After a tumultuous summer of change and refocusing, we are thrilled to move forward with a new look and an exciting lineup of timely and provocative salons. Our first salon for the fall, on Monday, September 21st is on “Empowering Women & Girls in the Developing World.”
The New York Times Magazine recently dedicated an entire issue to the global concerns facing women and girls; award-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn have been writing about these subjects for years and their book Half the Sky, Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide was published this week; the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed), a non-profit that fights poverty and AIDS in rural Africa by educating girls and investing in their economic independence, produced the award-winning movie “Where Water Meets the Sky”; and the Clinton Global Initiative is dedicating a panel to “Investing in Women & Girls” on September 23rd.
We, too, are focusing on this vital issue. Please join us for an intimate conversation between Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn, and Camfed executive director Ann Cotton. The two will discuss the issues that women and girls face in the developing world and what we can do to improve their situation.
Details:
Monday, 21 September 2009
6PM cocktails, 7PM-8PM Conversation and Q&A
Live streaming through FORA.tv
Not-for-profit partner: Global Nomad Group
Location: 241 West 14th Street (between 7 & 8th Ave), New York
Tickets: $35 per person in advance, $50 at the door
Live streaming fee for online participation through FORA.tv: $5
RSVP here http://janera.eventbrite.com/
Janera Soerel
JANERA.com
curating global conversations
Twitter: @JANERA
c. (917) 573 9488
JSoerel@JANERA.com
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