organized in collaboration with
The World Bank HQ, Washington DC, Law Justice and Development Week, December 5 - 9, 2016
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]]>COURAGE ON CANVAS/ YOUNG MEN, BIG DREAMS (month-long exhibit). Fifty artwork created by LPTM’s young men and boys will be exhibited along with finalist 25 photos of the 2014 Color of Life International Photo Contest.
Come see the amazing work of renowned international photojournalists who have participated in this year photo contest: GMB Akash, Istvan Kerekes, Gali Tibbon, Jonathan French, Goran Jovic, Neca Dantas and many others.
The 5 winning photos will be announced by Mr. Robert Houston. Houston’s Work has been exhibited in many places including The Smithsonian Museum of American History, James E. Lewis Gallery at Morgan State University, University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Frostburg State University, Baltimore Museum of Art. His work is currently on display at the Miller Senate Office Building. His photographic skills were also featured in Life Magazine and at the Poor People’s Campaign in Washington, DC in 1968. Houston is most proud of his portrait of Dr. King taken in 1967 in Boston.
Our exhibition doesn’t depict just a Latin American reality, but the sad reality of women living around the world, the will to empower them through education, the need to rescue them from underpaid jobs by offering them better opportunities and, most of all, the necessity to build more solid families in which violence and abuse are not the norm. As these issues have an impact on a global scale, this exhibition is meant to broaden views related to gender and to call attention to the worldwide neglect of women and girls living in societies in which culture and education unfortunately are not yet priorities and they are still relegated to second-rate status. These societies are marked by poverty caused by economic factors such as low income and safety-net expenditures, as well as by social and political factors, including poor access to basic social services, education and public health, and few opportunities to participate in the decision-making process.
Approximately 70% of the 1.1 billion people in poverty are women, who also account for two-thirds of the world’s illiterate population. Therefore, in formulating policies and projects aimed at poverty reduction, every government must give consideration to improving women’s access to a variety of services and welfare opportunities and promote the participation of women in the decision-making process for the benefit of both women and men.
The work of the Art Museum of the Americas and Colors of Life is based on the principle that the arts are transformative for individuals and communities. For this reason, we are proud to show this exhibition on gender equality, which promotes a society in which women and men enjoy the same opportunities, outcomes, rights and obligations in all spheres of life with a focus on identifying and redressing power imbalances and giving women more autonomy to manage their own lives. Let’s never forget that women’s empowerment is vital to sustainable development and the realization of human rights for all.
As Marina Galvani, World Bank Art Curator stated: “Studies after studies show the vast benefits to societies that come from investing in girls and women. We see healthier and better educated children, more productive economies and the widespread enjoyment of a basic human right – gender equality”.
These photos open windows into the worlds of a unique group of photographers who have thought about what it means to be a woman. They are artists who have been fascinated by the complexity, diversity, interactivity and individuality of half of the world’s population. In “Investing in Women and Girls”, rather than celebrating humanism we celebrate “womanism” - not the human being at the center of the universe, but the special vantage point from which women live, dance, sing, fight, scream, work and love.
To explore this theme, LJD Week 2012 will bring together World Bank Group staff, senior officials from other international financial institutions, international development practitioners, government officials, lawyers, judges, scholars and representatives from civil society. LJD Week 2012 will be a World Bank Group-wide event co-organized by the World Bank’s Legal Vice Presidency, IFC and MIGA Legal Departments, and ICSID, in addition will host the formal launch of the “Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development” and dedicated sessions led by its Thematic Working Groups.
In a world that is increasingly interconnected and risky, the quest for opportunity by individuals and organizations shines a new spotlight on the potentially transformative role that effective law can play in accelerating and sustaining growth, as well as in ensuring that growth can be both inclusive of underserved populations and equitable across society.
Countries around the world continue to struggle with an economic downturn that threatens contagion from Europe across borders. Countries with developing economies across Africa, Latin American and the Caribbean, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia grapple with how to jump-start or sustain growth, knowing that they face unmet demand for jobs for an increasing population. New ways to examine the impact of law on national economic development explore how changes in private laws, in a variety forms across many different countries, can bring together ideas and capital to create opportunities for accelerated and sustained growth.
Social and political changes, prompted by a range of financial crises, food shocks, health crises and natural disasters around the world make clear the potential impact of people’s consistent demand for access, reach and quality of opportunity and services. Increasing connectivity and use of social media feed a growing demand for open, accountable and equitable governance. It is mandatory to find new ways to assess the impact of insufficient access to effective justice on people’s lives and examine why despite recent changes, unfortunately poverty, exclusion and inequity persist in all regions.
]]>June Fitzpatrick Gallery is an independently operated art space housed within the Maine College of Art (MECA). The gallery holds a central position in the heart’s of Portland art district and is a destination point for local, regional and international collectors and art appreciators.
June Fitzpatrick Gallery
522 Congress Street, Portland, Maine, 04101
tel 207 699 5083
Gallery hours: noon-5pm Tuesday-Saturday
exhibition: Friday, June 29 through Saturday, July 14, 2012
Opening: Friday June 29 , 5 - 7pm
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The Every Child Matters Education Fund in partnership with Colors of Life are the creators and sponsors of the exhibit and invite the public to view the evocative photos.
Using art to open people’s hearts and minds to the challenges facing children, the “Colors of Life” exhibition features gallery-quality photographs of children chosen by the Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery as part of an international photo competition conducted by Colors of Life.
In addition to the photographs, the “Presidents Helping Children” display, which includes fact-filled, illustrated posters, informs the public about how Presidents and Congresses have steadily advanced child well-being over the last century in areas of nutrition, health, education, and child safety and raises awareness about the need for future investments in child wellbeing.
The National Press Club
529 14th St NW (13th floor)
Washington, DC 20045
TEL: (202) 662-7500
Subway: Metro Center Metro Station
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Colors of Life together with Every Child Matters and TexProtects has presented a photo exhibition highlighting the needs of children and has challenged the Government to make children a priority in the public policy and elections debate as 65,948 Texas children were confirmed as abuse victims in 2011. After its viewing at NorthPark, the exhibition will be on display at the State Capitol in Austin followed by the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on May 6th 2012.
]]>Prompted by a surge in child poverty and declines in other child well-being indicators, the two national organizations have decided to embark on a nationwide tour that is using art and history to open people’s hearts and minds to the challenges facing America’s children. The evocative exhibit is made up of the finalist photographs of children from the 2011 Colors of Life international photo competition and a display of eleven past presidents who helped our nation’s children.
The following stops of the National Exhibition Tour will take place in Texas and Colorado.
Venues:
Denver => April 2-6
Colorado State Capitol
200 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
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Dallas => April 9-22
NorthPark Mall
8687 North Central Expressway, Suite 1030
Dallas, TX 75225
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Denver => April 9-23
Denver Children’s Hospital
1830 Franklin Street
Denver, CO 80218
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Austin => April 23-30
Texas State Capitol
1100 Congress Ave (11th Street)
Austin,TX
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Spotlighting children’s issues in the 2012 elections, during March, in various locations throughout Palm Beach County, discussions will be held with child advocates and parents as to what they may do to aid in placing children at the forefront of local, state and national agendas. Please join us!
Exhibits will remain at each location through March 2012.
Supportive Agencies:
For further information please call YWCA +561 6400050 ext. 137
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