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�OUTREACH PLAN FOR FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
Speaker's Bureau-Linda Tarr-Whelan is working to secure the funding
for Lynn CUtler's idea of a speaker's bureau. This will be run out
of the communications consortium with Amy Sobel as .the coordinator.
This will ensure that internal State Department events and external
related efforts (Center for Policy Alternatives, Ms. Foundation,
etc.) are coordinated.
Lycia is coordinating with Amy,. and is
keeping the internal State Department calendar.
I. Events
We are plugging into a number of events that are already
planned around the country, as well as trying to generate
some additional events.
A.
Speaking engagements already scheduled(see attached
calendar)
-Miami, Fla.:Conference of Mayors
-Philadelphia:NGO Group, American Jewish Congress
-seattle:General Federation of Women's Clubs
-Pittsburgh:University of Pittsburgh·.
-California: Southern
California Women
in
Business
. .
.
Conference, U.N. 50th Ann1v. 1n San~.Fran.
-Kansas City, Missouri:Univ. of Miss.
-Nashville, Tennessee:Nat. Women's Pol. Caucus
-Atlanta:CPA Grassroots Forum
-Deleware:DOS Town Meeting
-Milwa,ukee:Nat. Conf. of State ~eg.
-DC:CPA Grass-roots Forum
-New York:NGO briefing, Ms. Foundation Forums
-Denver: Women 1 s Economic Summit ·
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B. Events we have commitments for but.not definite dates·
~Rochester/Seneca Falls:75th Anniv
-Boston:Wand and NGO Group
-st •. Louis . .
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-sari Francisco:CPA/Ms. Foundation Grassroots Forum
~Minneapolis:CPA/Ms. Foundation Grassroots Forum
~sacremento, ca.:Maeley Tom
-San Antonio, Texas(Maria B.)
~connecticut(Delauro-MMM)
-Baltimore:National Association of Commissions for Women
.Convention
c. Additional states, cities, and events we are targeting
-California
-Ohio-Colombus(NOW Convention)
-Tampa, Fla.(Arthenia Joyner)
-Oregon
-Minnesota(MTC)
-Michigan
-Seattle:NGO Boot Camp
�-Chicago:CPA/Ms. Foundat.ion Grassroots Forum
-Boston:Amnesty International Meeting
-Kentucky(LC)
·o.
Post Conference events(Lynn Cutler)
-Univ. of Missouri:NGO Forum, youth event
-Mayors, legislators(Lynn Cutler is asking state
officials to do follow-up events in their districts)
-Michigan:Planned Parenthood
-DC:Wap? Dinners
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-Iowa LS~V\le-vj 1 DUS ()'1{)( 1~/S. ._. L6
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-Tacoma, WA (Women of Vision)
-AAUW (Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware)
II. Press
.
Amy . is . coordinating
Conference
Sec.
activities
PA(internal) and Communications Consortium(external).
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with
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A. ;;Internal
-Regular. message memos (updates) to d~Jegation and anyone
who may be speaking publicly about conference, so we
are all coordinated.
-Message:One-size-fits-all
-coordinate with USUN press office on regional reporter
list.
-Coordinate outreach events with PA for ad-ons, etc.
B. External(Communications Consortium-K. Bonk)
-Identify outlets and interest in cities we are going to.
-Press kit(finalized in next 2 weeks)
-op-ed placement
c. International
-USIA:Iris Burnett
III. Mailings(Nancy Carter-Foster & Lycia Sibilla)
.A. 2 smaller mailings(in-house)
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-:G/CS list added toG data base(approx. 5,000.6
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-August
-Lynn cutler is working to raise funds for publication
production and mailing cost.
-This will most likely have to be done outside of DOS
because of size restrictions and ban on unsolicited
mailings.
C. We .are working to identify groups with newsletters who
would include our stuff.
�us Department of State
HIGHLIGHTS AND LINKAGES
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
and the
FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
A Platform for Action will be
agreed to at the Fourth World
Conference on Women
(4WCW), September 4 -1 ~,
199 5 in Beijing, China, wh1ch
sets a new course to be undertaken in support of women by
governments, the UN system,
and'private organizations. Negotiations are currently underway
on the draft Platform and work
will continue during the summer.
