From April 13th to 15th, the New York Times TimesTalks Festival paired an extraordinary selection of public figures with Times journalists for panel discussions on pertinent subjects including gender equality, addiction and activism. On the 15th, an all-female group of United States senators gathered to discuss on women in politics, public policy and the special relationships cultivated among women…
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TimesTalks Festival April 13th - 15th, 2018 TheTimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, New York Purchase tickets HERE The New York Times has announced programming for its inaugural TimesTalks Festival, a three-day series of conversations and performances coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the publication's prominent TimesTalks series. The festival will pair Times journalists with today's most creative minds…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM9XaxZMU1U On May 2nd, Planned Parenthood celebrated 100 years with a star-studded centennial gala that featured the one-and-only Hillary Clinton and honored Shonda Rhimes. Meryl Streep, America Ferrera, Tina Fey, Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Diane von Furstenberg, and many other PP supporters all showed up to see comedian Chelsea Handler open the event with a…
Two weeks ago, yet another detrimental action was put into effect against women’s health provider, Planned Parenthood. On March 30th, Vice President (and longtime enemy of women’s and LGBTQ rights), Mike Pence, broke a tie on a measure that would give states the authority to withhold federal funding from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers,…