Join the conversation! Follow the issues to be presented at the two panels on the Linking the Networks – Enhancing Social Media Strategies to Advance UNSCR 1325 in Asia – A Grass Roots Initiative project this coming Monday and Tuesday 10-11 March 2014 at the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

RahmiDianAgustino DimdalineSarYoung women have begun to utilise the global reach of online media and use its potential to help them localise efforts in the grassroots level. Learn different ways and strategies that peace building advocates do to advance UNSCR 1325 in the UN CSW Parallel NGO event entitled ‘Raising Young Women’s Voices in the Localisation of UNSCR 1325.’ The session is on Tuesday March 11, 2014 and will start at 10:30am. The venue of the panel is at the Y-Hall of the Armenian Convention Center (630 2nd Ave, NY, NY).

LTN1How could social networking online promote real advocacy work to advance UNSCR 1325 in Asia? And how could young women be enticed to explore the convergence of their peace building advocacy and the use of social media tools?

Participants and organisers of the ‘Linking the Networks – Enhancing Social Media Strategies to Advance UNSCR 1325 in Asia – A Grass Roots Initiative’ project will ponder on these concepts at the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) parallel NGO event entitled ‘Social Media and Engaging Young Women with UNSCR1325 in Asia.’ This will be held on March 10, 2014 at 10:30am in the Y-Hall of the Armenian Convention Center (630 2nd Ave, NY, NY).

CSWflyerA collaboration of long-time feminists and young women peace advocates working on the UNSCR 1325 advocacy and social media will share insights and input at the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to be held at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, USA from 10-21 March 2014.

Echoing the priority theme of the 58th CSW which pertains to “challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls,” organisers and select participants of the ‘Linking the Networks – Enhancing Social Media Strategies to Advance UNSCR 1325 in Asia – A Grass Roots Initiative’ project will be speaking in two separate CSW Parallel NGO events. They will share pertinent research data and present a special video documentary that came out of the efforts done in this partnership project spearheaded by the Australia-based Justice Equality Rights Access (JERA) International in partnership with Isis International and Asia Pacific Women’s Watch as regional partners.