Invitation to Panel Discussion: “Breaking the Silence: Voices of Saudi, Iranian and Iraqi Women”

Women for Women International wishes to invite you to join us for a panel discussion: “Breaking the Silence: Voices of Saudi, Iranian and Iraqi Women”. The DC Leadership Circle will be hosting this inaugural Author’s Circle panel discussion Wednesday, September 30th.

The panel discussion with be moderated by Margaret Warner, Senior Correspondent, PBS “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer”. Our other three panelists include Soheir Khashoggi, author of Mirage, Mosaic and Nadia’s Song, Azar Nafisi, Director of SAIS cultural conversations and author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books and Things I’ve been Silent About: Memories, and our very own Zainab Salbi, Founder and CEO of Women for Women International and author of Between Two Worlds and The Other Side of War.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear the stories of three extraordinary women who escaped cultural and political oppression, and who courageously speak out for the employment and equality of women all around the globe. We hope you will participate in this dynamic exchange of ideas as we explore the role women at the intersection of literature, politics and human rights in repressed societies.

The panel discussion begins at 7:30pm on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 and goes until 9:00pm. The event will be held at:

SAIS – W. John Kenney Auditorium
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

If you wish to attend this event, please RSVP to Erika Cupples at 202-521-9607 or ecupples@womenforwomen.org.

We hope to see you there!

Women for Women International will be on the TODAY Show Friday, September 25th!

Women for Women International wants to invite you to tune into the TODAY Show Friday, September 25th during the 8:00am and 9:00am hours.

During the 8:00am hour, the Run for Congo Women New York volunteers will be talking about Run for Congo Women.

During the 9:00am hour, Zainab Salbi, Founder and CEO of Women for Women International, will be interviewed by Ann Curry.

We are so excited to be featured on the TODAY Show and we hope that you and your friends will have a chance to tune in!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Run for Congo Women in Colorado!

We are pleased to report that the Run for Congo Women in Colorado has so far raised a total of $12,908: $6,825 from registrations, $4,100 from the event, and $1,983 from online donations! We also gained 10 new Congolese sister sponsors. Great job everyone!

Just because the run is over, though, does not mean people have to stop donating! The fundraising pages are still active. We encourage all of you to keep fundraising for Women for Women International. We are always in need of more donations!

We want to recognize those who finished the run first in Colorado:

10K:

- First Place Male: Luke Crespin with a time of 36:02
- First Place Female: Ineke Mustovic with a time of 44:32

5K:

- First Place Male: Matt Divito with a time of 21:36
- First Place Female: Erin Galvin with a time of 23:41

Congratulations to you four and congratulations to all of our runners in the 2009 Run for Congo Women! Job well done!

Thanks again to the 161 runners who came out for the Run for Congo Women in Colorado, to those who raised and gave funds to this initiative, and to all  the other people who made this event possible!

