BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31114@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230605T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230605T190000 DTSTAMP:20230523T204932Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/zaynab-abdi-presents-our-stories-ca rried-us-here-with-dana-mortenson/ SUMMARY:Zaynab Abdi presents Our Stories Carried Us Here with Dana Mortenso n DESCRIPTION:Minneapolis\, MN\nA Somali girl raised in Yemen by her grandmot her finds refuge and opportunity with her mother in America. Told in Engli sh and Arabic\, the story is beautifully illustrated as black ink drawings .\n\nZaynab Abdi is a storyteller and emerging global leader. From her co ntribution to Green Card Voices\, Minneapolis to a chapter in Malala’s W e are Displaced\, her story of perseverance and the pursuit of opportuniti es for others has inspired all who have encountered her words. Zaynab has shared her experiences and insights about girls education as a Malala Fund delegate addressing the United Nations General Assembly. She continues to work with the United Nations Development Program as a Strategy and Future s Fellow\, with Reviving Sisterhood\, a Muslim story telling\, leadership development and civic engagement organization\, and with Green Card Voices as an Immigrant and Refugee Youth Ambassador.\n\nDana Mortenson is the C o-founder and Chief Executive Officer of World Savvy\, a national educatio n nonprofit working to educate and engage youth as responsible global citi zens. World Savvy supports change agents in K-12 education to create more inclusive\, adaptive schools that ensure all young people can develop the skills and dispositions needed to thrive in a more diverse\, interconnecte d world. World Savvy programs provide support at three critical levels to deeply integrate global competence into teaching\, learning and culture: s tudent engagement\, teacher capacity\, and school and district leadership support. Since 2002 she has led the organization through significant natio nal expansion\, reaching more 800\,000 students and nearly 7\,000 teachers across 45 US states and 32 countries\, from offices based in Minneapolis\ , San Francisco\, and New York.\n\nDana is an Ashoka Fellow and was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 under 40 Progressive American Leader s\, and Women We Admire’s Top 50 Women Leaders of Minnesota for 2022. Sh e was also a winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award f or excellence in public advocacy in 2014. She is a frequent speaker on glo bal education and social entrepreneurship at high-profile convenings natio nally and internationally\, and World Savvy’s work has been featured on PBS\, The New York Times\, Edutopia\, and a range of local and national me dia outlets covering education and innovation.\n\n \;\n\nA note about in person events:\n\nWe are very excited to bring authors and readers back together in our space\, and we know you are too!\n\nAs we all navigate th e transition back to congregating in person\, we ask that you use honesty\ , care\, and understanding in interacting with fellow event-goers\, staff\ , and authors.\n\nPlease note that Magers &\; Quinn will always comply with current city and state regulations\, and reserves the right to change the below policies at any time. These are guidelines only\, and if you h ave questions about the most up to date information\, you can always call us at 612-822-4611.\n\nFor information about how our in-person events work \, please read on:\n\nQ: Are masks required?\n\nA: Masks are not required to browse in the store. However\, we strongly encourage masking while seat ed in the event area and waiting in the signing line.\n\nFor the health an d safety of others\, we strongly encourage you to wear a mask or face cove ring\, especially for longer visits to the store such as events.\n\n \ ;\n\nQ: Are in store events free?\n\nA: Yes\, Magers &\; Quinn events a re free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.\n\n \;\n\nQ: Do I need to RSVP?\n\nA: Yes\, please. Each event will now include a registr ation link.\n\nAs we navigate this step back to in-person events\, we will be limiting event capacity to ensure a safe and comfortable experience fo r all attendees and authors. By requiring pre-registration\, we can easily communicate event updates and policies with those who plan to attend\, an d can contact attendees after the event with follow-up information.\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nWe strongly suggest registering via the Eventbrite link provided o n our website\, but if you are unable to sign up online\, please call or v isit the bookstore and register with a bookseller.\n\n \;\n\nWe may or may not be able to accommodate unregistered walk-ins\, and seating priori ty will always be given to registered customers. We appreciate your unders tanding of this process! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-23-at-4.21.33-PM.png CATEGORIES:Story LOCATION:Magers & Quinn Booksellers\, 3038 Hennepin Avenue\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55408\, United States GEO:44.947125;-93.298676 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=3038 Hennepin Avenue\, Minn eapolis\, MN\, 55408\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Magers & Q uinn Booksellers:geo:44.947125,-93.298676 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR