- November 12, 2011. The Board of Directors of VOW held their annual Retreat.
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- October 20, 2011. Voices of Women celebrated its 10th anniversary at the organization's annual Beyond Borders Benefit.
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- September 10, 2011. Open Doors, Open Minds.
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- July 11, 2011. Sifa Children Sing and Dance for a delighted audience.
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- June 22, 2011. At the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at USD, Dr. Necla Tschirgi of the USD School of Peace Studies spoke to VOW about Human Security & Peacebuilding in the Middle EastDetails »
- March 7, 2011. Global Women Speak Out!
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- February 3, 2011. The School that Trash Built
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- November 20, 2010. A Morning of Baby Beanie Love.
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- November 15, 2010. An Evening with Julia Alvarez.
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- October 16, 2010. VOW's Second Annual Beyond Borders Benefit was held at the Casablanca Restaurant in Carlsbad.
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- October 5, 2010. At the home of Ruth & Stanley Westreich, VOW presented a Salon: Women & Philanthropy: Leading the Way, Making a Difference.
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- May 27, 2010. Supporters Thank You Reception at Athens Market Taverna.
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- March 23, 2010. From Congo & Iraq to San Diego: Strategies to Involve Women and Men in Stopping Violence against Women.
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- January 19, 2010. VOW collaborated with the Museum of Photographic Arts and the Mingei International Museum to celebrate Stories of Indian Women: Resistance, Resilience and Transcendence.
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- October 17, 2009. Beyond Borders Benefit.
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- June 24, 2009. At the Mission Valley Library. VOW Supporters Dr. Jean Renshaw and Dr. Rosemary Straley presented information on their visits to South and North Korea respectively, to a large audience.
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- May 27, 2009. At the La Jolla Library, VOW Board Directors Anne Hoiberg and Christie Edwards presented the Common Objections to CEDAW (The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.) Click here to read the actual text of CEDAW, together with
Ms. Edwards' PowerPoint presentation of the Objections.
- May 9, 2009. At the Pt. Loma Library, a small group of VOW supporters joined teacher Melissa Agudelo and students of the Cambio Club, of High Tech High International to make reusable grocery bags, to raise funds for the school the students are supporting in Ecuador. $227 was raised during a high energy, productive event.
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- March 29, 2009. Ten people walked in the Voices of Women team, and together with 1600 walkers, helped to raise $70,000 for Darfuris, which will be sent for humanitarian aid through the American Jewish World Service.
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- February 9, 2009. Baby Beanie Workshop
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- January 22, 2009. Nancy Jamison of San Diego Grantmakers and James O. Goldsborough addressed "Misfortunes of Wealth" at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, USD.
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- December 10, 2008. "Eleanor Roosevelt" visited the IPJ at a Voices of Women event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Human Rights. A panel discussion followed Mrs. Roosevelt's speech. Harle Montgomery sponsored Rosina Reynolds' performance, for which we are very grateful.
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- November 8, 2008, Voices of Women received an Award for our work with AWEC at Project Concern International's Hands Across Borders Awards Event at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego.
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- On October 14, 2008 at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice USD, Voices of Women presented an update on Afghanistan, and highlighted the work of the organization VOW supports, AWEC (Afghan Women's Educational Center).
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- September 20, 2008 Sex Trafficking Summit presented by Voices of Women in partnership with The Thomas Jefferson School of Law's Center for Global Studies and the International Law Society/Amnesty International Student Group.
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- September 19, 2008, VOW's President emceed International Peace Day celebrations at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice.
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- June 17, 2008 at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, USD, Voices of Women presented "Women's Rights are Human Rights" featuring panelists from four continents: Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America.
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- March 7, 2008 In collaboration with the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice and the Women's Equity Council of the United Nations-San Diego, VOW co-presented "Global Dispatches: Financing Gender Equity for Peace and Justice."
- March 2, 2008 As part of Women's History Month, Voices of Women co-sponsored with IMoHR and the Women's Equity Council of the United Nations-San Diego at the Mission Valley Library: "Femicide in Guatemala: Where is the Outrage?"
