Women of the Jeju Islands and More

Event Tomorrow in San Francisco: Women of the Jeju IslandsUse Facebook to Connect with IMOW!Young Women Speaking the Economy UpdateThe Lives of Contemporary Afghan WomenCuratorial Volunteer Opportunity with IMOWIMOW Alert!
Event Tomorrow in San Francisco: Women of the Jeju Islands Join IMOW and Brenda Paik Sunoo for this Special Book Event
	Today is your last chance to reserve tickets for IMOW’s special event June 29 in San Francisco celebrating Brenda Paik Sunoo’s book, Moon Tides: Jeju Island Grannies of the Sea. To learn more about Brenda Paik Sunoo and her new book,read her special guest post on IMOW’s blog Her Blueprint. Reserve your tickets now>> Moon Tides is an homage to the haenyeo—the elderly women divers who range in age from 39 to 93 years old who live on Jeju Island, Korea. Through photographs and interviews, Moon Tides introduces the reader to these extraordinary women in their own voices and in their own environments. Help welcome Brenda and special guest Paola Gianturco, who will give opening remarks introducing Brenda and her work! Event details: Wednesday, June 29 from 5:30 p.m. at the Russ Building, 235 Montgomery St., 12th Floor, San Francisco. Wine reception and check-in begins at 5:30 p.m.; author talk begins at 6:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $5 for IMOW members, $10 general admission. Moon Tides will be available for sale and signing. For questions, email events@imow.org. Purchase tickets now>> Learn more about the event>> Special thanks to Wells Fargo for generously supporting this event.
Use Facebook to Connect with IMOW! Comment on and Share IMOW’s Stories with this New Feature
You may have heard that IMOW has launched a Facebook integration tool, but have you tried it out yet? Just use the Facebook log-in option found on the right hand side of www.imow.org and follow the quick, easy instructions for connecting to IMOW. Now, instead of having to log-in using a separate IMOW Community account, you can log-in to IMOW via Facebook to comment on stories from women around the globe and “like” your favorites. Help IMOW foster conversation between women around the globe and amplify women’s voices with this new feature! We would love your feedback! If you have any comments or questions, please emailteam@imow.org. Thanks for your support!
Young Women Speaking the Economy Update
Exhibition participants meet at the U.S. celebration. Photo by: CB Smith-Dahl	Have you explored Young Women Speaking the Economy yet? Here are just a few ways to check out the exhibition: Check out this month’s featured stories about Crisis >> Explore by country! See stories, facts, and pictures from Denmark,Sudan, the U.S., or the Philippines. Meet the 44 exhibition creators! Check out their profiles on IMOW>> We have been busy! We hosted four international exhibition celebrations in the past three months for Young Women Speaking the Economy, which took place infour countries on four continents! At the celebration in Denmark on June 15, exhibition participants from Sudan, the Philippines, and the U.S. were all in attendance. We were thrilled that at the celebration in the Philippines on May 28, Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education and IMOW Global Council Member Patricia Licuanan was the keynote speaker. And in Sudan on May 5, attendees heard from Sudanese student exhibition participants and guest speaker Dr. Suad Ibrahim Issa, spokeswoman for the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission. Thank you to those who took the Young Women Speaking the Economyexhibition survey! Your feedback is invaluable, and IMOW will donate $500 to Women for Women International’s program to help women survivors of war in Sudan on behalf of those who responded!
The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women Save the Date for this July 27 Event in San Francisco
Join IMOW and Global Fund for Women on July 27 in San Francisco for an exciting book event celebrating the release of Land of the Unconquerable: The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women. The evening will feature coeditor Ashraf Zahidi and contributor Amina Kator discussing what it means to be an Afghan woman today. Purchase tickets now>> Learn more>> Event details: Wednesday, July 27. Check-in and wine reception begins at 5:30 p.m., program begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by book sale and signing. Russ Building, 235 Montgomery Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco. Tickets are $5 for members, $10 for non-members. Land of the Unconquerable offers a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women. Eschewing stereotypes about the burqa, the contributors focus instead on women's empowerment and agency and on their struggles for peace and justice in the face of a brutal ongoing war. Purchase tickets now>> Special thanks to Wells Fargo for generously supporting this event.
Curatorial Volunteer Opportunity with IMOW
The International Museum of Women is looking for a creative, organized, and tech-savvy individual to assist as the Curatorial and Project Management Volunteer for our upcoming exhibition, Your Voices: On Motherhood. The individual should be based in San Francisco and available to work at least 15 hours a week in our San Francisco office. Applications are accepted until August 1, 2011. Apply today! Read the full volunteer description and application process here>>
IMOW Alert!
	We have just 7 days to reach our fiscal year-end fundraising goals. We are so close! Help us reach our goal and we pledge to continue to provide world class exhibitions that connect, inspire and activate women worldwide! Make your secure tax deductible donation online now>> With Gratitude, Your friends at the International Museum of Women