Spark
Membership Mixer!
June
14th, 6-9pm
One Market - Steuart Tower, Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA
FREE
for members
$10 for nonmembers
Wine
Reception Following the Program
All
members are encouraged to attend a special meeting on June 14th to
learn more about Spark and how to deepen your involvement in the organization.
This will be an excellent opportunity to meet fellow members and Spark
leadership, while offering your input and learning more about our plans ahead.
Please RSVP to membership@sparksf.org.
Spark
Launches its Members' Speakers Series with Sakena Yacoobi, Afghan Institute of Learning
Thursday,
May 17, 6-9pm
Hotel
Vitale, 8 Mission St.
Cocktail
Reception to Follow
RSVP:
programs@sparksf.org
Click
here for more details!
Sex
Slaves: Inside the World of Human Trafficking
Ric
Esther Bienstock
Award-Winning Filmmaker
Thursday,
January 25, 2007
5:00 pm Registration and Reception, 6:00 pm Program
Omni San Francisco Hotel, 500 California at Montgomery, SF, CA
$25 General, $20 Museum members, $15 Students
Spark is proud to
co-sponsor this event with the International Museum of Women, where
award-winning Canadian filmmaker, Ric Bienstock will preview her acclaimed
documentary, Sex Slaves and provide an informative and chilling look at the
exploitation of women in the global sex trade.
Spark
and ITVS are proud to present a film screening of SHADYA
Wed, Dec 6, 2006
Reception 6pm | Screening 6:30pm, followed by panel discussion
Oakland Museum of California
10th and Oak Streets / next to Lake Merritt Bart Station
Oakland, California
Free and Open to
the Public
Seventeen-year-old Shadya
Zoabi is a world champion in karate. But despite her father’s support, her
brothers and other members of their small Arab village in northern Israel feel
that karate is not an appropriate pursuit for a young Muslim woman. SHADYA tells
the story of a girl who strives to succeed on her own terms—while remaining
committed to her life in her community.
Co-Sponsored with ITVS,
CARE, Arab Cultural and Community Center, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, ISM
Support Group, Women's Building, and Impact Bay Area.
An
evening with Swanee Hunt
U.S.
Ambassador to Austria (1993-1997)
Founding
Director, Women and Public Policy Program,
Kennedy
School of Government and
Author
of Half-Life of a Zealot, a memoir
Wednesday,
November 15
6:00
- 8:00pm
The
Club at Delancey Street Foundation
600
Embarcadero
RSVP:
kathleen@sparksf.org
Please
join Global Fund for Women, International Museum of Women, Spark, the Women's
Foundation of California, the Women's funding Network and Women's Leadership
Board in an evening with the inspiring Swanee Hunt.
Inside
Afghanistan Today: The Challenges Still Facing Women
Wednesday, November 8,
2006
5:00pm Registration and Reception
6:00pm Program
JW Marriott (Formerly the Pan Pacific Hotel)
500 Post Street, San Francisco
Spark is excited to
co-sponsor this intriguing speaking event with the International Museum of
Women. Hear Dr. Sima Samar, Chair of the Afghan Independent Human Rights
Commission, address the need to support and fight for a better future for women
in Afghanistan in conversation with Cheryl Jennings, Emmy award winning anchor
of ABC7 News. For more
information, or to purchase tickets, go to www.imow.org.
Spark
Delegation Trip to Jordan
October
27th - November 5th
(Approx.
Cost: $2500)
Join
Spark on it's Second Annual Delegation Trip to Jordan. Learn more
about the progress of women in the Middle East and the successes and
challenges they face and need to overcome in their society. During
our visit, we will meet with various women leaders, both in grassroots
organizations as well as in the government, to learn about their work.
To learn more or to
sign up, send an email to delegations@sparksf.org.
Panel
Discussion Featuring
Women
for Women International’s Country Directors
Ngozi
Eze, Christine Karumba and Seida Saric
Friday,
October 27, 2006
12:00-1:00 pm
World Affairs Council
2nd Floor Conference Room
312 Sutter Street, Suite 200
,
San Francisco
,
CA
94108
Please
join Women for Women International, the World Affairs Council of Northern
California, and the International Museum of Women for a discussion with three of
the remarkable women featured in Zainab Salbi's new book The Other Side of
War. For more information, visit www.itsyourworld.org.
Spark
Co-Sponsors "Sparks of Humanity" – The United Nations Association
Film Festival
"In
the Tall Grass"
UNAFF
Film Screening Sponsored by Spark
Sunday,
October 22nd, 3:30pm
The
Roxie Theater, San Francisco
See
www.unaff.org for full schedule
Spark
is excited to partner with the United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF)
for a screening of "In the Tall Grass," a film by J. Coll Metcalfe
that tells the story of a Rwandan genocide survivor named Joanita Mukarusanga
as she navigates through the historic community courts, "gacaca", in
order to confront the neighbor she says killed her family, and the community
that sanctioned the murders.
In
light of Spark’s support in 2004 of a Rwandan widows’ group, we hope you
will join us for this moving film to continue our education on the issues
faced by women and other genocide survivors in Rwanda.
Spark's
Annual Membership Mixer
Wednesday,
August 2nd
6-9pm
Otis
25
Maiden Lane, SF
RSVP:
programs@sparksf.org
Featuring
a clip about Lornah Kiplagat, one of Kenya's first great female marathoners who
defied Kenya's traditional roles for women at home and on the farm by using her
prize money to establish and operate a camp to train the next generation of
women runners. Part of the proceeds from Spark's Black and Pink Ball will
support Lornah and the High Altitude Training Center. To learn more about
Lornah, click here.
A
Spark Film Screening Event With Producer ric esther bienstock
Wednesday,
June 14th, 6pm
Sex
Slaves
World
Affairs Council
312
Sutter Street
Free
for members, $5 for nonmembers
RSVP:
programs@sparksf.org
Learn
more about how you can help stop the sex trafficking epidemic by clicking here.
Women
Global Leaders: Inspiring the Next Generation
Monday,
June 5, 2006
Reception:
5:00 pm
Program:
6:30 - 7:30 pm
The
Westin St. Francis Hotel
a
co-sponsored event with IMOW
click
here for more information
Spark's
Cocktails for a Cause Event: a Huge Success
(APRIL
21, 2006)
"Celebrating
Images of Extraordinary Women"
Wine
and Cheese Event With Special Guest Author Faith D'Aluisio
December
6, 2005
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Joanna Pinneo, from Women in the Material World (Sierra Club Books)
