Exclusive Skirball Exhibition: "Women Hold Up Half the Sky"
Please join us for the inspiring exhibition "Women Hold Up Half the Sky” based on the best-selling book by Harvard Overseer Nicholas D. Kristof AB ’82 and his wife Sheryl WuDunn MBA ’87.
Saturday, April 28th @ 1:30pm (optional group lunch at 12 noon)
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
This event is co-sponsorship by the Kennedy School Alumni Association of Los Angeles.
Experience a groundbreaking new exhibition inspired by the critically acclaimed book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas D. Kristof AB '82 and Sheryl WuDunn MBA '87. Deadline to register is April 26, 2012.
Featuring documentary photographs, visual art, sound installations, and interactive opportunities for visitors to get involved, Women Hold Up Half the Sky is a wake-up call to the injustices perpetrated against women worldwide and the ways we can effect change. Confronting the malign persistence of sex trafficking, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality, the exhibition tells stories of women from around the globe who have changed their lives through education, economics, and self-determination. Among them is Saima Muhammad, who lived in fear of her abusive husband and whose community ignored her suffering until she received a $65 microloan and built an embroidery business that now supports thirty families in her Pakistani village. The exhibition also spotlights visionaries like Edna Adan Ismail, the former first lady of Somalia, who used her life savings to build a maternity hospital in war-torn Somaliland, prompting donations and support from all over the world.
Experience these tales of perseverance, courage, and hope—and celebrate how individuals can be part of workable solutions.
Change is possible…and it can happen quickly.
Cost: Docent Tour, $7; Lunch, $23
Contact: Albert Chang, AlbertChang@charter.net
Register here!