New York, February 26 — The NGO Committee on the Status of Women/New York is excited to announce that select events of the Global Forum for Women–Beijing Plus 15 will be webcast live on February 27 and 28 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time-US). The program features a keynote address by Dr. Sima Samar from Afghanistan as well as panelists Patricia Licuanan, Charlotte Bunch, Nyaradzai Gombubsvana, and Cai Yi Ping. The cultural events include Kinding Sindaw, a colorful dance troupe celebrating the Filipino oral history of women and a reading by Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Lynn Nottage.
For complete program and webcast links see the NGO Committee on the Status of Women website.
Webcast links will also be found on February 27 and 28 at the Salvation Army of Greater New York website.
