Apart the fact that the conference will hold in a French country, these two languages, English and French, are the two official languages of the United Nations Associations (WFUNA).
Women: 1908–2008, one century of action On the 8th of March 1908, the premise of the International Women’s Day was born out of the actions of women workers demanding suffrage for women, as well as political, economic and social rights. They also acted against child labor and against the war. The Women’s Day was instituted in 1910 and has been celebrated on the 8th of March nearly all over the world ever since, with a recognition by the United Nations in 1977 as a “United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace”.
To commemorate that date and one century of action, the Destree Institute decided to organize, with all its partners, an international event: Millennia 2015, named as a feminine version of the Latin word “millennium”. Process Millennia is more than a new conference, a new association or a new network, with new publications and a new website. Millennia will take the best of all those elements to constitute a think tank as a new milestone to empower women’s entrepreneurship at large and on a global level.
It is maybe the first international process to work for women’s future with foresight as a tool. Millennia will work to gather women experience from all over the world, with a vision leading to enable research and development towards 2015 and beyond. We intend to present, during each session, Millennia’s Memorandum and decisions to political, economical and social decision-makers at all levels (local, regional, European and worldwide).