The draft Platform for Action
calls for the integration of women
into mainstream decision making
processes and reaffirms the International Conference on Population and Development's (ICPD)
call for women's empowerment
as a guarantor of development.
These goals mirror US positions
through Cairo and the Beijing
preparations.
The ICPD Program of Action is a
comprehensive strategy to move
toward balance between the
world's citizens and resources. It
addresses the many factors that
go into decisions about family
size. The JCPD is an important
basis for the work of the 4WCW
because it recognizes that gender
equality and equity and the empowerment of women are necessary precursors to sustainable
development, alleviating poverty,
and stabilizing population growth
as well as being aims in their own
right.
There are several key areas where
· the 4WCW builds on agreements
reached at the ICPD, reemphasizing their importance.
II
PLATFORM HIGHLIGHTS
Health: The Platform includes a
lifespan approach to health that
broadens the attention given to
the health of women of all ages
and from a diversity of situations
and backgrounds. Key elements
in the health section include:
access to affordable, good quality
health care; strengthening preventive programs; undertaking
multi-sectoral initiatives that address HIVI AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and other sexual
and reproductive health issues;
promoting research and information dissemination qn women's
·- health; and resources and followup.
Issues related to breast and cervical cancer, as well as other cancers of the reproductive system,
menopause and other conditions
associated with aging, nutrition,
substance abuse, and environmental and occupational health
hazards are all addressed.
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The ICPD carefully addressed
reproductive rights and reproductive and sexual health, including access to family planning and
measures to reduce the spread of
HIV/AIDS and other sexually
transmitted diseases. These issues remain fundamental to the
Platform and, in conjunction with
the rest of the health chapter, are
integral to a woman's ability to
control her life. The document
also emphasizes particular attention to the health needs of girls
and adolescents.
II
The Platform also addresses important ethical issues such as
eliminating practices of over
medication and medically unnecessary or coercive medical interventions as well as ensuring responsible, voluntary and informed consent in regard to
health services. It recommends
that comprehensive courses on
women's health be included in
medical school curricula and
other health care training.
Education: Education is a basic
right and an essential tool for
improving the quality of life.
Education of girls and women is
key to improving health and empowering women to participate in
decision-making in society and
economic development. As the
ICPD Program of Action recognized, efforts to increase
women's self-determination improve the health and well-being
of women and their children and
will slow the pace of population
growth.
The Platform calls for universal
access to basic education and
completion of primary education
by at least 80% of primary
school-age children by the year
2000; closing the gender gap in
primary and secondary school
education by the year 2005; and
ensuring universal primary education in all countries before the
year 2015.
It also calls for the schooling of
pregnant adolescents and young
mothers. Training programs and
materials for teachers and educators that raise awareness about
�the status, role, and contribution
of women and men in the family
and society, which promote
equality, cooperation, mutual
respect, and shared responsibility
between girls and boys must be
developed.
The Platform sets out actions to
be taken to develop nondiscriminatory education and
training, improve women's access
to vocational training, science
and technology, continuing education, and to promote life-long
learning.
Human Rights: The human
rights of women are addressed
throughout the Platform, reinforcing standards articulated at
the 1993 Vienna Human Rights
Conference and looking at critical
issues of violence and the impact
of armed conflict. The Platform
underscores governmental responsibilities to ensure the human
rights of women, and to advance
women's legal equality and civil
and political rights.
The section on violence against
women restates what constitutes
such violence -- including sexual
violence. It calls on governments
to take responsibility for preventing and punishing these acts of ·
violence.
Reproductive rights are critical to
women's empowerment. Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all
couples and individuals to decide
freely and responsibly the number, spacing, and timing of their
children and to have the information and means to do so, and
the right to attain the highest
standard of sexual and reproductive health. It also includes their
right to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion, and violence, as
expressed in human rights documents.
. Girls: Expanding on the JCPD
Program of Action, African
countries inserted a section specifically to address development
of girls, recognizing the importance of young people in shaping
the next century.
The Platform calls for the elimination of all forms of discrimination against girls and for measures
to address the root causes of son
preference. Son preference results in harmful and unethical
practices regarding female infanticide and prenatal sex selection,
as well as reduced access to education, food, health, and opportunities for girls.
