
An Evening with Gloria Steinem
$65, $50, Students $35
Presented by Planned Parenthood of Western New York
Tickets available now at the Center for the Arts Box Office (M-F, 10-6) and at tickets.com. Charge by phone at 1-888-223-6000.
About Gloria Steinem:
Gloria
Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. She travels
all over the world as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman
on issues of equality.
In
1972, she co-founded Ms. magazine and remained one of its editors for
15 years. She has been the subject of three biographical television
documentaries including HBO's Gloria: In Her Own Words.
Ms.
Steinem was President and co-founder of Voters for Choice, a pro-choice
political action committee for 25 years; she then served as President of the
Planned Parenthood Action Fund when it merged with Voters for Choice for the
2004 elections. She also co-founded and serves on the board of Choice USA , a
national organization that supports young pro-choice leadership and works to
preserve comprehensive sex education in schools.
She
lives in New York City, and is at work on Road to the Heart: America as
if Everyone Mattered, a book about her more than thirty years on the road
as a feminist organizer.
For
more information on Gloria Steinem, visit her website
About Planned
Parenthood of Western New York:
Western New Yorkers rely on Planned Parenthood for life-saving
cancer screenings, breast health services, pap tests, birth control, testing
and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and health counseling. Planned Parenthood cares
passionately about helping women, men and young people lead healthy
lives. Planned Parenthood
believes that when people are truly cared for, they will make their lives,
their families - even the world - better.
In 2012, Planned Parenthood of Western New York served over 13,000 patients for
family-planning and related care, and reached an additional 22,000 young people through its community
education and outreach programs.
For more
information or to get involved with Planned Parenthood, visit http://www.ppwny.org.
Mission statement: Planned Parenthood of Western New York provides reproductive health care, promotes responsible and healthy sexuality, and protects choice.