Women's International Center and Living Legacy Awards

04/23/2024

Join us all on Thursday April 25 2024 7:30pm (the show will likely sell out, so plz arrive by 7:10) for this inspiring story about a 14 yr old rock-climbing prodigy who regularly out climbs adult men. If you message me your name and how many tix, you can use complimentary tickets from Women's International Center that you can pick up at the awesome Pacific Arts Movement San Diego Asian Film Festival will call desk at Ultra Star Cinemas in Mission Valley (off Friar's road). We have up to 10 tickets, first replies first served.

14-year-old Ashima Shiraishi seems to have nowhere to go but up. Already hailed a rock-climbing prodigy, she is the idol of other young climbers and spends most of her time competing with – and beating – adult men. Perhaps inevitably, she has her eyes on the next summit: the V14 boulder, a climb...

11/11/2023

Join us this evening! Complimentary first come first served entrance to this excellent film Ah Fei showing tonight at UCSD Price Center Theater, co-presented with the amazing Pacific Arts Movement San Diego Asian Film Festival. Portrait of a strong mother and educated daughter. Ask for your Women's International Center film ticket at Will Call check in desk. Saturday, November 11, 2023 6:55 pm UCSD Price Center Theater

One of the Taiwan New Cinema’s greatest films, AH FEI follows a family across the decades, as a mother hardened by her husband’s infidelity grapples with the fear that her intelligent, high-achieving daughter may fall into the same trap. Adapted by Liao Hui-ying from her own novel, in collaborat...

03/16/2021

The voices of female philosophers echo through the ages

When we think about ancient philosophers we tend to imagine old men as deep thinkers. Women too have helped shape modern thought.

04/21/2020

"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home."

Twyla Tharp is the greatest choreographer of our era. Her groundbreaking career in dance blended classical ballet with contemporary culture. Now, at age 78, ...

11/10/2019

Tomorrow! 10 comp tickets first come first serve at the Ultra Star lobby Will Call (just say Women's International Center) Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:55 PM - 9:25 PM UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley Hazard Center. We are proud to co-present this compelling film at the Pacific Arts Movement San Diego Asian Film Festival:
VAI https://sdaff.org/2019/movies/vai/
From the producers of Waru, the profound and poetic life story of Vai--from struggling young girl to ceremonial elder--each starring a different indigenous actor, set on 8 different Pacific Islands including Fiji, Cook Islands, Samoa, as well as New Zealand, connected by single takes, and filmed by 9 women filmmakers.
Official Selection, 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
Official Selection, 2019 SXSW Film Festival
• ENGLISH, FIJIAN, MAORI, NIUEAN, ROVIANA, SAMOAN, TONGAN
• SUBTITLED
• 2019
• 90 MINS

From the producers of Waru, the profound and poetic life story of Vai--from struggling young girl to ceremonial elder--each starring a different indigenous actor, set on 8 different Pacific Islands, connected by single takes, and filmed by 9 women filmmakers.

08/24/2019

Tonight Saturday at 7pm! Our brilliant Living Legacy honoree Lucy C. Lin directs the talented Bel Canto Ensemble including singers from A Touch of Opera Studio, as well as professional and amateur musicians from San Diego, Los Angeles and elsewhere Aug 2, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in La Jolla (not far from UTC - 4321 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121). Suggested donation $25. Not to be missed! Lively choral arrangements, piano, trumpet, violin, clarinet and more!

05/25/2019

Grateful to the Worldview Project for hosting another exciting Harmony In Action non-profit fair!

05/24/2019

Tomorrow! Sat May 25 2019 please drop in to say hello anytime 10am-2pm Harmony In Action Non-Profit Fair in Balboa Park (not far from the Natural History Museum) where some of the most exciting local and international non-profits gather to share our missions with prospective volunteers, interns, bloggers, media etc - there will be music, awesome dancers, jewelry and, most importantly, dynamic community leaders! It's free! Hosted by Worldview Project. Click on the link below to see the world-shaping groups attending, including among others Global San Diego, Center for World Music, License To Freedom, Burundi Friends International: https://worldviewproject.org/harmony-in-action/

03/05/2019

Yes!

An illustrator reimagined Disney princesses as modern women with jobs based on their characters to inspire girls who may want to pursue a career in a traditionally male-dominated field. What would your favorite Disney princess be doing today?

05/26/2018

Another wonderful Harmony In Action non-profit fair hosted by the Worldview Project! Here we are with Deborah from Global San Diego and Jumanah from Alliance for African Assistance

03/08/2018

March 8 is International Women’s Day: we celebrate Iceland for making income parity the law of the land in 2018 and hope it will not be long before every other country does the same.

Despite its image as a paradise of fairness, women earn less than men. Now Iceland has become the first country in the world to enforce equal pay

02/20/2018

Congratulations to Women’s International Center Living Legacy honoree Irma Cota for her Vision, Dedication, and Inclusiveness. In the course of a few years, she and her team have grown to serve millions of individuals. Award presented by Living Legacy Luawanna Hallstrom. Here are some scenes from Una Noche Mas at the