Environment: Women's roles in
managing natural resources and
protecting the environment are
addressed throughout the Platform, building on strong text in
Agenda 2 1 and the JCPD Program of Action. The Platform
makes an important linkage between women's health and environmental protection to address
the data gap concerning women's
susceptibilities and exposures to
environmental hazards and toxic
substances. The participation of
girls and women at all levels of
decision making, integrating gender concerns and perspectives in
sustainable development policies,
is emphasized.
The Platform acknowledges that
women have often played leadership roles in promoting an environmental ethic and points out
that women can have a particularly powerful role in influencing
sustainable consumption
decisions.
Women's contributions to environmental management, includ-
ing through indigenous communities and grass-roots and youth
campaigns, have often taken
place at the local level, where
decentralized action on environmental issues is most needed and
decisive.
Other areas: Other components
of the Platform for Action include: the persistent and increasing burden of poverty on women;
women's access to and participation in the definition of economic
structures and policies; the sharing of power and decision-making
at all levels; mechanisms to promote the advancement of
women; and women and the
media.
The Platform calls attention to
the role that non-governmental
organizations play in policy planning, development, implementation, and monitoring of programs
for the advancement of women
and urges governments to work
in partnership with NGOs.
US Delegation: . First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Honorary
Chair (although no decision has
been made about her attendance
at the conference); Ambassador
Madeleine K. Albright, Chairman; Secretary Donna Shalala,
Co-Chair; Under Secretary for
Global Affairs Timothy E. Wirth,
Alternate Chair; the Honorable
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky,
Deputy Chair.
If you have specific questions
about US participation in the
4WCW you may contact:
Conference Secretariat
US Department of State
2201 C St. NW, Room 1318
Washington, DC 20520
202/647-3129 phone
202/647-4787 fax
June 1995
�June 1995
4WCW Public Outreach
MONDAY
SUNDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
1
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
2
3
7:OOpm General
Federation of
Women's Clubs Seattle, MMM
4
6
5
11:00arn G/CS Staff Mtg
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9:20am MMM-}iHS
"Women's Health"
Conference, Arlington
7
8
!2:00pm MMM - American
Jewish Congress,
Philadelphia
9
10
17
!2:00pm MMM addresses
Chairs/Co-Chairs of Network,
DC
2:15pm Alan Gutlmllcber
Institutc Boanl, D.C. -Kathy
3:30pm Document Di8CU8sion
Mtg - Human Righla w/
!Shattuck
3:30pm Public/NGO
Meeting OPM w/
Irene Santiago
11
12
13
14
15
16
7:00pm MMM- Am_:rican
Jewish Committee,
Pittsburgh
11 :OOam G/CS Staff Mtg
3:00pm Intec-agency
Meeting
3:30pm Document
Discussion Mtg Environment
Flag Day
!2:30pm MMM,KHBrown
Bag Conf from a
Veteran's POV-CPA
5:00pm MMM SpeechBaldwin High, Bryn
Mawr
3:30pm Document
Discussion Mtg - Health/
Girl Child
5:30pm UNIFEM
Annual Membership
Meeting, o·.c. MMM
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19
20
21
22
23
24
Fatbets Day
11 :OOarn G/CS Staff Mtg
3:30pm Document
Discussion Mtg Education/Girl Child
TEW - World Resources
Institute, DC
Summer begins
2:00pm Public/NGO Meeting UN, NY
3:30pm Document Discussion
Mtg - Povcrty/Ecooomics
7:00pm MMM- Nat'! Assoc of
Commisaions for Women,
MD
TEW - League of
Conservation Voters, LA
3:30pm Document
Discussion Mtg - UN
Systems/Resources
LC SoCal Women in
Business Conf, Long
Beach
9:00am TEW-UN@ 50
Conf, SFO
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7:30am LC Conf. of
Mayors, FL
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27
11:00am G/CS Staff Mtg
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9:45am M. Yun~~'~
(Grameen Bank) briefs
USDEL, Room 6320
3:30pm White House
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MMM, KH to Kansas City
MC-USAIDIWID Women's
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Vernon
7:30am MMM, KH Univ
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3:30pm Document
Discussion Mtg Diversity
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4WCW Public Outreach
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
THURSDAY
1
Dominion Day
(Canada)
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3
2
5
6
7
8
14
15
Independence. Day "
Office Closed
10
11
12
13
11 :OOam G/CS Staff Mtg
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3:30pm Public/NGO
Meeting OPM
TEW - Aspen Institute
!O:OOam NGO Mtg w/Ms.
