GLOBAL GOALS

Open Letter to: H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President

April 25, 2021 by Turkish Library

OPEN LETTER: A Sincere Request to Reinstatement of the “Istanbul Convention”

Date: 25 April 2021

To: H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of
Republic of Turkey
Ankara

Dear H.E. Mr. President:

References: Istanbul Convention (11 May 2011; Council of Europe Convention CECT Treaty No. 210, put into force on 1 August 2014); UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goal #5; Gender Equality (September 2015) and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (signed by Turkey in 1949); and Turkey as the founding member of the United Nations, UN Charter (1945).

In TURKISH

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FRIENDLY HEADS-UP: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

October 17, 2019 by admin

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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REPORT on: GREAT GOALS, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES…

September 8, 2019 by admin

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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GREAT GOALS, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: How to handle the complexity of our technology…

August 23, 2019 by admin

GREAT GOALS, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: How to handle the complexity of our technology, and make true progress for our social and environmental well being
Immediate Media Release | August 7, 2019 (updated on August 19, 2019)
www.lightmillennium.org | www.turkishlibrary.us
Workshop Date: On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 | Venue: Salt Lake City Palace, Utah
Room# 151 DEF | Time: 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

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LAICISM IS TO TREAT ALL BELIEVERS AND NON-BELIEVERS EQUALLY, AND LEAVE RELIGION IN THE PRIVATE DOMAIN

April 22, 2019 by admin

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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IF WE CARE ABOUT ADVANCING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

April 22, 2019 by admin

“If we care about advancing human development, if we care about equality, if we care about achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, then we need to run this race together—because when you want to go fast, go alone, when you want to go far, go together.” How far do we want to go?”

Presented by Jonathan CUMMINGS, Partnership Manager, World Human Accountability Organization

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HUMAN RIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES AND SECULARISM IN THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER

April 18, 2019 by admin

Sean FAIRCLOTH, Author, “Attack of the Theocrats: How The Religious Right Harms Us All and What We Can Do About it” & Former Mayor and State Senator of Bangor, Maine, presented below Keynote Speech on Secularism.

Faircloth’s Keynote Speech on “Secularism” of the “PEACE, WOMEN, SECURITY & SECULARISM” Event, which took place at the Salvation Army Intl. Social Justice Commission in NYC on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Presented by The Light Millennium

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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

April 18, 2019 by Bircan Unver

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

February 25, 2019 by admin

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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2019, İNSAN OLMA VE İNSANLIĞI GELİŞTİRME YILI OLSUN…

January 1, 2019 by Bircan Unver

“Tek bir kimse geride kalmasın!” Ban ki-Moon,
– (Eski) BM Genel Sekreteri
“Bilgi, Işık’tır.”
– Damon T. Berry, “The Knowledge of the Forever Time”

GLOBAL GOALS

Open Letter to: H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President

OPEN LETTER: A Sincere Request to Reinstatement of the “Istanbul Convention”

To: H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of
Republic of Turkey
Ankara

Dear H.E. Mr. President:

FRIENDLY HEADS-UP: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

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

REPORT on: GREAT GOALS, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES…

Report by Julie MARDIN, Representative of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications

GREAT GOALS, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: How to handle the complexity of our technology…

LAICISM IS TO TREAT ALL BELIEVERS AND NON-BELIEVERS EQUALLY, AND LEAVE RELIGION IN THE PRIVATE DOMAIN

“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

IF WE CARE ABOUT ADVANCING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

“If we care about advancing human development, if we care about equality, if we care about achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, then we need to run this race together—because when you want to go fast, go alone, when you want to go far, go together.” How far do we want to go?”

Presented by Jonathan CUMMINGS, Partnership Manager, World Human Accountability Organization

HUMAN RIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES AND SECULARISM IN THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER

Sean FAIRCLOTH, Author, “Attack of the Theocrats: How The Religious Right Harms Us All and What We Can Do About it” & Former Mayor and State Senator of Bangor, Maine, presented below Keynote Speech on Secularism.

Faircloth’s Keynote Speech on “Secularism” of the “PEACE, WOMEN, SECURITY & SECULARISM” Event, which took place at the Salvation Army Intl. Social Justice Commission in NYC on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Presented by The Light Millennium

WE AIM TO BRING BACK THE “SECULARISM” CONCEPT INTO THE DISCUSSION IN CORRELATION WITH THE UNSCR 1325 AND SDGs TO THE UN GROUND

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

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

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:

2019, İNSAN OLMA VE İNSANLIĞI GELİŞTİRME YILI OLSUN…

2019 yılından bütün zamanlardan çok daha ümitliyim! Çünkü, İNSANLIK artık bir dönüm noktasındadır…

Ya ahmaklıklarımıza teslim olup kendimizi ve yeryüzünü topyekün infilak ettireceğiz!

Ya da…

GLOBAL GOALS

OPEN LETTER: A Sincere Request to Reinstatement of the “Istanbul Convention”

To: H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President ofRepublic of TurkeyAnkara

Dear H.E. Mr. President:

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

Report by Julie MARDIN, Representative of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications

“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

“If we care about advancing human development, if we care about equality, if we care about achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, then we need to run this race together—because when you want to go fast, go alone, when you want to go far, go together.” How far do we want to go?”

Presented by Jonathan CUMMINGS, Partnership Manager, World Human Accountability Organization

Sean FAIRCLOTH, Author, “Attack of the Theocrats: How The Religious Right Harms Us All and What We Can Do About it” & Former Mayor and State Senator of Bangor, Maine, presented below Keynote Speech on Secularism.

Faircloth’s Keynote Speech on “Secularism” of the “PEACE, WOMEN, SECURITY & SECULARISM” Event, which took place at the Salvation Army Intl. Social Justice Commission in NYC on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Presented by The Light Millennium

PEACE, WOMEN, SECURITY & SECULARISMTowards the 19th Anniversary of the United Nations Security CouncilResolution 1325 (2000) on Women and Peace and Security; andIn support of the SDGs#5, #16 and #17

Concept Note by Bircan ÜNVER

Event on Thursday, April 11, 2019Draft 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:

2019 yılından bütün zamanlardan çok daha ümitliyim! Çünkü, İNSANLIK artık bir dönüm noktasındadır…

Ya ahmaklıklarımıza teslim olup kendimizi ve yeryüzünü topyekün infilak ettireceğiz!

Ya da…

To: H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of
Republic of Turkey
Ankara

“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

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

Event on Thursday, April 11, 2019
Draft Concept Note