Boo!
The only sign of Halloween here is that the mannequins at Benneton are wearing orange and black. Maybe that color combination is the new hip thing.
I dressed in black today, vaguely Halloween-ish. For WiB, October 31 is not Halloween, but the anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. (It's the fifth anniversary this year.) I still have not read the text, but the resolution is about involving women in peace processes. In celebration, we had a conference on the topic of "women, peace, security." (I still think candy and costumes is a better way to mark October 31.) This morning, we demonstrated in front of the parliament, telling the lawmakers to ratify the resolution. (Every time we demonstrate, we wear black.) We then had some panel discussions on our theme. I sat & listened to Serbian for 7 straight hours. My head is full.
I bought myself a snack size Toblerone on the way home & plan to eat it in celebration.
Happy Halloween!
I dressed in black today, vaguely Halloween-ish. For WiB, October 31 is not Halloween, but the anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. (It's the fifth anniversary this year.) I still have not read the text, but the resolution is about involving women in peace processes. In celebration, we had a conference on the topic of "women, peace, security." (I still think candy and costumes is a better way to mark October 31.) This morning, we demonstrated in front of the parliament, telling the lawmakers to ratify the resolution. (Every time we demonstrate, we wear black.) We then had some panel discussions on our theme. I sat & listened to Serbian for 7 straight hours. My head is full.
I bought myself a snack size Toblerone on the way home & plan to eat it in celebration.
Happy Halloween!
posted by rachel @ 9:01 PM
1 Comments:
At 10:01 PM,
Diana said…
hi. so i am your brothers friend but i always click the link to your blog when i read his blog. because i like your blog a lot. maybe even more than his. i thought i would let you know. mine is dianafreeburg.com if you're curious. i live in portland, you used to live there, correct? anyways, i just wanted to let you know your blogs a hoot and a half.
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