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Welcome Bridie- new Councillor for AWSC!

May 4, 2022

Kia Ora! My name is Bridie Marsden-Boyd and I am super excited to be the new Tikanga Pakeha Councillor Bridie Marsden-Boyd I have been a proud advocate for women for many years, having run workshops on the feminine divine, raised up young women to leadership in Church and been a delegate to UNSCW to name a few. I have a strong passion for theology- and am a perpetual student who never left uni! At the moment I am completing a Masters in Chaplaincy focusing on rituals. I live in Otautahi,  Te Waipounamu with my lovely husband, gorgeous chickens and a very naughty but endearing puppy called Theodore (Teddy).  Bridie is one of the two Council members for tikanga Pakeha, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christchurch, New Appointments, Pakeha Tagged With: Bridie Marsden-Boyd, feminine divine, UNCSW

Blessing and Struggle: Bridie goes to the United Nations, by Zoom

May 17, 2021

This year Bridie Boyd had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Sadly, she could not actually go to New York, because of Covid-19, but being online for two weeks was the inspiring virtual alternative . Being able to participate in UNCSW 65 was an amazing experience. The priority theme for this year was “Women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls” and the review theme was “Women's empowerment and the link to sustainable development.. As a person with passion for encouraging … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gatherings - in person and online, International, Womens Stories, Talanoa Tagged With: Bridie Boyd, Sex and power, UNCSW, young women

Intersectional feminism: what it means and why it matters right now.

November 25, 2020

image from the UN website This article is from the United Nations UN Women, which in turn is linked with the Commission on the Status of Women. AWSC has mentored several leading women from the Anglican Church to attend the global consultations. Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Originally published on Medium.com/@UN_Women From the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in communities around the globe to international protests against racism and discrimination, current events have shown that we are far from achieving equality. Trying to interpret and battle a multitude of injustices right now may feel overwhelming. How do we take on all these issues, and why should we? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Reflections, Womens Stories, Talanoa Tagged With: gender justice, intersectional feminism, UNCSW, United Nations

Ruihana goes to New York: UNCSW2019

August 17, 2020

How can we be more intentional in connecting globally to progress local issues? What are the opportunities to grow the influence and voice of the world wide Anglican Communion on human rights issues? Is there a need for our Church here in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia to be stronger advocates at Government/Parliamentary level? How in my role can I encourage young women leaders to build relationships, to network and to have a global perspective, inclusive of the United Nations.  Ruihana with Muslim delegates, after the Christchurch Mosque attacks. Ruihana Paenga attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 63rd Session in New York . She is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Maori, Study Opportunities, Womens Stories, Talanoa, Young Voices Tagged With: mentoring, Ruihana Paenga, UNCSW

Ellen goes to New York : UNCSW 2018

May 22, 2018

'We all know about the United Nations, but until 2017 I had never heard of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. This year’s priority theme was Rural Women and Girls, and I have slapped a few sets of cups on cow udders in my day; I’ve kept bees and grown vegetables.  I’m a rural woman, and a dab hand at hand milking. Obviously, this was going to be important, and I fully intended to bring my influence to bear on international affairs.' Ellen Bernstein attended the 62nd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW62) in March 2017. 'CSW sure does tackle the hard stuff: rape, sexual violence as a psychological weapon of war, early and forced marriage, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Pakeha, Study Opportunities Tagged With: ellen bernstein, New York, UNCSW, United Nations

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