
• One out of every five people – 1.4 billion – currently lives on $1.25 a day or less.
• A billion and half people in the world don’t have access to electricity.
• Two and a half billion people don’t have a toilet.
• Almost a billion people go hungry every day.
• Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, and more than a third of all known species could go extinct if climate change continues unchecked.

The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio laid the groundwork. Rio+20 is a new opportunity to think globally so that we can all act locally to secure our common future.

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http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2012/05/award-rioplus20.php

Apply NOW! Women Rio+20 Good Practice Award: Women’s contributions to Sustainable and Equitable Economies

Women-led organizations and groups working on sustainable development in developing countries are invited to nominate their initiatives to be recognized as one of five winning projects at the UN Rio+20 summit in Brazil this June 2012

URGENT - DEADLINE MAY 17!
http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2012/05/award-rioplus20.php

The Women’s Rio+20 Good Practice Award competition has been created in order to commemorate over 100 Heads of State and 25,000 participants gathering in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development from 20th – 22nd of June 2012.

A total of five non-governmental initiatives carried out by women-led organizations and groups working in sustainable development in developing countries will be considered for this award.

The initiatives may be of any type but should focus on one of the following five categories: Food Sovereignty, Climate Adaptation, Decent Jobs and Health, Water and Sanitation, or Sustainable Energy.  Additional favor will be given for initiatives whose work involves the following interdisciplinary issues: Human Rights and Women’s Rights; Ensuring Corporate Responsibility, Accountability and Redress; Access to Information, Justice and Public Participation; and Improving Livelihoods, Women’s Economic and Political Empowerment.

To apply please read the application information below (available in English, French and Spanish), fill out the required forms for documentation, and submit by Thursday 17th of May 2012. The five winning initiatives will be announced on June 1st, 2012 after which a representative from each initiative will be invited to attend the Rio+20 summit.

Documents:

Call and Application in English
Call and Application in French
Call and Application in Spanish
http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2012/05/award-rioplus20.php

On the occasion of the upcoming UNCSD Conference in Rio (RIO+20), five Women’s Rio+20 Good Practices will be awarded and invited to present their initiatives at the UN summit in Brazil.

The awards are sponsored by the GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation) and organised by WECF (Women in Europe for a Common Future - Women International for a Common Future) in cooperation with UNEP, the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders of the Environment and the Women’s Major Group core members VAM, WEDO, ENERGIA, DAWN and Global Forest Coalition.

Among all concept entries, 5 concepts will be selected; the award winners will each receive 1,000 USD at a festive ceremony during the UN Rio+20 summit 20 – 22 June 2012, in Brazil. The travel expenses and accommodation of one of the five winners will be covered by the organisers.

Eligibility: All type of women-lead organisations or groups working on sustainable development in a developing country or country in transition can apply (for more details on eligibility, please see document attached).Followup directly with this link for all information http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2012/05/award-rioplus20.php

In order to participate, please fill out the enclosed concept form and submit it to Karin Vohla or Naret Guerrero (Women in Europe for a Common Future - Women International for a Common Future) before 17th May 2012.  http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2012/05/award-rioplus20.php

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VOWW & VOW-TV attended with Faye Feller, Kathleen O'Reilly, Debbie O'Keefe and Vinanti videotaping the two hours event

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Missing Voices: Green Business Leaders Discuss Representation at Rio+20

Sustainability and Green Leaders Meet with United Nations to offer representation at Rio+20. Submitted by:Aman Singh (VOWW Member)

By Martha Shaw and Aman Singh

Nearly 100 sustainable business leaders crowded onto the 10^th floor of the UN Church Center in New York City on May 1^st to join a conversation with Chantal Line Carpentier, Sustainable Development Officer and Major Groups Program Coordinator of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and other UN representatives.

The topic: To hear from the “missing voices” of over 200,000 entrepreneurs from organizations including the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), Social Venture Network, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), B Lab, CSRwire, Green America and ‘buy local’ green business networks.

The meeting was hosted by The Temple of Understanding, and organized by Martha Shaw, to explore ways that founders of socially- and environmentally-responsible ‘triple bottom line” businesses might bring their voices to Rio+20, and beyond.

"We Must Raise Our Voice Now"

ASBC's David Levine started the conversation by stressing that the gathered entrepreneurs are conscious of their global counterparts who are also running businesses that presuppose green practices and help serve social needs while making money.

"Whether they are social enterprises, micro enterprises, women's groups or development groups, they all carry the same sensibilities of a triple bottom line. They are finding a balance between profits, social and environmental goals," he said. "This voice is missing in our country today because a monolithic voice led by multinationals dominates all dialogues."

Levine ended by emphasizing that this is the opportunity for the entrepreneurs to market their leadership and present their pioneering work on a global stage as a way of creating shared value. "This voice is new and we must raise it," he ended.

"Define Sustainable and Green Business"

Green Map System's Wendy Brawer picked up where Levine left by adding that until we define what "sustainable business" means, creating this coherent voice will be hard.

Jumping into the dialogue, CSRwire CEO Joe Sibilia made it clear that "any business that integrates the human condition into its operations, whether you call it humanity or spirituality, is sustainable. These entrepreneurs are using business to create a values-driven and sustainable world," he said. "Financial gains cannot be the only objective. It's that simple."

Eco-preneurs at Rio+20

Temple of Understanding's Grove Harris interjected by adding that it is "practices like the ones Joe is highlighting that need to be voiced at Rio+20. It is important to bring these issues to the table by showing business practices that manifest in social value." She also added that traditionally, non-governmental organizations have not proven sophisticated enough to support our future and voices. "We need business to be there."

More examples of mission-driven business enterprises solving many social and environmental problems, including the eradication of poverty, were offered, as was a comparison to the restraints of multinational corporations who are bound by law to act in the best interest of stockholder profits.

Though Sibilia, Harris, Brawer and B Lab's Peter Strugatz offered several examples of supply chain relationships among green businesses and corporations going green, they also pointed out that many other models exist for ways the world can do business outside the restrictions of a corporation.

United Nations: Collaborate & Lead The Conversation

After hearing everyone out, Chantal Line Carpentier, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Officer and Major Groups Program Coordinator, took the floor to urge the attendees to work with the UN in representing their issues at Rio+20.

She also emphasized clarifying ambiguous language about sustainability and suggested that the sector come to an agreement on what "private public partnerships mean" and "how you can help influence policy and regulatory frameworks."

"Consider this as a strong call for leadership. There is a lot of talk about business doing more but how? Show us, offer best practices, define CSR, and align practices with the United Nations Global Compact guidelines," she said.

Carpentier also recommended that the entrepreneurs make an effort to demystify the language around lifecycles, supply chain analysis and sustainability.

Finally, Tess Mateo, an advisor to the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), pointed out that the Women, and Indigenous People Major Groups would be good allies and recommended that we remain cognizant of working together with the other enterprises in promoting our voice on the global stage.