coe-staff: MIUSA Event Invitation July 29th

[Carmen Cybula]

Hi, everyone,

I hope this finds you well! Please see the information below about a Panel Discussion on Higher Education and Inclusion of Women with Disabilities Globally on July 29 from 2:00-4:00 pm in the UO Knight Library.

MIUSA will be conducting a workshop at the UO campus on July 29th as part of the Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD). Students and faculty are invited to attend. It will be an opportunity to meet the WILD delegation and hear from UO faculty panelists on increasing access to higher education for women with disabilities globally.

I've attached the flyer and the information is also provided below.

Thanks,
Carmen Cybula
Office Support Specialist
Special Education and Clinical Sciences
University of Oregon | Eugene, OR 97403
Pronouns: she/her/hers

-------------------
UO students and faculty are invited to join us for a Panel Discussion on Higher Education and Inclusion of Women with Disabilities Globally

When: Monday, July 29th, 2019, 2:00 - 4:00pm

Where: UO Knight Library Browsing Room

Wheelchair accessible and ASL interpreted

UO students and faculty are invited to join us for a panel discussion and meet twenty-two disabled women activists from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East who are in Eugene for Mobility International USA (MIUSA)'s 9th International Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) Exchange Program, from July 13 - August 3, 2019.

Delegates represent Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Mongolia, Myanmar, Panama, Philippines, Romania, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Turkey, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Zimbabwe. These activists, representing diverse disabilities, bring expertise in fields such as law, policy, business, human rights, youth empowerment, education, health, media, HIV/AIDS, and violence prevention.

Embracing the "Loud, Proud and Passionate(r)" theme, WILD women will move forward in their personal and professional roles as community, national and world leaders. Through a series of intensive seminars and site visits, delegates will focus on using the media, implementing policy and legislation, networking with international allies, and improving employment and educational opportunities. Delegates will also participate in team building activities such as an outdoor challenge course and river rafting, and learn about U.S. culture by staying with local families.

As a non-profit organization, the mission of MIUSA is to empower people with disabilities around the world to achieve their human rights through international exchange and international development. Since 1981, MIUSA has offered international exchange programs for over 2,300 youth, adults and professionals with and without disabilities from more than 135 countries.
This event is sponsored by the University of Oregon Division of Equity and Inclusion. The WILD program is also made possible through the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation, Rotary Foundation, Channel Foundation and MIUSA's Women's Leadership Fund, and supported by national and local organizations and businesses, as well as homestay families and volunteers.

For more information:
Contact: Suz Dunn, sdunn at miusa.org<mailto:sdunn at miusa.org>, 541-731-1356
or visit https://www.miusa.org/event/2019/wild

Susan Dunn
Program Manager
132 E. Broadway Suite 343
Eugene, Oregon, USA
Office: 1-541-343-1284
Cell: 1-541-731-1356
Skype: suz.miusa
Email: Sdunn at miusa.org<mailto:Sdunn at miusa.org>
Website: www.miusa.org<http://www.miusa.org/>

Sign up for our monthly e-newsletters! http://www.miusa.org/newsletter/signup

[Description: Twitter]<https://us1.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/wizard/www.twitter.com/mobilityintl>Follow us on Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/mobilityintl> [Description: Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/mobility.international> Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/mobility.international>

Advancing disability rights and leadership globally.

Are you a MIUSA alum? Complete our survey to stay in touch: http://ow.ly/NQmgY



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists-prod.uoregon.edu/pipermail/coe-staff/attachments/20190725/f35e4e71/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 1192 bytes
Desc: image001.png
URL: <http://lists-prod.uoregon.edu/pipermail/coe-staff/attachments/20190725/f35e4e71/attachment-0002.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image002.png
Type: image/png
Size: 942 bytes
Desc: image002.png
URL: <http://lists-prod.uoregon.edu/pipermail/coe-staff/attachments/20190725/f35e4e71/attachment-0003.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Higher Education UO Panel Flyer.docx
Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Size: 1800556 bytes
Desc: Higher Education UO Panel Flyer.docx
URL: <http://lists-prod.uoregon.edu/pipermail/coe-staff/attachments/20190725/f35e4e71/attachment-0001.docx>