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Proposals are currently invited for the program of the 2010 People's Summit taking place in Toronto from June 18 - 20, 2010.  The initial deadline is April 1, 2010. The summit will create a space for community organizers, activists, NGOs, independent media, workers, artists - the people - to mobilize for global justice in advance of the G8/G20 Summits happening June 25-27 in Huntsville and Toronto.

March 22 is World Water Day! World Water Day is a United Nations designation meant to draw attention to global water quality issues.

The World Water Day 2010 theme is Water Quality and the slogan is "Clean Water for a Healthy World". UNEP is the UN agency leading on World Water Day this year.

EWB's Bridging the Gap Conference is taking place on March 27, 2010 at UBC.  Passionate students and professionals will explore how local actions impact extreme poverty. Held at the Life Sciences Institute on the University of British Columbia Campus, this year's conference will explore the aim to drive change through our work in Canada and in developing communities.

Street Kids has just announced a number of CIDA sponsored international youth internship opportunities that are now available in Kenya, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Tanzania, India, Philippines and Sierra Leone. To learn more about the opportunities, please visit our jobs page.

International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated every year on March 8th. The day was created in 1911 in order to celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday.

BCCIC is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic media and communications intern to develop a Media and Communication Plan that will promote our member organizations’ activities to the media and throughout BC. Learn more about this position at bccic.ca/jobs.