Ann Smith with Circle Connections and WAYS WOMEN LEAD will attend the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Meeting starting this Friday.
Ways Women Lead: Women and Girls in Leadership for the Common Good
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Collaborating at the 54th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Inviting you to participate in a weave of “ways women lead”:
Pre-conference:
Friday, February 26th, Women’s Circle, 2:00-4:00 pm, Episcopal Church Center, 815 2nd Avenue, in the chapel, between 44th and 43rd streets. A time to get to know one another, our women’s organizations and CSW activities. Sponsored by Ways Women Lead, Anglican Women’s Empowerment, and Millionth Circle.
Sunday, February 28th, Ways Women Lead Fundraising Event, 7:00-9:00 pm. Soldier & Sailors Club, 283 Lexington Avenue, between 36th & 37th Streets. Reception, cost $20, Bulgarian food and cultural festivities, including world-renowned opera singer, Valentine Peytichinov, silent auction for inspiring art and beautiful Bulgar pottery and weaving, and segments of the film “The Heart to Lead: Women as Allies for the Greater Good”. Meet members of Ways Women Lead planning team and leaders from around the world who are making a difference. Proceeds to benefit the upcoming WWL training-of-trainers program in Bulgaria, May 2010. Sponsored by Ways Women Lead and The Young Marine Corps.
During CSW:
Tuesday, March 2nd, Interactive Workshop on Conscious Leadership, 1:00-3:00 pm. International Catholic Organization, 323 E. 47th Street. Featuring social entrepreneur, Donna Hadjipopov and a segment from the movie “The Heart to Lead. Women as Allies for the Greater Good”. Sponsored by the International Public Policy Institute, Ways Women Lead and Anglican Women’s Empowerment. (Supporting organizations include: Millionth Circle, Circle Connections, Gather the Women Global Matrix, Women Waking the World, Women’s Learning Exchange, and Imagine the Good.)
Wednesday, March 3rd, International Panel on Sex Trafficking, 4:00-5:30 pm. UN Church Center, 11th floor, 777 United Nations Plaza, corner of 44th and 1st Avenue. Sponsored by Soroptimist International, Ways Women Lead, and Anglican Women’s Empowerment.
Friday, March 5th, Reception and information discussion on Beijing, UN Fourth World Conference on Women, 6:30-9:00 pm. Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Avenue and 90th Street. Reception, 6:30 pm, panel and informal discussion, 7:30-9:00. Invitation from Anglican Women’s Empowerment.
Monday, March 8, Millionth Circle Workshop, 6:00-7:30 pm. UN Church Center, 10th floor, 777 United Nations Plaza, corner of 44th and 1st Avenue. Sponsored by Millionth Circle and Pathways to Peace.
