Wednesday, April 14, 2010
5:30 PM in the Community Room at the 29th Street Mall
Join us for a Conversation with
Shannon Galpin
Founder & Director, Mountain 2 Mountain
Shannon Galpin bikes through Afghanistan meeting women and furthering the women's rights movement. Hear about her unique experience of helping Afghan women to achieve equality in work, education, and leadership positions.
"Education for women and girls is the first step towards empowerment. When these girls are given the tools not just to read and write, but to critically think, to understand political and social issues that affect them, then have the ability to be heard, to be respected, and to become the catalysts for change within their own country. This will do more for women's rights, violence against women and children, and economic growth than anything else we can do."
Mountain 2 Mountain and Shannon have been featured on Dateline.
Save these dates for future Conversations:
Tuesday, May 11 (TBA)
Tuesday, June 8 (TBA)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
5:30 PM in the Community Room at the 29th Street Mall
Join us for a Conversation with
Linda Naugle
Senior Gifts Officer of the US Fund for Unicef
A Report on the Crisis in Haiti
Come to Conversations and hear about what is going on 'on the ground' in Haiti to address the devastation and needs of the people affected by the earthquake. Linda will report on how an organization like UNICEF responds to a crisis and update us on the current status of relief efforts.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Join us for a Conversation with
Jane Stanfield
of
Where is She Heading?
WANT TO TRAVEL? LOVE TO VOLUNTEER?
Come to Conversations and learn about Volunteer Vacations!
Jane Stanfield creates amazing volunteer vacations adventures. She helps people design an
experience that allows not only the opportunity to give to others, but also to learn about
cultures and places; but, most importantly, perhaps learn something
about yourself.
Jane is the award winning author of
Mapping Your Volunteer Vacation. She assists people, from students to
retirees, sort through the myriad of options available and guides them as
they focus and research in finding the perfect volunteer vacation that
fits their interest, time, budget and heart.
Save these dates for future Conversations:
Wednesday, March 10
Wednesday, April 14
Tuesday, May 11
Tuesday, June 8
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Join us for a Conversation with
Carol Batrus
speaking on
The Courage to Change
(AKA "If you want something you've never had,
you have to do something you've never done.")
Carol will tell us about her book When Elephants Fly, and her time working for an environmental non-profit, living 2 1/2 years in a remote and primitive Zulu Village. She will share how she "removed the mask" and recognized her choice to live fully and in peace.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Join us for a Conversation with
Elaine Hanson. SalusWorld
SalusWorld’s mission is to stand with victims, humanitarian workers and other activists to facilitate a return to a healthy emotional life after setback due to loss or injury caused by war, political conflict, natural disaster and epidemics. SalusWorld's newest project is in Thailand where they are working with Burmese (Shan peoples) refugees by providing training to local mental health people in recognizing and intervening with people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress.
The goal of the project is to create a sustainable community network to address the mental health needs of the Shan adults and children living and working in and around the Fang area.
For more information: www.salusworld.org
This is the last Conversations of 2009. Mark your calendar and join us in 2010. Our dates are:
Tuesday Jan. 12th
Tues. Feb. 9th
Wed. March 10th
Wed. April 7th
Tues. May 11th
Topics to be announced in 2010.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Join us for a Conversation with
PARTNERING FOR AFRICA'S FUTURE
an organization that believes that indigenous business owners
who have proven track records in leadership, transparency and dedication
are
the future of economic growth in developing countries.
PAF partners with these leaders to increase efficiencies,
skills, and access to markets.
This support creates jobs and puts the power
where it belongs - with the people.
Thursday, August 27, 2009 in Denver
at Tattered Cover Book Store
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 in Boulder
at the Community Room
Global Education Fund (GEF) is BoldeReach's 2009 beneficiary. GEF will be speaking about the work that they are doing in Kenya to support education for orphans and displaced children. In particular, they will be addressing their Leadership Program in Kenya that supports schools, scholarships, special leadership courses and mentoring.
"Education is a central factor in Africa's poverty trap. Educated children will almost certainly earn more than their parents when they grow up, and be able to do more for their own children. Pulling children out of school all but condemns them to poverty."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30412356/ - Associated Press 4/26/2009
More information on GEF is provided in the vertical bar on the left edge of this page.
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