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5-6:30
Resilience

The way women regroup, rebound, and rebuild after experiencing
setbacks or loss, always moving forward
Hosted by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
and a contributing Editor-At-Large for Newsweek Daily Beast, reporting
on economic and development issues with a focus on women

Jill Iscol is a donor activist and president of the IF Hummingbird
Foundation whose  mission is to support domestic and global efforts
that strengthen democracy and reduce the social justice, economic and
educational inequities that threaten it.

Rachel Simmons is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Odd
Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, and The Curse of
the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence.

Katie Bell is partner, Global Well-Being, for Gallup.

Lamis Zein is the first Lebanese woman who has qualified to conduct
demolitions of cluster submunitions.

Barbara Walters is a world-renowned journalist.

Busisiwe Mkhumbuzi is a seventeen-year-old eleventh grade student at
Rand Girls’ High School in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Morley, the multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer breathes
sensuality into activism with her unabashed love songs, humorous takes
on life, and worldly lyrical stance. (Performance)

6:30 pm – 8pm
ReBirth

How extended health, longevity, and an untapped potential is
redefining women in their third act
Hosted by Jane Fonda, Actress, Author, Producer, Activist, and Exercise Guru

Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo is a Nigerian-American poet and musician. (Performance)

Suzanne Braun Levine is a writer, editor, and nationally recognized
authority on women and family issues and media.

Mehmet Oz is the host of the Emmy Award–winning The Dr. Oz Show and a
renowned cardiac surgeon.

Laura Carstensen is a member of the Psychology Department at Stanford
University.

Mary Catherine Bateson is a writer and cultural anthropologist

Michelle Warren is the founder and medical director of the Center for
Menopause, Hormonal Disorders and Women’s Health since 1997.

Gloria Steinem  is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist.
Interviewed by Salamishah Tillet.

Girl Up is an innovative campaign of the United Nations Foundation
which gives American girls the opportunity to become global leaders
and channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds
for United Nations programs that help some of the world’s
hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. (Performance)

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
ReImagine

How women and girls imagine a better life – and a better world – and
make their vision a reality, shaping a brighter future for us all
Hosted by Lisa Ling, Journalist

Julia Easterlin is a singer, songwriter, vocalist, pianist, and
guitarist who uses a looping machine to build her multi-layered sound.
(Performance)

Piya Sorcar is the founder and CEO of TeachAIDS.

Google Science Fair Winners:

  • Shree Bose (winner in the 17-18 yrs. category)
  • Naomi Shah (winner in the 15-16 yrs. category)
  • Lauren Hodge (winner in the 13-14 yrs. category)

Shamila Kohestani is captain and founder of the first female soccer
team in Afghanistan.

Ivy Navarette and Shayna Welcher, former LA gang members, are learning
the restaurant trade at Homegirl Café.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a filmmaker, actress, spokesperson, and advocate.

Tiffany Shlain is a filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards.

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12.1.11

Thursday, Dec 1 5:00 PM
Unity in the Gold Country

180 Cambridge Court,
Grass Valley, CA 95959

Doors Open: 4:30pm
Event: 5:00pm - 9:30pm

TEDxTickets
Tickets are free, donations are suggested and welcomed.

A box dinner with drink and dessert is available for purchase from Summer Thymes Bakery for $12.

Contact Summer Thymes at (530) 273-2904 to place your order. Deadline is end of day Tuesday, November 29th. Bring payment day of for your dinner.


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