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Article 19

FRIENDLY HEADS-UP: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

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Sevgin Oktay, Rep. of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications
Sevgin Oktay, Rep. of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications
Report by Sevgin OKTAY, Representative of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications

• RUN-DOWN and Welcoming • PHOTO Album of the Workshop | • BOOKLET with Bios (Abstract included) | • FLYER • MEDIA Release (Updated on August 19, 2019) | • Photo Album

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“HOW TO PREVENT THE PROLIFERATION OF HATE SPEECH WITHIN THE CONTOURS OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH…

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Digital art design by Julie Mardin
“As new channels for hate speech are reaching wider audiences than ever at lightning speed, we all – the United Nations, governments, technology companies, educational institutions – need to step up our response.”
– UN Secretary General António Guterres
Paper presentation by Sevgin OKTAY, Representative of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications
Workshop titled: GREAT GOALS, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES:  How to handle the complexity of our technology, and make true progress for our social and environmental well being
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REPORT on: GREAT GOALS, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES…

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T.K.Jain, Bircan Ünver, Burcu Tansu, Jane Jessica Robinson, Betty Oktay, Arvind Vora and Ila Vora
T.K.Jain, Bircan Ünver, Burcu Tansu, Jane Jessica Robinson, Betty Oktay, Arvind Vora and Ila Vora
Report by Julie MARDIN, Representative of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications

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YOUTH JOURNALISTS AND VIDEOGRAPHERS: Meet UNESCO

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–– Book review by Patrick SCIARRATTA*
In the Spring 2019, the Director of the Media Education Center in Belgrade introduced me to a new ‘Handbook for Journalism Education and Training’ from UNESCO (the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, in Paris). 
MEC Director Miomir Rajcevic introduced me to the ‘handbook’ that is in fact a full course workup, reviewing at first what has been called ‘fake news,’ but discusses the topic in much greater detail – and its title betrays its thoughts on the subject.
“Journalism, Fake News, and Disinformation” is the actual title.  (Available free, at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000265552)
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WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE AN INDISPENSABLE AND EQUAL PART OF OUR COMMON HUMANITY.

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Ambassador Isaiah Zimba Chabala

“Women have fulfilled their responsibilities with humility and human dignity and strong spirituality. I have personally witnessed these heroic and sacrificial contributions in my native country of Zambia and Southern Africa region during decades of the fight for freedom and independence from colonial and racist domination, Victory and liberation would not have been won without the vigilant and steadfast contributions of women in these nations and region.”
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LAICISM IS TO TREAT ALL BELIEVERS AND NON-BELIEVERS EQUALLY, AND LEAVE RELIGION IN THE PRIVATE DOMAIN

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Mirat Yavalar, Ataturk Society of America
Mirat Yavalar, Ataturk Society of America
“Raising children with required values and as useful members of the society requires high qualities. Therefore, women, being the nation’s mothers, need to be more enlightened and progressive than men.”
Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK
Presented by Mirat YAVALAR, Co-Founder & Treasurer,
ATATÜRK SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(UN – DGC – CSO)
at conference PEACE, WOMEN, SECURITY & SECULARISM
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WE AIM TO BRING BACK THE “SECULARISM” CONCEPT INTO THE DISCUSSION IN CORRELATION WITH THE UNSCR 1325 AND SDGs TO THE UN GROUND

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Bircan Ünver

PEACE, WOMEN, SECURITY & SECULARISM
Towards the 19th Anniversary of the United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women and Peace and Security; and
In support of the SDGs#5, #16 and #17

Concept Note by Bircan ÜNVER
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Invitation: PEACE, WOMEN, SECURITY & SECULARISM – April 11

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Towards the 19th Anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women and Peace and Security
and
In support of the SDGs#5, #16 and #17

Invitation (pdf) | as an image

• Draft Concept Note
http://lightmillennium.org/events/2019/april-11-conceptnote-1325-and-secularism.pdf

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DÜNYA ŞİİR GÜNÜ, NEW YORK’TA ATTİLA İLHAN’IN ŞİİRLERİYLE ŞÖLEN TADINDA KUTLANDI…

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New York Başkonsolosu Alper Aktaş (1 Mart 2019)
[TurkishLibrary.Us, New York, 3 Mart 2019] 1 Mart Cuma akşamı, Attila İlhan’ın şiirleriyle, Dünya Şiir Günü (21 Mart) 20. yıldönümü çerçevesinde New York’ta T.C. Başkonsolosluğu’nun ev sahipliğinde bir şölen tadında kutlandı..

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Event: PEACE, WOMAN, SECURITY & SECULARISM – on April 11, NYC

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Event on Thursday, April 11, 2019
Draft Concept Note
Towards the 19th Anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution
S/RES/1325 (2000) & In support of the SDG#5, SDG#16 and SDG#17

INTRODUCTION:
This event aims to support and create awareness on the United Nations Security Council Resolution #1325 (2000) in correlation with the concept of “Secularism”, which is the missing key component of the #1325 framework. It also aims to introduce the SDGS#5, 16 and 17 to the general public in conjunction with the #1325 towards the attainment of the 2030 Development Agenda.
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