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Upcoming Events
CARE Action Network Meeting
Thursday, April 28
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Hosted by:
Sandi Tully and Debbie Cooper
New York Co-Chairs of the CARE Action Network
170 West End Avenue, 28N
(Entrance driveway on 69th between Amsterdam and West End)
New York, New York 10023 (map)
Come join us as we prepare for the 2008 CARE National Conference, in Washington this June, an opportunity to make your voice heard with your members of Congress. We'll learn more about CARE's views on the current policy issues impacting the lives of poor families and the basics of congressional advocacy.
We welcome those who have attended past conferences and those who are thinking about attending this year. If you know you can't make the conference, but are interested in undertaking advocacy activities in the metropolitan area during the coming year, please also join us. Everyone is invited to bring friends that may be interested.
Please RSVP to Debbie Cooper at ontheroadny@hotmail.com.
A Powerful Noise Pre-Party and Screening at the Tribeca Film Festival
Friday, May 2
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Hosted by:
CARE and the CARE Women's Initiative of New York
Pre-Party: Village Pourhouse, 64 3rd Ave. (entrance on 11th St.), NYC (map)
Tribeca Film Festival Screening: Village East Cinemas, Theater 1, 181 2nd Ave. at 12th St., NYC (map)
You're invited to join us for a night at the Tribeca Film Festival supporting CARE. The occasion for this special event is a Tribeca Film Festival screening of A Powerful Noise, an inspiring new documentary that showcases three remarkable women and their victories over poverty and oppression.
The night will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a party for 200 CARE supporters to meet Jacqueline Dembele, who is featured in the film. Known as "Madame Urbain" to locals, Jacqueline fights forced labor practices and illiteracy in the slums of Bamako, Mali. Following the party, guests will attend a nearby screening of A Powerful Noise beginning at 8:00 p.m. The night will conclude with a panel discussion at the theater with Jacqueline, the film’s director Tom Capello and producer Scott Thigpen.
Presented in partnership with Ethos Water, Lois Hill and Warburg Pincus.
Click here to purchase your tickets today!
Questions?: Contact events@care.org or 212.686.3110.
A Powerful Noise additional screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival:
- Thursday, May 1- 1:45PM - AMC Village VII Theater 1
- Sunday, May 4 - 10:00AM - Village East Cinema Theater 5
- Sunday, May 4 - 8:15PM - Village East Cinema Theater 7
Click here to purchase tickets for any of these shows.
Recent Events
Walk for Water
Saturday, March 22
The Walk for Water is inspired by the long journey many women and children must make every day in water-stressed countries. The time spent fetching water for their families prevents them from pursuing an education, maintaining their households or earning additional income.
CARE would like to thank everyone involved in this successful event:
Young Professionals for CARE
Cocktail Party & Fundraiser
Sky 360° by Delta, NY, NY
March 6, 2008
Benefitting CARE's Basic and Girls' Education Program
Young Professionals for CARE is a diverse group of young people
dedicated to advancing CARE's mission to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. We seek to engage young professionals as well as our families, friends and colleagues to support CARE and its mission to end global poverty in ways that suit their interests and capacity, including educating others about CARE, contributing funds and advocating for public policies that make social change possible. Questions? E-mail us at yp.ny.care@gmail.com.
Be Part of the CARE Action Network!
Advocating for policy change is a crucial part of the fight against poverty. The CARE Action Network (CAN) provides people who are concerned about poverty and injustice an opportunity to voice their concerns and educate policy-makers whose decisions affect us all. Our messages are stronger when we speak with one voice! As a participant in CAN, you will learn about issues that are critical to eliminating poverty, take action on the topics that matter to you, educate our nation's leaders, and be invited to regional and national CARE events. To sign-up, click here.
To learn more about CAN in your region, please contact your regional coordinator, Sarah Hemingway Lynch at (212) 686-3110 or slynch@care.org.
If you are in New Haven, CT or the surrounding area, click here.
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