To Beijing and Back : Pittsburgh and the United Nation's Fourth World Conference on Women Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	List of Acronyms
	Introduction	1
	A History of United Nations Women's Conferences	7
	The Significance of the UN World Women's Conferences	11
	A Brief History	33
	Funding Pittsburgh/Beijing '95 and Beyond	37
	The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom	43
	Banners Are Statements	46
	Lessons from the Peace Train	48
	Helsinki to Beijing	52
	Power	59
	Anna Marie	61
	The Great Adventure: Helsinki to Beijing	62
	An Example of Solidarity	65
	Crossing Borders	67
	A Peace Train from Helsinki: A Train Song	76
	Zina	79
	Sistuhs Coming Together	84
	Experiences in Beijing	85
	A Kaleidoscope of China	89
	Recollections	92
	Women Weaving the World Together	94
	Falling Into a Sea of Women	96
	Letter from Beijing, Wednesday, September 5, 1995	98
	An Open Letter to M. Jacques Chirac	102
	The Beggar Woman of Bangladesh	103
	Mother and Daughter	104
	Beijing '95: An Affirming Experience	107
	Some Thoughts from My China Notebook	109
	Images of Beijing	110
	A Night of China	112
	English: The Universal Language	114
	Dilemma of a Ghost	117
	Through a Woman's Eyes	118
	Fellow Citizens in the Household of God	123
	Glimpses of the Church in China: Excerpts from a Sermon	124
	God/Awful; God/Wonderful: Excerpts from a Sermon	125
	We Are All Connected	126
	Inspiring Young Women to Action and Advocacy	128
	Beijing: An Illuminating Experience	131
	The Anglican Women's Network	134
	Don't Let Anyone Ever Tell You That You're Anything Less Than Beautiful	136
	Faces	138
	Observing the Governments of the World at Work	145
	Representing Hadassah	153
	Women Defining the Future: A View from Beijing	156
	Recollections from Beijing	158
	Navigating the Conference	164
	Where Do We Go from Here?	171
	With Cup in Hand We Talk About Women Meeting in Beijing	173
	Women Without Borders	175
	CEDAW: A Bill of Rights for Women	181
	Thursdays in Black	184
	UNIFEM	185
	Bringing Beijing Home	187
	Pittsburgh Success Stories	189
	Think Globally, Act Locally: Chatham College Initiatives	191
	An Important Connection: Pennsylvania Peace Links	196
	Pennsylvania Peace Links' Commitments to the Peace Agenda	200
	A Woman's Questions	202
	Concerns	205
	In the Image of God: Excerpts from a Sermon	207
	One Year Later	209
	Stand Up, Speak Out: Ten Things You Can Do to Improve the Lives of Women	211
	Two Years Later: The Work Continues	213
	App. A: Sources for Further Information	233
	App. B: Participants and Presentations	235
	App. C: The Peace Train Itinerary	240
	App. D: The Platform for Action	242
	Notes on Contributors	259
	Index	270