Guest
Speakers: Nicholas D. Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn.
Each summer, incoming St. John’s University freshmen receive a
book to read. This year’s book is Half
the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women
Worldwide, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl
WuDunn.
Half the Sky offers a powerful argument for understanding the depth
of the oppression of women and girls throughout the world, as well
as strategies for putting an end to such global human rights
violations. Our Vincentian mission calls us to address and act upon
the causes of poverty and social injustice in our global world. As
one of the many experiences you’ll share with our St. John’s
community, reading Half the Sky together will introduce you to some
of the global challenges of the oppression of women, including
forced prostitution, gender-based violence, maternal mortality and
sex trafficking.
Nicholas D. Kristof Biography: Nicholas D.
Kristof, a columnist for The New York Times since 2001, writes
op-ed columns that appear twice a week. Mr. Kristof won the
Pulitzer Prize two times, in 1990 and 2006. In 2012, he was a
Pulitzer finalist in Commentary for his 2011 columns that often
focused on the disenfranchised in many parts of the world (from
NYTimes.com).
Sheryl WuDunn Biography: Sheryl WuDunn, the
first Asian-American to win a Pulitzer Prize, is a business
executive, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. She has special
expertise in Asia, entrepreneurship, global women’s issues, and
philanthropy. As an investment banker, she currently helps growth
companies, including those operating in the fields of new media
technology, entertainment, social media, healthcare, and the
emerging markets, in particular, China (from
APBSpeakers.com).
Please visit the St. John’s Campus Guide site, which has
additional resources for Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into
Opportunity for Women Worldwide at http://stjohns.campusguides.com/stjfrb12.
RSVP: Required. CLICK HERE to RSVP for this event!!
Date: Tuesday, March 12th,
2013
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Little Theater, Queens
Campus
More Information
Campus Concierge
D'Angelo Center, 2nd Floor
(718) 990-6631
concierge@stjohns.edu
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Visit the Half Sky Community: http://www.halftheskymovement.org