On Tuesday March 6, 2007, Actiongirls will be at Windsor Public Library, Central Branch, 850 Ouellette Avenue from 6:30-7:30 for a discussion about feminism today. We will look at how the UN's Millennium Development goals for 2015 are critically dependent on gender equality and explore what it means to say "I'm not a feminist but..."
Happy International Women's Day from Actiongirls!
The Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015:
Goal 1 -- Halve extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2 -- Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3 -- Empower women and promote equality between women and men
Goal 4 -- Reduce under-five mortality by two thirds
Goal 5 -- Reduce maternal mortality by three quarters
Goal 6 -- Reverse the spread of diseases, especially HIV/AIDS and malaria
Goal 7 -- Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8 -- Create a global partnership for development, with targets for aid, trade and debt relief