- February 13, 2008. When Ruth Westreich, President of TheWestreich Foundation, spoke about Solving San Diego's Non-Profit and Philanthropic Puzzle at the La Jolla home of Harle Montgomery, the 30 guests were enlightened and educated.
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- November 14, 2007. More than 50 guests were educated by three excellent panelists: Nathan Gonzalez, author of "Engaging Iran: The Rise of a Middle East Powerhouse and America's Strategic Choice"; Dr. Pari Esfandiari, the funding president and Editor-in-Chief at IranDokht.com, an idea she developed while obtaining her Ph.D. in Business Ethics at Oxford Brookes University; and Elahe Amani, an internationally renowned, award-winning speaker on Iran.
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- November 5, 2007. Former VOW board member Ellen Macvean hosted 30 people in her home to hear Bonita Chamberlin talk about her years of work in Afghanistan, and to buy Afghan jewelry benefiting girls’ and boys’ schools in that country.
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- October 4, 2007. A large audience attended at the Hall of Nations in Balboa Park when Dr. Huma Ghosh and Nazanin Wahid spoke about life in Afghanistan under the current resurgence of the Taliban.
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- August 30, 2007. When Nancy Rivard speaks, people listen. Her message and mission of bringing hope and help to families in countries suffering from earthquakes, floods, and wars is very compelling.
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- May 2007. Voices of Women supporter Nader Elbanna, together with his friend Miko Peled, distributed 1280 wheelchairs last month to Palestinian and Israeli children in Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem.
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- April 30, 2007. WITWIGO (What in the World Is Going On?) Speaker Tony Perry, L.A. Times Bureau Chief for San Diego discussed his fourth visit to Iraq embedded with Camp Pendleton Marines.
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- March 22, 2007. Story teller Noa Baum presented A Land Twice Promised to a large audience at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, USD. The performance piece tells the story of two women, one Israeli (Ms. Baum) and one Palestinian, who meet at UC Davis, and after trust develops between them, begin to unfold the stories of the wars that have affected both their countries.
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- February 27, 2007. Voices of Women welcomed The Ugandan Orphans Choir, Childcare Worldwide on February 27th at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in LaJolla.
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- January 22, 2007. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange, addressed a capacity audience at the La Jolla Library.
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- November 19, 2006. VOW formed a team of 16 people who walked for Darfur in Balboa Park, to raise funds for the International Medical Corps.
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- November 9, 2006. Dr. Naba Saleem Hamid of Iraq, New Horizons for Women and award-winning international affairs journalist James Goldsborough addressed a capacity audience at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice.
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- September 18, 2006. VOW presented our first WITWIGO (What in the World is Going On) on Darfur and Sudan, at the Mission Valley Library. Our speakers were: Judy Bernstein, co-author of They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys of Sudan; Majur Malou, Associate Director, St Luke's Sudanese Refugee Network; and Zacharia Akol, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.
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- July 20, 2006. Informal gathering at the home of VOW supporter, Francine Busby, to meet Wahu Kaara, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2005; and convenor of the World Social Forum, 2007, in Nairobi; candidate for President of Kenya, 2007.
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- July 7, 2006. In collaboration with the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, USD, Voices of Women presented “Focus on Iraq: Insight and Direction” with Dr. Farouk Al-Nasser and Professor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
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- May 10, 2006. In collaboration with 6th @ Penn Theatre, Voices of Women sponsored a performance of the play "I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to me by a Young Lady from Rwanda", by Sonja Linden.
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- March 29, 2006. Voices of Women, in collaboration with the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at USD presented the documentary "Afghanistan Unveiled" to a capacity audience in the IPJ Auditorium.
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- September 26, 2005. Voices of Women hosted three panelists at the Mission Valley Library for a Report on Israel/Palestine. The panelists were: Doris Bittar, long time peace activist and founder of the Jewish/Arab Dialogue in San Diego; Miko Peled, a former Israeli army officer and Nader Elbanna, a former Jordanian officer, activist and member of Voices of Women.
