SVC: Lisa Shannon - Global Fest 2012

Join Us TODAY at McIntyre Hall!

Lisa Shannon - February 9, 2012 * 7:30 pm

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Lisa Shannon

A Journey Of Hope

Lisa Shannon, humanitarian and author of A Thousand Sisters: My Journey of Hope into the Worst Place on Earth to be a Woman, will share her personal story of awakening to the horror of atrocities against women in the war-torn African Congo, her determination to make a difference, and what she learned from these courageous women.

Founder, Run for Congo Women, which raised more than $1 million to support Congolese women
Named to O Magazine's 2010 Power List and Shape Magazine's "2010 Women Who Shape the World"
Featured in Nicolas Kristof's "DIY Foreign Aid" in New York Times Magazine on women social entrepreneurs

February 9, 2012
International Dinner: 5:30 p.m.

Lisa Shannon Keynote: 7:30 p.m.

McIntyre Hall Performing Arts Center, Mount Vernon, WA

Tickets:

International Dinner: $35
Lisa Shannon Keynote: Free
Available by contacting McIntyre Hall Box Office:
1.866.624.6897, ext. 2, or online at www.mcintyrehall.org

SVC's GlobalFest is a month of events and activities that engage the campus and community in learning about world cultures, global service, international business, human rights and the global environment. Look for more details on our website! www.skagit.edu/globalfest.