The International Museum of Women (I.M.O.W.), a non-partisan social change museum that connects and inspires people, will confront provocative questions about women in politics and more with the new global online exhibition, ‘Women, Power and Politics’. Launched on International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8, 2008, the cutting-edge multimedia exhibition will run until December 31, 2008 in four languages – Arabic, English, French and Spanish.
‘Women, Power and Politics’ at www.imow.org will explore how women can and are making a difference in politics around the world–just as the spotlight intensifies on groundbreaking campaigns, elections and leadership of women from the United States to Argentina and Liberia. Through online exhibitions, online community-building tools and a live speaker series, ‘Women, Power and Politics’ will cross international barriers and connect visitors to the stories of women who have harnessed politics and power to transform women’s lives and society.
I.M.O.W., an innovative 21st century museum, has showcased seven major exhibitions and its award-winning global online exhibition, ‘Imagining Ourselves: A Global Generation of Women’. Directed by Paula Goldman, ‘Imagining Ourselves’ connected and inspired people in 225 countries with over 110 exhibition-related events in 23 countries. I.M.O.W. also sponsors a world-class speaker series, ‘Extraordinary Voices, Extraordinary Change’ in San Francisco. Past speakers have included Alice Walker, Isabel Allende and Dr. Riane Eislerr. Complementing the online exhibition Women, Power and Politics, the next speaker event on May 14 will feature Dr. Vaira VÄ«Ä·e-Freiberga, former President of the Republic of Latvia.
Originally posted on March 8, 2008 @ 6:36 pm