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- August 14, 2005. Voices of Women hosted an insightful panel discussion at the La Jolla Library, moderated by board member Anne Hoiberg on Women and Rights in Uganda. The three panelists were: Marilyn Fowler of US Women Connect, the honorable Annette Mukabera (member of the Ugandan Parliament) and Attorney Lydia Bakaki.
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- July 12, 2005. Voices of Women together with Amnesty International, IMoHR San Diego, and the Peace and Democracy Action Group of the First UU Church sponsored a reading of the compelling play "Guantanamo" at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in San Diego to a large audience.
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- July 8, 2005. Dr. Naba Saleem Hamid addressed a large audience sponsored by Voices of Women. Dr. Hamid, a biology professor at the University of Baghdad, was sponsored to the United States by PeaceXPeace, a women's organization based in Virginia.
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- Anne Hoiberg, board member of Voices of Women, interviewed VOW President Jenni Prisk on PACE TV.
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- May 1, 2005. Voices of Women presented: "Invisible Children: Child Soldiers and the Northern Uganda Conflict.“
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- April 5, 2005. Jenni Prisk, President of Voices of Women, was a guest on World Talk Radio.
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- November 4, 2004. The San Diego Women Film Foundation and Voices of Women presented a free screening of "Women of Islam: Unveiling and Seclusion"
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- November 2, 2004. 2004 Women PeaceMakers Program. A Conversation with Christina Thorpe...
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- October 28, 2004. 2004 Women PeaceMakers Program, Co-sponsored with Women In International Security (WIIS). Our Worlds, Our Paths to Peace with Justice: Women PeaceMakers Panel
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- September 21, 2004. James Goldsborough addressed a standing-room-only audience (300+) at USD's Institute for Peace and Justice about "Stakes in the Coming Election."
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- September 11, 2004. This date in 2001 was the catalyst for the founding of Voices of Women. In 2004 it became the vehicle for discussing the possibility of peace in the Middle East.
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- June 30, 2004. Voices of Women produced a staged reading of Dr. Marianne McDonald's translation of the Greek tragedy, "Iphigenia at Aulis" in collaboration with the USD Institute of Peace and Justice.
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- June 23, 2004. "Women Making a Global Difference" Three dynamic women shared their international work and studies!
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- May 16, 2004. Voices of Women co-sponsored with the National Organization of Women, a presentation at the World Beat Center, Balboa Park, by Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, a longtime Chicana activist, and co-founder of the Institute for Multi-Racial Justice.
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- March 8, 2004: An event celebrating women peacemakers around the world was held at the IPJ and co-sponsored by Voices of Women. “Peace X Peace, Women on the Frontlines” was screened. This 90-minute documentary told the stories of international women and their struggles for peace.
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- February 24, 2004: Voices of Women co-sponsored an evening at the IPJ which included a screening of “Different Drummers,” a documentary on the day-to-day interaction between Israelis and Palestinians. The film was followed by a panel discussion.
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- January 22, 2004: Eugene Gatari joined Voices of Women for an informal discussion on "US Activities in Rwanda."
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- October 9, 2003: The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Women PeaceMakers Program was honored to have Voices of Women present their acclaimed production of "Reflections on War and Peace."
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- August 13, 2003: VOW helps raise money for KPBS TV.
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- August 6, 2003: Founder and Executive Director of Foundation for Women, Deborah Lindholm, presented "Women and Microcredit" to VOW members and guests.
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- June 2003: One Person Making a Difference—Guest speaker Fary Moini talked about about her work in Afghanistan at the June 2003 VOW meeting.
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- April 21, 2003: "Reflections on War and Peace" was presented by Voices of Women at the Lyceum Theatre.
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- March 6, 2003: Voices of Women held its Inaugural membership meeting.
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- September 5, 2002: A New Conversation: Global Community and Human Security.
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- July 15, 2002: Moving Moments in Time: Spotlighting Local Actors and Global Issues.
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