Women In Film & Television International

Check this out! Women In Film & Television International (WIFTI) is "a global network" comprised of about 37 chapters of the organization Women In Film. With over 10,000 members, WIFTI is "dedicated to advancing professional development and achievement for women working in all areas of film, video, and other screen-based media." http://www.wifti.org/

The Girl Effect

Watch this fantastic video!

Kenya's Street Children Blogging Project

This is rather a departure from our normal postings, but something to be aware of none the less:

Kristina Rosinsky, from the Advocacy Project, has been working in Kenya this summer with children who live on the streets. Through the project, they have learned how to use computers and cameras, and now each of the seventeen students have their own blog and Flickr account. We encourage you to check them out here:
http://advocacynet.org/blogs/index.php?blog=110&title=voices_of_kenya_s_vulnerab
le_children_an&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#comments
The blogs are interesting and insightful. Do take a look!

International Women Leaders Global Security Summit Call to Action

Check it out! "The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with The White House Project, the Council of Women World Leaders and the Women Leaders Intercultural Forum launched the International Women Leaders Global Security Initiative in October 2006. This initiative, which will run through June 2008, aims to bring the perspectives and voices of global women leaders to the international discourse on security." They held a summit November 15-17, 2007 in New York City, NY. The participants signed their Call to Action, which is a statment for peace, security and welfare around the world, especially focusing on women's security. It first states, "We, the participants of the International Women Leaders Global Security Summit, share a common vision for a more secure, peaceful and just world. Our different cultures and backgrounds are unified by our common sense of urgency and shared resolve to ensure that all people may live free from fear and want. We commit to supporting effective policies that increase human and state security and challenge affronts to both." You can read the full goals and sign the call here.

The Women's History Project

Technology and Communication 2

Here are more links, especially for kids:

• Got a computer question? Consult Webmonkey, a site that explains how to build a webpage and other projects. Visit http://www.webmonkey.com/ or the kids version at http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/kids/planning/safety.html.
• Another kids tech site is the for kids, by kids Lissa Explains It All. As she says in her profile, Lissa started the website when she was a girl, and is continuing her webpage in college. She offers an HTML tutorial, tech information and goodies like e-cards and clipart. Visit http://www.lissaexplains.com/.
• Kids Click! isn't just about technology, but it's a handy kid's search page with lots of good, selected sites! A site "created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System, as a logical step in addressing concerns about the role of public libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites," it is currently maintained by the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. Visit http://www.kidsclick.org/.

--The Women's History Project

Technology and Communication Resources

Since we are creating a website and such, U.S. WHP is involved and interested in technology and communication. Here, we'll show you some of our favorite (and handy) links and resources:

• Skype is a form of computer communication that lets you call people (through a computer mike and headset) or chat with them (as you would in IM). Best of all, you can download the program for free! Visit http://skype.com/.
• "We know that most people, like us, would love to be able to give limitless amounts of money to those in need, but who has a limitless amount of money?" Search Kindly is where you can participate in charity everytime you search the web; the website has a Google search engine and donates all of it's advertising money to charity! "The whole point of Search Kindly is to take something that you'd be doing anyway, like surfing the Internet, and turn it into a really meaningful action," as their blurb states. Visit http://www.searchkindly.org/.

Stay tuned for more links!

--The Women's History Project