Comedy for Equality: Harnessing the power of laughter for empowerment and peace
This event will showcase the work of UN Women and Mythos Labs in using comedy to challenge extremist narratives and their use of gender stereotypes. This year we will be featuring “sheroes videos” produced by comedians in India, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Tig Notaro and Aparna Nancherla will perform at the event.
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Event type: Variety/miscellaneous
Start date: 25 March 2019 | Start time: 22:00 UTC +00:00
End date: 26 March 2019 | End time: 00:15 UTC +00:00
Location:
Millennium Hilton, One UN Plaza, New York,
NY,
USA,
10017
Event description
Post-CSW blues? Fear not!
Come to “Comedy for Equality”.
This event will showcase the work of UN Women and Mythos Labs in using comedy to challenge extremist narratives and their use of gender stereotypes. This year we will be featuring “sheroes videos” produced by comedians in India, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Tig Notaro and Aparna Nancherla will perform at the event.
Seating is first come, first served, but RSVP for numbers.
Sponsored by: Asia and the Pacific Regional Office
More information:
Contact person: Alison Davidian alison.davidian[at]unwomen.org