NEW YORK-MARCH 21: THE COMMON GOOD Celebrates Women's History Month with Screening of “Gloria: In Her Own Words” followed by discussion with GLORIA STEINEM moderated by special guest GAYLE KING on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at NYIT Auditorium, 1871 Broadway between 61st and 62nd streets, New York City, NY.
The Common Good was honored as part of Womens History Month to host women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem on March 21st for a screening of her new HBO documentary “Gloria: In Her Own Words” and a discussion with Gayle King, co-anchor of CBS This Morning.
Host committee members included The Common Good founder Patricia Duff, author Candace Bushnell, Emmy award winning actress Debra Messing, two-time Academy Award nominated actor Catherine Keener, former New York State First Ladies Matilda Cuomo and Michelle Paige Paterson, chair of the board of HELP USA Maria Cuomo Cole, fashion designers Rachel Roy and Charlotte Ronson, three time Tony Award winning Broadway producer Dori Berinstein, democratic state committeewoman Trudy L. Mason, ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts, former New York Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, and USA Network founder Kay Koplovitz. Other guests included: Manhattan District Attorney, see Cyrus Vance, Jr., Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, NYC Comptroller John Liu, David Schwimmer, Carl Bernstein, Heide Banks, Catherine Crier, Stuart Sundlun, Tina Louise, Jane Friedman, Luke Parker Bowles, Campion Platt, Nancy Silberkleit, Pat Mitchell and Barbara Kopple
About Gloria Steinem: Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. She travels in this and other countries as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of indigenous peoples, and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice. She now lives in New York City, and is currently at work on Road to the Heart: America As if Everyone Mattered, a book about her more than thirty years on the road as a feminist organizer. For more about Gloria Steinem see the following links: GloriaSteinem.com | Women’s Media Center | Gloria Steinem: Wikipedia | TCG | HBO documentary “Gloria: In Her Own Words” | Feminist.com | NY Times: Women Are Never Front-Runners | Gloria Steinem Biography
PHOTO CREDIT: Copyright © 2012 Manhattan Society.com by Christopher London | tel:Private | e-mail: Private | Bookings: bookings@manhattansociety.com*****NOTE: More photos and id's to come*******
The Common Good was honored as part of Womens History Month to host women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem on March 21st for a screening of her new HBO documentary “Gloria: In Her Own Words” and a discussion with Gayle King, co-anchor of CBS This Morning.
Host committee members included The Common Good founder Patricia Duff, author Candace Bushnell, Emmy award winning actress Debra Messing, two-time Academy Award nominated actor Catherine Keener, former New York State First Ladies Matilda Cuomo and Michelle Paige Paterson, chair of the board of HELP USA Maria Cuomo Cole, fashion designers Rachel Roy and Charlotte Ronson, three time Tony Award winning Broadway producer Dori Berinstein, democratic state committeewoman Trudy L. Mason, ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts, former New York Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, and USA Network founder Kay Koplovitz. Other guests included: Manhattan District Attorney, see Cyrus Vance, Jr., Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, NYC Comptroller John Liu, David Schwimmer, Carl Bernstein, Heide Banks, Catherine Crier, Stuart Sundlun, Tina Louise, Jane Friedman, Luke Parker Bowles, Campion Platt, Nancy Silberkleit, Pat Mitchell and Barbara Kopple
About Gloria Steinem: Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. She travels in this and other countries as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of indigenous peoples, and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice. She now lives in New York City, and is currently at work on Road to the Heart: America As if Everyone Mattered, a book about her more than thirty years on the road as a feminist organizer. For more about Gloria Steinem see the following links: GloriaSteinem.com | Women’s Media Center | Gloria Steinem: Wikipedia | TCG | HBO documentary “Gloria: In Her Own Words” | Feminist.com | NY Times: Women Are Never Front-Runners | Gloria Steinem Biography
PHOTO CREDIT: Copyright © 2012 Manhattan Society.com by Christopher London | tel:Private | e-mail: Private | Bookings: bookings@manhattansociety.com*****NOTE: More photos and id's to come*******
Patricia Duff attends THE COMMON GOOD's Celebration of Women's History Month with Screening of “Gloria: In Her Own Words” followed by discussion with GLORIA STEINEM moderated by GAYLE KING on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at NYIT Auditorium, 1871 Broadway, New York City, NY. PHOTO CREDIT: Copyright © 2012 Manhattan Society.com by Christopher London
Patricia Duff attends THE COMMON GOOD's Celebration of Women's History Month with Screening of “Gloria: In Her Own Words” followed by discussion with GLORIA STEINEM moderated by GAYLE KING on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at NYIT Auditorium, 1871 Broadway, New York City, NY. PHOTO CREDIT: Copyright © 2012 Manhattan Society.com by Christopher London