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United Nations Panel to Feature Abigail Disney |
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Abigail Disney will be taking part in the 55th Annual UN Commission on the Status of Women this month. This year's theme is Women, Science and Technology, with an emphasis on access to education for girls and opportunities for women and all in the global economy.
This International Panel and Dialog will explore the intersections between Women, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship, and opportunities for women to take the lead in the marketplace of the future.
To learn more about the UN Commission on the Status of Women, please visit: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw
All those working with Women and Girls, Human Rights, Peacebuilding, Social Enterprise and Economic Development, are invited to attend this special presentation during the UN-CSW.
55th UN Commission on the Status of Women
February 21 - March 4, 2011
Women Taking the Lead: A Dialog on Education, Entrepreneurship
and Opportunities for All
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
4 PM - 5:30 PM
UN Church Center, 777 UN Plaza
The Hardin Room 11th Floor
New York, NY 10017
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Athena Film Festival |
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Photo by: Barnard College/Asiya Khaki
"The Athena Film Festival kicked off at Barnard College with an awards ceremony honoring the breakthrough achievements of thirteen extraordinary film world mavericks."
Abigail Disney, and Gini Reticker were among the filmmakers honored on Thursday.
Melissa Silerstein covered the event on her site Women & Hollywood:
“Abigail Disney and Gini Reticker took to the podium as a team, echoing their collaboration on the startling documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell about the successful Liberian Revolution which resulted in its first democratically elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Awarded for “their extraordinary use of film for social change” Disney spotlit Reticker as her muse, while Reticker named Asmaa Mahfouz, the young Egyptian woman credited with launching the recent revolution through her online video call to action. Reticker concluded with a Susan B. Anthony quote: “Failure is not an option.”"
For more information about the Athena Film Festival click here >>
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Sun Come Up Nominated for an Academy Award! |
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We are so proud that Sun Come Up has been nominated for an Academy Award! We want to extend our congratulations to filmmakers Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger.
Sun Come Up follows the relocation of some of the world’s first environmental refugees, the Carteret Islanders – a community living on a remote island chain in the South Pacific Ocean.
The filmmakers have launched a House Raiser campaign around the February 27th airing of the Academy Awards. The proceeds raised will help the Carteret Islanders build new homes. To learn more, and to find out how you can participate, please visit the Sun Come Up website!
http://www.suncomeup.com
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