The Empowerment Project Comes to Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif. - Feb. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- The Women’s Daytime Drop-in Center is hosting a screening of the award winning documentary “The Empowerment Project at the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood Theater on Monday February 9 at 7:00 PM.  Tickets will be $15.00 per person, available at the door.

For over 25 years the Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center, a Berkeley based non-profit organization,  has helped  homeless women to move from the streets and into stable housing and provides and array of  services such as case management, crisis support and transitional housing.  “Our programs have always been about empowering women, so naturally, we saw the documentary as a great fit for us” says Executive Director, Jennifer Dow-Rowell.

The film, which chronicles the cross country journey of five female film makers who interviewed 17 inspirational women across the country about their lives and their careers  and seeks to create a space for new role models and dialogue about what it means to be a woman and a leader in a profession.  From architect, to scientist, to a ballerina and a brew master, the women interviewed challenge sterotypes around what women can and should be.  Discussion and Q&A will follow the screening.

Event Details

Who: The Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center

What: The Empowerment Project

Where: Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Ave, Berkeley, California 94795

When: Monday Feb 9, 2015

Media: Please contact Jennifer Dow-Rowell : executivedirector.wddc@gmail.com

General Public: Tickets are available by emailing executivedirector.wddc@gmail.com or can be purchased at the door.