ADVISORY/Planet Campaign Highlights Women in the Developing World in Conjunction with Annie Leibovitz: Women Exhibition.

City Desks/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Nov. 16 (Friday)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Nov. 15, 2001

ACTRESS BLYTHE DANNER TO SPEAK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL

FAMILY PLANNING 

WHAT: Actress Blythe Danner, local activist Constance Rice, and leading
advocates for women, children and the environment are coming together to
increase awareness among the Seattle community about the importance of
international family planning. This lecture centers around the Annie Leibovitz:
Women exhibit, which looks at the status of women at the beginning of the new
millennium. Studies have found that international family planning has a
dramatic impact on the lives of women worldwide. However, 150 million married
women in the developing world want to plan their families, but lack the means
to do so. When given access to family planning services, most couples choose to
delay childbirth, space their pregnancies apart and have smaller families.
This, in turn, helps save women's and children's lives and eases the intense
pressure on the Earth's natural resources, improving the prospects for a
healthier environment for us all. WHEN: Friday, November 16, 2001: 6:30 pm:
Media Arrival 7:00 pm: Speaking Program 8:00 pm: Public Reception and Tour of
Exhibition WHERE: Seattle Art Museum 100 University Street, Seattle, WA
Plestcheeff Auditorium (Enter through the loading dock on the west side of
Second Avenue) WHO: Leaders in the Seattle community, members of national and
international non-governmental organizations, and the general public.
Spokespeople to include: o Blythe Danner, Actress o Dr. Constance W. Rice,
Executive Director of the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation USA   o Dr. Sarah C.
Clark, Director, Population Program, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation o
Dr. Carlos Cardenas, Country Director, CARE Peru o Planet Campaign Partners(a)
NOTE: One-on-one interviews and supporting b-roll footage and photography are
available upon request on site or in advance.

(a) The Planet campaign aims to build awareness of the links between international family planning and the global health of women, children and the environment. The Planet partners include Audubon, CARE, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Population Action International, Save the Children, Communications Consortium Media Center, and DDB Issues & Advocacy.