Oxfam's award-winning filmmakers from their "Shooting Poverty" project will be in NYC for one week to screen their films and speak about how the international arms trade affects people living in poverty. These 3 films are each 15 minutes long, and they address 3 stories of how the arms trade has affected people in 3 different countries, including Burundi, India and Brazil.

The Institute for Peace Studies is organizing its forth cycle of academic courses. This year's courses will cover 6 topics: Conflict Resolution, Mediation & Negotiation, Culture of Peace, Gender and Peace Building, Conflict Transformation and Research Method in Peace Studies. The lecturers are renowned university professors from Egypt and abroad.

Kirsten Holmstedt, acclaimed author of two non-fiction books on women in combat and the challenges they face after returning home, will speak at William & Mary's Ewell Recital Hall on Friday, Oct.1, at 7 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public.

Webcast: You may participate in this event in two ways. You can register to attend the event, or you may watch the live webcast beginning at 11:00am EDT on September 27, 2010 at www.usip.org/webcast

The 2010 Northeast Asia Women's Peace Conference

■ Dates October 5th (Tuesday) to 7th (Thursday), 2010
■ Venue The Seoul Women's Plaza (Seoul, South Korea)

MK HANIN ZOABI
Al-Tajammu' Party leader in 1948 Palestine
Palestinian Member of the Knesset
Leading member of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla's Mavi Marmara

AREEJ JA'FARI
Youth/women's leader & refugee activist from Dheisheh Refugee Camp

First time in the Bay Area!

FROM BRADFORD VIA LONDON TO BUKAVU VIA KINSHASA

IN SOLIDARITY TO END VAW, WITH WOMEN OF DR CONGO
International Women's Action for Peace and Human security.

Ellen Gruenbaum, who has conducted research in Sudan and Sierra Leone on the practice of female genital cutting and the social movements against "harmful traditional practices," will discuss her work on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at SUNY Cortland.

WILPF invites all interested parties to this informal debrief to discuss recent and upcoming events on SCR1325 and to discuss the path forward for a human rights approach.

As part of this event there will be a screening preview of the soon-to-be released Women, War and Peace documentary, with a Q&A with producer Abigail Disney (Pray the Devil Back to Hell).