BGuthrie Photos: Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Greg Mortenson ("Stones Into Schools") w/Tom Friedman

Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Greg Mortenson ("Stones Into Schools") w/Tom Friedman:

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Description of Pictures: Greg Mortenson - Stones Into Schools: Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders. He shares his vision to promote peace through education and literacy.
Please note: There is no special price for members, as participation in this event includes a donation to Greg Mortenson's foundation - Central Asia Institute, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with the mission to promote and support community-based education, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Read more about Central Asia Institute at https://www.ikat.org/
The speaker was introduced by Tom Friedman. Among the audience was Second Lady Jill Biden.

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1. MORT_091203_0027.JPG: Sarah Baline and ???
2. MORT_091203_0029.JPG: Tom Friedman
3. MORT_091203_0030.JPG: Greg Mortenson and Tom Friedman
4. MORT_091203_0078.JPG: Greg Mortenson
5. MORT_091203_0149.JPG: Jill Biden and Esther Foer
6. MORT_091203_0151.JPG: Jackie Leventhal, Esther Foer, Jill Biden, Annie Lumerman, and ???
7. MORT_091203_0179.JPG: Jill Biden, Greg Mortenson, and Tom Friedman @ Sixth and I
8. MORT_091203_0261.JPG: Perry Hooks, of Hooks Book Events
9. MORT_091203_0267.JPG: Tom Friedman
10. MORT_091203_0292.JPG: Tom Friedman
11. MORT_091203_0319.JPG: Greg Mortenson and Jill Biden
12. MORT_091203_0380.JPG: Barbara Meade (left)
13. MORT_091203_0457.JPG: Greg Mortenson
14. MORT_091203_0845.JPG: Greg Mortenson
15. MORT_091203_1063.JPG: Educate a girl to (at least) a fifth grade level: (1) Reduce infant mortality (2) Reduce population explosion (3) Improve the basic qualities of health and life itself
16. MORT_091203_1111.JPG: 2000 800,000 mostly boys (age 5-15) attending school in Afghanistan 2009 8.4 million children, including over 2.5 million girls attend school in Afghanistan
17. MORT_091203_1127.JPG: Historically, we have been far too arrogant in the world. We need to go out and serve with humility... The Muslim community is a subtle world we don't fully -- and don't always attempt to -- understand. Only through a shared appreciation of the people's culture, needs, and hopes for the future can we hope ourselves to supplant the extremist narrative. We cannot capture hearts and minds. We must engage them; we must listen to them, one heart and one mind at a time -- over time. Admiral Mike Mullen Chairman -- Joint Chief [sic] of Staff
18. MORT_091203_1130.JPG: I am the Commander of Task Force Saber, serving the communities of Kunar and Nuristan provinces. Our primary goal in this counterinsurgency is to provide hope for the good Afghan people, particularly the children. Education is one of our top priorities. I am convinced that the long-term solution to terrorism is education. The conflict here will not be won with bombs and bullets, but with books, literacy and ideas that excite the imagination toward peace, tolerance, and prosperity. The thirst for education is palpable. It is education that makes the difference whether the next generation grows up to be educated patriots or illiterate fighters. The stakes could not be higher. Col. Christopher Kolenda -- US Army
19. MORT_091203_1319.JPG: Jill Biden and Jackie Leventhal
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  - 2017_DC_NBF_Friedman_170902 DC -- Natl Book Festival 2017 -- Thomas L. Friedman
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  - 2007_DC_Seidman_070618 NPC -- Dov Seidman ("How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything...") (w/Tom Friedman)
- Hooks, Perry appears on:
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2009 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used the Fuji S100fs. I've also got a Nikon D90 and a newer Fuji -- the S200EHX -- both of which are nice but I still prefer the flexibility of the Fuji. Trips this year: Niagara Falls, NY, New York City, Civil War Trust conferences in Gettysburg, PA and Springfield, IL, and my 4th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including Los Angeles, Yosemite, Death Valley, Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree, etc). Ego strokes: I had a picture of a Lincoln-Obama cupcake sculpture published in Civil War Times and WUSA-9, the local CBS affiliate, ran a quick piece on me. A picture that I took at the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium appeared in the National Archives' "Prologue" magazine. I became a volunteer with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Number of photos taken this year: 417,000.
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