Thank You for Making Celebrating Change a Night to Remember! Announcing Mahnaz Afkhami for IMOW’s Speaker Series Explore IMOW’s Updated Education Section Attend the San Francisco First Lady’s Young Women’s Summit Speaker Event: Women, Islam, and Reform in the Middle East Facing History and Ourselves with Sheryl WuDunn Happenings Around the World
Thank You for Making Celebrating Change a Night to Remember!
	Dear Supporters: Thank you to everyone who made last night’s Celebrating Change benefit such a fabulous success! If you purchased tickets, spread the word about the event, or donated your time, resources, or energy in any way, Thank You! It is because of your generosity and faith in the work of IMOW that we are able to continue sharing powerful untold stories and amplifying the voices of women worldwide. A special thank you to our fabulous event co-chairs Alison Carlson, Laurie Grayson, Judy Jorgensen and Regina Miranda, and our Celebration Committee Chairs, Michelle Curtis and Victoria Yeager Sawyer for ensuring the event was a success! Stay tuned for a more thorough recap of the evening’s events! Our Sincere Thanks, The International Museum of Women
Announcing Mahnaz Afkhami for IMOW’s Speaker Series Join Us on June 2nd in San Francisco for our Speaker Series Event
“As we move into the twenty-first century, women's status in society will become the standard by which to measure our progress toward civility and peace.” –Mahnaz Afkhami Join Mahnaz Afkhami and the International Museum of Women on Wednesday, June 2nd in San Francisco for IMOW’s latest Extraordinary Voices, Extraordinary Change Speaker Series event. Mahnaz Afkhami is the Founder and President of Women’s Learning Partnership, Executive Director of the Foundation for Iranian Studies, and Chairwoman of the International Museum of Women’s Global Council. Afkhami, exiled from Iran under threat of death during the Iranian Revolution, has worked as a leading advocate for women’s rights internationally for more than three decades. Afkhami will speak about the status of women in the Middle East and North Africa, how to engage women in these regions in the global economy, and how women can use technology to build movements and create change. For more information, email events@imow.org or call 415-543-4669 ext. 27. Purchase tickets here>>
Explore IMOW’s Updated Education Section Use These Free Resources to Educate about Global Women’s Issues
	The newly updated I.M.O.W. Education Section offers amazing resources for teachers, students or anyone else looking to expand their knowledge of global women’s issues. Explore our Teaching Tools, which include curriculum packets for a variety of grade levels that complement our global online exhibitions. Check out our just-released Educator’s Guide (in PDF form) to Economica: Women and the Global Economy. Read about how other educators have used I.M.O.W.’s global online exhibitions in the classroom in the Pilot Programs section. Help educate the next generation about gender equity and global women’s issues by bringing these resources into your local classroom!
Attend the San Francisco First Lady’s Young Women’s Summit Take Part in the Discussion on May 11 in San Francisco
The Professional Businesswomen of California (PBWC) is pleased to present The First Lady’s Young Women’s Summit on May 11th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, hosted by the First Lady of San Francisco, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, in conjunction with the PBWC 21st Annual Conference. The summit is designed to aid high schools and young women by providing valuable instruction and mentoring that help them navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead, and inspire them to reach their full potential. Learn more about the summit>> The First Lady’s Young Woman’s Summit occurs in conjunction with the PBWC 21st Annual Conference, a forum for women leaders to mentor and role model, foster upward mobility and gain instant access to a large network of other professionals. IMOW supporters will receive a special discount when they register online. Just enter promo code pbwc_advancepriceextension when registering. Register for the conference>> Learn more about the conference>>
Speaker Event: Women, Islam, and Reform in the Middle East Attend a Speaker Event in San Francisco Featuring Isobel Coleman
Isobel Coleman	IMOW is proud to co-sponsor “Women, Islam, and Reform in the Middle East” with the World Affairs Council. Join us on May 18 for this special speaker event with Isobel Coleman, senior fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Coleman will speak about the growing grassroots movement among women in the Middle East who are demanding equal rights, a topic she explores in her new book, Paradise Beneath Her Feet: Women and Change in the Middle East. Coleman argues that the success of the Islamic feminist movement is critical to stabilizing the Islamic world, and could be one of our best tools against extremism. Event Details: May 18 at the World Affairs Council Auditorium, 312 Sutter St., San Francisco. Check in begins at 5:30 p.m.; the program begins at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $7 for IMOW members; $15 for general admission. to register online>>
Facing History and Ourselves with Sheryl WuDunn Attend This Special Speaker Event on May 24 in San Francisco
On May 24, Facing History and Ourselves presents a Community Conversation with Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who coauthored “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” with her husband Nicholas Kristof.  The event will feature WuDunn in conversation with Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women, the world’s largest grantmaking foundation focused exclusively on supporting women’s human rights around the world. Learn more>> IMOW is proud to be a partner for this special event. Seating is limited. To RSVP, please visit facinghistory.org/communityconversations or call 510-786-2500 ext. 226. As part of Facing History’s national series of Community Conversations, this event is free and open to the public.		Sheryl WuDunn
Happenings Around the World
Have you checked out I.M.O.W.’s  global community calendar lately?  Use the global community calendar to learn about events going on in your area and to let other community members know about events you’re excited about! Post your event and be seen by people in over 200 countries. Selected events from the I.M.O.W. community calendar will be featured in our e-newsletter! May 4, San Francisco, U.S. >> Attend a free screening of the film In the Name of Their Mothers, which tells the remarkable story of Irena Sendler and a group of young Polish women who risked their lives to save 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. Learn More>> May 11-12, Washington, D.C., U.S. >> Join CARE at our National Conference & Celebration on May 11 and 12 in Washington, D.C. for two days of political action, learning and inspiration. Learn More>>

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