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Global Gender Forum: International Women's Day: Ending Violence Against Women: Inspiring Dialogue and Action

Posted by Crystal Adegbola on February 27, 2013

Mar. 4, 2013: The Elliot School of International Affairs at GWU presents the, "Global Gender Forum: International Women's Day: Ending Violence Against Women: Inspiring Dialogue and Action"

Keynote Lecture by:

Jody Williams, Nobel Prize Winner on the Nobel Women's Initiative International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict

Monday, March 4, 2013

9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Elliott School of International Affairs City View Room, 7th Floor

1957 E Street NW

Washington, DC

9:00 - 9:30 | Coffee

9:30 - 9:45 | Welcome by Aruna Rao

9:45 - 10:15 | Keynote Lecture, Jody Williams

10:15 - 11:00 | Questions/Discussion 11:00 - 5:30 pm | Additional conference sessions

For the complete conference agenda: http://bit.ly/Zyqib4

RSVP for all or part of the day's events here: http://bit.ly/ZfJYnC

Additional speakers include:

Aruna Rao, Co-founder and Executive Director, Gender at Work

Rabha Elis, Deputy Director, Women's Development Group, South Sudan

Joan Winship, Executive Director, International Association of Women Judges

Joanne Sandler, Senior Associate, Gender at Work

Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, Secretary General, World YWCA

Sandy Schilen, Global Facilitator, GROOTs

Keguro Macharia, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

Lisa Veneklasen, Executive Director, Board of Directors, and Co-Founder, Just Associates

Barbara Miller, Director, Global Gender Program, Elliott School of International Affairs, GW