COALITION AGAINST TRAFFICKING WOMAN EVENT OCT 3
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Honors William Silverman and Proskauer Rose LLP, and JoAnn Neale of Major League Soccer
Gloria Steinem, Cleo Wade, Elaine Welteroth, Sarah Sophie Flicker to Attend
Performance by Amel Larrieux
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New York, NY – On Tuesday, October 3, 2017, the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW), an international organization dedicated to ending the trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls, will honor William C. Silverman and Proskauer Rose LLP, JoAnn Neale and Jimmie Briggs for their outstanding commitment to fighting human trafficking, promoting justice and equality, and improving lives. Mr. Silverman heads Proskauer Rose’s pro bono practice and has been instrumental in efforts to change New York State’s human trafficking laws and build the New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition. Ms. Neale is the chief administrative officer at Major League Soccer (MLS) where she has spearheaded game-changing efforts to support underserved and vulnerable youth through MLS WORKS, the league’s community outreach initiative dedicated to addressing important social issues and galvanizing the soccer community around service. Mr. Briggs is the co-founder of and the visionary behind the Man Up Campaign to activate youth to stop violence against women and girls.
The program will feature a performance by Grammy-nominated, R&B singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux. Grizelda Grootboom, South African survivor leader and author of the memoir “Exit,” will present a remembrance for those who have not survived the sex trade. Stage and screen actress Reshma Shetty (“Royal Pains,” “Pure Genius” and Broadway’s “Bombay Dreams”); artist and poet Cleo Wade; and “Teen Vogue’s” Elaine Welteroth will also speak. Special guest, Gloria Steinem, will present the awards.
The event’s host committee, chaired by Catherine J. Douglass, includes Meryl Streep, Rosanne Cash, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat, Seth Meyers, and Eve Ensler.
WHO: William C. Silverman, Proskauer Rose LLP
JoAnn Neale, Major League Soccer
Jimmie Briggs, Co-founder of Man Up Campaign
Gloria Steinem, Political Activist and Feminist Organizer
Elaine Welteroth, Editor-in-Chief, Teen Vogue
Cleo Wade, Artist and Poet
John Doman, Actor (The Wire, Gotham, The Affair)
Reshma Shetty, Actor (Royal Pains, Odd Mom Out, Pure Genius)
Amel Larrieux, Grammy-nominated Singer-Songwriter
Sarah Sophie Flicker, Writer, Performer, and Activist
Paola Mendoza, Filmmaker and Activist
Grizelda Grootboom, Survivor Leader
Taina Bien-Aimé, Executive Director of CATW
WHAT: Coalition Against Trafficking in Women’s 2017 Gala, Game Change: A
Night of Celebration
WHERE: Tribeca Rooftop
2 Desbrosses St, New York, NY 10013
WHEN: Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Media arrival at 6:00 pm
Cocktails at 6:30 pm
Program begins at 8:00 pm
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) is one of the oldest non-governmental organizations working to end human trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) of women and girls worldwide. CATW engages in advocacy, education and prevention programs, and services for victims of trafficking and CSE in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. www.catwinternational.org
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