When She is Safe...A Conversation Against Ending Violence Against Women
by Daniela I | June 13, 2011 - 18:00 - 20:30
ICRW on June 13 will host “When She is Safe…” a conversation on ending violence against women, as part of its year-long Passports to Progress 35th anniversary discussion series.
Panelists will address the challenges to and opportunities for ending violence against women in the coming years as well as how this pressing issue influences global development efforts, from reducing maternal mortality to increasing agricultural production.
Tickets are $50 each and include admission to the event, hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and complimentary valet parking. A VIP reception with panelists will be held prior to the discussion, and includes a book signing with moderator Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. VIP tickets are $250 per person.
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Abigail Disney, Donald-Steinberg and Mary-Ellsberg
Moderator:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, journalist, ICRW board member and author of the New York Times best-seller, “The Dressmaker of Khair Khana.”
Speakers:
Abigail Disney, filmmaker and founder of the Daphne Foundation and Fork Films
Donald Steinberg, deputy administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Mary Ellsberg, vice president of research and programs at ICRW
Location:
The National Press Club
529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
United States
