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St. Timothy's Students Attend Vital Voices 22nd Annual Global Leadership Awards

St. Timothy's School students attended the Vital Voices 22nd Annual Global Leadership Awards at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. The Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards honors and celebrates women leaders around the world. The honorees work to strengthen democracy, increase economic opportunity and protect human rights.

 
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, a Vital Voices co-founder, was the keynote speaker. Ava DuVernay was named the Global Trailblazer Award recipient for her work as a social impact filmmaker who celebrates and explores themes of human rights and racial equity. Climate activist and social entrepreneur Inna Braverman, Gender-based Violence Activist Hellen Lunkuse, Disability Rights Activist Sara Minkara, and Sudanese Women’s Rights Activist Enass Muzamel, were all recognized for their steadfast commitment to solving the world’s greatest challenges surrounding climate, gender-based violence, and disability rights. In addition to Secretary Clinton’s keynote address, A.I. Expert and star of the Netflix documentary Coded Bias Dr. Joy Buolamwini, Philanthropist and Fashion Designer Diane von Furstenberg, Actress and Activist Ashley Judd, NBCUniversal’s Chief Content Officer Donna Langley, D.B.E., Co-anchor of PBS NewsHour Amna Nawaz, and Hall of Fame Inducted Marketing Executive, Author, and Entrepreneur Bozoma Saint John gave remarks. #
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