FoWldation, NY
LTW Grassroots Forum Atlanta
TEW -Denver
!1:00am KH- University of
Pittsburgh, PA
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20
21
22
26
27
28
29
"Cultural Activities @
4WCW" CPA
16
17
LTW Nat'l Conf of State
Legislators, Milwaukee
!1:00am G/CS Staff Mtg
23
24
1:00pm Intern/Youth
Briefmg on 4WCW, Dean
Acheson
25
11 :OOam G/CS Staff Mtg
KH
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MMM DL LTW Summit on
Women's Economic
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3
4
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Mixer' DC
TEW - Ecological Society of
America, Utah
TEW - Planned Parenthood?
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25
26
Women's Equality Day
75th Anniversary of the 19th
Amendment
ll:OOam G/CS Staff Mtg
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19
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Reception
29
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The UN Fourth World
. , Conferen~e on Women
(4WCW), to be held in
Beijing, China, September 4-15, 1995, is intended to stimulate
increased activity at all levels-from
local to global-to improve the status
of women and promote equality
between women and men. At the
conference, the U.S. delegation will be
discussing ways to ensure that women
are full partners in their families,
communities, and nations, as well as
on a worldwide basis.
The UN Fourth World Conference
on Women is important to Americans
because women everywhere want
strong families, economic security,,
access to basic and better education
and health care, participation in all
levels of decision-making, personal
safety, legal rights, and basic equality.
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At the conference, the United States
aims to promote the advancement and
empowerment of women and to build
on the commitments made a't other
important UN conferences: the 1985
Women's Conference in Nairobi, the
1992 Environment and Development
Conference in Rio, the 1993 Vienna
Human Rights Conference, the 1994
Cairo Population and Development
Conference (ICPD), and the 1995
Copenhagen Social Summit (WSSD).
The U.S. will provide leadership on
the following issues:
• Human rights of women, including actions to end violence against
women;,
• A life-span approach to health and
education;
• Efforts to balance work and family
responsibilities of both women and
men;
• Economic security;
• The importance of the participation of the non-governmental sector as
partner in building communitieslocally, nationally, and internationally;
and
• The full participation of women in
political and economic decision-making.
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The U.S. Government has appointed
a strong team to lead the official
delegation to the UN Fourth World
Conference on Women. First Lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton will serve as
Honorary Chair of the Delegation; no
decision has been made about her
attendance at the conference. Ambassador Madeleine K. Albright, U.S.
Permanent Representative to the
United Nations, will chair the Delegation; Donna Shalala, U.S. Secretary for
Health and Human Services is Cochair. Under Secretary of State for
Global Affairs Timothy Wirth is
Alternate Chair, and former Member of
Congress Marjorie MargoliesMezvinsky is Deputy Chair/Director
of the Delegation. Veronica Biggins,
former assistant to the President, will
serve as Vice Chair.
Other members of the delegation
currently include Lynn Cutler of
Washington, DC, Maria Antonietta
Berriozabal of Texas, Arthenia Joyner
of Florida, Dorothy Lamm of Colorado,
and Linda Tarr-Whelan of Washington,
DC. The White House is expected to
name the full delegation by early
summer.
Global Prepcom
The final preparatory committee
negotiating session, or "Prepcom,"
concluded its pre-conference work in
Public Participation
The Global Conference Secretariat of
the U.S. Department of State is
sponsoring monthly public meetings to
discuss preparations for the Women's
Conference. All interested individuals
are invited to attend. The meetings will
be held 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the Office
of Personnel Management (OPM)
auditorium in Washington, DC, 1900 E
St. NW, on the following dates: July 11
and August 1.
