Sophia Women’s World Conference:
Women and Wisdom
We welcome the world to participate in the Journey to Bulgaria and Beyond, a Circle Process for inclusion and collaboration, locally and globally. The Sophia Women’s World Conference illuminates and implements through multi-partnerships the UN “Living Documents” for gender equality and a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
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Sophia WWC, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 25-29, 2010, welcomes women, men and young people, from the United Nations, states, non-governmental organizations, private sector, arts and culture, academia, and individuals, from all continents, to support and participate in this egalitarian global event.
The Sophia plenary meetings, programs, workshops and celebrations will be (connected through Internet technology to concurrent local, regional and national gatherings, allowing millions to participate.
The SophiaWWC, through global and local partnerships, focuses on the following UN Documents, to further the equality and empowerment of women in the service of all humanity:
• UN Beijing Platform for Action and CEDAW
• UN Millennium Development Goals
• UN Bali Outcome and the Environment
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The United Nations Beijing Platform for Action Addresses Twelve Critical Areas of Concern:
- Women in Poverty
- Education and Training of Women
- Women and Health
- Violence against Women
- Women and Armed Conflict
- Women and the Economy
- Women in Power and Decision-making
- Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women
- Human Rights of Women
- Women in the Media
- Women and the Environment
- The Girl Child
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Ann Smith of Circle Connections, is the Chair of International Connections for the Sophia Women’s World Conference and Co-Chair of International Advisors Council with Thava Govender, South Africa, for the International Advisory Council for the Sophia Women’s World Conference. We will feature our International Advisors on our blog.
The Advisory Council is a reflective and active group, primarily, to facilitate the vision, values and mission of the Sophia Women’s World Conference. It attends to the ethics of governance, behavior, and practice, and offers insight and recommendations regarding the Sophia2010 program. The members offer their wisdom and global perspective to both council and the co-council program committee.
The Advisory Council illuminates the best dynamics among the highly diverse contributors to both Sophia2010 and the Journey to Bulgaria and Beyond. The International Advisory Council will consist of four representatives from the seven UN regions as well as a representative of the Bulgarian International Council.
- East Asia and the Pacific?
- South Asia?
- Europe and Central Asia?
- The Middle East and North Africa?
- Sub-Sahara Africa?
- North America?
- Latin America and Caribbean
Circle Connections, and its members are collaborating in spreading the word by reaching out to women, women’s groups and organizations. Our role is to connect them to this exciting event that will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria May 25-29, 2010.
Circle Connections offers exciting programs and means for individuals and women’s circles to get involved. Your ideas and creativity are welcomed.
We will help you connect, start and sustain Action Circles to illuminate and implement the United Nations “Living Documents.
Circle Connections is committed to expanding and fostering partnerships with those equally passionate about developing and carrying out programs for women’s circles. These authentic connections are instrumental in deepening connections to Sophia, to ourselves, and to one another to foster the success of this gathering.
Join with us to fulfill our dream to reach out to, connect with, and involve millions of women before during and after the conference.
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For more information, and to join us on the Journey to Sophia, go to www.sophia2010.org - or- contact Ann Smith.