Don’t forget to send in a nomination for the 100 Black European Women in Leadership book and award

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Black Women in Europe

Call for Nomination for the book “100 Black European Women in Leadership” and the “Black European Leadership Award – BELA 2009”

The need to highlight, raise awareness on and to celebrate achievements and successes of Black European Women from a self-empowerment perspective has been repeated on several occasions.

It is a fact that there are many Black European Women in decision-making and leadership positions in different Member States of the European Union. However, their contributions and achievements still remain largely invisible. Therefore, AFRA and its partners think that it is high time to pick up this challenge from a self-empowerment perspective and focus on this aspect within the framework of the European Year on Innovation and Creativity 2009.

For this reason we are currently working on our next book with the title: “100 Black European Women in Leadership”. This project aims at gathering data on 100 Black European Women in leadership and decision-making positions in Europe under the following categories: Social and Humanitarian engagements, Politics, Entrepreneurship, Academics and Research, Arts and Culture, Sports and Media. The selected 100 women shall be published as an attempt to honor these Black European role models (in all their rich diversity) for their leadership activities on the one hand, and on the other hand to encourage and promote the younger generations to go even further.

We therefore would very much appreciate it if you could recommend and/or help passing on this call to Black European Women around you, whom you think definitely deserve this honor. The deadline for nominations is 20th of March 2009. An international jury is going to decide upon the 100 Black European Women to be considered in the book and the BELA Award 2009.

AFRA and its partners are organising the “European Diversity, Innovation and Creativity Week 2009” from 13th-16th October 2009 in Brussels, within the framework of the European Year 2009 on Innovation and Creativity. A high level gala evening is planned during this week to officially present the book “100 Black European Women in Leadership” and to honor selected personalities (for the first time) with the “Black European Leadership Award (BELA 2009)”- for their contributions to the promotion of the cause of Black European Women.

The “Global Diversity Award Europe 2009 2009 (GDA-EU)” takes place on the same evening after the BELA.
For further information we gladly will be at your service and are looking forward to getting in personal contact with you.

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve
been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” (Barack Obama 2008)

Let us make a change together!

Beatrice Achaleke (Executive Director AFRA)
– AFRA – International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives
– Initiator Black European Women’s Council-BEWC
– Trägerin des österreichischen Bundesehrenzeichen 2008
Graumanngasse 7/D/1, 1150 Wien
Tel/Fax: +43 1 9660 425
ZVR-Zahl: 488597767
office@blackwomencenter.org

Call for Nominations Black European Women in Leadership and the Black European Leadership Award 2009

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Black Women in Europe

Dear All!

The need to highlight, raise awareness on and to celebrate achievements and successes of Black European Women from a self-empowerment perspective has been repaeted on several occasions. It is fact that there are many Black European Women in decisionmaking and leadership positions in different Member States of the European Union.

However their contributions and achievements still remain largely invisible. Therefore AFRA and its partners think that it is high time to pick up this challenge from a self empowerment perspective and adress it within the framework of the European Year on Innovation and Creativity 2009.

For this reason we are currently working on our next book with the title: “100 Black European Women in Leadership”. This project aims at gathering data on 100 Black European Women in leadership and decision-making positions in Europe under categories like Politics, Entrepreneurship, Academics and Research, Arts and Culture, Sports, Media, etc. and publishing a book on these black European role models in all their rich diversity.

With this we would very much need your support and would appreciate it if you could recommend us any women you know operating in the above mentioned categories. May be you yourself are one of them.
The deadline for recommendations will be the 20th of 27th if Febraury 2009. Later on a jury is going to decide upon the 100 Black European Women to be considered in the book.

In October 2009 AFRA and its partners intend to organise the “European Diversity, Innovation and Creativity Week 2009” in Brussels within the framework of the European Year 2009 on Innovation and Creativity. In the context of this event the book will be presented and combined with the “Black European Leadership Award (BELA)”- and the “Global Diversity Award Europe 2009 (GDA-EU)” – Gala Evening during which selected personalities and institutions will be honoured for their contributions.

For further information we gladly will be at your service and are looking forward to getting in personal contact with you.

Let´s make a change.

With best greetings from Vienna,

Beatrice Achaleke – Executive Director
– AFRA — International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives
– Initiator Black European Women’s Council-BEWC
– Trägerin des österreichischen Bundesehrenzeichen 2008

Graumanngasse 7/D/1, 1150 Wien
Tel/Fax: +43 1 9660 425
ZVR-Zahl: 488597767
office@blackwomencenter.org
www.blackwomencenter.org
www.bewnet.eu
www.blackaustria.at

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the
ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” (Barack Obama)

Join BlackWomenInEurope Live For Election Watch From Stockholm

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2008 Presidential elections, Black Women in Europe

Follow this link to participate.

Election Night Live Coverage with Black Women in Europe

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2008 US Presidential elections, Barack Obama, Black Women in Europe

Black Women in Europe will be blogging “live” in Stockholm on election night.

We will be at the Democrats Abroads dinner and election watch event at the Scandic Anglais Hotel at 10pmCET. There will be Swedish/American celebrities and Swedish TV4 is convering the event.

Then at 4.30amCET we will go to the American Embassy/American Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Hilton Slussen.

Join us with your thoughts and observations!