In addition, a series of substantive
discussions on specific sections of the
conference's Platform for Action are
open to the public. These discussions
will be held in room 1350 at OPM 3:305:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Education/Girl-Child: June 19
Poverty/Economics: June 22
UN Systems/Resources: June 23
Diversity: June 30
There will be an additional meeting
in New York on Thursday, June 22 to
be held from 2:00-3:30 p.m. in UN Conference Room 2. 0
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New York City on April 7, 1995.
During the three-week session,
delegates discussed the platform, to
which they added a section on girls
and young women and a one-page
Declaration to accompany the draft
' Platform for Action (see box).
The current draft of the Platform for
·Action contains distinct elements that
reflect a developing worldwide
consensus that the only way to bring
about equality, development, and
peace is to empower women by
integrating them into mainstream
society where they can work in
partnership with men. Such a consensus did not exist 10 years ago at the
Nairobi conference.
Non-governmental organization
(NGO) accreditation to the conference
also was deliberated at the prepcom.
There are now more than 2,700 NGOs
eligible to send representatives to
observe the World Conference. The
status of the additional 1,500 NGOs
still seeking accreditation will be
Other Information Sources
Information Hotline. Department of State Global Conference Secretariat hotline for
recorded information on public meetings and other special events related to the
4WCW is 202-663-3070 or, for the hearing impaired, TOO 202-647-3750.
Special Needs Information. U.S. participants with special needs should contact the
Global Conference Secretariat on 202-647-3129 several weeks prior to scheduled
events so that reasonable accommodation can be made.
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Print Sources. Copies of the draft Platform for Action are available from the
Conference Secretariat at the United Nations. Requests may be made by fax
(dial 212-963-3463) or by writing to:
Secretariat for the Fourth World Conference on Women
Division for the Advancement of Women, Room DC2-1234
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Visa Information. The Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs publication
"Foreign Entry Requirements" lists the address of the Chinese embassy along with
all consulates in the United States. To request a copy by fax, dial 202-647-3000 and
enter publication number 10007 at the appropriate prompt. Copies of this publication
are also available at U.S. passport offices, listed in the blue pages of your local
telephone directory.
Electronic Access. Other information about the 4WCW is available electronically
through the Department of State Foreign Affairs Network (DOS FAN) under the
heading "UN Fourth World Conference on Women" under the Bureau of International
Organization Affairs/United Nations section of the Global Affairs listing. Visa
information is available in the Consular and Travel Information section. DOSFAN is
accessible three ways on the Internet:
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determined at the 1995 Substantive
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Council (ECOSOC) meeting in Geneva,
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NGO Forum Site
Traditionally, there has been an
effective working relationship between
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intergovernmental world conferences. In
recent years, NGOs have organized
parallel meetings known as "NGO Fora"
that are held in conjunction with these
conferences. The fora normally are
located near official conference sites, thus
facilitating dialogue among governmental and_non-governmental representatives, and resulting in strengthened
action plans.
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On June 8, Supatra Masdit, Convener
of the NGO Forum, signed an agreement
with the China Organizing Committee
finalizing the site details for the NGO
Forum. The official opening will take
place at the Olympic Stadium (located
across from the Beijing International
Convention Center, site of the 4WCW)
on August 30. The majority of NGO
Forum activities will take place in
Huariou at the Scenic Tourist Area, about
33 miles from Beijing. The agreement
also calls for a satellite facility in Beijing
near the conference site for participants
at the NGO Forum to meet with Observer NGOs to the conference and
government delegates.
The U.S. Government is pleased that
the UN, China, and NGO planners have
reached agreement on what promises to
be the largest gathering of its kind ever
held. Recognizing a successful NGO
Forum as an integral part of the World
Conference, the U.S. will continue to
work together with the UN, other
member states, and the NGO community
to encourage this outcome.
Conference Logistics and
Contact Information
DOSFAN is also accessible from most commercial on-line services. For additional technical information about DOS FAN, contact John Shuler by e-mail at
john.a.shuler@uic.edu. or by phone on 312-996-2738.
