ADVISORY/Event Highlights Importance of Investing in Women; First Lady Mona Locke to Speak About Recent Trip to El Salvador.City Desks/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday Wednesday: see week. , Nov. 20 --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2002 WHAT: First Lady Mona Locke and a diverse group of Northwest women are coming together to highlight the importance of investing in resources for women worldwide, including family planning, microcredit, and education. This private reception, hosted by Global Partnerships and the Planet NW Campaign, is being presented in conjunction with the Seattle Art Museum's exhibition Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism: The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection. -0-
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002:
5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m: Reception
6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m: Program
6:30 p.m - 8 p.m: Exhibition viewing/Reception
WHERE: Seattle Art Museum
100 University St.
WHO: Spokespeople to include:
WA State First Lady Mona Locke
King County Councilmember Julia Patterson
Representatives from Global Partnerships
Representatives from the Planet NW Campaign
WHY: A delegation of 25 Northwest women recently returned from a
visit to El Salvador, where they saw firsthand the need for and impact
of microcredit and reproductive health programs. The trip was called
"Women Investing in Women."
INTERVIEWS: One-on-one interviews are available with trip
participants.
B-ROLL: Footage from the trip is available.
Global Partnerships is a Seattle-based non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. with a mission to engage businesses and individuals in sustainable solutions to global poverty. Global Partnerships fulfills this mission by supporting excellent poverty alleviation programs in Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. and by building public awareness in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for such programs. The Planet campaign is a coordinated effort between Audubon, CARE, Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood A service mark used for an organization that provides family planning services. (R) of Western Washington
Western Washington is a region of the United States defined as that part of Washington west of the Cascade Mountains. and Population Action International to raise awareness in the Northwest about the importance of international family planning family planning Use of measures designed to regulate the number and spacing of children within a family, largely to curb population growth and ensure each family’s access to limited resources. programs and their positive effect on the health and well-being of women, children and the environment. |
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