Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Hear Dana Speak about "Transforming Lives" - July 6th!


Commonwealth Club International Relations Member-Led Forum: TOMORROW, Wednesday, July 6: "Transforming Lives $40 at a Time: Women + Microfinance, Upending the Status Quo."
Speaker: Dana E. Whitaker, photojournalist, principal, Opening Eyes, LLC
FOR THIS PROGRAM WE'RE PLEASED TO OFFER A SPECIAL $10 DISCOUNT TO NON-MEMBERS. SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THIS MESSAGE.*
Dana is an author, photographer and coach committed to helping women realize their potential both professionally and personally. She will explore the intricacies and importance of microfinance in helping to eradicate poverty. What are the challenges and successes both for the sector and for those most affected – the microentrepreneurs themselves?

Dana Whitaker lives in Berkeley, and for 17 years taught English and social sciences at Bay Area inner city and alternative high schools. She became very interested in microfinance and took a leave of absence, traveling to thirteen countries on five continents as a photojournalist. The countries she visited included Guatemala, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Ghana, France, Georgia, Jordan, India, Bangladesh, China and Vietnam.

She is membership chair of the Northern California chapter of Women Advancing Microfinance, a worldwide organization encouraging women who work in the microfinance industry. Check out her website at www.openingeyes.net.

Wine and networking reception 5:30 p.m., program 6 p.m., book signing 7 p.m.
$8 for members, $20 (DISCOUNTED TO $10 for non-members)*, $7 for students with current school ID.
Location: Commonwealth Club headquarters, 595 Market Street - Mezzanine, San Francisco (at Montgomery St. BART/Muni station), cross street Second Street
Reservations are not required but recommended - phone (415) 597-6705 or (800) 847-7730. Tickets can also be purchased via website: http://commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-07-06/dana-whitakertransforming-lives-40-time-women-and-microfinance
*Directions for the special non-member discount:
Instead of paying the standard $20 rate, each person using the coupon below will receive a $10 discount at the check-out page and will receive the $10 discount rate for 1 ticket purchased.

To redeem the discounted ticket:

-Visit the direct event page, https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-07-06/dana-whitakertransforming-lives-40-time-women-and-microfinance

-Select the number of tickets desired at the bottom of the event page, select Add to Basket and proceed to check-out

-At the check-out page there will be an opportunity to enter a coupon code. Yours is: sfforwhitaker

Keep in mind that the coupon code is case sensitive and is only available for one ticket per transaction.

If there is any trouble redeeming the coupon, it can also be used by calling our automated ticket line at 415-597-6705.

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