A Tour of Her Own Presents: Women as Climate Justice Champions

Join Dining for Women, UNICEF USA, and Women of Peace Corps Legacy for “Women as Climate Justice Champions”.

About this Event

This International Women’s Day event will headline Dr. Tererai Trent, one of today’s most internationally recognized voices for quality education and women’s empowerment. Distinguished as Oprah Winfrey’s “All-Time Favorite Guest,” Dr. Trent is a scholar, humanitarian, motivational speaker, educator, author, and the founder of Tererai Trent International, which aims to provide quality education in rural Africa. Her new book, The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams, has a foreword by Oprah Winfrey and was the Winner of a 2017 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work.

Speakers also include Dr. Laly Lichtenfeld, Co-Founder and CEO of African People & Wildlife, a nonprofit that helps rural communities in Tanzania conserve and benefit from their wildlife and natural resources. Dr. Lichtenfeld believes in finding the balance for communities and nature. In 2019, she was honored to be named a “Woman of Impact” by the National Geographic Society and was featured among the world’s leading female visionaries.

The event will be moderated by Helene Cooper, Pulitzer Prize-winning Pentagon correspondent with The New York Times, having previously served as White House Correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, and the assistant editorial page editor. She is the author of the bestselling memoir, The House at Sugar Beach, and Madame President, a biography of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Reception, with light refreshments and book signing, will follow the presentations.

*Limited seating is available for this inspiring event.

Schedule of Events:

4:00 pm – Welcome and introductory remarks

4:30 pm — Presentations

6:00 to 7:00 pm – Reception and book signing

Event Partners:

Dining for Women

Women of Peace Corps Legacy

UNICEF USA

Parking: Please park in the open lot next to Constitution Hall. There is no charge for parking on weekends.

AU is located less than a mile from the Tenleytown/American University Metro Station and shuttle service is provided daily to the Metro. Shuttles run approximately every 20 minutes from 7:00 am until 12:30 am and hours are extended on the weekends. Please visit this link to get more information on the shuttle.

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This event is hosted by Dining for Women. A Tour Of Her Own is not affiliated with the host and has agreed to promote the event as part of International Women’s Day.