Run for Congo Women Colorado Race Results 2009

10K
413   Luke Crespin – 36:02

414   Clark Fox – 39:57

230   Kent Dawson – 40:50

430   Ineke Mustovic – 44:32

244   Julia Olson – 46:28

3       Emily Ruppel – 47:55

402   Rachel Morr – 49:10

421   Pamela Zients – 52:10

406   Matt Hoffmann – 52:35

226   Carol Mehesy – 53:06

231   Brenda Reynolds – 53:33

205   Dana Dallavalle – 53:43

4       Casey Vargas – 54:06

408   Jolie Masterson – 54:12

108   Renee Botta – 54:26

103   Charles Coffey IV – 55:30

106   Steve Bachtelder – 55:33

238   Tracy Gano – 55:38

267   Elysse Andrews – 55:43

239   Tammy Crowley – 56:01

10     Ashley Buchard – 56:10

119   Cristina Tarezzo – 56:14

420   Carol Williams – 56:35

229   Erin Culver – 57:59

26     Samantha Crawford – 58:10

110   Jovita Buchard – 58:26

433   Ashley Hanna – 58:34

432   Caroline Ellis – 58:34

118   Sabrina Gooden – 58:54

269   Vicki Gerberich – 59:19

209   Maria LeMieux – 59:52

246   Tiffany Stephens – 1:00:03

18     Marcia Munoz – 1:00:29

121   Jane Johnson – 1:00:42

122   Jennifer Campbell – 1:00:42

213   Kimberly Steele – 1:00:43

117   Sienna Jensen – 1:00:57

31     Martha Beavers – 1:02:18

427   Amy Reichart – 1:02:56

429   Patsy Landavedi – 1:02:56

245   Erin Cummins – 1:03:34

204   Jennifer Callaway – 1:03:49

120   Kelli Stone – 1:04:01

210   Linda Youlios – 1:04:07

243   Theresa Campbell – 1:04:41

115   Dena Krenik – 1:04:41

218   Neena Jain – 1:05:17

17     Marla Brown – 1:05:17

109   Bridgette Binford – 1:05:26

415   Stephanie Miller – 1:05:43

416   Susanna Gonzales – 1:05:53

23     Tami McVay – 1:06:48

101   Laura Starkey – 1:07:23

102   Angelyn Sides – 1:07:23

227   Aimee Fenlon – 1:07:36

249   Rene Dunne – 1:08:03

250   Leigh Murphy – 1:08:03

426   Sabrina Dellibovi – 1:08:38

425   Christa Dellibovi – 1:08:38

405   Lisha Hofmann – 1:08:49

14     Margaret DeKoven – 1:11:59

253   Julie Turek – 1:12:12

105   David Baker – 1:12:59

104   Tiffany Baker – 1:12:59

234   Kelly Little – 1:14:45

263   Tr Berger – 1:17:49

264   Brandi O’Callaghan – 1:17:49

7       Laurie Schmaus – 1:19:00

257   Karlene Grange – 1:19:54

258   Alyssa Graves – 1:19:54

114   Johanna Bakken – 1:21:19

Run for Congo Women Colorado Race Results 2009

5K
21     Matt Divito – 21:36

206   Brent Lindenmayer – 22:43

222   Erin Galvin – 23:41

424   Craig Ewing – 23:56

403   Tiffany Stamts – 24:19

409   David Graham – 25:33

19     Lance Corrington – 25:42

219   Cinnamon Jones – 25:43

22     Joe Divito – 25:48

6       Jacqueline Dowd – 27:08

418   Kristi Disney – 27:38

220   Andrea Sandoval – 27:49

5       Erica Graham – 28:08

407   Susan Gereghty – 29:13

20     Jen Divito – 29:19

25     Melanie Stewart – 29:40

265   Maureen Ewing – 30:06

217   Lynn Hall – 30:39

419   Stephanie Aretz – 30:48

240   Casie Shorey – 30:51

203   Dia Gloster – 30:59

404   Nancy Parker – 31:09

225   Kimberly Nuttall – 31:17

228   Carolyn Sullivan – 31:41

216   Sharon King – 31:55

211   Debra Rousse – 32:09

401   Eliza Norris – 32:13

111   Sara Friessen – 32:34

112   Stacy Stephens – 32:44

8       Gayle Gordon – 32:55

201   Lynn Vaseleski – 33:02

438   Carol Umstead – 33:12

202   Jody Dickson – 33:30

436   Laura Olson – 33:30

412   Jenay Gifford – 34:46

251   Kim Novak – 34:51

434   Vanessa Kadima – 35:12

233   Cori Anton – 35:16

431   Laura McGee – 32:25

212   Lisa Livingstone – 35:32

241   Meaghan Whitney – 36:09

242   Adam Whitney – 36:11

24     Charles Stuart – 37:05

268   Keyle Lotz – 37:36

411   Kyle Holter – 37:42

410   Tanya Holter – 37:44

27     Alicia Medley – 38:11

252   Priscilla Fulmer – 38:12

221   Angela Chambliss – 38:17

30     Julie Ann Hoffmann – 38:47

9       Beverly Barber – 39:11

224   Megan Jones – 39:34

254   Sue Counterman – 39:37

274   Angie Blomquist – 40:19

116   Mary Stuart – 40:28

255   Ann Richmond – 40:50

236   Jeremy Hook – 40:59

235   Camille Hook – 41:03

237   Katie Abbot – 41:09

431   Laura McGee – 41:46 (repeated number)

107   Amanda Cyr – 42:15

266   Peter Andrews – 42:33

223   Tracy Esuibel – 42:49

247   Anna Clark – 46:41

16     Catherine Lees – 47:03

248   Jessica Lambreth – 47:15

435   Gyslaine Kadima – 49:43

207   Rachel Copeland – 54:10

208   Cheryl Colepand – 54:11

12     Kristin Goodwin – 54:18

11      Darla Beckley – 54:19

422   Debra Juarez – 57:09

423   Debbie Wolff – 57:21

28      Carolyn Pyle – 1:07:29

29      Claudia Phelps – 1:07:29

428    Denise Sullivan – 1:07:45

417   Sundara Kuhn – 1:07:45

214   Janis Schmidt – 1:08:05

215   Jane Gannon – 1:08:06

260   Travis Perez  – 1:25:09

261   Kelley Chandler – 1:25:09

259   Kathy Porter – 1:25:09

262   Maddie Chandler – 1:25:09

270   Amy DeleTerre – 1:29:35

271   Joseph DeleTerre – 1:29:35

272   Kate Eckhardt – 1:29:35

273   Deb McNamara – 1:29:35

Women for Women International’s Lyric Thompson to speak at the International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego, California

