On December 2nd, 2009 Disruptive Women in Health Care launched a new series on The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World at the Women in the Arts Museum in Washington DC.

As part of the evening, we talked about the book, HALF THE SKY.  Now they’ve made it a movie.

Let’s help fill the theaters for this very special event!

At HALF THE SKY Live, a one-night-only event inspired by stories from the New York Times best seller “Half the Sky” by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The evening will be hosted by Andrea Mitchell and feature musical performances, celebrity commentary and the world premiere of “Woineshet,” a short film by Academy Award®-winner Marisa Tomei and Lisa Leone. You’ll also enjoy appearances from India.Arie, Maria Bello, Diane Birch, Michael Franti, Dr. Helene Gayle, Angelique Kidjo, Nicholas Kristof, Marisa Tomei, Melanne Verveer, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and others.

 Experience HALF THE SKY Live on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. (local time) in select movie theaters across the country.

http://www.ncm.com/Fathom/OriginalPrograms/event/Half_The_Sky.aspx

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