Hope you are getting enough time in to study. As another year comes to a close, we want to have one last meeting before we break off for summer. If you can attend the meeting this Wednesday April 4 at 1pm, we can discuss plans for next year as well as new recruitment. Hope to see you all there!

Hope you guys are doing well! We have a special announcement for all delegates and for those who are interested in joining DDRD. Please look over the message below and if you have any questions, contact Gladys at ddrd-glendon@gmail.com.

Dear members of the Student Network,

We have decided to extend the deadline for the Call for Papers to next Monday, February 20 at 9 am, in order to receive more submissions. So, if you were thinking about submitting, but didn’t have time, please submit your paper by next Monday.

Here are the guidelines:

CALL FOR PAPERS

A call for papers is also being launched on the theme of democratic development. We seek undergraduate and graduate level papers (essays, theses, field research reports) from every academic discipline, including political science, international relations, geography, history, anthropology, sociology and the sciences. This call for papers is open to all members of the Student Network.

If your paper is selected, you will be invited to give a 10 minute presentation of your research during the conference, and your paper will be published on the Network website. Students whose papers are accepted will be invited to attend the event, in addition to the representatives from the delegation, and the costs of your participation will be covered by the Network.

In order to be considered, applicants should email their proposals to network ‘at’ dd-rd.ca by February 20, 2012 at 9 am. Proposals should include your name, email address, university and program, and a short summary (200 words) of the paper you would like to present. Please mention “Call for papers” in the subject of your email.

In order to be considered, applicants should email their proposals to network ‘at’ dd-rd.ca by February 20, 2012 at 9 am. Proposals should include your name, email address, university and program, and a short summary (200 words) of the paper you would like to present. Please mention “Call for papers” in the subject of your email.

For more information, visit: http://dd-rd.net/en/nouvelles/appel-de-candidatures-et-appel-de-communications.

So, don’t delay… we look forward to receiving your submissions. And don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you would like more information at network@dd-rd.ca.

Lise Lortie, Programme Assistant, Student Network

Elana Wright, Programme Officer, Student Network

Nelly Zarfi, Planning Assistant for the national conference

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SVP transférez ce courriel à vos membres.

Bonjour chers et chères membres du Réseau étudiant,

Nous avons décidé de remettre la date limite de notre appel de communications à lundi le 27 février prochain. Si vous avez un travail, une présentation, une recherche ou un thèse sur le thème de la développement démocratique, svp soumettez-le.

Voici les lignes directrices :

Appel de communications

Nous lançons un appel de communications sur le thème du développement démocratique. Ainsi, les membres du Réseau étudiant et celles et ceux celles qui se sont impliqués dans les activités de leur délégation respective sont invités à nous soumettre leurs écrits (travaux de session, rapports de stage, essais, recherches, mémoires, dissertations…), dans la discipline académique de leur choix, incluant les sciences politiques, les relations internationales, la géographie, l’histoire, l’anthropologie, la sociologie et les sciences. Les quatre écrits sélectionnés seront publiés sur le site du Réseau étudiant de Droits et Démocratie et leurs auteur(e)s seront invité(e)s à en faire une présentation de dix minutes, lors de l’événement qui se tiendra du 15 au 17 mars 2012. Ces 4 personnes seront invitées à la conférence (avec frais couverts par le Réseau) en plus des représentants de leur délégation.

Afin que les candidatures soient prises en considération, les candidats et candidates devront rédiger un court texte de 200 mots résumant leur écrit. Il devra également être fait mention de votre nom, de votre courriel, du nom de votre université et du programme dans lequel vous étudiez ou avez étudié. Veuillez vous assurer d’inscrire « Soumission de communication » dans le titre de votre courriel.

La date limite pour nous soumettre vos écrits est le 20 février 2012 à 9h, à l’adresse courriel suivante : reseau ‘at’ dd-rd.ca.

Pour plus d’informations, veuillez consulter la page suivante: http://dd-rd.net/nouvelles/appel-de-candidatures-et-appel-de-communications.

N’hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous souhaitez des renseignements additionnels : reseau@dd-rd.ca.

Lise Lortie, adjointe de programme, Réseau étudiant

Elana Wright, agente de programme, Réseau étudiant

Nelly Zarfi, adjointe de planification pour la conférence du Réseau étudiant

After a blissful summer, we are back and ready for the 2011-2012 year! Last year was a success and we want to continue that success by adding new delegates to our team! We are looking for students Glendon and York University who are interested in joining our network. Our Clubs Day is happening on Monday September 12, 2011 from 10:00am-2:00pm and we will be having a booth on site. Come check us out and if you have any questions about the club and the network, feel free to ask us at anytime. Hope to see you guys on Clubs Day!

-DDRD Glendon Delegates

We have just uploaded some photos from our last event. More will be posted shortly so check back often.

