Brooklyn's Restoration Plaza Hosts Evening of Creativity and Storytelling for Girls Empowerment

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Nov. 19, 2014 - PRLog -- Join the Latin American & Caribbean Affairs Committee of the United Nations Association Young Professionals Division (UNA-YP) and the United Nations Association, Brooklyn Chapter along with I Sell the Shadow, Trendy Tripping and Urban Word NYC for a special evening celebrating the power of girls!

The night will include a screening of Emmy-winning filmmaker Lisa Russell's award-winning short film “PODER!” followed by a panel discussion with leading global girl advocates and  youth leaders.

The event will conclude with live poetry performances by youth poets Sore Agbaje, Chanel Dupree and the 2014 Youth Poet Laureate Ramya Ramana.

Held in collaboration with the “I AM HERE: Girls Reclaiming Safe Spaces” exhibition of photographs and words curated by renowned photographer Delphine Fawundu and writer Ibi Zoboi at the Skylight Gallery located at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, the event will close with an after-party at a nearby venue.

WHAT:  Film Screening + Photography + Poetry + Dialogue

WHEN:  Friday, November 21 from 6-8pm

WHERE:  Skylight Gallery, Bedford Stuyvensant Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY  11216

WHO:

Lisa Russell, Emmy-winning Filmmaker;

Delphine Fuwundo, Award-winning Photographer;

Ramya Ramana, Urban Word NYC Youth Poet Laureate;

Vivian Onano, global advocate for women/girls and youth leader for UN Women Civil Society Advisory Group from Kenya; and

Syed Mahmood Kazmi, youth and human rights advocate from Pakistan.

COST:  Free

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