amanda rivkin, photographer

Chicago Reader, May 17, 2012.

“Afghan Women Shadow Summit”
Amnesty in Chicago

It’s a crucial time for President Karzai, President Obama, world leaders and the media to see that people care deeply about the fate of women’s and girls’ human rights in Afghanistan. Speakers and panelists include Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky; Afifa Azim, Executive Director, Afghan Women’s Network; Gayle Lemmon, Council on Foreign Relations and Author, “Dressmaker of Khair Khana”; and Manizha Naderi, Executive Director of Women for Afghan Women. The panel will be moderated by Jerome McDonnell, host of WBEZ’s Worldview. After the Summit, please join us for an action as we fly kites to demand Afghan women’s rights!

This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. To register and for more information, please visit www.amnestyusa.org/afghanwomen. We need you!

When: 11AM – 1PM on May 20th – the first day of the NATO Summit. Registration and light brunch begin at 10AM

Where: Swissotel Hotel, Lucerne Ballroom, 323 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601

Note: After the Summit, please join us at Navy Pier as we “Fly a Kite for Afghan Women’s Rights” (kites will be provided)

Please RSVP to let us know you’re coming: www.amnestyusa.org/afghanwomen

Questions? Write to aiusamw@aiusa.org.

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“On the Summits: Perspectives from Global Leaders”
Columbia College Chicago

“Institute supporters can receive the Council’s member rates for these events by logging on to the Council’s website, creating an account and entering promo code SUMMITS at checkout.”

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Sunday, May 20
*All events this day will take place at the InterContinental Hotel, 505 N. Michigan Ave

NATO AFTER AFGHANISTAN – A VIEW FROM EUROPE
His Excellency Radoslaw Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland
9:00am. Registration and security check-in
9:30am. Program

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Tuesday, May 22
*All events will take place at Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave

TURKEY’S ECONOMIC AND FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES: AN ADDRESS FROM THE PRESIDENT
His Excellency Abdullah Gül, President, Republic of Turkey
9:15am. Registration and security check-in
10:00am. Program

EUROPE WITHOUT ILLUSIONS: REFLECTIONS FROM THE CZECH PRESIDENT
His Excellency Vaclav Klaus, President, Czech Republic
11:30am. Registration and security check-in
12:00pm. Lunch

Exhibition – GU Student Exhibition “Multiple Perspectives”

DATE: 11/6/2010 – 11/13/2010
WHEN: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
WHERE: Georgetown University Art Afficianados
Walsh Building 2F, 36th & Prospect NW
Washington, DC 20057

Hours:
5:00pm-7:00pm

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DESCRIPTION:

Our exhibition is a collection of thirty digital photographs submitted by undergraduate and graduate students at Georgetown University. The theme is “Multiple Perspectives.” Whose perspective are you representing? We are challenging photographers to interpret this theme either narratively or technically. The three photographs that will published in the Georgetown University Literary Magazine, The Anthem, will be announced at the reception.

Exhibit open daily from 5:00 pm to 7 pm
Opening reception Saturday, November 6th from 5-7

COST: Free

fri nov 5, 2010, 8pm-11pm
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 Seventeenth Street NW

space is limited
Admission is $45 and benefits FotoWeek DC,
a 501(c) (3) nonprofit.

FotoWeek DC is supported in part by the DC Commission
on the Arts and Humanities.

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From James Wellford, International Photo Editor at Newsweek:

PROJECTIONS OF REALITY FEATURED AT FOTOWEEK DC
Documentary work projected as part of the NightGallery program

On Saturday November 6th from 6-11pm, Projections of Reality showcases the work of nine photographers who challenge the conventions of visual narrative on the exterior of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Projections of Reality, launched earlier this year in Moscow, is a pioneering touring exhibition platform for the most provocative visual storytelling being produced today. The show introduces new work at each new venue.

For NightGallery DC, Projections of Reality presents an eclectic selection of work by artists who share an intensely creative instinct for compelling stories:

Jan Banning’s portraits of mid-level bureaucrats in eight different countries; Benjamin Lowy’s moving landscapes of torn, unstable places around the globe; issues of water scarcity by Balazs Gardi; blindness by Stefano de Luigi; interrogations in the Ukraine by Donald Weber; Thomas Dworzak’s images of found Taliban portraits; Tim Hetherington’s enigmatic visions of sleeping soldiers on Afghanistan’s front line; the disastrous BP oil spill by Christopher Morris; and finally the monumental work on separation walls in conflict challenged parts of the world by Kai Wiedenhoefer.

“Photographs are windows to our world and in profound ways allow us to cross emotional thresholds and enter and share the spaces, conditions, and lives of others. Each series is a world unto itself, each possessing its own urgency. We hope these images will provoke a vigorous dialogue among viewers as they engage with the issues reflected within” – says the show’s curator James Wellford.

More about the project: www.projectionsofreality.org

The Corcoran evening projection is open to the public.

In addition to the Corcoran, the Projections of Reality will be shown at Dupont Circle and Satellite Central (M Street – Georgetown). Check out the schedule at: www.fotoweekdc.org

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I will also have work from Azerbaijan and my work this summer covering the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, “Azerbaijan and the Second Oil Boom,” will be exhibited as part of the Georgetown University Second Annual Student Exhibit from November 6-13.

“Please come to our opening reception on Saturday, November 6th from 5-7″

Georgetown University Student Exhibit: Multiple Perspectives at FotoWeek DC, November 6-13, 2010
Georgetown University Walsh Building at 36th Street and Prospect Streets in Georgetown, Washington DC
featuring “Azerbaijan and the Second Oil Boom” by Amanda Rivkin

“Please come to our opening reception on Saturday, November 6th from 5-7″

“Azerbaijan and the Second Oil Boom” is part of a larger project on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline traversing Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey that is supported by a Young Explorers Grant from the National Geographic Society.

fotoweek dc
washington post going out guide

By campus e-mail:

Call for Digital Submissions for Fotoweek DC!
Sponsored by: GU Arts Aficionados
Details: Fotoweek DC is a city-wide festival of photography between November 6-13. Art Aficionados will host a Second Annual Student Exhibition in Walsh [located at 36th Street and Prospect in Georgetown]. There is not only the chance to be exhibited, but also to be published in The Anthem! Theme: “Multiple Perspectives” Whose perspective are you representing? We are challenging photographers to step out and not only represent their perspective. This is meant to be open-ended and interpretive. If you interpret it narratively or technically, all the better! We want a variety of submissions and are excited to see your creativity! Submissions must be digital and be the biggest possible pixel dimensions or in their original dimensions to make sure that they can be reproduced and printed. Email submissions to guartaficionados@gmail.com. Include in submission your name, school and graduation year, and title. Explanations about the work are optional. In the subject line, put your name and “Fotoweek DC Submission.”
For more info: guartaficionados@gmail.com
FotoWeek DC: www.fotoweekdc.org

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I just submitted 16 images, “Azerbaijan and the Second Oil Boom,” from my work over the summer photographing along the 1,100-mile Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline route in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey with the support of a Young Explorers Grant from the National Geographic Society. National Geographic is among the sponsors of FotoWeek DC.