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 Welcome to Go Global February / March 2010

Over 600 resources on global and development issues are listed on this website.
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Significant days in February
1 - 4 February: International conference on food security and climate change in dry areas, Amman, Jordon

20 February: World Day of Social Justice

26 February: 2010 International Conference on good governance and human rights, Singapore

www.iacsit.org/cgghr/index.htm

Significant days in March
8 March: International women's day

19-20 March: World urban youth assembly 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21 March: International day for the elimination of racial discrimination 
22 March: World day for water

  
Websites of interest:
 

AGADEN is an Aotearoa New Zealand coalition of non-governmental organisations whose intention is to advance global and development education.

 

www.worldmapper.org

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.

 

www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au

An Australian site with teacher resources supporting the integration of a global perspective across the learning areas.
CID training events: media skills for non-specialists

WELLINGTON                                                                    AUCKLAND

1st & 2nd March                                                                  4th & 5th March

9.30 – 4.30pm                                                                    9.30 – 4.30pm

Level 2, Centre for Global Action                                       St Frances Retreat centre

James Smith Building

Cnr Cuba & Manners Sts                                                   50 Hillsborough RD, Mt Epsom

Bring a laptop and a case study or project to use as raw material. This hands-on two-day session will allow participants to workshop a press release, an article for a publication, an item for a newspaper, a letter to the editor, and an opinion piece for a newspaper.

Facilitator: Sam Buchanan, former CID Communications Manager.

Course fees: for two day workshop

$200 for CID members, $300 for non-members. Small voluntary agencies and students are eligible for a reduction in training fee. Please email aileen@cid.org.nz to find out more.