***Tickets are no longer available online and will be released on a first-come, first-served basis at the door. Doors open at 6PM.***
Women's Earth Alliance presents:
WOMEN and WATER
Solutions for Community Resilience
Stories from the 2010 West African Women and Water Training in Ghana
and a sprinkling of water solutions from right here at home
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Featuring a special address by
KAVITA RAMDAS
President and CEO
of Global Fund for Women
Live Music of the African Diaspora by
EVAN FRASER (of Hamsa Lila) & TEMOMO MANÉ (Guinea)
Local Water Solutions Salon, featuring many Bay Area organizations
Hors d'oeuvres, Cocktails, and Tea
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31ST at 6:00PM - 9:30PM
$18 at the door
***Tickets are no longer available online and will be released on a
first-come, first-served basis at the door. Doors open at 6PM.***
Limited Activist Tickets are also available. Contact: events@womensearthalliance.org.
David Brower Center
2150 Allston Street, Berkeley, CA
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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Brower Center Gallery
::::: LOCAL WATER SOLUTIONS SALON ::::::
Start the evening with a dynamic reception featuring:
Local Water Solutions and Community Resiliency Projects
Live Music of the African Diaspora by
EVAN FRASER (of Hamsa Lila) & TEMOMO MANÉ (Guinea)
Hors D'oeuvres, Water Bar, Wine, Beer, and Tea
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7:30 PM - 9:30 PM: Brower Center Theatre
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Join us for an update from WEA's work in Ghana, February, 2010. Hear first-hand stories about women on the front lines of Africa's water resiliency movement; learn about the Global Women's Water Initiative's West Africa launch, and hear a special address by global women's movement leader Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of Global Fund for Women. Premiering a new video produced by Sandra Hay and Ethan Boehme of Unseen Pictures.
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Our Water Solutions Salon will feature information, displays, installations,
and slideshows from local organizations, including:
Bay Localize
DIG Co-op/Eco House,
Environmental Justice Coalition for Water
Greywater Action
Planting Justice
River of Words
Kids for the Bay
One Earth Bottles/Nubius Organics
CommuniTree
+ more TBA
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Thanks to our Promotional Partners:
Earth Island Institute, Global Exchange, The Ecology Center, CommuniTree, Cyphertown, Young Women's Social Entrepreneurs, A Single Drop, Crabgrass, and Global Fund for Women.
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Special Thanks to our Event Sponsors:
Green MBA program of Dominican University of California, GreenHome.com, Back to Earth Organic Catering, Radio Africa Kitchen, Bissap Baobab, and Numi Tea!
For more information, email events (at) womensearthalliance.org. Buy tickets here.
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