8th CSBR Sexuality Institute - Call for Applications!
The Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) is pleased to announce our Call for Applications for the 8th CSBR Sexuality Institute, to be held from 9-16 February 2016, in Sri Lanka.
Interested?
· Do you have at least 2 years of experience working on issues of sexuality & human rights?
· Are you committed to undertaking efforts to promote sexual and bodily health and rights at national and international levels?
· Do you represent an organization/institution engaged in advocacy, research, fieldwork, and/or grassroots organizing on issues of sexuality and rights?
Then we'd like to hear from you!
To Apply: Please (1) submit the Application Form online (http://www.csbronline.org/institute/application-form/), and (2) send your current C.V. to csbrsexualityinstitute@gmail.com by 5th October 2015.
Deadline to apply: 5th October 2015
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About the Institute: Designed as a comprehensive curriculum on sexuality, sexual and reproductive health and rights with in-depth discussions on the linkages between research and practice, the CSBR Sexuality Institute offers a holistic interdisciplinary program combining history, theory, research and politics of sexuality with applications of advocacy and fieldwork.
Each CSBR Sexuality Institute brings together about 20 leading sexual and reproductive rights activists, academics and researchers for a six-day training comprised of lectures, group work, round-tables, panels, site visits and film screenings, all bolstered by participants’ own experiences around sexuality & sexual rights advocacy.
Language: The Sexuality Institute is held in English.
Costs: Attendance for participants from smaller organizations/based in the South is supported by CSBR, while participants from international NGOs/based in the North are asked to cover their own tuition and attendance costs.
For more information please see: http://www.csbronline.org/institute/about-the-institute/.
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Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR)
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