International Women’s Day Celebration

Brighter Green is on the host committee of this special event celebrating International Women’s Day.

For International Women’s Day 2012, Oxfam Action Corps NYC will be recognizing the contributions of women in fighting hunger and poverty, both locally and globally. Join special honorees:

Ellen Gustafson, The 30 Project
Nancy Romer, Brooklyn Food Coalition
Ceci Charles-King, Voices of African Mothers at the UN
Nancy Ortiz-Surun, La Finca del Sur
and moderator Christine Schiavoni, WhyHunger

Doors will open at 6:30, with the event scheduled to begin promptly at 7pm. In addition to honoring the four women listed above, guests are invited to bring the names of women who they would like to honor for International Women’s Day. The evening will include discussions around women and food justice issues, followed by an award ceremony and questions and answers with the panel.

Please RSVP. The event is free and open to all.