ADVISORY/New York Women's Agenda Third Annual Arts Advocacy Breakfast.Business and City Desk Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday (March 12) --(BUSINESS WIRE) What: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Women's Agenda Third Annual Arts Advocacy Breakfast When: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 8:00 AM (Program Starts 8:30 AM) Where: Pace University Student Union One Pace Plaza One Pace Plaza, completed in 1969, is the flagship building complex of Pace University in New York City, specifically designed for Pace. It is located directly across from City Hall and adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge, and houses most of the classrooms, administrative offices, a (Spruce Street Entrance) Purpose: To emphasize how important Arts and Culture are to the life of the city and to encourage maintaining or increasing monies for arts and cultural organizations. Agenda: The Breakfast's featured speakers are City Council Speaker Gifford Miller Alan Gifford Miller (born November 6, 1969) is the former Speaker of the New York City Council, where he represented Council District 5. Barred from seeking reelection due to term limits, the Democrat ran in the Democratic primary for the opportunity to run against incumbent ; Hollis Headrick, Executive Director of The Center for Arts Education; and Liz Thompson, Executive Director of the Lower Manhattan Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York. Lower Manhattan is generally defined as the area delineated on the north by Chambers Street, on the west by the Hudson River (North Cultural Council as well as a Senior from LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts and Performing Arts and a choral group of PS 11M. Emmy Award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. winner Pia Lindstrom will serve as Emcee and Moderator. Details: NYWA's organization includes more than 100,000 members whose combined voices confirm that arts and culture programming is good for buisne4ss as well as for the artistic community. The organization takes this stand since 65 % of working artists in the city are women. The artistic and cultural life of NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City constitutes and integral part of the education of the city's children and arts and cultural organizations are also major economic assets. The New York Women's Agenda is a not-for-profit, tax exempt, non-partisan, coalition of 102 women's organization as well as over 70 associate and supporting member organization and 500 individuals who have all joined together to create a unified force for women to address specific programs on women's issues as advocates, educators, and advisers. NYWA NYWA New York Women's Agenda NYWA New York Women's Association was founded by Elinor Guggenheimer in 1991 and is led today by its current President Chickie Bucco. Contact: If you plan to cover and/or have any questions, please call Norma A. Lee at 212/750-2412, or Elinor Ruskin at 212/687-4975. |
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