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Elizabeth Edwards to Speak at the Children's Defense Fund's
Dedication of the Riggio-Lynch Chapel on July 18th |
Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Vice Presidential candidate Senator John Edwards (D-NC), will speak at a dinner following the dedication of the Riggio-Lynch Chapel at CDF-Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee (near Knoxville) on July 18th. The dinner honors Leonard Riggio, Chairman of Barnes & Noble, and William Lynch, political activist and former Deputy Mayor of New York City. The Chapel was designed by internationally renowned artist, Maya Lin, whose previous work includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. CDF Haley Farm is the only location in the country that has two structures designed by Ms. Lin.
The Chapel dedication and dinner are part of the Children's Defense Fund's gathering of leading activists, academics, and civil and human rights leaders for the "Building the 21st Century Movement for Children" Symposium to be held at CDF Haley Farm on July 18 19. The goal of the two-day forum is to develop a comprehensive and coordinated strategy for ensuring that truly no child is left behind during this critical juncture in American history.
Members of the media interested in covering the event should contact John Norton, Press Secretary for CDF, at his work number 202-662-3609 through Friday. From Saturday through Monday, call his cell phone number at 202-360-6838.
| WHAT: |
Riggio-Lynch Chapel Dedication Ceremony and Dinner
"Building the 21 st Century Movement for Our Children" Symposium |
| WHEN: |
July 18 from 9:00 a.m 8:30 p.m.
(Mrs. Edwards will speak during dinner from 6:30 8:00)
July 19 from 9:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
CDF Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee (near Knoxville) |
| WHO: |
Hosted by Marian Wright Edelman
(Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund)
Speakers at dinner include Elizabeth Edwards, Len Riggio, Bill Lynch, the Honorable David Dinkins (former Mayor of New York City) and Maggie Williams (Chief of Staff of the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation).
Among the confirmed participants at the Symposium are Dorothy Height (President Emerita and Chair of the National Council of Negro Women), Bill Moyers (Journalist), Ralph Neas (President of People for the American Way), Wade Henderson (Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights), Roger Wilkins (Publisher of NAACP's journal Crisis and Professor at George Mason University), Charles Olgetree (Professor at Harvard Law School ), and Ted Shaw (President & Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund ). |
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The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick, into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown. CDF began in 1973 and is a private, nonprofit organization supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations. We have never taken government funds. |
