6:00 pm               Conversation with Isabel Allende

7:00 pm               Reception

7:30 pm               Dinner & Awards

Silent Auction:  Twelve Chilean Women Artists Honor Gabriela Mistral & Isabel Allende

                             ---a unique one of kind work of art that perfectly brings together literature and the visual arts

 

 

A Conversation with Ms. Isabel Allende

Ms. Allende will be interviewed by the noted journalist, Ms. Amy Goodman. The conversation will focus on Ms. Allende's overall literary work and the work of The Isabel Allende Foundation. The conversation will be conducted in English.

 

The Isabel Allende Foundation is guided by a vision of a world in which women have achieved social and economic justice. This vision includes empowerment of women and girls and protection of women and children. Ms. Allende remarks: "the foundation is small, only a drop of water in the vast desert of human need, so I cannot spread my support too thin. I have found that it is more efficient to concentrate on specific issues and in limited areas. I therefore support select nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chile."

 

Reception and book signing 

This event is open exclusively to Gala attendees

Guests will be able to bring a book for Ms. Allende to sign.

 

Dinner and Presentation of Awards

During the dinner,  the Gabriela Mistral Foundation will present:

     

        Ms. Isabel Allende with the "2014 Gabriela Mistral Humanitarian Award" for her humanitarian work on behalf of girls

        and women in the United States and in Chile. 

 

        Mrs. Cecilia Morel Montes with a "Special Recognition for her Humanitarian and Cultural Work" on behalf of Chile

        and its people.

 

        International Surgical Mission Support  with a "Special Recognition for their Humanitarian Work" on behalf of the poor

        people of the world with medical needs. The award will be presented to Dr. Medhat Allam and Dr. Ravi Kothuru.

 

The Gabriela Mistral Foundation  presents the award and special recognitions to an individual(s) and organization(s) whose humanitarian work makes an impact in the lives of Chilean people in need  

 

Solely the members of the board of the foundation select the awardees.

Nominations are not accepted.

 

 

 

About Ms. Allende's interviewer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This special program is co-presented with the Americas Society.

It follows a member-only event,  "An evening with Isabel Allende" which will be held on April 15th.

at the Americas Society.  For more information www.as-coa.org