Benefit Dinners

Benefit Dinners offer opportunities for supporters to learn how Facing History impacts teachers and their students. Previous keynote speakers at benefits have included Senator Barack Obama, Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations, NPR journalist Scott Simon, Pulitzer-prize winning author Samantha Power, and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Romeo Dallaire, former Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda. Benefit Dinners are held in Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis, New York City, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Upcoming Benefit Dinners

15th Annual New York Benefit Dinner
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers
6:30 - Reception
7:30 - Dinner and Program
Benefit Dinner Co-Chairs: Jane & Norm Alpert and Rikki & Barry Kaplan

3rd Annual Cleveland Benefit Dinner
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
6:00pm - Reception
7:00pm - Dinner & Program
Benefit Co-Chairs: Heather Ross-Lowenstein & Irwin Lowenstein and Linda & Philip Alexander
Keynote Speaker: Loung Ung, survivor of Cambodian genocide, activist, and author of First They Killed My Father and Lucky Child

12th Annual Memphis Benefit Dinner
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Peabody Hotel, 6-9 pm
This year we are honoring two very special gems of Facing History and Ourselves—"living treasures," they've been called: Dr. Leon Bass and Mrs. Nina Katz.

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Student pieces, students speaking about Facing History, and students discussing issues in the classroom

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	Student Ibtesam A. Speaks at the 2008 New England Benefit Dinner Student Ibtesam A., a native of Pakistan, spoke at the 24th Annual New England Dinner about the major impact that Facing History has had on his outlook and way of thinking. He describes how, in the course of making a video to explore the moral dilemma of whether his universe of obligation includes Pakistan, he discovers that his universe of obligation extends to the whole world.	Apr 15 2008
	Samantha Power speaks with Dora, a Facing History Student Author and Harvard professor Samantha Power spoke with Facing History students at the March 2008 Los Angeles Benefit. In this clip, Dora, a student at the California Academy of Math and Science, talks about starting a human rights club in her school and asks Power about how to help people develop a sense of moral obligation. Power gives suggestions about how to raise awareness, particularly about the genocide in Darfur, and explains how individual actions and letter-writing have had an effect.	Mar 19 2008
	Samantha Power speaks with Luis, a Facing History Student Author and Harvard professor Samantha Power spoke with Facing History students at the March 2008 Los Angeles Benefit. Luis, a student from Garfield High School in L.A., describes how Facing History has helped him think about his choices. He asks Power about how people can find the courage to do what they think is right. Power acknowledges how difficult it is to take a stand. She also speaks about how everyone has many aspects of their identity, but in times of crisis we tend to focus on only one part of our own identity or that of others.	Mar 19 2008