Half the Sky Live: A Star-Studded, Live Concert and Film Premiere on February 11 in New York City

Half the Sky Live: A Star-Studded, Live Concert and Film Premiere on February 11 in New York City

- See CARE's 2010 International Women's Day Event Live Before it Airs to the Public in Theatres Nationwide; Celebrity Participants Available for Interviews -

WHAT: Get a sneak peek of CARE's 2010 International Women's Day event before it airs to the public! Inspired by moving stories from the critically acclaimed book, Half the Sky, by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, CARE's Half the Sky event will feature an uplifting night of music, celebrity discussion and the premiere of "Woineshet," a short film directed by Academy Award® winner Marisa Tomei and Lisa Leone. The Half the Sky event will be taped on Thursday, February 11th in NYC and broadcast to movie theatres nationwide on March 4th. For more information about the Feb. 11 taping, visit http://www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/half_the_sky.

Confirm your press passes today with Stephanie Libby (CARE) at slibby@care.org or 404-610-0332.

WHO: CARE's Half the Sky event will feature appearances by actresses and activists Maria Bello and Marisa Tomei; musicians India.Arie, Diane Birch, Michael Franti and Angelique Kidjo; journalist Andrea Mitchell; authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn; CARE president Dr. Helene Gayle; Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson; Ambassador-At-Large for Global Women's Issues for the Obama Administration Melanne Verveer; and the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women Rachel Mayanja.

Interviews with event participants will be available immediately following the program.

WHEN: This exclusive two-hour taping is on Thursday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE:
NYU Skirball Center
566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South)
http://www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/half_the_sky.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Featured on Oprah, CNN, and Dateline NBC, the book Half the Sky remains a New York Times best seller and is a critical favorite across the globe. Tom Brokaw says the book's stories about real women "will pierce your heart and arouse your conscience." CARE's Half the Sky event is supported by Delta Air Lines, Meredith Corporation and Walmart. For more information, visit www.halftheskylive.com.

ABOUT CARE: Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Working in more than 70 countries, women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve education, health and economic opportunity. Learn more at www.care.org.

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Feb. 9/

Source: CARE

CONTACT: Stephanie Libby of CARE, +1-404-610-0332, slibby@care.org

Web Site: http://www.halftheskylive.com/
http://www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/half_the_sky

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