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Christy Turlington Burns
Friday May 23, 2008
Advocating on Capitol Hill for Better Maternal Health
Posted by: Allen Clinton at 12:16PM EST on May 23, 2008

This past Monday on Capitol Hill I got to attend a press conference with a group of Congress members and supporters.  The purpose of the conference was to highlight the need for U.S. leadership to promote safe motherhood for women around the world and the bi-partisan House Resolution 1022, sponsored by Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA).

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Friday May 2, 2008
A Powerful Noise
Posted by: Allen Clinton at 6:59PM EST on May 2, 2008

I attended the world premiere of A Powerful Noise at the Tribeca Film Festival last night (Apr 30). The turn out was great! There was a standing ovation at the end followed by a Q and A with executive producer Sheila Johnson, director Tom Capello and Madame Urbain, who was one of the three women featured in the film. She flew in from Mali to see the premiere.

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