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Women Hold Up Half The Sky

Kate Grant | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Sheryl WuDunn, Fistula, Half the Sky Movement, Half the Sky, Edna Adan, Fistula Foundation, Molly Melching, Nicholas Kristof, Global Motherhood, Obstetric Fistula, Skirball Center, Maternal Mortality, Arts News
Kate Grant

The exhibit challenges you to open your eyes, open your mind, open your heart, and most of all to act to improve the lot of the world's women. The enemy is not men. The enemy is indifference and its evil twin inaction.

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Nicholas Kristof On Why He Champions Women's Rights

Tabby Biddle | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women's Rights, Women, Nicholas Kristof, Half the Sky, Violence Against Women, Skirball Center, Sex Trafficking, Girls, Education, Advocacy, Impact News
Tabby Biddle

Javaria lives near Lahore, Pakistan. Her mother, Saima Muhammad, was routinely beaten by her husband. Then Saima started a successful embroidery bus...

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Carmageddon: With Only A Few Hours Left, LA Preps

AP | JOHN ROGERS and DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: 405 Freeway, Carmageddon, 405 Freeway Closure, 405 Highway, Los Angeles Olympics, Sepulveda, Los Angeles Traffic, Skirball Center, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — When the sun rises above Los Angeles on Saturday, residents in this car-dependent, traffic-choked city will see a rare sight: a 10...

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Local Businesses Inevitably Hurt By 405 Closure

Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Zev Yaroslavsky, 405 Closure, Getty Museum, Skirball Center, Carmageddon, Los Angeles News

While the planned closure of a large swathe of the 405 over the weekend of July 15 through 17 should save weekday commuters from a potential traffic n...

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Meklit Hadero: Diva in the Works

Michal Shapiro | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Candomble, Lincoln Center, Meklit Hadero, Ethiopian Culture, Institute of African American Affairs, Skirball Center, Chipaumire, Jokajok, Rubenstein Atrium, Arts News
Michal Shapiro

Finding one's voice in any field can be a lifelong pursuit. Meklit Hadero has found her voice early on. And by that I mean her voice, quite literally, is distinct.

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Theatre of the Right Damn Now -- The Great Game: Afghanistan tours the US

Lauren Gunderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Theatre, Political Theater, Berkeley Rep, The Public Theater, Afghanistan, Tricycle Theatre, Play, British Council, Theater, Skirball Center, Arts News
Lauren Gunderson

I knew very few facts about the history of our almost 10 years running war partner. Until this play. This is not historical drama, it is dramatized history.

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We Need Discussions, Not Debates

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Laurie Goodstein, Islam, Peace, Bernard Henri-Levy, Discussion, Christopher Hitchens, Tariq Ramadan, Nyu, 92y, Skirball Center, Koran, Debate, New York News
Danny Groner

What makes Christopher Hitchens such a capable and persuasive debater is a mixture of his ides, arguments, and charm. But it's also the words he chooses and the way he presents them.

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WEST COAST ART: This Week's Top Exhibitions From Sante Fe to LA

ArtScene | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cherie Louise Turner, Gebert Contemporary, Monica Lundy, Laura Macomber, Neo-Minimal Strategies, Liz Goldner, Sherry Karver, Marx & Zavattero, Lisa Harris Gallery, Ogle Gallery, Patricia Mora, Timothy Nolan, Richard Speer, Kathryn M Davis, Michael Eastman, Marty Walker Gallery, Jews on Vinyl, Skirball Center, Arts News
ArtScene

Tom Orr, "Flow," 2007, aluminum rods, wood, laminate, 59 x 26 x 16", at Marty Walker Gallery. Continuing through September 10, 2010 Marty Walker Ga...

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CARS Catalyzes Cultural Community

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Olvera Street, Craft and Folk Museum, Little Tokyo, Ciclavia, Boyle Heights, Santa Monica, Aztec Pantheon, The Getty, Skirball Center, Community Resources LA, Chinatown, Los Angeles News
Michael Sigman

Community Arts Resources' mission emphasizes the development of public space in Los Angeles, a concept that may seem oxymoronic to some Angelenos.

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The Kids Off the Couch Guide for Families in LA: Cool Stuff for Smart Parents

Sarah Bowman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Family, Weekend Update, Beaches, Museums, Hollywood Bowl, Venice, Skirball Center, Los Angeles News
Sarah Bowman

If the weatherman is right, it's gonna be a Blue Sky, White Sand and Red Bikini weekend, so start planning to get a little culture.

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Masters of Persian Music Again Evolve Iran

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kayhan Kalhor, Iran, Hossein Alizadeh, Farsi, Skirball Center, Masters of Persian Music, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

While I understand the plight of the Western classical world in trying to sustain its heritage, this type of music never really grabbed my attention. ...

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