A Celebration of Women™ is elated and honored to Celebrate the Life of one of North America's most profound activist. She has been a lawyer, a mother, a sister, a wife, a woman politician and female change maker in history. Her efforts in areas of education, healthcare and human rights are endless; always working diligently for positive change, stating that 'women's rights are human rights'. She is regarded as the most openly empowered presidential wife in American history, save … [Read more...]
Wendy J. Elkin, Painting Bolinas – WOMAN of ACTION™
A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this adventurous, loving and talented woman with a curiosity for life, that, as she would say "My insatiable curiosity often gets the best of me." This woman began her Journey as a special education teacher, then, working as a photographer of the public, finding herself attracted to the Civil Rights Leaders. It was during an IN-KIND DRIVE as Art Commissioner for the city of Mill Valley, that the dream of her life began. She has … [Read more...]
WOMAN of ACTION™ – Jennifer Abernethy
A Celebration of Women™ is pleased to introduce to the Women of Our World an Amazing Woman, of Washington D.C., born July 15 that has veered her Mission into the life of "social media" and has chosen to work with others in this very critical new paradigm of communications and informations. WOMAN of ACTION™ Jennifer Abernethy Jennifer opens her communication with A Celebration of Women saying: "This is an exciting time for me as my book "The Complete Idiot's … [Read more...]
Afghanistan, international civilian engagement
Today, Ambassador Eklil Hakimi spoke as a panelist at a roundtable discussion, titled Afghanistan: Moving Forward, organized by International Relief and Development and hosted at the Embassy of Slovenia in Washington, D.C. The panel’s topic of discussion was the importance of continued international civilian engagement in Afghanistan. During his remarks Ambassador Hakimi acknowledged that despite progress over the past decade, shortcomings still exist in Afghanistan, and that “A … [Read more...]