Womankind, fka New York Asian Women's Center

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Jennifer Wu received the Phoenix of the Year award alongside fellow awardee Kavita Nandini Ramdas at the annual Womankind, fka New York Asian Women's Center Communities Rising Gala this week. The award recognizes their outstanding advocacy and deep commitment to advancing gender and racial justice and equity. Congratulations again, Jennifer! #iplaw #intellectualproperty #womeninlaw 

Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude! Thank you to all the friends and supporters—both new and long-standing—who attended Womankind’s 2024 ‘Communities Rising’ Gala at Tribeca Rooftop 360° this past Tuesday. It was truly moving to witness our community come together with our staff and board members to celebrate and uplift survivors on their healing journeys. It’s our honor to once again congratulate our Phoenix Award honorees, Kavita Nandini Ramdas and Jennifer Wu, for their outstanding advocacy and deep commitment to advancing gender and racial justice and equity. Their passionate and powerful speeches resonated deeply, leaving a lasting impact on all in attendance. A special thank you to our incredible speakers and special guests: Lucy Yang, Paul Florez-Taylor, Merv Garretson, OMNY Taiko, KAYE, as well as Womankind's Board Co-Chairs, Mae Hsieh and Jane Tran, our dedicated Board of Directors, Honorary Host Committee members, staff and volunteers, and the survivors we serve. Keep an eye out in the coming week for more highlights from the gala, including official event photos. Last, but certainly not least, we send our deepest thanks to our generous sponsors and supporters for your unwavering commitment to Womankind’s vision of creating a future where we rise above violence, and where our communities can innovate towards collective well-being and justice. Your generosity makes our work possible! Womankind Board: Jenifer Garvey, Madhavi (Maddy) Batliboi, Yogesh B., Deborah Chan, Sujata Dayal, Flora Feng, Merv Garretson, Susanna Hong, Alexander Ong, Akita Somani, Trisha Debdas Srivastava, Jarret Yoshida Honorary Host Committee: Nelson Chu, Sapna Chudgar, Narges Kakalia, Madhuri Kumar, LB and Adam Savitz, Cortney S., Lisa Sun, Kiet Tran, FRM, Rishi Varma Womankind Team: Yasmeen Hamza, Jennifer Munz

We’re thrilled to welcome Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP as our Visionary Sponsor for Womankind's 2024 Communities Rising Gala! 🎉   A big THANK YOU to Jennifer Wu and the team for your incredible generosity and unwavering support, which is vital to providing survivors of gender-based violence with essential, multilingual, and culturally specific services on their path to healing.   We are less than two weeks away from our 2024 Communities Rising Gala, where we will celebrate 40 years of supporting survivors of gender-based violence in NYC! 💜 To become a sponsor, purchase tickets, and learn more about our upcoming gala, check out https://lnkd.in/easCqJc3

*VOLUNTEER opportunity* Are you passionate about supporting language accessibility for survivors of gender-based violence? If you’re fluent Bengali, Urdu, Japanese, Vietnamese, or Tagalog and have strong writing, reading, and speaking skills, Womankind's Volunteer Language Groups need you! Tap to discover how you can get involved. Apply by Tuesday, 10/15—https://lnkd.in/efswiPf4 Know someone who might be interested? Tag them and help us spread the word!

We are just 2 weeks away from our 2024 Communities Rising Gala at @tribecarooftopand360! Please join us as we will honor Jennifer Wu Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP, alongside Kavita Nandini Ramdas, with the Phoenix Award for their outstanding advocacy and deep commitment to advancing gender and racial justice and equity. Learn more about Jennifer's work at https://lnkd.in/ebUhhSTN Tickets and sponsorship packages are available at https://lnkd.in/eZ36S3SW. We hope to see you there for an incredible evening in support of survivors of gender-based violence and their families.

I’m honored for this recognition and grateful for the opportunity to lift up the work of Womankind, fka New York Asian Women's Center. The efforts to build a more equitable and peaceful society begin close to home. New York City is my home and the work that this wonderful organization has done deserves celebration and recognition. Hoping to encourage my friends from Ms. Foundation for Women The New York Women's Foundation Ford Foundation Open Society Foundations Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Foundation for a Just Society Wallace Global Fund Surdna Foundation Co-Impact SHUSTERMAN FOUNDATION and THE JPB FOUNDATION to consider supporting the organization and to join us to celebrate these important contributions. 🙏🏽

Excited to share that I will be appearing on the Talk with Kiet show, representing Womankind, fka New York Asian Women's Center! Save the date and tune in on October 4th.

In 4 weeks, please join us at @tribecarooftopand360 for our 2024 Communities Rising Gala! We will honor Kavita Nandini Ramdas of KNR Sisters, alongside Jennifer Wu, with the Phoenix Award for their outstanding advocacy and deep commitment to advancing gender and racial justice and equity. Learn more about Kavita's work at https://lnkd.in/eEqPTeF4. Tickets and sponsorship packages are available at https://lnkd.in/eZ36S3SW. We hope to see you there for an incredible evening in support of survivors of gender-based violence and their families.

Womankind invites you to the 2024 Communities Rising Gala on October 22nd at Tribeca Rooftop Tribeca 360° in New York City! The event celebrates the organization's 40 years of using the multidimensionality of our Asian heritage to work alongside survivors of gender-based violence as they build a path to healing. We will honor Kavita Nandini Ramdas of KNR Sisters and Jennifer Wu of Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP with the Phoenix Award for their outstanding advocacy and deep commitment to advancing gender and racial justice and equity. Tickets and sponsorship packages are available at https://lnkd.in/eKvSxJxk. We hope you will join us for an inspiring evening of Communities Rising Above Violence!