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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the October edition of Alert's e-bulletin.
This
month we concentrate on our gender work both in Burundi and in Guinea,
our ongoing commitment to aid effectiveness in the UK and our
advocacy work on climate change and conflict.
You can also find out more about our conflict sensitivity work, our events and upcoming training courses.
Ilaria Bianchi
Editor
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EVENTS
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- Are You Taking the Peace? – UK top comedians take a stand against war
There are still tickets available for our fantastic comedy night on Monday 9th November
at London's Comedy Store, guaranteed to be jam packed full of laughter!
Headlining with award winning British comedy writer and actor, Stephen
Merchant, and featuring Stewart Francis,
Lucy Porter, Alistair
Barrie, Adam Hills and Will Andrews. Find out more and buy tickets online.
- Music for Peace – Singers and bands in aid of International Alert
Tuesday 10th November: The Fancy Toys & Friends will be performing their creative and exciting tunes at The Bedford, in Balham. Free entrance, donations welcome. Find out more
Tuesday 1st December: Renowned jazz singer Barb Jungr
will be performing Not in Our Name, at All Hallows Church, in support
of International Alert and the Helen Bamber Foundation. Find out more and book your tickets.
- Volunteers needed – Get involved!
If
you have some spare time on your hands and would like to do something
different to help International Alert, then why not apply to volunteer
with us? If you would like to find out more please contact us at fundraising@international-alert.org or call 020 7627 6863.
- Training Courses – Find out more and sign up to Alert’s training courses:
Introduction to Working in Conflict (21-22 November 2009)
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About International Alert
International
Alert is an independent peacebuilding organisation that has worked for
over 20 years to lay the foundations for lasting peace and security in
communities affected by violent conflict. Our multifaceted approach
focuses both in and across various regions; aiming to shape policies
and practices that affect peacebuilding; and helping build skills and
capacity through training.
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Our thematic projects
work at local, regional and international levels, focusing on
cross-cutting issues critical to building sustainable peace. These
include business and economy, gender, governance, aid, security and
justice. We are one of the world’s leading peacebuilding NGOs with more
than 120 staff based in London and our 11 field offices.
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Understanding conflict. Building peace.
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