When was the last time a movie changed your life?

 Join in the Half the Sky LIVE event presented by CARE on March 4, 2010.  This is a movie event taking place across the United States and Canada that will inspire, motivate, and mobilize a movement to help women and girls around the world turn oppression into opportunity!

We invite TIAW members across the United States and Canada to participate by attending the one-night only CARE Half the Sky LIVE event at their local theater. 

TIAW Washington, DC  Networking Event March 4th  TIAW members and friends of TIAW in the Greater Washington, D.C. area are invited to a pre-movie networking gathering held jointly with the D.C. Chapter of Women Advancing Microfinance (WAM-DC).     EventDetails **NOTE CHANGE IN NETWORKING LOCATION** Pre-Movie Networking Location:  Bambule,  5225 Wisconsin Avenue, NW,  Washington, DC, 20015 located at the corner of Ingomar & Wisconsin  (Metro – Red Line/Friendship Heights) Pre-Movie Networking Time:  6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Movie Location:   AMC Mazza Gallerie 7, 5300 Wisconsin Avenue, NW,  Washington, DC 20015(Metro – Red Line/Friendship Heights) Movie Time:   7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets:  To purchase tickets, please go to www.halftheskylive.com.  Ticket price is $12.50 (plus service charge).  Please buy your tickets in advance. RSVP:  Please let us know if you will be joining us.  RSVP by email to mgriffin@tiaw.org.  For more information on the TIAW event, please contact Maura Griffin, Regional Director for the Americas, TIAW, at mgriffin@tiaw.org.

The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) serves as the global umbrella organization that unites, supports and promotes professional women and their networks to workfor women around the world.  TIAW is devoted to improving thtogether, share resources and leverage ideas. TIAW encourages, develops, funds and im­plements programs that foster eco­nomic empowerment and advancement economic status ofall women. WAM DC, a chapter of WAM-International, is a professional associa­tion established to bring together women in the microfinance industry in the Washington, D.C. area.  WAM-  International’s mission is to advance and support women working in microfi­nance through education and training, by promoting leadership opportunities, and by increasing visibility of their participation and talent while main­taining work/life balance. Learn More To learn more about TIAW  go to   www.tiaw.org To learn more about WAM-DC go to www.wam-international.org To  learn more about CARE go to www.care.org

More about the CARE Half the Sky LIVE Event

On Thursday, March 4 at 7:30pm(all time zones) in theaters across the United States and Canada, CARE will present its 2010 International Women’s Day event, Half the Sky LIVE. This one-night only event is the perfect celebration in advance of International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8^th.

Inspired by moving stories from the critically-acclaimed book “Half the Sky” by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, which follows the stories of extraordinary women around the world as they struggle to overcome oppression.  Kristof and WuDunn focus on three major problems facing women – sex trafficking, maternal mor­tality and violence against women. They argue that empowering women is the key to alle­viating poverty and uplifting communities in developing countries.

The Half the Sky LIVEwill feature an uplifting night of music, celebrity discussion and the world premiere of “Woinshet,” a powerfulshort film co-directed by Academy Award^® win­ner Marisa Tomei that chronicles the struggles of an Ethiopian woman who triumphs over violence and discrimination. The event will feature appearances by India.Arie; Maria Bello; Michael Franti; Dr. Helene Gayle; Angelique Kidjo; Nicholas Kristof; Rachel Ma­yanja (UN): Sarah, Duchess of York; Marisa Tomei; Sheryl WuDunn and other notables. Their message will be spread across North America to stimulate thought and debate on the issue of women and girls’ empowerment worldwide.  

Find a theater near you and purchase tickets today at www.halftheskylive.com.

Help us spread the word of women and girls issues in advance of International Women’s Day, and learn how you can make a difference!

The exclusive two-hour event is sure to be one of the most visible International Women’s Day celebrations on the planet. Tickets are approximately $10-$12.50, depending on the theater chain, and a percentage of ticket sales will support CARE’s work in more than 70 countries. Purchase tickets and learn more at www.halftheskylive.com.