Date:
Friday, 7 March 2014 - 11:30am to 3:00pm
Submitted by jena.myers on 7 February 2014 - 5:55pm
Description:
2014 International Women's Day Symposium
Inspire Change
Friday, March 7, 2014
The Indiana Landmarks Center
1201 Central Ave.
Indianapolis, IN
Inspiring Change is the 2014 theme selected by the United Nations and is intended to encourage positive action for
women's advancement everywhere in every way. The message you will hear on March 7th will be one of inspiration
and possibility.
Panelists:
May Oo Mutraw
Legal Scholar, Author, Advocate
Founder and President, The Burmese Community Center for Education
Director of Communications, Free Burma Coalition
Head of Women's Affairs Department, National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma
Tamara G.J. Leech, PhD
Scholar, Activist and Grounded Thinker
Associate Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
IU Fairbanks School of Public Health
Team Member of Fearless Dialogues Initiative
Research Team for GrassRoots Community Foundation
Ruth E. Van Reken
International Speaker, Writer and Consultant
Co-Author of Third Culture Kids: Growing up Among Worlds
Co-Founder of Families in Global Transition Inc
Co-Convenor of Cross-Cultural Research Symposium
The Association of International Women is a social, educational and recreational non-profit organization dedicated to providing friendship, growth and support for
women arriving in the Indianapolis area from other countries, other states or other cities. The Symposium is intended to provide a forum for discussion and is not
intended to provide a political statement.
Program Schedule
11:30 Registration
12:00 Luncheon
12:45 Keynote Address: “Inspire Change”
1:30 Panel Discussion: “The Courage to Inspire Change”
Keynote Speaker
Tirajeh Saadatzadeh
Second-Year Medical Student
Co-Founder, Community Lights Programme
Founding Member, Navari Outreach Health Clinic
Student Ambassador to AMPATH
First-Place Winner in Ideas Solving Social and Economic Challenges Competition
RSVP REQUIRED
RSVP to [email protected]
Public $15 / Free for AIW Members
Pay in cash or check at the door
The Association of International Women is a social, educational and recreational non-profit organization dedicated to providing friendship, growth and support for
women arriving in the Indianapolis area from other countries, other states or other cities. The Symposium is intended to provide a forum for discussion and is not
intended to provide a political statement.