"FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL" TRAINING DAYS!

10TH. JULY 2010 "FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL" TRAINING DAYS!

Yesterday, I decided to join Srs.Clare and Monica in a three-day training for CEDAW. It was called - "FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL"! Both days have been a great help and a huge insight into the coming weeks. The 15 participants included Argentinians, two from Fiji Island and the remainder were from Russia. All had excellent English, except one or two of the Argentinians. We had a Human Rights Lawyer and legal experts followed today by a representative from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Then, those reporting prepared their statements for the United Nations meeting. All were advised to speak in English. Both days have been a great help - the organisers of the training are based in Geneva but their Office is in Kuala Lumpur. The training will be repeated for the Albanian group and I plan to join them too!

When I returned this evening a Province Leadership Team Meeting had just finished. I was delighted to meet six new Sisters including our local Provincial. Sister Ellen Kelly had graciously welcomed me to reside here. Sister cooked the evening meal, barbecue-style out on a little roof garden. We could have been miles from downtown New York! A number of the Sisters have Irish roots and we did a bit of tracing!!

Tomorrow concludes our training. We have a later start in the morning - there are plenty of Masses here so its easy to plan. Then, we move onto the United Nations on Monday for the 'real' work!

Enjoy the weekend! A special wish for a quiet and happy Twalfth to all in Belfast!