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Black Europe Map

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Black Europe, Black Women in Europe

Black European Women’s Council Launch in Brussels

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Black European Women's Council, Black Women in Europe

Dear Ladies,

How long have we been waiting for somenone to give us a chance?

How often have we been begging to be taken seriously?

How many times have we doubted in ourselves, our presence, our value and competence?

For how many years have we longed for recognition and respect?

Now the time has come to make a change, to take our destiny and that of our children and generations after us in our hands.

Time has come for us to redefine ourselves and to position issue affecting us on the European angenda.

Time has come to start being ourselves thereby creating an identity for us and our children and grandchildren.

We are daring the move.

We are ready to collectively position ourselves on the landmape of Europe.

Lets meet together in Brusels on September 9th 2008 to officially launch the Black European Women’s Council and the Vienna Declaration of Black European Women, adoted at the 1st Black European Women’s Congress, marking the European Year of Equal Opportunitie for All 2007, under the Initiative of Beatrice Achaleke (AFRA- International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives, www.blackwomencenter.org ) and co-organised by Hellen Felter (Tiye International).

Join us in this historical moment. Register now and and spread this information to other black women around you who maybe interested in being part of this political agenda to address issues affecting Black European communties.

I am so exciting looking forward to meeting and sharign with you again in Brussels:

DO NOT HASITATE TO CONTACT US SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!

With best black power greetings from vienna
Beatrice

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Beatrice Achaleke Executive Director
AFRA — International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives
Graumanngasse 7/D/1, 1150 Wien
Tel/Fax: +43 1 9660 425
ZVR-Zahl: 488597767
office(at)blackwomencenter.org

www.blackwomencenter.org
www.bewnet.eu
www.blackaustria.at

Update on the Launch of the Black European Women’s Council in Brussels – September 9th

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Black European Women's Council, Black Women in Europe

Dear everybody!

Greetings from Vienna
This Mail is to remind you of the upcoming launching of the Black European Women’s Council on Sept. 9th 2008 in the premises of the European Economic and Social Committee Rue Van maelant 1040 Brussels.

*Our achievements so far:*

1. Thanks to Brenda’s unending support it was possible for us to secure the cooperation of the European Economic and Social Committee for this important event. This cooperation represents a very important step towards implementing the preamble of the Vienna Declaration which states “Our gathering here is an indication of the necessity for the EU to dialog with Black Women’s Organisations EU-wide. The European Year for Intercultural Dialog therefore presents an opportunity to initiate and strengthen partnerships and alliances. We welcome purposeful efforts to engage with the EU in the implementation and in consequence in the securing and exercising of our rights as full citizens of the EU and EEA”.

2. I had a meeting with the new Director of the Fundamental Rights Agency -FRA in Vienna last Friday and am very happy to inform you that Mr Morten Kjaerum, the Agency’s Director, is very happy about our activities and is very interested to work with us to advance the cause of Black Women and Black Communities in Europe. He would love to be at the launching; unfortunately FRA’s staff is on retreat on this date. So we agree he sends a video message for the launching.

3. I am most happy to inform those of you interested to attend the official launching on Sept. 9th, that the proposal I submitted to the *EACEA- Europe for Citizens* has been approved. This means we shall be able to cover part of your expenditures in form of perdiem (according to the EU Flat rates 2008). Enclose is the agenda of the launching for your information. The registration form is under www.bewnet.eu/company/registration-form/. Please register not later than August 15th 2008 for organisational reasons. We can cover perdiems for up to 3 participants per country.

4- With the funding of the EACEA we shall be able to host the first general assembly of BEWC (a slight change of agenda) and a workshop on how to organise national coordinations of BEWC in April 2009, in The Netherlands. We shall be able to cover perdiem for up to 40 participants all together.

At the moment I am working hard to secure a funding for a reception to celebrate our launching in Brussels. Should anybody know where we can apply for the sum of €10.000 to cover launch and reception, I shall be most grateful for your support.

We are currently working on the list of speakers for both the High Level Roundtable Discussion on “The role of Black Women in an all inclusive Europe, challenges faced by Black Communities” and the official speeches at the launching. We shall publish the final list on our website (www.bewnet.eu) as soon it is complete.

Please check www.bewnet.eu regularly for updates on this event. Be so kind to forward this invitation to interested black women and men around you. Should you have any questions, do please not hesitate to get back to us at anytime.

We are very much looking forward to seeing you again in Brussels for this great event.

With best greetings from Vienna

Beatrice

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Beatrice Chalice Executive Director
AFRA — International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives
Graumanngasse 7/D/1, 1150 Wien
Tel/Fax: +43 1 9660 425
ZVR-Zahl: 488597767
office @ blackwomencenter.org
www.blackwomencenter.org

Women of the African Diaspora Conference

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Afro European Sisters Network, Black Women in Europe, Women of the African Diaspora

As part of the Kwakoe festival in Amsterdam there will be a conference for Women of the African Diaspora.

Program*

Presentations/Panel Discussion:
Being a Black Woman in a Global Society
Surviving and Thriving in the Corporate Culture

Musical Performance:
Carole Beausaint Denis

Networking Hour

Bazaar
Sisters with businesses will be able to display and sell their products.

Gift Sponsor:
Mariposa Imports

Registration link

*Subject to change