Collections by Michelle Brown WSG London Bell of Bell Global Justice

London Bell is a community warrior. This lawyer, community organizer, activist and humanitarian can always be found standing for the human rights of all – not just in metro Detroit but anywhere people, especially women and girls, are oppressed. The native Detroiter has focused her career advocating for policy changes on behalf of diverse communities. She is the President and CEO of Bell Global Justice Institute, a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Detroit focused on advancing and promoting the international human right to education for girls.

Bell Global Justice Institute, in partnership with the Ruth Ellis Center, will be hosting an NGO Parallel Event during the 64th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York.
The parallel event “Promising Practices for Beijing+25: Strengthening Visibility for Women of Color will feature besides Bell, Deidre “D.S.Sense” Smith, Founder of On My Detroit Everything Movement; Famika Edmond, Founder of For The Love of HER; Corporal Dani Woods, Chief’s Neighborhood Liaison Unit Detroit Police Department; and Pamela E. Alexander, Deputy Director at the Ruth Ellis Center. Their presentation will showcase gender equality and the empowerment of women.
The 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women is planned to take place from 9 to 20 March 2020 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The year 2020 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995).

The 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women will focus on how do we make the changes needed.