Thursday 14 October 2010

ART ATTACK & WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL EVENT AT DKNY





When: 12 October
Where: DKNY, Flagship Store, Old Bond Street


Celebrities, the Fashion pack, notable figures of society were out in force on the 12th in support of such a worthy cause.  I will be totally honest I didn't/don't know  much about the Women For Women International charity,  but what I have learnt since attending  the event has made me feel privileged and blessed to have been able to attend.

What they do...

Women for Women International was founded by Zainab Salbi in the US in 1993 and the main goal is to work with women survivors of war and conflict to help them rebuild their lives and communities around them.   The key countries they work are Nigeria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.  With helping women to rebuild their lives they educate them and help to move them from the position of victim to survivor to active citizen, basically giving them back a voice and a voice that can be heard. Women participate in a one year programme that launches them on this journey back to active citizen, and identify services to support graduates of the programme as they continue to strive for a greater social, economic and political participation in their communities. 





ART ATTACK






Three of the lots




You can also bid for lots by visiting eBay.



THE EVENT

It was  so good seeing so many people come out on the night for such a worthy cause, here are a few pictures.


Actress Michelle Ryan with Prince Cassius

Mercedes Zobel and Maria Andrews











DKNY Managing Director and team with Prince Cassius





For more info or to donate and support visit http://www.womenforwomen.org/

Please also visit http://www.tankmagazine.com/ , http://www.ebay.co.uk/ for artwork and auctions.

I would like to also thank DKNY for their support with this cause, check out their latest A/W 10 collection http://www.dkny.com/.

Please show your support and help change the world, one woman at a time

You can also follow Women for Women International on

Twitter @womenforwomenuk
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/womenforwomen


Special thanks to Purple PR.

2 comments:

chris_swan said...

Really interesting post. What a worthy cause.Glad you had such a great time. Love DKNY:)x

Diary of a clotheshorse said...

thanks chris it is such a good cause and im so happy i went x