Posts Tagged ‘International Women’s Day’
Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress
Join us today International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2024, as we celebrate under the theme “Invest in women: Accelerate progress.” ACRATH’s President, Clare Condon, reminds us that “Women’s rights are human rights. In our Western society, one simple way to change behaviour is our need to constantly review our purchasing habits and refuse to purchase…
Read MoreShare Your Voice This International Women’s Day
On this International Women’s Day, 8th March, join ACRATH and celebrate the contributions of women, young and old, and create conversations within your community to make a difference for women and girls globally. Start talking about women and girls who are trafficked and who will never have a chance to be educated or even enjoy the freedoms we enjoy. This…
Read More#BreakTheBias
International Women’s Day, 8th March, is a day to to celebrate the achievements of women and to raise awareness about women’s equality. The day is also a call to action. In 2022 we are called to #BreaktheBias and create a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination, a world where workplaces are free of gender…
Read MoreAction for March
Talitha Kum is a worldwide network working against human trafficking. It facilitates collaboration and the exchange of information between networks around the world, and strengthens existing activities and initiatives to counter human trafficking everywhere. The member networks of Talitha Kum are organised in many different ways according to their particular contexts and cultures. Talitha Kum is…
Read MoreBelieving Women for a Culture of Peace
Believing Women for a Culture of Peace invite you to celebrate international Women’s Day on 8th March by attending a presentation on Forced Marriage and Modern Slavery. Presenters at the event will be ACRATH members Liz Payne and Janine Bliss. Event details are as follows: Date: 8th March 2020 Time: 1.30-3.30 pm Place: Centre for…
Read MoreAction for March
International Women’s Day is celebrated each year on 8th March. Women and Girls make up the greater percentage of those who are trafficked. During the month of March you are invited to pray for vulnerable women and girls. The March page of the ACRATH calendar highlights the work of Franciscans International who are working to bring about…
Read More#TimeisNow
International Women’s Day 2018 Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. In his message for International Women’s Day 2018 UN Secretary General, António Guterres, states “Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time, and the greatest human…
Read More#BeBoldForChange
International Women’s Day 2017 The theme for International Women’s Day in 2017 is #BeBoldForChange. This day invites us to celebrate the achievements of women and to be bold in taking steps to promote gender parity. Did you know that according to the UNODC 2016 Global Trafficking in Person Report 71% of all trafficking victims are…
Read MoreCelebrating International Womens’ Day in Canberra
ACRATH Member Speaks of Human Trafficking To mark the occasion of International Women’s Day the Office of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, in Canberra, hosted a Women’s Breakfast event at which Sr Genny Ryan OSU was asked to speak about the work of ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans). Approximately 35 women attended…
Read MorePlanet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up for Gender Equality
International Women’s Day 2016 The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”. The United Nations observance on 8 March will reflect on how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals. It will equally focus on…
Read MoreEmpowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture It
International women’s Day 2015 International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8th March every year. It is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. The 2015 theme for…
Read MoreAnti-Trafficking Radio Awareness Project (RAP)
ACRATH Working with Local Ethnic Radio ACRATH launches Australia’s first mulit-language anti-trafficking radio awareness project in a bid to create awareness about the risk of sexual and labour exploitation in Victoria. March 8th 2013 is International Women?s Day, a day to celebrate women and their contribution to our local and global community. Yet at a time…
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