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Join us for Featured Speaker
Tony Porter
20th Annual Reach for the Stars
April 12th, 5:30 p.m.
This year's Reach for the Stars fundraiser and dinner is Thursday April 12, 2012 and celebrates it's 20th anniversary. The event will include music, both silent and live auctions as well as a fabulous gourmet dinner served with local Michigan wines. Also, not to be missed is this years speaker Tony Porter. He is internationally recognized for his efforts in ending domestic violence against women. A dynamic speaker, educator, and activist, Porter has been working in the social justice arena for over twenty years. Porter's message and goal is to end violence against women perpetrated by men.
Read more about Tony Porter
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At TEDWomen, Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other. His solution: Break free of the "man box."
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