Lyric Thompson, Women for Women International’s policy analyst, is going to be the keynote speaker at the 14th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego, California. This conference is put on by the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT), an international resource and training center at Alliant International University.

Lyric is going to be giving an overview of violence against women in war/conflict in all of the countries Women for Women International works in. She is also going to be discussing exactly what Women for Women is doing to help.

The conference is going to be held September 23-26. All registration for this event is on-site.

If you would like to learn more information or to view the conference schedule, visit the IVAT website: http://www.ivatcenters.org/

Reminder: Fashion Show in Washington, DC

We just wanted to remind everyone about the upcoming fashion show, Fashion for Hope, hosted by Inner Expressions Event Planning! Inner Expressions is generously hosting this fashion show to benefit Women for Women International. Tickets are $25, and $5 of each ticket will be donated to Women for Women!

The event will be held in Washington, DC on Sunday, October 18th in the evening. We invite you and your friends to join us for an evening of fun as well as help us raise support for Women for Women International!

We again thank Inner Expressions for their incredible support!

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Inner Expressions at www.innerexpressions.org.

Author and Women for Women International Supporter will donate profits from book sales

Jenna D. Barry, a supporter of Women for Women International, is the author of A Wife’s Guide to In-laws:  How to Gain Your Husband’s Loyalty Without Killing His Parents.

In honor of Women’s Friendship Month, Jenna will donate 15% of the profits for every book sold on September 24, 2009 to Women For Women International.  The book is available at WifeGuide.org, Amazon.com, or BarnesandNoble.com.

“Jenna’s work has been a beacon of hope for those who struggle with one of the most difficult relationships– the in-laws.” (Hitched, a magazine that entertains, educates and inspires marriages)

Presentation About Sponsorship in Indiana

Women for Women International sponsor Karen Taborn will host a presentation about her experiences as a sponsor of women in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the past two and a half years at the upcoming Women Inspire gathering in Bloomington, Indiana.

Karen invites you to join the group!

The event will be held Friday, September 18, 2009 at 6:00pm. It will be located at KRC Catering, 216 S. College St, Bloomington, Indiana.

For more information, visit the Women Inspire website at http://www.womeninspire.org.

Your donation today will go twice as far!

Today, through October 31st, a wonderful supporter has agreed to match every donation we receive up to a total of $100,000!  Your matched gift will help Women for Women International build a permanent, supportive presence in the war-torn countries we serve by helping to fund projects like the construction of new Women’s Opportunity Centers (WOC).

Please consider giving today to double your impact!

Shop an online bake sale and support Women for Women International!

We’ve recently teamed up with Baking for Good, a new company that is bringing the local bake sale online. Baking for Good sells all-natural, made-to-order, gourmet bake sale favorites like brownies, cookies, and whoopie pies, and 15% of every purchase goes to a cause of your choice.  We hope you’ll visit the Baking for Good website and choose Women for Women International to receive your donation.  You can even add to your automatic 15% donation at checkout, if you choose.

We hope you’ll think of supporting Women for Women International through Baking for Good whenever you’re sending a gift, hosting an event, or just in the mood for some sweet treats!

For more information or to start shopping at the online bakery, visit bakingforgood.com.  You can also view our page directly by following this link: http://bakingforgood.com/causes/nonprofit/women-for-women-international.  Enjoy!

Give the gift of flowers and help Women for Women International!

Organic Bouquet has been a long-time partner of Women for Women International and donates 10% of flower purchases made through our website.  And for the month of September, Organic Bouquet will donate 13% of those sales!

Thank you, Organic Bouquet, for delivering floral arrangements from socially and environmentally conscious growers, and for supporting Women for Women International!

To purchase flowers with 13% of your purchase going to Women for Women International, please use this special link:  http://www.organicbouquet.com/Info.aspx?pid=177.