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NEDA SARMAST Neda was born in Iran, moved to the US at the age of nine, and has traveled back and forth ever since. She was an eye-witness to the Iran-Iraq war and her memories still haunt her as she lost her best friend to an Iraqi aerial raid. During the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and again after 9/11, Neda found herself defending Iranians and their beliefs to Americans, and in turn defending Americans and their way of life to Iranians. Fearing that history was about to repeat itself in 2005, Neda left New York and traveled back to Iran to film a documentary on the youth culture of Iran, called "NOBODY’S ENEMY" (2008)(2009 Revised)-(co-produced by the award winning production company Chat The Planet). |
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JENNIFER
L. POZNER In her eye-opening lecture -- Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV is Bad for Women (...and Men, People of Color, The Economy, Love, Sex and Sheer Common Sense!) -- Jennifer L. Pozner reveals who is creating this pop cultural backlash against women’s rights and social progress, who is profiting from it, and why. Pozner takes a fierce, funny, and in-depth look at how reality TV affects our beliefs, our behavior, and our culture. |
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RACHEL
GRIFFIN Rachel has been actively involved in the movement to end violence against women for three years. While earning her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at Central Michigan University (CMU), she became involved with the nationally recognized Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates (S.A.P.A.) overseen by Steve Thompson at CMU. As an advocate, Rachel had the opportunity to present numerous educational programs addressing sexual assault and domestic violence. She has spoken in front of audiences as small as 10 up to audiences as large as 1,000. |
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MARY LIGHTFINE: NURSE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Nicaragua, Sudan, and Macedonia - Mary Lightfine has spent over ten years living and working in countries ravaged by war and disaster. In 1999 she was among those distinguished members of Doctors Without Borders to have been honored with the Nobel Peace prize. Her stories will amaze and (hopefully) inspire you. |
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Maxine
Maxwell weaves in and out of history to explore the turning points
in the lives of five African women of remarkable strength and courage.
Each character comes complete with a concise background narrative along
with subtle costume pieces to set the stage. This dramatic performance
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ETHLIE
ANN VARE In this light-hearted, slide-illustrated presentation, award-winning author of Mothers of Invention, and Patently Female Ethlie Ann Vare introduces you to the women behind inventions from the cotton gin to the Barbie doll. |
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A doctoral student at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and fluent speaker of the Thai language, Erin studies communication issues related to the trafficking of women in Thailand. Erin has worked with anti-trafficking NGOs and in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State to research NGO communications processes in Southeast Asia. |
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CAMILLE
CELLUCCI Titanic? The Abyss? Reign of Fire? Matrix 2 & 3? Let Camille Cellucci, Jim Cameron's Visual Effects Producer for Titanic, take you on a journey through Hollywood's most stunning visual effects. Her stories are fascinating and inspirational, full of wonder and life's lessons. |
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PHOEBE
ENG Join award-winning author and strategist Phoebe Eng as she describes the phenomenon of "cultural fluency," the ability to understand, and be understood, across perceived boundaries and among many communities. Eng will demonstrate how the ability to be "fluent" will be critically important to leaders in a world where borders of all kinds are disappearing. She will show you how policy, program goals, and definitions of leadership change when we truly embrace the fundamentals of "fluency."
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Alina Fernandez is the exiled daughter of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. In 1993, with a fake passport and under heavy makeup and many layers of clothing, she escaped with her daughter to Spain. Recently Ms. Fernandez moved to Miami where she hosts a nightly radio show. The topics she discusses range from Cuban music to Cuban culture, but most prevalent is Cuban politics, specifically her opposition to Castro's regime. Ms. Fernandez is the author of Castro's Daughter, an autobiography and history of Alina's relationship with her estranged father. |
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