We have hosted a Dialogue on the Middle East! We had four York University professors who specialize on the Middle East and North Africa present on the current uprisings. Dr. Saeed Rahnema, Dr.Heidi Moghissi, Dr. Ratiba Hadj-Moussa and Dr. Nadia Habib presented on the history and democratic development in Egypt, North Africa, Iran and from a feminist perspective. This event was educational and informative to all who attended and to those who had an interest in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly those who are curious in learning more about the current state.

The event was a success packed with lots of interesting debates and we hope to see you all in our next event next week!

We are on Facebook! Visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=506759192#!/group.php?gid=70962648849

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We have some exciting news to share with you, we will be hosting an talk “Zimbabwe: the Fight Against Impunity Goes On”! Karim Laz , Droits & Démocratie/ Rights and Democracy’s Regional Officer for Africa, will be coming in to speak about democratic development and human rights violations happening in Zimbabwe. In addition to the lectures, we will also be hosting a book drive with the DDRD, Books Without Borders. We encourage all students who have law textbooks to come to our event and drop off their used textbooks to support the Law faculty of the University of Zimbabwe.

The event on will be Tuesday March 29, 2011 at 4:30pm, in room YH172. If you are interested in attending  or if you are interested in donating your used law textbook but can’t make it to the event, please email us at glendon.ddrd@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you all!

About Books Without Borders:

Books Without Borders project (initiated and completed in Spring 2009) is to promote awareness regarding the need at the Law Faculty of the University of Zimbabwe for student resource material, particularly human rights and international law textbooks. The impetus for this project stemmed from an acknowledgement by Irene Petras, director of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, that there is a clear need for as many human rights, public international law and all associated materials at this time for law students at the University of Zimbabwe.

For more information on Zimbabwae Lawyers For Human Rights, visit their website at http://www.zlhr.org.zw/

For more information on WOZA, please visit their website at http://wozazimbabwe.org/

Valentine`s Day Guest Speaker
We partnered with Amnesty International by hosting a guest speaker lecture on Zimbabwae. The event was a huge success! The guest speaker presented the current state of Zimbabwe and also informed us more about WOZA, how our fundraiser will help the activist who are protesting and how we can further help WOZA.

For more information on WOZA, visit http://wozazimbabwe.org/

Please visit our facebook page to view some of the photo`s taken during the event. Follow us on facebook! Visit our page at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=506759192#!/group.php?gid=70962648849

This event will feature fair-trade coffee and light appetizers as well as a Slide Show about the current natural disaster in Haiti and the importance of continuing Human Rights Work in Haiti amidst the crises.

All are welcome to attend. The cost is $5.

The Glendon Delegation of Rights & Democracy will be participating in the annual Clubs Day in the Glendon Cafeteria on Monday January 11, 2010 to introduce students to our activities. We hope to see you all there!

We will be having our next meeting on Thursday January 14, 2010 in the Clubs Room to discuss our plans for the upcoming semester and the Regional Event to be held in Montreal. All are welcome to attend!

The entire Glendon Delegation would like to express our deepest sympathies to Mr. Beauregard’s family and friends. He was a strong supporter of the Student Network and he will be deeply missed.

The Network delegation at Glendon College will be hosting representatives of the 2009 John Humphrey Award laureate, Iraqi human rights organization La’Onf. Mr. Ibrahim Ismaeel, Chair of the Board, and Ms. Saba Jabbar, Programmes Coordinator, will be describing the history of non-violence and peace movements as well as the rights of women in Iraq. For more information on Rights & Democracy’s John Humphrey Award and the 2009 laureate, La’Onf, click here.

Glendon College, York University

Date:   Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Time:   12:00 pm (noon)

Location:  Glendon Hall Ballroom

Glendon College, York University

2275 Bayview Avenue

Toronto

A light lunch will be served.

Free admission

Registration preferred: glendon.ddrd@gmail.com

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Les lauréats du prix John Humphrey de Droits et Démocratie bientôt sur le campus du Collège Glendon.

Le délégation du Collège Glendon accueilleront des représentants du réseau irakien pour la non-violence La’Onf, lauréat du prix John-Humphrey Droits et Démocratie 2009. Monsieur Ibrahim Ismaeel, président du conseil d’administration et madame Saba Jabbar, coordonnatrice des programmes, visiteront ces campus pour discuter de l’histoire des mouvements de paix et des droits des femmes en Irak. Pour plus d’information sur le prix John Humphrey et le réseau La’Onf, cliquez ici.

Collège Glendon (York University)

Date :  mercredi 2 décembre 2009

Heure :  midi

Lieu :   Glendon Hall Ballroom

Collège Glendon, York University

2275, avenue Bayview

Toronto

Un léger lunch sera servi.

Entrée libre

Inscription préférable : glendon.ddrd@gmail.com