HRSI Herald March-April 2015

The Vagina Monologues performance is staged in CEU for the 7th time We managed to raise around 350 000 FT in support of HaNEM, Homeless Women for Each Other

Initiated by a student of Gender Studies

Department Freyja Jónudóttir

Barkardóttir, this workshop was aimed

to provide community members, who

experience menstruation, with infor-

mation about environmentally friendly

HRSI’s programs in high schools expand The volunteering opportunities opened in Imre Madach Secondary School

Performances of the Eve Ensler’s award

-winning play The Vagina Monologues

were staged in Auditorium on March

19&20. The play is based on interviews

with more than 200 women. With humor

and grace the piece celebrates women’s

sexuality and strength.

This year’s performance was directed by

HRSI’s Program Coordinator Simona

Gamonte.

To promote the event and raise addi-

tional funds for our beneficiary,

HaNEM, The Vagina Monologues cast

has backed several dozens of vagina

cupcakes.

and safe hygienic tool, that is, menstrual

cup. The peer-to-peer workshop was a

safe space to share experiences of using

menstrual cup and to ask any questions.

The event was dedicated to the 8th of

March, International Women’s Day.

Menstrual Cup Workshop Peer discussion to share experiences & combat marginalization of menstruation

In April, HRSI launched a call for vol-

unteers for new tutoring programs in

Imre Madach Secondary School.

CEU volunteers had a chance to partici-

pate in the following programs: Conver-

sations/Presentations in English, English

Coaching Program and Hispanic Stud-

ies Program.

These activities are part of the Student

Community Engagement Program, pro-

moting links between the CEU and local

community. At the moment, HRSI co-

operates with 3 different schools in Bu-

dapest, offering six different programs.

Community Clean-Up Students and employees went to do a spring cleaning in 13th district

Centennial of the Armenian Genocide Armenian and Turkish students initiated several activities to commemorate the mass murder and deportation of Armenians in Ottoman Empire in 1915-1922

How to fundraise for the good cause and understand governmental budgets Two intensive workshops took place in March and April

Refugees are welcome On weekends, CEU opens its spaces for the computer courses organized by MigHelp for migrants and refugees

Every weekend around 20 refugees from

Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Iran

and other countries are coming to CEU,

equipped with their own computers, to

learn a bit of computer sciences to be-

come more successful on the job market.

The computer course is organized by

MigHelp, a grassroots organization aim-

ing to help migrants and refugees.

HRSI, in collaboration with Esther

Holbroock, Center for Religious Studies

Coordinator, and Logan Strenchock,

On Saturday, April 18th, several mem-

bers of the CEU community participated

in the Community Clean Up Day, orga-

nized by HRSI in collaboration with

Sustainable CEU. We were cleaning

pedestrian area in 13th district of Buda-

Take your blindfold off, dear Europe Activist photoshooting dedicated to the International Roma Day

In collaboration with Romedia Founda-

tion, we launched a photo campaign

“Take your blindfold off, dear Europe!”

CEU community was invited to take

pictures in the Laptop area and show

their support to Romani people.

The campaign was inspired by the mani-

festo written by contemporary Romani

artists from around Europe who wanted

to stand up for real change and wanted

to encourage fellow Europeans to en-

gage into a deeper understanding of

Romani people, through being open to

their lives and their art by setting aside

superficial perceptions.

pest, along the Danube river, collecting

trash left from the previous season.

HRSI organizes short intensive work-

shops as part of its capacity building

program.

On March 28th, over 20 students and

young professionals from local NGOs

participated in one-day course on Fund-

raising with our regular trainer Noemi

Ambrus.

On April 21&22 we were pleased to

welcome at CEU Paolo de Renzio, Sen-

ior Research Fellow at the International

Budget Partnership in Washington, who

compiled a two-day workshop on Gov-

ernmental Budgeting and Human

Rights. This event was prepared in col-

laboration with SPP.

With logistical and promotional support

from HRSI, students organized several

events on April 23&24, including in-

fotable, documentary screening and visit

to the Armenian memorial, located near

Petőfi tér.

It is estimated, that between one and 1,5

million Armenians died as a result of

deliberate violence organized by Turkish

government. Officially, Ankara still

does not recognize those events as geno-

cide.

CEU Environmental and Sustainability

Officer, supports the course logistically

and institutionally. The ECDL computer

course started in April and is expected

to end in August.