Night of 1,000 Dinners: A Celebration of International Women's Day

Location: Iowa City, Iowa

Come celebrate International Women's Day with Iowa City and the United Nations!

Iowa UNA will be hosting the eleventh annual Night of 1,000 Dinners. An international dinner will be served encompassing ethnic food from around the globe. There will also be live international music, a silent auction in support of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls, and a keynote address from Meenakshi Gigi Durham.

Please visit iowauna.org/register/n1kd/ to purchase tickets online! Tickets will also be available at the event when doors open at 5:30pm. $10 student / $20 community.

Keynote speaker Professor Meenakshi Gigi Durham holds a joint appointment in the Department of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies at the University of Iowa. Her work centers on media and the politics of the body, with an emphasis on gender, sexuality, race, and youth cultures.

Her essay, "Grieving," published in the Harvard Review in 2010, has been selected for inclusion in the 2011 Best American Essays anthology. Her professional journalism experience encompasses various newspapers and magazines including The Pensacola News-Journal, The Times of India, and Science Today. Durham is the author of "The Lolita Effect."

For more information or inquiries please contact robin@unaiowa.org or call 319-337-7290.