UPCOMING: Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty SUN, April 13th at 2:00pm, Free

The next one is truly interfaith - not just Christian - Sponsors from a Jewish Women's group and Muslim - but you have to really read the website to see all the info.

"Breakthrough: The Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty"
Sun 04/13/08 02:00 PM Location: Washington National Cathedral, Free

Co-chaired by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and other world leaders, Breakthrough will serve as a forum for international leaders from faith communities, governments, donors and NGOs to convene and announce new commitments to engender global poverty alleviation efforts. The Summit will also serve as a launching platform for the Women, Faith and Development Alliance's multi-year advocacy and action campaign for increasing investments in women's and girls' empowerment worldwide. This landmark event provides a unique opportunity for the women, faith and development communities to put their collective weight behind common cause.

The Breakthrough Summit on April 13th is open to the public. There is no cost to attend; however, registration is required. Please click here <https://tickets.cathedral.org/public/loader.asp?target=show.asp?shcode=29> to access the on-line registration for general public seating.
If you experience any difficulties with the online registration process, please email tickets@cathedral.org for assistance.

Scheduled in conjunction with the Washington National Cathedral's Centennial Year <http://www.wfd-alliance.org/docs/wnc_Centennial.pdf>,

Breakthrough: The Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty on April 13-14 will achieve the broadest possible reach for the kick off of the WFDA advocacy and communications platform with a wide range of activities and processes designed to be transformational, informational and inspirational. Envisioned as a three-day event, the Summit will feature world faith, development, political, and corporate leaders, as well as draw individuals and representatives from local, national and international organizations.

Breakthrough: The Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty Planning Team is under the leadership of the Cathedral's Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation together with the WFDA co-conveners and interested participant organizations, including various global coalitions who focus on poverty reduction and gender equality.