Copies of the draft Platform for Action are also available via e-mail under the
Association for Progressive Communications (APC) network at the following addresses:
un.wcw.doc.eng (English)
un.wcw.doc.esp (Spanish}
un.wcw.doc.fra (French)
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to the World Conference are receiving
notification from the UN. After receiving
notification, groups should immediately
forward the names and addresses of
designated individuals (up to two for
national NGOs and five for international) to the Secretariat for the World
Conference (see address below). The UN
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All deadlines for application for
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It is recommended that Forum and
follow-up for the conference.
have passed.
Conference participants consider
Ms. Theresa Loar is the Director of the
NGO observer representatives
Global Conference Secretariat. Contact:
purchasing travelers insurance to cover
can register for photo identification
all reasonable contingencies for
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Room 1318
tional Convention. Center beginning
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Phone: 202-647-3129
UN's letter stating that the NGO has
out by the NGO Forum .. The deadline
Fax: 202-647-4787
been accredited along with an original for returning this new form to the
letter from the NGO stating that the
· China Organizing Committee is
United Nations. Ms. Gertrude
individual is one of the group's
July 5, 1995. The address for the
Mongella of Tanzania is the Secretary
. designated representatives will also
committee is:
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suffice.
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Fourth World Conference on Women
World Conference on Women
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and NGO Forum on Women
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Secretary of State for Global Affairs
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Timothy Wirth established the Global
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FROM:
Gracia Hillman
Senior Coordinator, International Women's Issues
DATE:
December S, 1994
RE
Meeting on Friday, December 9, 3:30 p.m.
C.S. Department of State, Room 6323 (IO Conference Room)
This memo confirms the meeting to discuss capturing the message for the United States'
panicipation in the Founh World Conferem;t: un Wuuu;u lu l.Je held in Beiji.ng in
September and opportunities to convey that message between now and September.
As you will see from the list of invitees, we will have a rich blend of different perspectives
at the meeting.
Please call Margaret Dickson at (202) 647-6240 to pruviut: yuu1 ua.l~;: ufuillh awl ~uvial
security number so we can preclear your visit. Upon arrival, use the C Street, NW
entrance and present your picture identification to the precleared receptionist.
Room 6323 (the 10 Conference Room) is on the sixth floor.
Travel schedules have made it difficult for ul\ to develop in advance a discussion paper for
the meeting b1.1t we are still trying to accomplish that task. In the mean time, let. me share
with you my sense of where w~ ar~. There seem to be two schools of thought regarding
.message. One thought is that we already know the message; what we need to do is
develop the message and test it. on focus groups. The orher school of thought is that we
need to ~ather information and/or do serious research before the message can be
.developed.
Bearing that in mind, it seems to me that at the very least, we will want to end our meeting·
on Friday w1th strong reconunendatlons about how we gather the information we will
need to develop a cogent, one voice message that will forcefully articulate the importance
of this conference to women and the role that the United States is playing to ensure the
conference's success. We cun also begin identifying strategies and a timeline that includes
unique opportunities to convey the message.
I will be in New York from Wednesday through Friday morning. If you need additional
information about Friday's meeting, please call me at (202) 647-9358 and leave a message
on my voice mail as I will be checking message~. Or you can call Theresa Loar in the
Conference Secretariat at (202) 647-3129.
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Thank you for your willingness to join our discussions on Friday. 1 look f6rward to seeing
you then.
Distribtltion:
Kathy .Bonk and Emily Tim:::;, Cu11uuwlications Cons01tium
Ertharin Cousin, Dept. of State, White House Liaison
Dolores Crockett, Dept. of Labor, Women's Bureau
Lynn Cutler., U.S. Delegation P~m;::tnP.nt P11hlic Sector Member
Tony Gambino, Dept. of State, Global Affair:;
Celinda Lake and Meg Bostrom, M~lhmm, Lalit us, Lake
Theresa Loar, Dept. of Statt:l, Conference Secretariat
Ellen Marshall, Dept. of State, Population, Refugees and Migration Bureau ·
Ka:r~
Nussbaum, Dept. of Labor, \V omen's
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Elaine Shocas, Dept. of State, Office of Ambassador Albright
Linda Tarr Whelan, Center fur Policy i\ltt:lmativ~t:i
Linda. Williams, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Nancy Beldon, Beldon & Russonello
Copies to:
Mary Ellen Glynn, Dept. of State, Public Affairs
Arthenia Joyner. U.S. Delegation Permanent Public Member
Dotty Lam, U.S. Delegation Permanent Public Member
Melanne Verveer, Office of the First Lady
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AGENDA
Friday, December 9, 1994
3:30 p.m.
