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HC BC and BC Women in Business Present: Girl Rising and Half the Sky

Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Kelsey Damassa
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BC chapter.

On April 30, HC BC is partnering with BC Women in Business to screen two powerful movies about girls’ education around the world. The first film will be Half the Sky, based on the book by Nicholas D. Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn about the importance of turning oppression into opportunities for women around the world.

The second film, Girl Rising, was recently released by 10 X 10, and is being sponsored by Intel. Girl Rising is directed by Academy Award nominee Richard Robbins and “tells the stories of 9 extraordinary girls from 9 countries, written by 9 celebrated writers and narrated by 9 renowned actresses.”

 

You can read more about the 9 girls and their stories here. The trailer for the film is below and trust us, you’ll want to see the full-length film 9 seconds in! Join us on April 30 at 7:30pm in Merkert 127 – we promise you won’t regret it! 

 

 

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Kelsey Damassa is in her senior year at Boston College, majoring in Communications and English. She is a native of Connecticut and frequents New York City like it is her job. On campus, she is the Campus Correspondent for the Boston College branch of Her Campus. She also teaches group fitness classes at the campus gym (both Spinning and Pump It Up!) and is an avid runner. She has run five half-marathons as well as the Boston Marathon. In her free time, Kelsey loves to bake (cupcakes anyone?), watch Disney movies, exercise, read any kind of novel with a Starbucks latte in hand, and watch endless episodes of "Friends" or "30 Rock."
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Brittany is passionate about the development of communities, both online and offline. As the Director of Community Development & Strategic Programming for Her Campus Media, Brittany oversees the development and growth of the Her Campus Chapter and Alumni Networks. She also oversees internal professional development and mentorship programming for current students and postgrads, including the first annual 22 Under 22 Most Inspiring College Women list. Currently, Brittany spearheads programming and production of Her Campus's tentpole conference series - Her Conference and Her Conference: High School - and the production of College Fashion Week 2015.Brittany's pastimes include listening to live music, reading books in their physical form, being outdoors, and consuming way too much coffee. She is an alumna of Boston College and currently lives in Austin, TX. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.