Actress Geena Davis and founder Marie Wilson will be featured guests at "Add Women, Change Michigan," an event to support The White House Project held Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at The Motown Mansion, 918 West Boston Blvd. in Detroit.
The event begins at 6 p.m. with a private reception for members of the Michigan Cabinet, who have each committed to raise $1,000 to support TWHP in Michigan, followed by a program at 6:30 p.m. with Davis, Wilson and other invited guests.
Academy Award-winner Geena Davis continues to be one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors. Having received the 2006 Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by Actress in a Television Series Drama, Davis broke ground in her portrayal of the first female President of the United States in ABC’s hit show “Commander in Chief.” A long-time advocate for women and girls, Davis founded the See Jane program. See Jane is dedicated to advocating balance in gender representation and to increasing the percentages of female characters and reduce stereotyping in media made for children ages 0-11.
Marie Wilson, founder and president of The White House Project, is also co-creator of Take Our Daughters to Work Day and author of Closing the Leadership Gap: Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World (Viking 2004). She founded The White House Project in 1998 in recognition of the need to build a truly representative democracy one in which women lead alongside men in all spheres. Ms. Wilson started The White House Project while she was still president of the Ms. Foundation for Women, a position she held from 1984-2004.
For more information about the Michigan Cabinet, or to purchase tickets for the event, click HERE or on the image below.
If you cannot attend the event and do not wish to join the Michigan Cabinet, you can still support The White House Project in Michigan, through Michigan Women's Forum. To learn more about publisher Joni Hubred-Golden's The White House Project Project, raising $1,000, $10 at a time, click HERE.
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