An Evening in Honor of Leymah Gbowee

The Metro NY Chapter of the US National Committee for UN Women invites you to an evening with 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian peace activist, trained social worker and women’s rights advocate.  She is Founder and President of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, head of the Liberia Reconciliation Initiative and Co-Founder and Executive Director of Women Peace and Security Network Africa. She is also the Newsweek Daily Beast's Africa columnist and the mother of six.

Date and Time: Tuesday, March 13 from 6-8 pm (ET)

Location: Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

For more information or to RSVP: http://evening-with-leymah-gbowee.eventbrite.com/

General Admission: $115. Includes reception with Ms. Gbowee and a copy of her new book, Mighty Be Our Powers. 

Patron Admission: $300. Includes reception with Ms. Gbowee and a copy of her book, Mighty Be our Powers.  Patrons will be listed in our program. The first 30 patrons will received a signed copy of the book.

Special Pre-Event Screening of Pray the Devil Back to Hell. 5:00 to 6:15 PM: All attendees are invited to a special pre-event screening of Pray the Devil Back to Hell, the award-winning documentary about Ms. Gbowee’s leadership of the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace – which brought together Christian and Muslim women in a non-violent movement that played a pivotal role in ending Liberia’s civil war in 2003. Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a co-production of Fork Films and THIRTEEN.

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Gbowee’s authority of the Females of Liberia Huge Measures for Serenity – which introduced together Religious and Islamic women in a non-violent activity that performed a critical part in conclusion Liberia’s municipal war in 2003.