Welcome, Introductions, Review of Agenda- G. Hillman
3:35
Purpose ofMcssngc; Whnt do we need to nchleve?- G. Hillman
-One voice
-Other
3;45
Ove1view of preparations for Fourth vVorld Conference on WomenT. Loar, L. Cutler, E. Cousin
3:50
Overview of official U.S .. Regional Preparatory Meetings - D. Crockett
3:55
Overview of Cairo and Copenhagen Summits- E. Marshall. T. Gambino
4:00
What we know already about women and the issues - globally and at home
*Worldwide regional platfolll1s- Kathy Hendrix
*At Home- N. Beldon, M. Bostrom, L Tarr Whelan, E. Tines,
L. Williams
4;35
Next Steps- What else do we need to know?; How do we get that
information?; What resources will be required?- G. HiJlman
4:45
Strategies to voice the message; unique opportunities/events between now
and S~plt:mu~r, Lim~liw:! ut:velupnuml - G. Hilhmm
4:55
Overview and Wrap Up- G. Hillman
5:00
Adjourn
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In .P'reparation :for the UN Fourth World Conference on Womsn
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Carol M. Brcwnert Head Adminb,;trator
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'Washington, D.C. 20460
De.ar Ms. Browner:
Enclosed i!; i!rufo.rmation sent to Marsha Coleman Adebayo and 1\fadeiine Mixer at the beginning of
• August tb~lt llnduded a proposed list of women of color facilitators for the Nov. 15th Western'. Regional
• Meeting, "·w~:>m~n Thinking Globally~ Ac;ting Locally: On the Road to Beijing and the 21st Centu.Cy," in
· Oakland, which the EPA is co-sponsoring. In addition to the enclosed list, we would like to add· Wilmette
Brown, an activi.st for many years, the author of ~oors:·13la~k Ghetto Ecology.
The \VomEm of Color Network (WOC:N) is concerned that grassroots women of color who i :;ve in inn.er
dty and/or rur.~l area,, who have beewworking on envirorunental issues and who have sho·,.vn a
history· of accountability to people at the bottom of the economic ladder be given space as presenters
at the regional ::11eeting. We believe th{~r input would he a tremendous asset to the meeting as a whole "
an.d would provide you with information from the bottom up, which is bound to be invaluable to your
work.
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As far as we lmow, there is now no woman of color keynote speaker on enviromnentai issues a~d/or
plenary pand on environmental issues scheduled to present at the meeting. We find this pt·oblematic.
given the c.on.ference sub-theme, the tremendous impact of environmental devastation on our cornmunities,
as well as the ,concentration of people of color within this region. To remedy this, we would ,tike to
propose a plenary panel that is preferably a women of color panel, or one that includes '· rtpresentative
grouping of women of color) Le. Black, Latina, Native American, Asian/Pacific. Such a pknary would
indicate to the audience and others the seriousness that the EPA places on the impact on womu1 of color of
environmental i~:sues and would reflect the population of the region, while providing a wealth 0l'.
informa.tion :rJnd hands on expertise useful for all meeting participants. We would be glad to work with
your office in proposing plenary panel speakers that are re.Q,resentative of the region.
We are pla.n:r:dng to have a regionwide W()ffien of color meeting in Oakland on Nov. 14th.
Will you and
othe.r repre:sen::atives of the EPA be available to briefly meet with WOCN representatives on Nov. 14tL?
Please let us 'know if this is possible, and if it is, a time slot that would fit into your schedule.
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Nov. 14th and 15th.
