A colleague at work thought my wife would be interested in the following, I'm gonna try to get out of bed on Saturday to go see this:
An event called "New Frontiers in Leadership" - this is a yearly event organized by Ekal DC Chapter in which they honor a young Indian American achiever. Last year they had honored "Sonal Shah" - founder of Indicorps. This year they have invited "Vanita Gupta" - a lawyer by profession who has earned a name for hershelf in the field of Human Rights at a very young age.
An event called "New Frontiers in Leadership" - this is a yearly event organized by Ekal DC Chapter in which they honor a young Indian American achiever. Last year they had honored "Sonal Shah" - founder of Indicorps. This year they have invited "Vanita Gupta" - a lawyer by profession who has earned a name for hershelf in the field of Human Rights at a very young age.
The event is on September 18, 2005, 11 A.M. at the Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052
Ekal DC invites you to come and be a part of this inspiring interaction with Vanita.
About Vanita Gupta
- A lawyer by profession. Currently works as Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Her work involves civil rights litigation to promote systemic reform of the criminal justice system
- Won the release of 46 wrongly-accused African Americans in Tulia, Texas
- Recipient of the Soros Justice Fellowship
- Recipient of the India Abroad Special Award for Outstanding Achievement
- Recipient of 2004 Reebok Human Rights Award
- Recipient of Upakar Foundation Community Ambassador award
- Recipient of American Red Cross "Rising Star" award
- Appeared on the NBC Today Show, CBS Evening News, CNN, PBS Lehrer News Hour, Court TV, MSNBC and National Public Radio
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