The M. Night and Bhavna Shyamalan Foundation presents: “Action for a Better World” at the Penn Museum

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Friday, April 17, 2015 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
3260 South Street, Widener Lecture Hall at the Penn Museum
Philadelphia, PA 19104
United States

The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation (MNSF), locally based and world-focused, is hosting their first-ever panel discussion, “Action for a Better World,” featuring founders M. Night Shyamalan and his wife, Dr. Bhavna Shyamalan, Vice President of the MNSF, with three of this year's MNSF grantees, to discuss their work and the progress of the Foundation. The event—MNSF’s first public program—is presented in partnership with the Global Philadelphia Association and the Penn Museum.

The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation takes pride in supporting grassroots and their inspiring, hands-on efforts. The three grantees speaking at the event are Katie Meyler, TIME’s “Person of the Year" and Founder of More Than Me, working in Liberia; James Kofi Annan, winner of the World's Children's Prize and Founder of Challenging Heights, with work in Ghana; and Alejandro Gac-Artigas, Echoing Green Fellow and Founder of Philadelphia-based Springboard Collaborative.

Zabeth Teelucksingh, Executive Director of Global Philadelphia  will be moderating this event.

 


 

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