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MadeHn1! Mixer, Regional Director, \Vomen's Bureau
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Timothy \\Tirth, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
Alexis Herman, Assisumt to the President a:nd Director, Office of Public Liaison
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Women of Color Network
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Tc:1: M:arsha Coleman Adebay.'J, :Environmental Protection Agency, and
Madeline Mixer, Regicmal I)ire~~tor, Women's Bureau
Fr·om~ '\Vomen of Color Network, Margaret Prescod. contact
Re:;\Vm:c.en of Color and Envi.ro11rrHmtal Issues, Initial List
August 1, 1994
W1t; llJ'1' requesting that the following titles and facilitators be included in the Breakout
Se:ssio:rw on women and the environment. Since- so .much has to be cov~red, you might want
to cor..:.~:!~..&lso includ.in,e; some ~~~f tbe :PtOPQ::ed facilitators in (! fllr.Mry pant.l oti 'Wumen
and th': Environment' at the upcoming Western Regional Prepantory Meeting.
·.. l~nYir~mrnental, Economic Ju:,tice and Racism: Indigenous Women
protection of and control of American Indian/Native American lands; uranium mining;
nlilitsxy-related toxins~ to:ll:ic waste dumping; health issues
• E~twh-onrnental, Ecohondc Justice and Racism: Inner Cities
l~~ad poisoning: incineratO'l' placemen.t; poverty, lack of resources and the
environment; heavily-indus1i\alb~ed communities; workplace health and safety issues
Pr~opo:ie:d
facmtatorst
Rose Augustine. Tusconin:ns for a Clean Environment
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'Heidi Blackeye, Western Sh(>Shone N~tion
Robin Canon, Concerned Citizens of South Central LA
Pamela Chang, Southwest N(~twork for Environm~nta.l and Economic Justice
Juar.a 01Jtierre2;. Mother~; of East LA. Santa Isa·bel
!.anita Ja<;obs, Environmemal and Economic Justice Project, LA
I-ivini is for Everyone* N1'galez. Aritona (a representative from)
Alison :Murphy, Cititens Alert, Nevada
Valerie Taliznan, Native Am(~:dcan activist and journalist, Phoenix, Arizona
This ptoposal is submitted with 1he support of The Southwest Network for Environmental and
Bc,;,n,:>Jnlo Justice.
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Arvc>nne Fraser, US R6preseJrttative to the UN Commi:;s:!on on the Status of \Vomen
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Aunu!lt 1, 1994
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;vladeline !ylixer,
We wo·uld: like to be infonned about what assista."lce regarding travel and housing will be
avails.b.:le for grassroots women of color activistS and other low-income women from 0uiside
th.e SEm Francisco Bay 2ll't! who l:tre interested i" participating in the Western Regional
Prep~~~.toey Meeting. VIe are especially, but not' only, concemed about. women who 1>1il:\ be
facilitatorS/presenters. Region 10 is quite hi.rge, and women of color activists particui;u-ly
from Nevada and Arb:o:na and other more distant areas will need assistance in. order t~\ af~end .
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AlthoU;ih we are all quite pressed for timei we in Southern California hopet to the degree that
we c.an, to carpool and drive up. Th.ough aware that the Regional Meetings were not a
prl(>rhy ror government funding, e~ commitment to diversity means ensuring th&t women who
need a!isistance in otdcr to pa..~c:ipa.te 1 receive it.
Th1~- Vlo1nen
of Color Network (WOCN) is also requesting that the planning committee
minutes reflect the fomtation of tl1e WOCN and that, although we are unable to attend
planning meetings due w lack of funding for travel, we want to be an active part of the
Region,all M~eting planrting as WElU as the R.egior.al Meeting.
Enolcts,~d
is a list of women activj~ b environmental issues in communities of color whom we
would like to propose a.s facilitators for the breakout sessions focusing en the environment,
art(l pos~1ibly for a plenary panel em 'Wcmen and the EnVironment'. We look forward to
henrlng from you on these matter&.
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M~a:ret
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Prescod (Internadonal.ll:lack Women for Wages fcrr Housework)
for the ~Women of Coktr Network
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cc: Kare;n Nussbaum, I>irec,tor. V~'omen's :Sureau
A.rv1:>nne Frasert US Representative to the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Marsha Coleman Adebayo. Environmental Protection Agency
PO B,o.r 86881, Los .Angeles, CAl goos6-D681 .. phone 2131221-1698, fu 2131227...9353
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